BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY MARCH 16, 2004
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
TODAY'S DISCUSSION....10:00 A.M.
By: Matt Douglas
Biggest news today is the impending winter storm. Winds have
shifted from the northwest to northeast this morning and the
pressure has begun to fall off a bit. So now we wait to see
how much snow we will get here on the summit, stay tuned!
TODAY'S SCHEDULED OBSERVATIONS....
7 a.m.
BHO SA 1155 E130 BKN 250 -OVC 60 248/30/16/3208/026/ FEW BINOVC OVHD-E/
8/031/ 51017 10031 20028
10 a.m.
BHO SA 1455 E130 BKN 180 OVC 60 254/33/17/0414G20/028/ FEW SC NNE-SE
VIRGA SW-NW SUN DMLY VSBL WND 35V04/ 8/512/ 50006
OUR WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY MARCH 15
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....50 NORMAL.....44 HAZEN SHELTER: 50.3 @ 2:30 P.M.
MIN.... 32 NORMAL.....27 HAZEN SHELTER: 32.0 @ 11:59 P.M.
MEAN....41 NORMAL.....36
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE MARCH TO DATE....+76
MARCH IS AVERAGING 5.1 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY...
ASOS MAX/MIN FOR 3/15: 50/32 // TIMES: 3:07 P.M. AND 11:59 P.M.
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR YESTERDAY.......24 DEPARTURE.....- 5
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR MARCH..........392 DEPARTURE.....-76
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE SEASON....5018 DEPARTURE.....-22
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR LAST SEASON...5464 DIFFERENCE...-446
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........43 W AT 1:54 P.M.
AEROVANE.........43 W AT 1:54 P.M.
ASOS.............39 WNW AT 1:57 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........33 W AT 1:20 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......32 W AT 10:45 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED/DIRECTION........19.3 MPH W
AVERAGE ASOS WIND FOR YESTERDAY ....18.7 MPH
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) UPDATED MARCH 16
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HR ENDING 7 A.M.....0.00
ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH..............1.00
DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE...............-1.28
TOTAL ASOS PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.........0.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2004...............4.48
DEPARTURE....-6.64
TOTAL ASOS PRECIPITATION FOR 2004..........3.87
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M......0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH....................4.5 DEPARTURE..... -2.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............46.2 DEPARTURE..... -2.2
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/+9/0.07/0/000/00 22 MPH WSW
3/5 45/38/42/+9/0.02/0/000/00 31 MPH SSE
3/6 57/36/47/+14/0.26/0/028/04 53 MPH W Aerovane 55 MPH WNW
3/7 46/32/39/+6/0/0/658/95 43 MPH W
3/8 33/26/30/-4/0.50/3.5/000/00 31 MPH NE
3/9 31/26/29/-5/0.01/0.2/000/00 15 MPH SSE
3/10 39/27/33/-1/0/0/.../.. 40 MPH NE
3/11 44/29/37/+2/0/0/.../.. 38 MPH N
3/12 46/27/37/+2/0.10/0.8/000/00 51 MPH W
3/13 40/25/33/-2/0/0/.../.. 40 MPH WNW Aerovane 43 MPH NW
3/14 40/21/31/-5/0/0/.../.. 35 MPH S
3/15 50/32/41/+5/T/T/.../.. 43 MPH W Aerovane 43 MPH W
3/16 Morning low 28 degrees...
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 16
HIGH 73 IN 1990
LOW 8 IN 1932
PRE 1.95 INS IN 1900
SNOW 10.0 INS IN 1896
WIND 79 MPH NE IN 1956
RECORDS FOR MARCH 17
HIGH 69 IN 2003
LOW 06 IN 1885
PRECIP 1.97 INCHES IN 1968
SNOWFALL 6.5 INCHES IN 1956
PEAK GUST 70 MPH SSW IN 1973
TODAY'S REPORT BY: Matt Douglas