BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2004
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

MORNING SUNSHINE GIVING WAY TO ADVANCING CLOUDS...
BONNIE DEPARTS WITH CHARLEY TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
The passing remnants of extra-tropical storm Bonnie brought
0.21 inch of precipitation on Friday evening.  A sunny sky
at sunrise today is filling with cirrus clouds this morning.
Lower clouds will move in later today in advance of tropical
storm Charley, which will bring rainfall and winds to 
New England on Sunday.  The visibility is quite high today
near 70 miles despite the tropical air mass with a dew point 
in the mid-60s. 

Today's observations:

8 A.M. EDT
Weather: Scattered altocumulus and thin cirrus
Temperature: 68F, Dewpoint: 65F, Wind: WNW 10 mph,
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 inches, rising
BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 250 -SCT 70 187/68/65/2909/008/ FEW AC
ESE-SE FEW CU DSNT NW/ 8/131 53030 70021 10070 20065

11 A.M. EDT
Weather: Scattered cirrus with a few cumulus
Temperature: 76F, Dew Point: 64F, Wind: WSW 5 mph
Visibility: 65 miles
BHO SA 1455 200 SCT 250 -SCT 65 200/76/64/2604/012/ SML
CU ALQDS WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/101 51013


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 13:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....77    NORMAL.....80    ASOS.....77 AT N/A 
MIN.....70    NORMAL.....62    ASOS.....70 AT MIDNIGHT P.M.
MEAN....74    NORMAL.....71
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....-10  (-0.6 DEGREES/DAY)

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........30 SSW AT 3;05 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........33 SSW AT 3:05 P.M.
                   ASOS.............29 S AT 3:06 P.M.
                   DAVIS............33 S AT 3:05 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........22 SSW AT 3:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......23 SSW AT 3:07 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..11.6 S
                   ASOS...........11.3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.21   DEPARTURE....+0.08
                         ASOS..............0.20
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.98   DEPARTURE....+0.32
                         ASOS..............1.93*
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........29.71   DEPARTURE....-1.36
                         ASOS.............28.11*
*New ASOS weighing gage installed 6/24/04 replaced former tipping gage.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2004......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available

8/1  79/70/75/+3/0.03/.../..        32 MPH SSW     AERO 35 MPH SSW
8/2  84/69/77/+5/   0/.../..        21 MPH NE
8/3  86/69/78/+6/   0/.../..        25 MPH SW      AERO 29 MPH SW
8/4  79/65/72/ 0/0.06/.../..        24 MPH ENE
8/5  70/57/64/-8/0.49/.../..        21 MPH E
8/6  70/56/63/-9/   0/.../..        24 MPH N
8/7  72/51/62/-9/0/495/58 *         17 MPH WNW
8/8  75/52/64/-7/0/774/91           31 MPH W
8/9  80/56/68/-3/0/848/100          25 MPH W
8/10 84/62/73/+1/0/719/85           31 MPH S
8/11 n/a
8/12 n/a
8/13 77/70/74/+3/.../.../..         30 MPH SSW
8/14 morning low 65


TODAY'S REPORT BY: Mike Iacono