BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY JANUARY 24 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....1/24/2002 @ 1 P.M. TEMPERATURES WAY ABOVE NORMAL YESTERDAY, CONTINUING ABOVE NORMAL TODAY... STRONG WINDS YESTERDAY TO OVER 50MPH... Yesterday's maximum temperature soared to 50 degrees (49.9F in the official shelter) which was some 17 degrees above the expected maximum temperature for the day. Minimum temperature was 31 degrees which made for a mean of 41 degrees, some 16 degrees above normal for the day. The total monthly departure is now up to 134 degrees, or January is averaging some 5.8 degrees warmer than normal daily. So far today the maximum temperature has reached 47 degrees after a morning low of 38. At least 15 degrees above normal for the day, however we expect the low temperature to occur at midnight tonight, either way, will still be an above normal day. Wind gusts yesterday were gusting over 50mph with various instruments reading as follows... (see wind section below for times of gusts) Maximum Inc. Maestro: 57 MPH Maximum Inc. Merlin : 52 MPH SW Aerovane Wind System: 53 MPH SW NWS 420C Chart Rec'r: 51 MPH SW (Official) ASOS : 50 MPH SW TODAYS OBSERVATIONS.... 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 E100 BKN 180 OVC 6F 099/39/39/2311/982/ FEW BINOVC E-ESE STRA BLW SMT VSBY E-SE 10 SW-W 3/ 8/532/ 56010 10041 20039 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E60 BKN 140 OVC 10 085/43/39/2114/978/ HAZY/ 8/53// 55014 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 E35 BKN 80 OVC 8 047/45/43/1913/967/ VSBY ENE-SE 10/ 8/57// 58038 10047 20038 DATA RECORDED FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 50 MIN: 31 // ASOS MAX: 49 ASOS MIN: 31 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 33/17 MEAN 41 [+ 16] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 134 JANUARY IS AVERAGING 5.8 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY.... PRECIPITATION....ON 01/24 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . .0.00 IN. ASOS......................0.01 IN. JAN. TOTAL................2.96 IN. (std. gage) DEP FROM NORMAL..........-0.62 IN. JAN. ASOS TOTAL...........2.84 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 2.96 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 01/24 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.0 INS. JAN. TOTAL...............14.5 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 24.6 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 01/23... PEAK GUST ASOS: 50 MPH SW AT 12:36 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 51 MPH SW AT 12:36 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 53 MPH SW AT 12:07 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 36/18/27/0/0/0/545/99/ 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 36/29/33/+7/0/0/.../../ 35 WNW 1/17 38/28/33/+7/0.06/1.3/.../../ 31 WNW 1/18 33/24/29/+3/T/T/.../../ 32 WNW 1/19 27/20/24/-1/0.25/4.0/000/00/ 22 W 1/2O 35/19/27/+2/0.06/0.8/.../../ 23 W 1/21 35/25/30/+5/0.21/0.1/000/00/ 33 W 1/22 41/31/35/+10/0/0/.../../ 40 WNW 1/23 50/31/41/+16/0/0/.../../ 51 SW 1/24 Morning low 38 degrees... RECORDS FOR JANUARY 24 HIGH 60 IN 1967 LOW -12 IN 1907 PRECIP 2.04 INS 1998 SNOWFALL: 11.3 INS. 1935 PEAK GUST 82 MPH S IN 1996 RECORD FOR JANUARY 25 HIGH 55 IN 1990 LOW -10 IN 1935 PRECIP 2.24 INS 1979 SNOWFALL: 12.5 INS. 1941 PEAK GUST 81 MPH WNW IN 1972 e = estimated MFD