000 CDUS41 KBOX 120547 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1241 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 31 1202 AM 68 1911 43 -12 40 MINIMUM 24 800 AM -2 1876 29 -5 36 AVERAGE 28 36 -8 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1936 0.12 -0.12 1.15 MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.33 0.87 1.78 SINCE DEC 1 2.20 1.33 0.87 1.78 SINCE JAN 1 42.03 40.13 1.90 49.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1986 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.8 0.9 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 1.8 0.9 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 3.9 -1.1 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 29 8 27 MONTH TO DATE 275 299 -24 288 SINCE DEC 1 275 299 -24 288 SINCE JUL 1 1257 1343 -86 1363 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 591 777 -186 789 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 20 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 47 1200 AM LOWEST 31 300 PM AVERAGE 39 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 68 1979 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2009......SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST DECEMBER 13 2009......SUNRISE 705 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$