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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Today's observations:

7 A.M. EST
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 68F, Dew point: 68F, Wind: S at 13 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.14 inches Hg, steady
Visibility: 1 1/2 mile with fog
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1 1/2F 207/68/68/1813/014/ 8//// 56000 10068 20065

10 A.M. EST
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, thin overcast cirrus
Temperature: 73F, Dew point: 68F, Wind: S at 15 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 20 miles
BHO SA 1455 10 BKN 250 -OVC 20 200/73/68/1815G20/012/ FEW BINOVC ALQDS/ 8/401 58007


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....77   NORMAL.....64    ASOS.....77 AT 2:44 P.M.
MIN.....64   NORMAL.....46    ASOS.....64 AT MIDNIGHT P.M.
MEAN....71   NORMAL.....55
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+16
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+57 (+9.3 DEGREES/DAY)

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........25 S  AT  6:16 P.M.
                   AEROVANE..........28 S  AT  6:16 P.M.
                   ASOS..............24 S  AT  6:27 P.M.
                   DAVIS.............28 S  AT  6:15 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........20 S  AT  6:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE........20 S  AT  6:27 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...10.0 S
                   ASOS............10.4


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.14
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........TRACE   DEPARTURE....-0.84
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........42.90   DEPARTURE....+4.61
                         ASOS.............41.67*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2005......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

10/1   70/49/60/+3/0/690/98     21 MPH S
10/2   75/52/64/+8/0/681/97     23 MPH SSW
10/3   73/56/65/+9/0/656/94     15 MPH S
10/4   74/55/65/+9/T/382/55     17 MPH S
10/5   78/56/67/+12/0/471/68    17 MPH S
10/6   77/64/71/+16/T/.../..    25 MPH S
10/7   MORNING LOW 65 DEGREES

DAILY EXTREMES

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

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 7
HIGH      88 IN 1963 (RECORD FOR MONTH)
LOW       30 IN 1904,1986
PRECIP    1.75 INCHES IN 1972
PEAK GUST 52 ESE IN 1972

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 8
HIGH      81 IN 1916,1990
LOW       28 IN 1919
PRECIP    2.31 INCHES IN 1891
SNOWFALL  TRACE IN 1988, 2001 (EARLIEST DATE)
PEAK GUST 60 MPH NE IN 1996

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell