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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Low clouds moved in and some light drizzle began early this afternoon as
temperatures reached the middle 30's.

Today's observations:

7 A.M.
BHO SA 1155 120 SCT 220 300 SCT 20 288/23/18/3515/038/ AS/AC LYR XTDNG NNE-SSW
CI LYR XTDNG SSW-NW HAZY INVSN PRSNT/ 8/071 4/014 58007 10027 20020

10 A.M.
BHO SA 1455 25 SCT E100 OVC 15 285/30/23/3609/037/ NMRS SML BINOVC OVHD-W-N
HIER CLDS VSB W-N VSBY E-S 8 WNW 20 HAZY/ 8/571 55003

1 P.M.
BHO SA 1755 E11 OVC 10L- 262/34/31/0109/030/ VSBY E-S 5 WNW 20 LB UKN
PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/6// 58023 6000/


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 02:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....35    NORMAL.....34    HAZEN.....35.3 AT 2:12 P.M.
MIN.....20    NORMAL.....18    ASOS......19.8 at 7:10 A.M.
MEAN....28    NORMAL.....26

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+4  (2 DEGREES/DAY)

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.30
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........6.24   DEPARTURE....+1.16
                         ASOS..............5.78*

* actual total discounting errors starting 1/23;
that amounted to a monthly total of 9.02 ins!

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M............0   DEPARTURE.....-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH............... 0.0   DEPARTURE.... -1.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR MONTH OF JANUARY        44.8   DEPARTURE....+29.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............68.8   DEPARTURE....+38.8

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........23 N   AT  4:48 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........22 N   AT  3:25 P.M.
                   ASOS.............21 NE  AT 10:31 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........n/a
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......16 NE  AT  8:50 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..  9.8 MPH N
                   ASOS............10.4


DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 03
HIGH 58F IN 1991
LOW -07F IN 1955
PRECIP 2.14 INS. IN 1970
SNOWFALL 7.0 INS. IN 1913
PEAK GUST 102 MPH S IN 1970 [RECORD FOR MONTH]

RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 04
HIGH 63F IN 1991
LOW -04F IN 1886, 1908
PRECIP 1.80 INS. IN 1926
SNOWFALL 15.0 INS. IN 1961
PEAK GUST 89 MPH SSE IN 1972

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling