BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... WARM, SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY BRING FIRST 70+ TEMP OF SEASON... The temperature has climbed to 72 degrees by early afternoon on a southwest wind that has gusted as high as 40 mph today. Skies are mostly cloudy with brief periods of sun. Showers are expected later today and tomorrow. MJI BLUE HILL OBSERVATIONS Look for the hourly observations from the Blue Hill ASOS on the Internet. Our station code is KMQE. One good site is run by the NWS: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KMQE.html The main page for this site is: http://weather.noaa.gov/index.html Today's observations: 7 AM BHO SA 1155 E6 OVC 8 252/56/55/2015/027/ RW SE MVNG E HIR CLDS VSBL DSNT E-SE/ 8/501 54000 10056 20053 10 AM BHO SA 1455 20 SCT E30 BKN 100 BKN 220 OVC 25 245/66/57/2214/ THN SPTS IOVC FEW AC NW WND 19V25/ 8/571 58007 1 PM BHO SA 1755 E40 BKN 55 BKN 100 BKN 220 OVC 30 225/72/55/2217G28/ 019/ THN SPTS IOVC PK WND 2228/1755 WND 19V25/ 8/571 57020 10072 20056 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 12: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........40 MPH S AT 5:16 PM EDT AEROVANE.........42 MPH S AT 5:16 PM EDT ASOS............N/A AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........17.0 MPH S ASOS............N/A WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 13: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 1 PM..........40 MPH SW AT 12:10 PM EDT AEROVANE..........42 MPH SW AT 12:10 PM EDT ASOS.............N/A TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 12 MAX.....65 NORMAL.....54 ASOS.....N/A MIN.....37 NORMAL.....36 ASOS.....N/A MEAN....51 NORMAL.....45 DEP.....+6 DEP FOR MONTH....+29 The month is averaging more than 2 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY...............14 DEP.......-6 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........233 DEP......-29 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........4676 DEP....-1096 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON............5893 DIFF...-1217 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 AM....0.00 IN DEP....-0.15 IN ASOS..............N/A TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........1.33 INS DEP....-0.47 IN ASOS.............1.28 INS * TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........11.53 INS DEP....-3.90 INS ASOS............10.96 INS * * ASOS precipitation is erroneous due to loose support and rocking in high winds. SNOWFALL DATA AT BLUE HILL... TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 AM.......0.0 IN DEP....-0.1 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH............0.6 IN DEP....-0.8 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..........39.6 INS DEP...-14.3 INS RECORDS FOR APRIL 13 HIGH 85 IN 1945 LOW 22 IN 1939 PRE 1.95 INS IN 1933 SNOW 6.8 INS IN 1933 WIND 59 MPH SSW IN 1995 RECORDS FOR APRIL 14 HIGH 80 IN 1945 LOW 21 IN 1923 PRE 2.22 INS IN 1895 SNOW 8.4 INS IN 1953 WIND 71 MPH W IN 1943 (ESTIMATED) Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2001. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2001. Mike Iacono