000 CDUS41 KBOX 220547 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1242 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 32 127 PM 62 1957 40 -8 36 MINIMUM 20 1207 AM -5 1942 26 -6 19 AVERAGE 26 33 -7 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 1946 0.12 -0.12 0.51 MONTH TO DATE 3.48 2.53 0.95 6.13 SINCE DEC 1 3.48 2.53 0.95 6.13 SINCE JAN 1 43.31 41.33 1.98 53.50 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.1 1975 0.3 -0.3 3.8 MONTH TO DATE 12.7 4.0 8.7 18.8 SINCE DEC 1 12.7 4.0 8.7 18.8 SINCE JUL 1 12.8 6.1 6.7 18.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 32 7 37 MONTH TO DATE 629 603 26 598 SINCE DEC 1 629 603 26 598 SINCE JUL 1 1611 1647 -36 1673 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 NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 57 1200 AM LOWEST 36 1100 AM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 1 1883 1879 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2009......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST DECEMBER 23 2009......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 416 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$