BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003 DAILY DISCUSSION... WARM, SUNNY, AND HUMID INLAND TODAY WITH FOG ALONG THE COAST... This morning's fog has burned off over inland areas, though a thick fog bank remains visible along the shoreline to the northeast that appears to be moving inland as of 2 PM. The temperature has climbed to the mid-70s, and today will likely be the 15th consecutive day to average warmer than normal. Precipitation for the month is less than normal, though some rainfall is expected in the area on Sunday ahead of a cold front due later in the day. It is unusually humid for a late-September day with the dew point in the mid-60s. There was very little wind again yesterday, and the average wind speed for the month of 10.9 mph is close to the record lowest for September. 4TH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEATHER CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 1ST....Register on-line and get more information at http://www.bluehill.org/snewc/info.html Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/8L-F 197/61/61/0709/011/ LB UKN WND LGT/ 8//// 56003 6001/ 70001 10061 20058 11 AM BHO SA 1455 -X E4 OVC 11/2F 207/65/65/1106/014/ STRA DRFTG OVR SMT VSBY INCR SUN OCNLY DMLY VSBL WND LGT/ 8/6// 51010 6000/ 2 PM BHO SA 1755 23 SCT 35 SCT 20 187/74/66/0507/008/ FEW MDT CU FOG BANK N-NE MVNG INLND VSBY NE 7/ 8/500 56020 6000/ 10077 20061 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........16 MPH NE AT 12:33 PM EST AEROVANE.........18 MPH NE AT 12:33 PM EST ASOS.............16 MPH ENE AT 1:19 PM EST AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........18.3 MPH, SSE ASOS...........19.0 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM.........17 MPH ESE AT 1:57 AM EDT AEROVANE.........21 MPH ESE AT 1:57 AM EDT ASOS.............18 MPH ESE AT 1:59 AM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 MAX.....66 NORMAL.....68 ASOS.....65 AT 1:09 PM EST MIN.....58 NORMAL.....50 ASOS.....61 AT 7:48 PM EST MEAN....62 NORMAL.....59 DEP......+3 DEP FOR MONTH....+40 The month is averaging more than a degree above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAY INFORMATION... TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR FRIDAY..........3 DEP....-4 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH......45 DEP...-62 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE SEASON.....56 DEP...-81 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR LAST SEASON....62 DIF....-6 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.01 IN DEP....-0.13 IN ASOS.............0.01 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........2.45 INS DEP....-1.26 INS ASOS.............2.38 INS TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........40.19 INS DEP....+3.93 INS ASOS............37.89 INS RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 27 HIGH 84 IN 1998 LOW 32 IN 1947 PRE 2.26 INS IN 1962 WIND 100 MPH SSE IN 1985 (HURRICANE GLORIA; LAST GUST TO 100 MPH) 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 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2002. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2002. Mike Iacono