BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 SUNDAY DECEMBER 08 2002 DISCUSSION FOR TODAY AT 10 A.M. Chilly morning, yet not as cold as mornings previous. Low this morning of 26 degrees is the warmest morning low since the beginning of the month. Temperatures for the month running well below average as BHO is averaging nearly -10F per day. Very hazy day despite clear skies reducing visibility to only 25 miles at 10AM. Not a cloud in the sky today from 7-10AM. Snowfall and daily precipitation not updated from Friday's issue as totals still being worked out here at the office. Expect totals sometime this week. However, snow-cover on ground this morning at 7 A.M. was 4.2 inches, which is down from 6 inches Saturday morning. Temperatures in the upper 30's yesterday helped to melt some snow that existed. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 10 170/26/20/2412/003/ HAZY/ 8/000/ 4/004 53007 10029 20026 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 CLR 25 171/34/22/2313/003/ WND GRDLY BACKING HAZY/ 8/000/ 50003 THE DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 07 TEMPERATURES ARE CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EASTERN STANDARD TIME MAX: 37 MIN: 20 ASOS MAX: 36 ASOS MIN: 19 MEAN: 29 [- 5] NORMAL HIGH/LOW/MEAN: 41/27/34/ TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR DECEMBER TO DATE IS -72 DEGREES DECEMBER IS AVERAGING JUST OVER 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL PER DAY PRECIPITATION FOR 12/08 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......0.00 IN TOTAL FOR ASOS............0.00 IN TOTAL FOR DECEMBER........0.47 IN DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-0.58 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS.....0.0 IN DECEMBER SNOWFALL.........5.8 IN AS OF 12/6 SEASONAL SNOWFALL........14.9 IN AS OF 12/6 PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002...47.07 IN DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....-0.49 IN WIND DATA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 07 2002 PEAK GUST ASOS: 36 MPH SSW AT 12:51 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 37 MPH SSW AT 12:50 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 39 MPH SSW AT 12:50 P.M. DEC. 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA....ALL IS CALENDAR DAY DATA.... BELOW IS ORDER OF DATA REPORTED.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL /SUNSHINE/ OFFICIAL 420C WIND GUST Aero = Aerovane recording wind system gust when significantly higher TSTM = thunderstorm day 12/1 35/21/28/-8/0/0/537/96/ 54 W Aerovane 53 MPH W 12/2 34/21/28/-8/000/00/006/01 29 SW 12/3 29/12/21/-14/0.08/1.2/... 44 NW 12/4 28/11/20/-15/0/0/.../.. 28 WNW 12/5 25/19/22/-13/.../../../.. 22 NNW 12/6 28/21/25/-9/../../.../../ 22 NNW TOTAL PRECIP AND SNOW N/A 12/7 37/20/29/-5/../../.../../ 37 SSW 12/8 MORNING LOW 26 DEGREES RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 08 HIGH 62 IN 1966 LOW - 04 IN 1906 PRECIP 1.54 INCHES IN 1969 SNOWFALL 2.5 INS IN 2001 PEAK GUST 78e W IN 1979 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 09 HIGH 68 IN 1966 LOW - 14 IN 1902 PRECIP 1.52 IN 1956 SNOWFALL 5.0 IN 1956 PEAK GUST 66 SE IN 1973 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 10 HIGH 62 IN 1946 LOW - 06 IN 1902 PRECIP 1.67 IN 1907 SNOFALL 6.0 IN 1905 PEAK GUST 66e SW IN 1940 e = estimated Andrew Hoell