From: Matthew Douglas To: Subject: BLUEHILL MA 091300 X 0R-F 35/35/SE22G29/3003F/ HI/LO 35/29 Date: Friday, February 09, 2001 1:36 PM BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 09 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION....1 P.M. 2/9/2001 A LITTLE SNOW AND ICE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING...A SNOW EATING DENSE FOG COVERS THE SUMMIT THIS AFTERNOON... 1.6 inches of new snow fell overnight bringing the 7 A.M. snow on the ground total to 16 inches, however very dense fog late this morning into this afternoon is eating away at the snow cover. Visibility at 1 P.M. is zero with an increasing southeast wind. TODAY'S MANUAL OBSERVATIONS AT BLUE HILL... 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 -X E2 BKN 25 OVC 1/4ZR-F 255/30/30/1312/028/ VSBY 1/8V1/2 PCPN VRY LGT LGT RIME ICING TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24HRS 1.6 INS/ 8/5/// 4/016 58027 6000/ 70013 10030 20029 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 -X E25 OVC 1R-F 252/32/32/0000/027/ VSBY ESE-S 3 SW-NW-NE 1/4 PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/5/// 56003 6005/ 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 W0 X 0R-F 171/35/35/1419G25/003/ PCPN VRY LGT PRESFR/ 8///// 58081 6006/ 10035 20030 DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8... TEMPERATURES.... MAX 36 MIN 24// ASOS MAX 35 ASOS MIN 24 MEAN 30 [+ 4 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH: + 43 degrees The month of February is running 5.4 degrees above normal daily. PRECIPITATION.... 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...0.13 IN MONTH: 1.78 [ + 0.59] YEAR: 4.93 [ - 0.41] SNOWFALL... 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...1.6 INS MONTH: 14.3 INS SEASON: 44.5 INS. PEAK GUST: 23 MPH WNW @ 12:46 p.m. PEAK GUST AERO: 26 MPH WNW @ 12:46 P.M. RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 09 HIGH 58 IN 1990 LOW -21 IN 1934 PRECIP 2.12 INS IN 1969 WIND 89 MPH NE IN 1969 RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 10 HIGH 56 IN 1909 LOW -08 IN 1899 PRECIP 1.34 INS IN 1909 WIND 63 MPH NNW IN 1969 Matt Douglas