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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY MARCH 08, 2004
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

SNOWFALL ABOUT 2 INCHES AT 1 P.M.

The snowfall is adding up to about 2 inches here on the summit
early this afternoon as snow becomes occasionaly moderate
just after 1 p.m.

The temperature has been between 29 and 30 degrees since the
snow began early this morning.

This is our first wintry day so far during March, a
month that has averaged 12 degrees WARMER THAN NORMAL during the
first week.

Northeast winds are gusting to 25 to 31 MPH early this afternoon.

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

3/8/2004 THU

7 a.m. obscurement with 2 miles visibility in light snow and fog...
visibility was lowering; temp. 29; dewpoint 28; wind east at 15 mph;
barometer at sea level 29.77 ins. rising; six hourly melted precip.
0.02 inch; 24 hour melted precip: 0.02 ins.; 24 hour snowfall is
0.2 inch; six hour minimum temp. 29; six hour maximum temp. 33.

BHO SA 1155 W5 X 1S-F 081/29/28/0813/977/ VSBY DCRSNG
TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24 HRS 0.2 IN/ 8///// 53026 ASOS 60001 MANUAL 6002/
ASOS 70001 MANUAL 70002 10033 20029

10 a.m. obscurement with 7/8 mile visibility in light snow and fog;
temp. 29; dewpoint 28; wind nor'east at 16 gust 25 mph; new snow past
3 hours 0.6 inch; total melted precip. pst 3 hrs 0.08 inch

BHO SA 1455 W5 X 7/8VS-F 076/29/28/0514G22/975/ VSBY 3/4V1
PK WND 0627/18/ WND 36V09 TOTAL NEW SNW PST 3 HRS 0.6 IN/
 8///// 58005 ASOS 60007 MANUAL 6008/

1 p.m. obscurement with snow and fog and visibility 3/4 mile; temp. 29; 
dewpoint 29; wind northeast 14 gust 28 mph; total new snow past 6 hours 
1.6 inches

BHO SA 1755 W4 X 3/4S-SG-F 078/29/29/0412G24/976/ PK WND 0426/13/
WND 36V08 SGB UKN VSBY LWRG TOTAL NEW SNW PST 6 HRS 1.6 INS/ 8/////
4/002 53002 ASOS 60015 MANUAL N/A 10030 20029

OUR WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY MARCH 07

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....46    NORMAL.....42     HAZEN SHELTER: 46.3
MIN.... 32    NORMAL.....25     HAZEN SHELTER: 31.7
MEAN....39    NORMAL.....33
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+6
TOTAL DEPARTURE MARCH TO DATE....+84

MARCH IS AVERAGING 11.8 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY...

ASOS MAX/MIN FOR 3/7: 46/31 // TIMES: 3:39 P.M. AND 6:34 A.M.

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR YESTERDAY.......26   DEPARTURE.....- 6
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR MARCH..........143   DEPARTURE.....-86
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE SEASON....4769   DEPARTURE.....-30
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR LAST SEASON...5169   DIFFERENCE...-500

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........43 W AT 1:00 A.M. **
                   AEROVANE.........44 W AT 1:00 A.M.
                   ASOS.............39 W AT 1:07 A.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........N/A
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......30 W AT 1:01 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED/DIRECTION........N/A
AVERAGE ASOS WIND FOR YESTERDAY ....13.5 MPH
** also an earlier occurrence

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HR ENDING 7 A.M.....0.02
                         ASOS..............0.01
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH..............0.41
DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE...............-0.79
TOTAL ASOS PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.........0.40

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2004...............3.89
                             DEPARTURE....-6.15
TOTAL ASOS PRECIPITATION FOR 2004..........3.07

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M......0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH....................0.2   DEPARTURE.....- 2.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY.................3.0   DEPARTURE......-9.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............41.9   DEPARTURE......-2.7

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

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

3/1 55/38/47/+15/0/0/588/87           27 MPH S
3/2 63/37/50/+18/0.04/0/298/44        50 MPH W  Aerovane 50 MPH W
3/3 53/37/45/+13/0/0/592/87           46 MPH WNW Aerovane 51 MPH WNW
3/4 48/35/42/+9/.07/0/000/00          22 MPH WSW
3/5 45/38/42/+9/0.30/0/0/000/00       31 MPH SSE
3/6 57/36/47/+14/0/0/028/04           53 MPH W
3/7 46/32/39/+6/0/0/658/95            43 MPH W
3/8 morning high 33 deg....

There is ONE NEW DAILY RECORD FOR MARCH 2004; record high max.
temp. of 63 on March 02, the previous record was 61 in 1991.

RECORDS FOR MARCH 08
HIGH 63 IN 1942,1995
LOW 02 IN 1986
PRECIP 1.73 INCHES IN 1933
SNOWFALL 8.3 INCHES IN 1941
PEAK GUST 68e MPH NE IN 1941

RECORDS FOR MARCH 09
HIGH 71 IN 2000
LOW 05 IN 1885,1943,1996
PRECIP 2.67 INCHES IN 1998
SNOWFALL 6.3 INCHES IN 2001
PEAK GUST 102e MPH S IN 1942 [RECORD FOR MONTH]

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling