<x-flowed> BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30 2002 DISCUSSION FOR TODAY AT NOON Another cold November-like day today with maximum only 40 degrees through early this afternoon. THE OBSERVATIONS FOR TODAY.... 10/30/2002 WED 7 a.m. BHO SA 1155 80 SCT E100 OVC 70 176/33/21/3410/005/ FEW SC NE-SSE FEW ACSL N-NE BINOVC ALQDS VIRGA DSNT WSW-W/ 8/57// 53003 10036 20033 10 a.m. BHO SA 1455 75 SCT E130 OVC 75 171/38/22/3609/003/ SC NE-SSE NMRS THN SPTS/SML BINOVC ALQDS VSBY LWR S-SW WND 32V04/ 8/57// 58005 1 p.m. BHO SA 1755 E100 OVC 75 158/40/18/3105/000/ SC DSNT ENE-S HIER CLDS AND SML BINOVC NW-NE/ 8/57// 58013 10040 20033 THE DATA RECORDED FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 28 TEMPERATURES ARE CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EASTERN STANDARD TIME MAX: 43 MIN: 29 ASOS MAX: 43 ASOS MIN: 29 MEAN: 36 [-11 ] NORMAL HIGH/LOW/MEAN: 55/39/47 OCTOBER DEPARTURE TO DATE: - 44 deg. OCTOBER AVERAGE: 1.7 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR 10/30 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......0.00 INS. ASOS......................0.00 INS. TOTAL FOR 10/26...........1.56 INS. (standard gage )(ASOS 1.46 ) OCTOBER TOTAL ...........4.00 INS. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-0.12 INS. OCTOBER ASOS TOTAL........3.83 INS. OCTOBER SNOWFALL TO DATE..1.3 INS. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002...39.48 INS. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....-2.24 INS. ASOS TOTAL FOR 2002....... n/a WIND DATA FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2002 PEAK GUST ASOS: 22 MPH NNW AT 8:11 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 23 MPH NNW AT 8:10 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 25 MPH NNW AT 8:10 A.M. OCT. 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA....ALL IS CALENDAR DAY DATA.... BELOW IS ORDER OF DATA REPORTED.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUNSHINE/ OFFICIAL 420C WIND GUST Aero = Aerovane recording wind system gust when significantly higher ... data as yet not available for daily sunshine... TSTM = thunderstorm day ASOS TWO MINUTE MAXIMUM WIND ON THE RIGHT FROM THE ASOS IS OUR AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) 10/1 78/58/68/+11/0/649/92/ 29 SW " " = 23 SW 10/2 83/63/73/+16/0.01/618/88/ 27 WSW " " = 21 WSW 10/3 69/50/60/+4/0.07/007/01/ 28 ENE " " = 21 NE 10/4 64/49/57/+1/0.01/028/04/ 32 SE " " = 26 SSE 10/5 78/54/66/+11/0.03/430/62/ 44 S " " = 35 SSE ** 10/6 60/48/54/-1/0/683/99/ 27 NE " " = 20 ENE 10/7 68/49/59/+4/TRACE/206/30 31 NW " " = 25 SSW *** 10/8 57/42/50/-4/0/651/95/ 23 NNW " " = 17 NW 10/9 55/38/47/-7/0/007/01/ 18 SE " " = 14 SE 10/10 60/47/54/+1/0/204/30/ 18 ESE " " = 17 E 10/11 56/50/53/+0/0.18/000/00/ 32 E " " = 22 E 10/12 55/53/54/+1/0.44/000/00/ 37 ENE " " = 26 ENE 10/13 56/54/55/+2/0.35/000/00/ 28 NE " " = 20 NE 10/14 54/37/46/-6/0/655/98/ 33 NW " " = 26 NW 10/15 51/33/42/-10/0/473/71/ 20 ESE " " = 20 ESE 10/16 62/44/53/+2/1.08/000/00/ 59 E " " = 40 ENE **** 10/17 62/43/53/+2/627/95/ 43 WSW " " = 35 W 10/18 55/41/48/-3/631/96/ 27 WNW " " = 21 W 10/19 59/41/50/T/203/31/ 48 S " " = 37 S AERO 52 MPH S 10/20 56/41/49/-1/0/574/88/ 31 W " " = 25 W 10/21 52/34/43/-7/0/539/83/ 25 W " " = 20 NW 10/22 50/30/40/-10/0/466/72/ 16 NW " " = 13 WNW 10/23 43/31/37/-12/0.27/232/36/ 25 NNW " " = 21 NNW snowfall 1.3 ins. 10/24 48/29/39/-10/0/.../../ 17 WNW " " = 15 NW 10/25 48/31/40/-9/0/.../../ 20 E " " = 17 E 10/26 51/40/46/-2/1.56/000/00/ 32 NW " " = 24 NW 10/27 56/39/48/0/0/.../../ 33 WNW " " = 28 WNW 10/28 50/33/42/-6/0/.../../ 27 WNW " " = 20 NW 10/29 43/29/36/-11/0/.../../ 23 NNW " " = 16 N 10/30 morning low 33 degrees... the normal low ** Aero peak gust 47 MPH S *** Aero peak gust 36 MPH NW **** Aero peak gust 60 MPH E RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 30 HIGH 75 IN 1946,1989 LOW 21 IN 1928 PRECIP 1.85 INCHES IN 1917 SNOWFALL 0.6 IN 2000 PEAK GUST 66 NW IN 1963 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 31 HIGH 79 IN 1946 LOW 22 IN 1904 PRECIP 3.74 INCHES IN 1991 SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1906 PEAK GUST 70e S IN 1945 e = estimated Robert Skilling/Karina Leppik </x-flowed>