778 CDUS41 KBOX 220537 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1236 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 1150 AM 62 1957 40 6 39 MINIMUM 35 735 AM -5 1942 26 9 31 AVERAGE 41 33 8 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.91 1946 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 4.27 2.53 1.74 2.06 SINCE DEC 1 4.27 2.53 1.74 2.06 SINCE JAN 1 40.59 41.33 -0.74 30.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 10.1 1975 0.3 MM MM MONTH TO DATE 5.7 4.0 1.7 5.0 SINCE DEC 1 5.7 4.0 1.7 5.0 SINCE JUL 1 9.3 6.1 3.2 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 32 -8 30 MONTH TO DATE 671 603 68 435 SINCE DEC 1 671 603 68 435 SINCE JUL 1 1768 1647 121 1283 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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 1200 AM LOWEST 45 100 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 1 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 416 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.