000 CDUS41 KBOX 151523 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1020 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 43 1244 PM 66 1881 42 1 43 MINIMUM 37 825 AM 0 1898 28 9 22 1893 AVERAGE 40 35 5 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.99 2002 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.69 1.24 4.07 SINCE DEC 1 2.93 1.69 1.24 4.07 SINCE JAN 1 42.76 40.49 2.27 51.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1995 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.4 0.3 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 2.4 0.3 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 4.5 -1.7 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 30 -5 32 MONTH TO DATE 366 387 -21 382 SINCE DEC 1 366 387 -21 382 SINCE JUL 1 1348 1431 -83 1457 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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 67 1200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 66 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -2 1874 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2009......SUNRISE 706 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST DECEMBER 16 2009......SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$