000 CDUS41 KBOX 201145 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 636 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 33 948 PM 64 1899 41 -8 34 MINIMUM 17 656 AM -10 1875 27 -10 15 AVERAGE 25 34 -9 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.35 1986 0.12 -0.12 0.88 MONTH TO DATE 2.93 2.29 0.64 5.44 SINCE DEC 1 2.93 2.29 0.64 5.44 SINCE JAN 1 42.76 41.09 1.67 52.81 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 10.0 1945 0.2 -0.2 8.8 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.4 -0.7 11.3 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 3.4 -0.7 11.3 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 5.5 -2.7 11.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 31 9 40 MONTH TO DATE 550 540 10 513 SINCE DEC 1 550 540 10 513 SINCE JUL 1 1532 1584 -52 1588 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 1100 PM LOWEST 25 200 AM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 63 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -11 1942 1875 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2009......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 414 PM EST DECEMBER 21 2009......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$