BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY MARCH 07 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....3/7/2002 MILD WEATHER CONTINUES.... After two days of below normal temperatures, we've quickly returned to above normal warmth with yesterday averaging 4 degrees above normal. Total departure for the month is now up to 17, thus the month is averaging 2.8 degrees above normal daily. Mild and dry weather should continue for the next couple of days with perhaps some rain come late Saturday night and/or early Sunday. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 3/7/2002 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 250 -OVC 10 235/39/29/2508/022/FEW BINOVC ALQDS HAZY/ 8/001/ 53017 10039 20036 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 250 -OVC 20 255/46/29/3108/028/ FEW BINOVC W-NW HAZY/ 8/001/ 51020 DATA RECORDED FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 06 TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 50 MIN: 23 // ASOS MAX: 50 ASOS MIN: 23 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 42/25 MEAN 37 [+ 4] TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE: + 17 degrees PRECIPITATION....ON 03/07 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . TRACE. i ASOS......................0.00 IN. TOTAL FOR MARCH . .......0.91 IN. STD. GAGE DEP. FROM NORMAL.........+0.01 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 6.86 IN. (std. gage ) DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-2.88 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 03/07 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... TRACE. FEB. TOTAL................6.4 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 32.2 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 03/06... PEAK GUST ASOS: 41 MPH SW AT 12:53 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 44 MPH SW AT 12:53 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 44 MPH SW AT 12:53 P.M. MARCH 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST 3/01 42/23/33/+1/0/0/.../../ 32 W 3/02 47/31/39/+7/0.02/0/.../../ 32 SSE 3/03 56/37/47/+15/0.89/0/000/00/ 58 SSE (Aero 61 MPH S ) 3/04 43/20/32/-1/0/0/477/70/ 38 WNW 3/05 32/16/24/-9/0/0/.../../ 33 WNW 3/06 50/23/37/+4/T/T/.../../ 44 SW 3/07 Morning low 36 degrees... RECORDS FOR MARCH 07 HIGH 66 IN 1946 LOW -01 IN 1890 PRECIP 2.05 INS 1967 SNOWFALL: 11.1 INS. 1967 PEAK GUST 66 MPH NE IN 1962 RECORDS FOR MARCH 08 HIGH 63 IN 1942, 1995 LOW 02 IN 1986 PRECIP 1.73 INS 1933 SNOWFALL: 8.3 INS. 1941 PEAK GUST 68e MPH NE IN 1941 e = estimated MFD