000 CDUS41 KBOX 290504 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1203 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 54 324 PM 61 1949 39 15 49 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 0 1914 25 11 36 AVERAGE 45 32 13 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 2.32 1894 0.12 0.13 0.34 MONTH TO DATE 3.74 3.25 0.49 6.69 SINCE DEC 1 3.74 3.25 0.49 6.69 SINCE JAN 1 43.57 42.05 1.52 54.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.7 1894 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.0 5.8 7.2 18.8 SINCE DEC 1 13.0 5.8 7.2 18.8 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 7.9 5.2 18.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 33 -13 22 MONTH TO DATE 827 798 29 787 SINCE DEC 1 827 798 29 787 SINCE JUL 1 1809 1842 -33 1862 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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 AM LOWEST 57 800 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 63 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -2 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2009......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 419 PM EST DECEMBER 29 2009......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 420 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$