BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY JANUARY 12 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION..... Quiet day today after rain and snow yesterday totalled 0.18". A few flurries where observed this morning between 6-7am and left a slight dusting on some surfaces. Otherwise, the calm before the storm (looks rather stormy tomorrow) today under mainly cloudy skies. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS..... 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 E60 OVC 50 107/32/26/2413/985/ FEW BINOVC ALQDS FEW LWR SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-SE SE45/ 8/5/// 52020 6000/ 70018 10033 20031 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E60 BKN 50 121/36/26/2512/989/ FEW LWR SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-SE/ 8/550/ 51014 DATA RECORDED FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 11..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 41 MIN: 33 // ASOS MAX: 40 ASOS MIN: 33 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 34/18 MEAN 26 [+ 11] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 55 JANUARY IS AVERAGING 5.0 DEG WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY... PRECIPITATION....ON 01/12 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . . 0.18 IN. ASOS......................0.18 IN. JAN. TOTAL................1.15 IN. (std. gage) DEP FROM NORMAL..........-0.53 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 1.15 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 01/12 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... TRACE JAN. TOTAL................2.0 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 12.1 IN. WIND DATA....FOR 01/11 PEAK GUST ASOS: 30 MPH W AT 10:23 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 35 MPH W AT 10:08 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 34 MPH SW AT 10:08 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 39/26/33/+7/0.44/1.5/000/00/ 43 NE 1/08 32/17/25/-1/0.03/0.5/.../../ 25 SW 1/09 37/25/31/+5/T/T/.../../ 32 SW 1/10 47/35/41/+15/0/0/.../../ 37 W 1/11 41/33/37/+11/0.18/T/.../../ 35 W 1/12 Morning low 31 degrees RECORDS FOR JANUARY 12 HIGH 57 IN 1913, 1975 LOW -15 IN 1886 PRECIP 1.46 INS 1900 SNOWFALL: 6.0 INS. 1923 PEAK GUST 84e MPH S IN 1980 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 13 HIGH 57 IN 1890, 1932 LOW -10 IN 1912, 1914 PRECIP 1.54 INS 1979 SNOWFALL: 12.6 INS. 1964 PEAK GUST 74 MPH NE IN 1964 e = estimated MFD