000 CDUS41 KBOX 240525 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1223 AM EST THU JAN 24 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 52 124 PM 68 1906 36 16 37 MINIMUM 31 128 AM -6 1882 21 10 20 AVERAGE 42 29 13 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.48 1966 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.68 2.94 -0.26 1.18 SINCE DEC 1 5.51 6.67 -1.16 5.99 SINCE JAN 1 2.68 2.94 -0.26 1.18 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.4 1935 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.1 MM MM 12.4 SINCE DEC 1 12.1 MM MM 16.9 SINCE JUL 1 12.1 MM MM 16.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 37 -14 36 MONTH TO DATE 690 832 -142 820 SINCE DEC 1 1443 1805 -362 1923 SINCE JUL 1 2291 2795 -504 3023 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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 700 PM LOWEST 46 1200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -13 1882 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 24 2002.......SUNRISE 705 AM EST SUNSET 448 PM EST JANUARY 25 2002.......SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 449 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.