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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2005

Overnight snow and sleet accumulated to 0.3 inch here and the
total melted precipitation was 0.30 inch.  There was glaze formation
during freezing rain as well.  Our total snow on the ground
continues at 14 inches this morning.

Today's observations:

7 A.M.
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16F 230/32/32/3613/021/ TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24 HRS 0.3 IN 
THN GLZ/ 8//// 4/014 53002 MANUAL 6001/ ASOS 70029 MANUAL 70030 10032 20031

10 A.M. 
BHO SA 1455 W3 X 3/4VF 243/32/32/0111G22/025/ STRA DRFTG OVR SMT VSBY 1/2V11/2
VSBY N 1/8 SE-SW 1/ 8//// 51013

1 P.M.
BHO SA 1755 E5 OVC 9 231/33/31/3614G22/021/ THN F ALQDS/ 8/6// 58012 10033 20032


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 03:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....36    NORMAL.....34    HAZEN.....36.0 AT 12:37 P.M.
MIN.....20    NORMAL.....18    HAZEN ....20.0 AT 4:46  A.M.
MEAN....28    NORMAL.....26

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+6  (2 DEGREES/DAY)

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.30   DEPARTURE....+0.15
                         ASOS..............0.29
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.30   DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.29
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........6.54   DEPARTURE....+1.31
                         ASOS..............6.07*

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

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.3   DEPARTURE.....-0.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH............... 0.3   DEPARTURE.... -1.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR MONTH OF JANUARY        44.8   DEPARTURE....+29.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............69.1   DEPARTURE....+37.9

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........27 NNE AT  6:47 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........25 NNE AT  8:55 P.M.
                   ASOS.............22 NE  AT  9:16 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........15 NNE AT  2:17 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......18 NNE AT  2:05 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..  12.0 MPH N
                   ASOS.............12.5 MPH

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

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

RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 05
HIGH 65F IN 1991
LOW -14F IN 1918
PRECIP 1.55 INS. IN 2001
SNOWFALL 16.0 INS. IN 1907
PEAK GUST 67 MPH WNW IN 1969

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling