000 CDUS41 KBOX 160656 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 146 AM EST THU DEC 16 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 253 PM 66 1975 42 -14 41 MINIMUM 18 754 AM -2 1874 28 -10 30 AVERAGE 23 35 -12 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1981 0.12 -0.12 0.83 MONTH TO DATE 2.11 1.81 0.30 4.29 SINCE DEC 1 2.11 1.81 0.30 4.29 SINCE JAN 1 43.05 40.61 2.44 43.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1916 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE T 2.6 -2.6 21.5 SINCE DEC 1 T 2.6 -2.6 21.5 SINCE JUL 1 3.9 4.7 -0.8 21.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 30 12 29 MONTH TO DATE 388 417 -29 505 SINCE DEC 1 388 417 -29 505 SINCE JUL 1 1408 1461 -53 1469 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 632 777 -145 755 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED MM RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 64 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 1 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2004......SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$