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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY JANUARY 07 2002

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DAILY DISCUSSION.....01/07/2002...@ 1 P.M.

SNOWSTORM A BIG MISS!
RAINFALL 0.74 INCH
FIRST 6 DAYS OF JANUARY NOW 3 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL....

DATA RECORDED FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 06.....

TEMPERATURES....

MAX : 46  MIN: 29 // ASOS MAX: 46  ASOS MIN: 29
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 34/19
MEAN  38 [+ 12]
TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE:  + 30

DECEMBER averaged 7.3 degrees WARMER THAN NORMAL....

PRECIPITATION....ON 01/07 AS OF 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.  ... 0.74 IN.
ASOS......................0.74 IN.
JAN. TOTAL................0.74 IN.
DEC. TOTAL................3.56 IN. (STD GAGE)
DEP. FROM NORMAL........- 1.15 IN.
PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001: 45.53 {- 3.45 IN. ]

SNOWFALL.... ON 01/07 AS OF 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....   0.00
DEC. TOTAL.............  10.1 IN.
DECEMBER DEPARTURE......- 0.6 IN.
SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE.  10.1 IN.

WIND DATA....FOR 01/06

PEAK GUST ASOS:  45 MPH ENE AT 11:34 P.M.
PEAK GUST 420C:  45 MPH NE  AT 11:53 P.M.
PEAK GUST AERO:  47 MPH NE  AT 11:41 P.M.


JANUARY 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA....
MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST

1/01 32/17/25/-2/0/0/533/97/ 38 W
1/02 36/18/27/0/0/0/.../../ 31 W
1/03 36/22/29/+2/0/0/.../../ 30 W
1/04 33/20/27/0/0/0/.../../ 29 NNW
1/05 39/27/33/+6/0/0/.../../ 25 W
1/06 46/29/38/+12/0.50/0/.../../ 45 NE
1/07 morning high 39 degrees


RECORDS FOR JANUARY 07
HIGH 60 IN 1930
LOW -07 IN 1896
PRECIP 1.97 INS 1977
SNOWFALL: 16.0 INS. 1977
PEAK GUST 74 MPH NW IN 1968

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 08
HIGH 59 IN 1930
LOW -08 IN 1968
PRECIP 1.70 INS 1958,1979
SNOWFALL: 12.5 INS. 1996
PEAK GUST 77 MPH NNW IN 1958

e = estimated

Robert Skilling


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