BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER TODAY....After several days of rain bring a storm total of 2.21 inches since Wednesday. The monthly total is up to 2.32 inches. The low temperature this morning of 44 is the lowest of the month, but it did not challenge the record for the date of 37 set in 1932. MJI Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 278/52/42/3603/035/ FEW CI W-N SC OFFSHR DSNT E-S THN K LYR NNW-NE WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/501 51014 70019 10052 20044 11 AM BHO SA 1455 250 -SCT 50 275/61/40/1206/034/ WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/001 58003 2 PM BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 35 265/66/41/1405/031/ FEW LWR DNS CI WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/001 55010 10067 20052 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 7: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........32 MPH NNE AT 12:55 PM EDT AEROVANE.........30 MPH NE AT 10:55 AM EDT ASOS.............29 MPH N AT 12:56 PM EDT AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........13.0 MPH, NNE ASOS...........12.9 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 8: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........15 MPH SE AT 1:10 PM EDT AEROVANE..........16 MPH NNW AT 4:42 AM EDT ASOS..............14 MPH NNW AT 4:42 AM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 7 MAX.....53 NORMAL.....73 ASOS.....54 AT 5:06 PM EDT MIN.....47 NORMAL.....54 ASOS.....46 AT 12:57 AM EDT (6/8) MEAN....50 NORMAL.....64 DEP.....-14 DEP FOR MONTH....-19 The month is averaging less than 3 degrees below normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY...............15 DEP......+12 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............39 DEP......+14 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........5267 DEP....-1102 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON.............N/A DIFF.....N/A PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.19 IN DEP....+0.30 IN ASOS.............0.19 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........2.32 INS DEP....+1.54 INS ASOS.............2.25 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........22.63 INS DEP....+0.11 IN ASOS.............N/A RECORDS FOR JUNE 8 HIGH 94 IN 1984 LOW 37 IN 1932 PRE 1.53 INS IN 1947 WIND 86 MPH WNW IN 1946 (ESTIMATED) RECORDS FOR JUNE 9 HIGH 92 IN 1984 LOW 40 IN 1980 PRE 2.08 INS IN 1931 WIND 67 MPH NW IN 1973 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2001. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2001. Mike Iacono