383 CDUS41 KBOX 010553 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1242 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2005 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 47 938 PM 65 1932 38 9 46 MINIMUM 27 151 AM -8 1917 24 3 38 AVERAGE 37 31 6 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.68 1906 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.66 3.73 -0.07 5.06 SINCE DEC 1 3.66 3.73 -0.07 5.06 SINCE JAN 1 44.60 42.53 2.07 44.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1967 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.2 6.9 0.3 21.5 SINCE DEC 1 7.2 6.9 0.3 21.5 SINCE JUL 1 11.1 9.1 2.0 21.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 34 -6 23 MONTH TO DATE 926 932 -6 891 SINCE DEC 1 926 932 -6 891 SINCE JUL 1 1946 1976 -30 1855 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 71 800 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 70 1876 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -3 1918 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2005.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 422 PM EST JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 423 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$