BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... TROPICAL STORM KYLE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD OUT TO SEA SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND....RAIN, DRIZZLE, AND FOG THE RULE TODAY...For the third consecutive week, a tropical system (or the remains of one) is passing the vicinity of New England on a Saturday. Kyle is quickly becoming extra-tropical as it begins to merge with a mid-latitude storm system. This combined with high pressure to the northeast is creating a strong onshore flow bringing rain and drizzle to southern New England. The storm total so far is 0.41 through 2 PM Saturday. The peak wind gust has been 37 mph E at 5:14 AM this morning. MJI Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 E7 BKN 15 OVC 4L-F 269/55/54/0616G22/032/ F1 FEW LWR STFRA/ 8/7// 54000 60/// 70030 10055 20053 11 AM BHO SA 1455 -X E8 BKN 15 OVC 5L-F 272/55/54/0617G24/033/ F1 OCNL R- VSBY SE 2 W 6/ 8/7// 53003 6002/ 2 PM BHO SA 1755 X W3 1/8R-L-F 262/54/54/0519G29/030/ STRA DRFTG OVR SMT PK WND 0529/1751 WND 02V08/ 8//// 57010 6011/ 10055 20054 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........30 MPH E AT 12:56 AM EDT (10/12) AEROVANE.........30 MPH E AT 12:56 AM EDT (10/12) ASOS.............28 MPH E AT 12:56 AM EDT (10/12) AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........13.5 MPH, ENE ASOS...........13.2 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........37 MPH E AT 5:14 AM EDT AEROVANE..........40 MPH E AT 5:14 AM EDT ASOS..............33 MPH NE AT 1:06 PM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 MAX.....56 NORMAL.....62 ASOS.....56 AT MIDNIGHT PM MIN.....50 NORMAL.....44 ASOS.....50 AT 4:57 AM EDT MEAN....53 NORMAL.....53 DEP......0 DEP FOR MONTH....+36 The month is averaging 3 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAY UNITS THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY............12 DEP......0 HEATING UNITS FOR SEPTEMBER.........86 DEP....-26 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.......167 DEP...-115 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.30 IN DEP....+0.16 IN ASOS.............0.31 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........0.42 IN DEP....-1.12 INS ASOS.............0.44 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........35.90 INS DEP....-3.24 INS ASOS............33.82 INS RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 12 HIGH 87 IN 1954 LOW 31 IN 1906 PRE 1.53 INS IN 1948 SNOW T IN 1941 WIND 55 MPH NW IN 1963 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 13 HIGH 84 IN 1930, 1954 LOW 30 IN 1934, 1936, 1988 PRE 5.92 INS IN 1895 SNOW 4.2 INS IN 1934 WIND 46 MPH W IN 1950 (ESTIMATED) Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2001. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2001. Mike Iacono