627 CDUS41 KBOX 200527 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1226 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 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 46 238 PM 64 1899 41 5 47 MINIMUM 26 349 AM -10 1875 27 -1 35 AVERAGE 36 34 2 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1986 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.16 2.29 0.87 2.06 SINCE DEC 1 3.16 2.29 0.87 2.06 SINCE JAN 1 39.48 41.09 -1.61 30.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1945 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.7 3.4 2.3 5.0 SINCE DEC 1 5.7 3.4 2.3 5.0 SINCE JUL 1 9.3 5.5 3.8 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 31 -2 24 MONTH TO DATE 632 540 92 380 SINCE DEC 1 632 540 92 380 SINCE JUL 1 1729 1584 145 1228 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 972 777 195 822 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 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 100 1100 PM LOWEST 43 1200 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 63 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -11 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2002......SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 414 PM EST DECEMBER 21 2002......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.