BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... SUNNY AND WARM TODAY...The high temperature will be lower than the last few days and remain in the mid-80s, though dew points remain high in the upper 60s. The showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon brought 0.39 to Blue Hill and were generally heavier south and southwest of Boston. JULY, 2002 SUMMARY: Average MAX: 81.7 Average MIN: 62.4 Average MEAN: 72.1 [+0.5] Precipitation: 3.17 inches [-0.57] Heating Degree Days: 9 Cooling Degree Days: 240 Peak Wind Gust: 71 mph WNW on 15th Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 250 -BKN 12 204/68/66/2708/013/ HAZY WND LGT/ 8/001 51017 70039 10068 20067 11 AM BHO SA 1455 250 -BKN 15 211/79/69/3105/015/ FEW CU FRMNG DSNT NW NAZY WND LGT/ 8/101 53007 2 PM BHO SA 1755 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........36 MPH W AT 4:01 PM EDT AEROVANE.........35 MPH WNW AT 4:12 PM EDT ASOS.............36 MPH NW AT 4:12 PM EDT AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR.........9.9 MPH, S ASOS............9.5 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 3: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 11 AM.........13 MPH W AT 7:47 AM EDT AEROVANE..........13 MPH W AT 7:47 AM EDT ASOS..............13 MPH W AT 7:45 AM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 MAX.....89 NORMAL.....81 ASOS.....90 AT 2:39 PM EDT MIN.....66 NORMAL.....63 ASOS.....66 AT 12:59 AM EDT [8/3] MEAN....78 NORMAL.....72 DEP......+6 DEP FOR MONTH....+15 The month is averaging more than 7 degrees above normal per day. PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.39 IN DEP....+0.27 IN ASOS.............0.39 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........0.39 IN DEP....+0.15 IN ASOS.............0.39 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........28.18 INS DEP....-1.47 INS ASOS............N/A RECORDS FOR AUGUST 3 HIGH 96 IN 1930 LOW 50 IN 1976 PRE 1.45 INS IN 1979 WIND 41 MPH NE IN 1964 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 4 HIGH 95 IN 1928 LOW 48 IN 1900 PRE 1.68 INS IN 1983 WIND 48 MPH SW IN 1974 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2001. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2001. Mike Iacono