000 CDUS41 KBOX 270546 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1242 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 43 1159 PM 61 1982 39 4 36 MINIMUM 32 1230 AM -4 1980 25 7 25 AVERAGE 38 32 6 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.51 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.49 3.13 0.36 6.35 SINCE DEC 1 3.49 3.13 0.36 6.35 SINCE JAN 1 43.32 41.93 1.39 53.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1909 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.0 5.5 7.5 18.8 SINCE DEC 1 13.0 5.5 7.5 18.8 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 7.6 5.5 18.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 33 -6 34 MONTH TO DATE 807 765 42 765 SINCE DEC 1 807 765 42 765 SINCE JUL 1 1789 1809 -20 1840 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 E (90) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 AM LOWEST 79 1200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 61 1949 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 0 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2009......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 418 PM EST DECEMBER 28 2009......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 419 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$