000 CDUS41 KBOX 250539 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 40 343 PM 61 1996 39 1 52 MINIMUM 20 1219 AM 0 1943 25 -5 27 1892 AVERAGE 30 32 -2 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.33 1994 0.12 -0.12 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 3.48 2.89 0.59 6.27 SINCE DEC 1 3.48 2.89 0.59 6.27 SINCE JAN 1 43.31 41.69 1.62 53.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.4 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.7 4.9 7.8 18.8 SINCE DEC 1 12.7 4.9 7.8 18.8 SINCE JUL 1 12.8 7.0 5.8 18.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 32 3 25 MONTH TO DATE 747 699 48 709 SINCE DEC 1 747 699 48 709 SINCE JUL 1 1729 1743 -14 1784 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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 1100 AM LOWEST 60 300 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -8 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2009......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 417 PM EST DECEMBER 26 2009......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 418 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$