CXUS51 KBOX 060050 CLAORH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 750 PM EST THU JAN 05 2023 ................................... ...THE WORCESTER MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2022 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 102 07/04/1911 LOW -24 02/16/1943 HIGHEST 93 08/06 08/07 LOWEST -1 01/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.9 56.7 2.2 AVG. MINIMUM 41.8 39.6 2.2 MEAN 50.3 48.1 2.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 9 2.9 6.1 DAYS MAX <= 32 36 45.4 -9.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 108 129.7 -21.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 3.8 -2.8 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 71.66 1972 MINIMUM 27.92 1941 TOTALS 47.99 48.26 -0.27 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.13 -0.00 DAYS >= .01 135 138.4 -3.4 DAYS >= .10 90 84.0 6.0 DAYS >= .50 36 32.4 3.6 DAYS >= 1.00 13 12.0 1.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.07 09/05 TO 09/06 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS MAXIMUM 120.6 2005 MINIMUM 18.8 1995 TOTALS 55.1 72.9 -17.8 SINCE 7/1 5.3 17.9 -12.6 DAYS >= TRACE 35 28.1 6.9 DAYS >= 1.0 12 16.3 -4.3 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 14.7 01/29 TO 01/29 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5934 6622 -688 SINCE 7/1 2029 2437 -408 COOLING TOTAL 713 502 211 SINCE 1/1 713 501 212 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/270 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/240 DATE 12/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/200 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 200 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 97 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 68 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 21 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 45 RAIN 65 LIGHT RAIN 142 FREEZING RAIN 5 LT FREEZING RAIN 8 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 34 SLEET 0 FOG 145 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 58 HAZE 23 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$