BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....1/16/2001 @ 1 P.M. Still another mild winter day....morning low 30 degrees!! Maximum in middle 30's by early afternoon so not warming up too much....cirrus clouds on the increase.... 70 miles visibility with Monadnock snow covered summit visible.... TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS..... 1/16/2002 WED 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 E36 BKN 50 139/33/23/3116G27/994/ PK WND 3127/54/ 8/500/ 4/003 53038 10034 20032 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E38 BKN 250 BKN 60 182/34/19/2814G24/007/ 38 BKN V SCT OCNL SC SL CI S-SW/ 8/501/ 51043 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 70 180/35/18/3014G20/006/ SC XCPT S-W DCRSNG CI LYR XTDNG SE-W/ 8/506/ 58002 10035 20032 DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 15..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 36 MIN: 30 // ASOS MAX: 36 ASOS MIN: 30 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 34/18 MEAN 33 [+ 7] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 85 JANUARY IS AVERAGING 5.5 DEG WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY... PRECIPITATION....ON 01/16 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . . trace ASOS......................0.00 IN. JAN. TOTAL................2.38 IN. (std. gage) DEP FROM NORMAL..........+0.06 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 2.38 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 01/16 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.0 INS. JAN. TOTAL................8.3 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 18.4 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 01/15... PEAK GUST ASOS: 30 MPH E AT 1:48 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 29 MPH E AT 1:48 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 29 MPH E AT 1:48 A.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 36/18/27/0/0/0/545/99/ 31 W 1/03 36/22/29/+2/0/0/435/79/ 30 W 1/04 33/20/27/0/0/0/513/93/ 29 NNW 1/05 39/27/33/+6/0/0/260/47/ 25 W 1/06 46/29/38/+12/0.50/0/022/04/ 45 NE 1/07 39/26/33/+7/0.44/1.5/000/00/ 43 NE 1/08 32/17/25/-1/0.03/0.5/534/96/ 25 SW 1/09 37/25/31/+5/T/T/000/00/ 32 SW 1/10 47/35/41/+15/0/0/240/43/ 37 W 1/11 41/33/37/+11/0.18/T/000/00/ 35 W 1/12 40/31/36/+10/T/T/090/16/ 32 WNW 1/13 38/30/34/+8/1.02/6.0/090/16/ 68 MPH W (Aero 68 MPH W ) 1/14 36/26/31/+5/0/0/.../../ 51 W (Aero 51 MPH W ) 1/15 36/30/33/+7/0.21/0.3/000/00/ 29 E (ASOS 30 MPH E ) 1/16 morning lo temp. 30; normal lo is 18 degrees.... RECORDS FOR JANUARY 16 HIGH 63 IN 1995 LOW -10 IN 1920 PRECIP 1.32 INS 1936 SNOWFALL: 14.0 INS. 1965 PEAK GUST 79 MPH WNW IN 1960 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 17 HIGH 55 IN 1995,1973 LOW - 8 IN 1907,1982 PRECIP 1.43 INS 1956 SNOWFALL: 13.4 INS. 1956 PEAK GUST 62 MPH S IN 1994 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 18 HIGH 62 IN 1990,1973 LOW -10 IN 1982 PRECIP 1.68 INS 1915 SNOWFALL: 13.0 INS. 1948 PEAK GUST 61 MPH S IN 1994 e = estimated Robert Skilling