CXUS51 KBOX 012200 RRB CLSORH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 456 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE WORCESTER MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 72 12/07/1998 LOW -24 02/16/1943 HIGHEST 62 02/27 62 LOWEST 8 01/21 -13 AVG. MAXIMUM 40.2 35.0 5.2 AVG. MINIMUM 26.8 19.8 7.0 MEAN 33.5 27.4 6.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 38.5 -22.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 64 79.8 -15.8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.7 -3.7 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 17.78 1958 MINIMUM 3.57 1980 TOTALS 16.92 11.06 5.86 DAILY AVG. 0.18 NAN NAN DAYS >= .01 37 35.3 1.7 DAYS >= .10 21 21.2 -0.2 DAYS >= .50 13 8.1 4.9 DAYS >= 1.00 6 2.4 3.6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.25 12/17 TO 12/18 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS MAXIMUM 101.4 2015 MINIMUM 8.7 1937 TOTALS 34.0 54.3 -20.3 LIQUID EQUIV 3.40 SINCE 7/1 37.0 57.3 -20.3 DAYS >= TRACE 22 20.7 1.3 DAYS >= 1.0 8 12.1 -4.1 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 13.9 01/07 TO 01/07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2846 3384 -538 SINCE 7/1 4020 4819 -799 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/14/1893 LATEST 05/31/1938 EARLIEST 11/01 LATEST 04/09 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/280 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 02/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/260 DATE 02/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 38 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 35 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 14 LIGHT RAIN 28 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 7 LIGHT SNOW 28 SLEET 0 FOG 47 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23 HAZE 12 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$