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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
FRIDAY MARCH 08 2002

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DAILY DISCUSSION.....3/8/2002

SLIGHT CHILL RETURNS WITH A BACKDOOR FRONT, BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL,
WARM WEATHER TO CONTINUE...

A backdoor cold front slipped through the area yesterday just after noon 
with a temperature
drop from the low 50s to the low 40s, however the average temperature for 
the day was
still 11 degrees above normal. The total departure for the month is up to 
28, thus the month
is averaging 4 degrees above normal daily. Despite the perceptional chill 
today, thus far we
are still averaging above normal.

Temperatures tomorrow are forecast to get into the low to mid 60s, the 
record high for
the date is 71 degrees, so it's unlikely we'll approach that. Either way, 
it'll be warm
for this time of year. Normal high for the date is 43 degrees.


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

3/8/2002

7 A.M.
BHO SA 1155 -X 90 SCT 4F 341/37/35/0512/054/ F4 8/030/ 51014
10037 20035

10 A.M.
BHO SA 1455 E10 OVC 10 361/39/34/1013G18/060/ THN F ALQDS/
8/5/// 51020


DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY MARCH 07

TEMPERATURES....

MAX : 51  MIN: 36 // ASOS MAX: 52  ASOS MIN: 36
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 42/25
MEAN  44 [+11]
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE: + 29 degrees


PRECIPITATION....ON 03/08 AS OF 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.  .   0.00 IN.   i
ASOS......................0.00 IN.
TOTAL FOR MARCH .  .......0.91 IN. STD. GAGE
DEP. FROM NORMAL.........-0.14 IN.

PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002:  6.86 IN. (std. gage )
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-3.02 IN.

SNOWFALL.... ON 03/08 AS OF 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....   0.0 IN.
FEB. TOTAL................6.4 INS.
SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE.  32.2 INS.

WIND DATA....FOR 03/07...

PEAK GUST ASOS:  24 MPH ENE AT 3:03 P.M.
PEAK GUST 420C:  26 MPH ENE AT 3:14 P.M.
PEAK GUST AERO:  25 MPH ENE AT 3:15 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 51/36/44/+11/0/0/.../../ 26 ENE
3/08 Morning low 35 degrees.


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

RECORDS FOR MARCH 09
HIGH   71 IN 2000
LOW    05 IN 1885, 1943, 1996
PRECIP 2.67 INS 1998
SNOWFALL:  6.3 INS. 2001
PEAK GUST 102e MPH S IN 1942

e = estimated

MFD


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