000 CDUS41 KBOX 160528 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1228 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 48 324 PM 66 1975 42 6 63 MINIMUM 38 103 AM -2 1874 28 10 43 AVERAGE 43 35 8 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1981 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.81 1.12 4.07 SINCE DEC 1 2.93 1.81 1.12 4.07 SINCE JAN 1 42.76 40.61 2.15 51.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1916 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.6 0.1 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 2.6 0.1 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 4.7 -1.9 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 30 -8 12 MONTH TO DATE 388 417 -29 394 SINCE DEC 1 388 417 -29 394 SINCE JUL 1 1370 1461 -91 1469 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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 500 AM LOWEST 58 800 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 64 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 1 1883 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2009......SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 17 2009......SUNRISE 708 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. $$