BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
SUNDAY JANUARY 4 2004

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS

7 AM - Overcast skies with areas of ground fog visble in the lower valleys
BHO SA 1155 150 BKN 200 SCT 250 -SCT 10 111/44/43/2914/986/
FEW ACC NE FEW ACSL ALQDS SCT GRND F LWR VLY SW-NW/
8/071 53008 6008/ 70024 10047 20044

10 AM - Skies becoming overcast
BHO SA 1455 110 BKN 170 SCT 200 SCT 60 129/46/42/2810/991/
FEW ACC NW-NE FEW ACSL ALQDS/ 8/071 5318


THE DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY JANUARY 3
TEMPERATURES ARE CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EASTERN STANDARD TIME

MAX:      45      MIN:      33
ASOS MAX: 45      ASOS MIN: 32
MEAN:     39      [ + 11 ]

TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR JANUARY TO DATE: + 26 DEGREES (+8.7 DEGREES/DAY)


PRECIPITATION UPDATED ON 1/04 at 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.24 IN [STANDARD GAGE]
TOTAL FOR ASOS...............0.23 IN
JANUARY ASOS TOTAL...........0.29 IN
TOTAL FOR JAN TO DATE........0.32 IN [STANDARD GAGE]
JANUARY DEPARTURE TO DATE...-0.13 IN

TOTAL 2004 PRECIPITATION.....0.32 IN
DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE......-0.13 IN
TOTAL 2003 PRECIPITATION....57.79 IN
DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE......+7.64 IN

SNOWFALL UPDATED ON 1/04 at 7 A.M.
24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0 IN
TOTAL FOR DECEMBER..........29.7 IN
TOTAL FOR JANUARY............0.6 IN
TOTAL FOR 2003-2004 SEASON..30.8 IN


WIND DATA FOR SATURDAY JANUARY 3 2004

PEAK GUST ASOS: 20 MPH SSW AT 4:13 P.M.
PEAK GUST AERO: 24 MPH SSW AT 4:09 P.M.
PEAK GUST 420C: 21 MPH SSW AT 3:43 P.M.

FASTEST 2-MINUTE MILE BY ASOS: 17 MPH SSW AT 4:33 P.M.


JANUARY 2004 PRELIMINARY DATA....ALL IS CALENDAR DAY DATA....
BELOW IS THE ORDER OF DATA REPORTED....
MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUNSHINE/ OFFICIAL 420C WIND GUST/ AERO GUST
Aero = Aerovane recording wind system gust when significant
TSTM = thunderstorm day
.../.. no sunshine data yet available

1/1  41/30/36/+09/0.00/0.0/.../../     35 WNW
1/2  35/28/32/+05/0.08/0.6/.../../     18 SSW
1/3  45/33/39/+12/..../0.0/.../../     21 SSW


OUR DAILY EXTREMES

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 4
HIGH       60F IN 2000
LOW        -8F IN 1904,1981
PRECIP     1.79 INCHES IN 1982
SNOWFALL   8.6 INCHES IN 1923,1941
PEAK GUST  84 MPH S IN 1982

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 5
HIGH       58F IN 1950
LOW        -9F IN 1981
PRECIP     0.98 INCHES IN 1993
SNOWFALL   4.5 INCHES IN 1891
PEAK GUST  70 MPH WNW IN 1959

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 6
HIGH       60F IN 1913
LOW        -14F IN 1896
PRECIP     3.10 INCHES IN 1889
SNOWFALL   7.5 INCHES IN 1893
PEAK GUST  70 MPH WNW IN 1959

e = estimated

Today's report by Andrew Hoell