BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
MONDAY OCTOBER 10, 2005 COLUMBUS DAY

TODAY'S DISCUSSION....2 P.M.

An additional 0.12 of precipitation has fallen in the six hours ending 2 p.m. 
in the form of some light rain and drizzle today.

DAY RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 8 A.M. THIS MORNING....2.72 INS.

The three day rainfall total here is 2.72 inches; the 8 a.m. measurements
are Sat. 10/8, 0.19 inch; Sun. 10/9, 2.45 ins.; Mon. 10/10, 0.08 inch.

STRONG WIND GUSTS RECORDED

Peak wind gusts included several gusts to 45 MPH from the south in the
warm and humid air on Saturday and a gust to 45 MPH NNE Saturday
night, after the frontal passage. That gust occurred at 11:42 P.M. Eastern
Standard Time.  The peak gust on  Sunday was 50 MPH NNE at 2:50 A.M.
ASOS reported a peak of  41 MPH NNE.

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8 A.M.

obscurement with dense fog and drizzle ending past hour;
temp/dewpoint 50; wind n 08 mph; six hourly min. temp. 50;
6 hourly manual precip. 0.02 inch; 24 hourly rainfall 0.08 in.

BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16F 201/50/50/3607/012/ LE UKN VRY LGT/
8//// 53009 ASOS 60001 MANUAL 6002/ ASOS 70007
MANUAL 70008 10051 20050

11 A.M.

obscurement with 1/8 mile in light drizzle and fog;
temp/dewpoint 51; wind nne 12 gusting 22 mph;
3-hourly precip. 0.04 inch....

BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/8VL-F 206/51/51/0210G19/014/ VSBY 1/16V1/4 SSW 1
RBE UKN/ 8//// 50005 ASOS 60004 MANUAL 6004/

2 P.M.

low overcast with 1 mile visibility variable from 1/2 to 2 miles with
stratus drifting over summit; temp 52; dewpoint 51; wind nne 14 gusting
21 mph; 6 hourly precip. 0.12 inch; six hourly max. temp. 52 deg.

BHO SA 1755 E3 OVC 1VF 197/52/51/0312G18/011/ STRA DRFTG OVR SMT
VSBY 1/2V2 WND 36V06/ 8/6// 58009 MANUAL 6012/ ASOS 60012 10052 20050

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 9:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX......52   NORMAL.....63 HAZEN  52.3 @ 4:15 a.m.
MIN......47   NORMAL.....45 HAZEN  47.2 @ 9:22 a.m.
MEAN.....50   NORMAL.....54

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....-  4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+ 77   + 8.4 deg. WARMER THAN NORMAL

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY......... 50   NNE AT 2:50 A.M.
                   AEROVANE............................. 48   NNE AT 2:50 A.M.
                   ASOS...................................... 41   NNE AT 3:12 A.M.
                   DAVIS...................................... 43   NNE AT 2:32 A.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.................  n/a
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..........35  N AT 2:53 A.M.
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........36  N AT 2:52 A.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION... .... 13.9  N
ASOS..............................................................  13.9 NNW [340 deg ]
DAVIS.............................................................  14.4  N       [350 deg ]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.08   DEPARTURE......-0.06
                        ASOS.............. 0.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR OCT ...............2.72   DEPARTURE......+1.46
                        ASOS...............2.71
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR........  45.62   DEPARTURE......+6.91
                        ASOS..............44.38

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   78/65/72/+17/.../..      31 MPH S
10/8   71/50/61/+7/n/a/000/00   45 MPH NNE/S Aero 50 MPH S
10/9   52/47/50/-4/n/a/000/00   50 MPH NNE Aero 48 MPH NNE

10/10  morning low temp. 50; rainfall midnight to 8 a.m. 0.04 in.

DAILY EXTREMES

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

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 10
HIGH 85 IN 1949
LOW 27 IN 1929
PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1998
SNOWFALL 6.8 INCHES IN 1979 (RECORD FOR MONTH)
PEAK GUST 59 MPH WNW IN 1958

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 11
HIGH 80 IN 1919,1949
LOW 28 IN 1993
PRECIP 0.96 INCHES IN 1903
SNOWFALL (NONE)
PEAK GUST 66e MPH WNW IN 1941

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling