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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2005

1 P.M.

NEW SNOWFALL THRU 1 P.M. ALMOST 2 INCHES....

A total of 1.8 inches of snow had fallen through 1 p.m.
as recorded on the snow boards with a lot less on rock
and road surfaces.  Light snow was continuing with 2
miles visibility.  The visibility dropped down to 3/4 mile
this morning for an hour or so...


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS...

1/5/2004 WED
BHO SA 1155 E80 OVC 30 212/32/28/3009/016/ HIER CLDS VSB DSNT E-S VIRGA ALQDS/
8/02/ 53005 10035 20032

BHO SA 1455 W3 X 3/4S-F 232/31/31/3605/022/ TOTAL NEW SNW PST 3 HRS 0.6 IN/
8//// 51020 ASOS 60004 MANUAL 6005/

BHO SA 1755 -X E3 BKN 10 OVC 2S-F 214/28/28/3609/017/ SF1 WND 32V03
TOTAL NEW SNW PST 6 HRS 1.8 INS/ 8/72/ 58018 ASOS 60015 MANUAL
6/NA/ 10033 20028

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 4:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....42    NORMAL.....35
MIN.....36    NORMAL.....19
MEAN....39    NORMAL.....27

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+50  (+12.3 DEGREES/DAY)

WIND DATA [ MPH ]
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........25 NNE AT 3:33 A.M.
                   AEROVANE.........25 NNE AT 3:33 A.M.
                   ASOS.............20 NE  AT 7:33 A.M.
                   DAVIS............21 NNE AT 3:34 A.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......... 15 NNE at 3:33 A.M.
FASTEST 2-MIN AVERAGE ASOS..........15 NNE AT 3:33 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.. 6.8 N
                   ASOS........... 7.2 N   / 350 deg.
                   DAVIS.......... 6.9 N   / 350 deg.

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.72   DEPARTURE....+0.12
                         ASOS..............0.70
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........0.72   DEPARTURE....+0.12
                         ASOS..............0.70

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M......0.0   DEPARTURE....-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.0   DEPARTURE....-2.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............24.0   DEPARTURE....+8.5

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY, 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA

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

DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

1/1   49/32/41/+14/0/0/.../..                        45 MPH W
1/2   39/26/33/+6/0.05/0/.../..                      36 MPH S
1/3   51/39/45/+18/0.26/0/.../..                     40 MPH SSW
1/4   42/36/39/+12/0.41/0/.../..                     25 MPH NNE
1/5   morning high temp. 36 deg. at midnight...

SUMMARY OF DECEMBER 2004

December 2004
Mean temp: 32.5 [ +1.3 ]
High: 59/23rd
Low:   1/21st
HDD: 1002 [ -38 ]
Precip: 6.16 [ 1.60 ]
Snowfall:  16.2 ins.
Max. snow depth: 13 inches, 27th
Peak gust: 67 MPH SSE 23RD, new record for date

2004 - ANNUAL WIND SPEED 2ND LOWEST ON RECORD...
The average wind speed for 2004 was only 12.9 mph and therefore
was 2nd lowest on record after 12.7 mph in 2001.

DAILY EXTREMES

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 5
HIGH 58F IN 1950
LOW -9F IN 1981
PRECIP 0.98 INS. IN 1993
SNOW 4.5 INS. IN 1891
WIND 70 MPH WNW IN 1959

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 6
HIGH 60F IN 1913
LOW -14F IN 1896
PRECIP 3.10 INS. IN 1889 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
SNOWFALL 7.5 INS. IN 1893
WIND 70 MPH WNW IN 1959

e = Estimated

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling