968 
CDUS41 KBOX 190539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1236 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010


...................................

...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         38    112 PM  61    1990  41     -3       28
                                      1928
                                      1915
  MINIMUM         24    716 AM  -6    1919  27     -3       10
  AVERAGE         31                        34     -3       19

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1951   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      2.17  -0.47     2.93
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      2.17  -0.47     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1     47.75                     40.97   6.78    42.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.2   -3.2      2.7
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         3.2   -3.2      2.7
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         4.5   -4.5      2.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        31      3       46
  MONTH TO DATE  564                       509     55      510
  SINCE DEC 1    564                       509     55      510
  SINCE JUL 1   1493                      1553    -60     1492

 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


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    85          1100 PM
 LOWEST     52           100 PM
 AVERAGE    69

..........................................................


THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1875


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 19 2010......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST
DECEMBER 20 2010......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




$$