000 CDUS41 KBOX 130530 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1228 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 42 351 PM 61 1975 36 6 33 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM -10 1886 22 12 23 AVERAGE 38 29 9 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.65 1900 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.51 -0.62 0.45 SINCE DEC 1 3.72 5.24 -1.52 5.26 SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.51 -0.62 0.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 6.7 1976 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.1 MM MM 4.8 SINCE DEC 1 6.1 MM MM 9.3 SINCE JUL 1 6.1 MM MM 9.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 36 -9 37 MONTH TO DATE 359 429 -70 441 SINCE DEC 1 1112 1402 -290 1544 SINCE JUL 1 1960 2392 -432 2644 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 1000 PM LOWEST 55 1100 AM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 63 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -9 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 13 2002.......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 434 PM EST JANUARY 14 2002.......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 436 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.