257 CDUS41 KBOX 120538 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2010 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 300 PM 68 1911 43 2 31 MINIMUM 28 1226 AM -2 1876 29 -1 24 AVERAGE 37 36 1 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.52 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.33 -0.95 2.20 SINCE DEC 1 0.38 1.33 -0.95 2.20 SINCE JAN 1 46.43 40.13 6.30 42.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.7 1986 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 2.7 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 1.8 -1.8 2.7 SINCE JUL 1 T 3.1 -3.1 2.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 29 -1 37 MONTH TO DATE 335 299 36 275 SINCE DEC 1 335 299 36 275 SINCE JUL 1 1264 1343 -79 1257 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1082 777 305 591 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 800 AM LOWEST 45 100 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 68 1979 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2010......SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST DECEMBER 13 2010......SUNRISE 705 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$