000 CDUS41 KBOX 310538 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 29 256 PM 63 1984 38 -9 40 MINIMUM 11 553 AM -15 1933 24 -13 28 AVERAGE 20 31 -11 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 1901 0.12 -0.12 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 3.79 3.61 0.18 6.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.79 3.61 0.18 6.70 SINCE JAN 1 43.62 42.41 1.21 54.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1993 0.3 -0.3 MM MONTH TO DATE 13.0 6.7 6.3 18.8 SINCE DEC 1 13.0 6.7 6.3 18.8 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 8.8 4.3 18.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 34 11 31 MONTH TO DATE 944 898 46 856 SINCE DEC 1 944 898 46 856 SINCE JUL 1 1926 1942 -16 1931 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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 53 800 AM LOWEST 27 200 PM AVERAGE 40 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 65 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2009......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 421 PM EST JANUARY 1 2010.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 422 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$