000 CDUS41 KBOX 312135 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2009... VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 32 1128 AM 65 1932 38 -6 28 MINIMUM 24 110 AM -8 1917 24 0 9 AVERAGE 28 31 -3 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.12 1.68 1906 0.12 0.00 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 3.91 3.73 0.18 7.10 SINCE DEC 1 3.91 3.73 0.18 7.10 SINCE JAN 1 43.74 42.53 1.21 54.47 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 6.5 2008 0.3 MM 6.5 MONTH TO DATE 13.0 6.9 6.1 25.3 SINCE DEC 1 13.0 6.9 6.1 25.3 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 9.0 4.1 25.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 37 34 3 46 MONTH TO DATE 981 932 49 902 SINCE DEC 1 981 932 49 902 SINCE JUL 1 1963 1976 -13 1977 COOLING TODAY 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) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 PM LOWEST 50 1200 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 70 1876 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -3 1918 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. $$