BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... EXTRA-TROPICAL REMNANTS OF FORMER HURRICANE ISIDORE RACE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING...As the circulation passed through central New England early this morning, a few more rain showers fell and winds gusted out of the south to a peak of 50 mph S at 1:56 am EDT on Saturday. The wind continued gusty into this afternoon, up to around 30 mph from the NW. Storm total precipitation at Blue Hill was 0.72" since Thursday. MJI Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 15 SCT 80 SCT 45 080/60/56/3117G27/977/ STFRA ALQDS VSBY N 60 VSBY INCRSG PK WND 3130/34 WND 28V34/ 8/570 51051 6014/ 70027 10072 20060 11 AM BHO SA 1455 15 SCT 60 124/65/54/3217G27/990/ AC DSNT ESE-SSE CUFRA ALQDS PK WND 3230/28 WND 29V35/ 8/570 51044 2 PM BHO SA 1755 35 SCT 50 148/67/52/3218G29/997/ PK WND 3229/51 WND 29V35/ 8/100 51024 10068 20060 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........47 MPH S AT 12:57 AM EDT (9/28) AEROVANE.........49 MPH S AT 12:57 AM EDT (9/28) ASOS.............45 MPH S AT 12:58 AM EDT (9/28) AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........13.3 MPH, NE ASOS...........13.6 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........50 MPH S AT 1:56 AM EDT AEROVANE..........53 MPH S AT 1:56 AM EDT ASOS..............48 MPH S AT 1:02 AM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 MAX.....71 NORMAL.....67 ASOS.....71 AT MIDNIGHT PM MIN.....55 NORMAL.....49 ASOS.....55 AT 9:42 AM EDT MEAN....63 NORMAL.....58 DEP......+5 DEP FOR MONTH....+124 The month is averaging more than 4 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAY UNITS THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY.............2 DEP.....-6 HEATING UNITS FOR SEPTEMBER.........33 DEP....-82 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON........64 DEP....-82 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.27 IN DEP....+0.13 IN ASOS.............0.28 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........4.92 INS DEP....+1.21 INS ASOS.............4.30 INS TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........35.48 INS DEP....-1.70 INS ASOS............33.38 INS RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 28 HIGH 82 IN 1959 LOW 33 IN 1897, 1947 PRE 1.53 INS IN 1956 WIND 69 MPH NE IN 1962 RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 29 HIGH 85 IN 1952 LOW 28 IN 1914 PRE 2.61 INS IN 1907 WIND 51 MPH NW IN 1941 (ESTIMATED), S IN 1967 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2001. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2001. Mike Iacono