545 CDUS41 KBOX 040531 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 35 1200 AM 64 2000 37 -2 38 MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -1 1904 23 -9 29 AVERAGE 25 30 -5 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1999 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.33 -0.31 0.15 SINCE DEC 1 3.99 4.11 -0.12 3.76 SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.33 -0.31 0.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.6 1996 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 10.2 -10.2 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.0 11.5 -10.5 22.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 35 5 31 MONTH TO DATE 82 105 -23 70 SINCE DEC 1 848 1044 -196 1063 SINCE JUL 1 1573 2099 -526 1992 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) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 51 1200 AM LOWEST 36 400 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -4 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 4 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 425 PM EST JANUARY 5 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 425 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$