000 CDUS41 KBOX 170524 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1223 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 40 1213 AM 64 1971 41 -1 61 MINIMUM 27 1159 PM 1 1883 28 -1 29 1876 AVERAGE 34 35 -1 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.81 1960 0.12 -0.12 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.93 1.00 4.09 SINCE DEC 1 2.93 1.93 1.00 4.09 SINCE JAN 1 42.76 40.73 2.03 51.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.6 2007 0.2 -0.2 MM MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.8 -0.1 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 2.8 -0.1 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 4.9 -2.1 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 30 1 20 MONTH TO DATE 419 447 -28 414 SINCE DEC 1 419 447 -28 414 SINCE JUL 1 1401 1491 -90 1489 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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7 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 64 1200 AM LOWEST 32 700 AM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 64 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -4 1919 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2009......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 18 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. $$