BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2005
TODAY'S DISCUSSION....2 P.M.
Heavy fog and light drizzle today with temperatures stuck between
53 and 54 degrees all day through 2 p.m. Only light amounts
of precipitation included 0.01 in drizzle very early this morning
and 0.09 inch for the six hours ending 2 p.m.
TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....
8 A.M.
obscurement with fog visibility 1/16 in heavy fog;
temp/dewpoint 54; wind ene 04 mph; six hourly min.
temp. 53 deg; 24 hourly precip. 0.16 in.
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16F 191/54/54/0603/009/ RB20E25/ 8////
53016 MANUAL 6001/ ASOS 60000 MANUAL 70016 ASOS 70015 10054 20053
11 A.M.
obscurement with fog and visibility 1/16 light drizzle and
fog; temp/dewpoint 54; wind nne at 14 mph; 3-hourly precip. 0.07 in.
BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/16L-F 194/54/54/0212/010/ PCPN INTMT VRY LGT
WND 35V05/ 8//// 50003 ASOS 60008 MANUAL 6007/
2 P.M.
obscurement with fog and visibility 1/8 variable 1/16 in
light drizzle and heavy fog; temp./dewpoint 53; wind nne
15 gusting 27 mph; peak gust to 30 mph past hour;
six hourly max. temp. 54; six hourly precip. 0.09 in.
BHO SA 1755 W2 X 1/8VL-F 198/53/53/0313G23/012/ VSBY 1/8V1/16
PK WND 0226/07/ WND 35V05/ 8//// 53004 MANUAL 6009/
ASOS 60009 10054 20053
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 10: COLUMBUS DAY
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX......53 NORMAL.....62 HAZEN 53.2 @ 11:56 p.m. **
MIN......50 NORMAL.....45 HAZEN 50.2 @ 7:18 a.m.
MEAN.....52 NORMAL.....54
** Eastern Standard Time....
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....- 2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+ 75 [+ 7.3 deg. WARMER THAN NORMAL ]
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY......... 25 NNE AT 4:14 A.M. *
AEROVANE............................. 25 NNE AT 4:14 A.M.
ASOS...................................... 22 NE AT 5:40 P.M.
DAVIS...................................... 22 NNE AT 3:26 A.M.
* last of several occurrences
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.................15 NE AT 5:38 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..........16 NE AT 5:40 P.M.
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE......... 17 N AT 9:46 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION... .... 10.1 NNE
ASOS.............................................................. 9.6 NNE [020 deg ]
DAVIS............................................................. 9.8 NNE [020 deg ]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.16 DEPARTURE......+0.02
ASOS.............. 0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR OCT ...............2.88 DEPARTURE......+1.48
ASOS...............2.86
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR........ 45.78 DEPARTURE......+6.93
ASOS..............44.53
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/366/53 25 MPH S
10/7 78/65/72/+17/0.03/158/23 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 53/50/52/-2/0.19/000 25 MPH NNE
10/11 morning low temp. 53; rainfall midnight to 8 a.m. 0.01 in.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
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
RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 12
HIGH 87 IN 1954
LOW 31 IN 1906
PRECIP 1.53 INCHES IN 1948
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1941
PEAK GUST 55 MPH NW IN 1963
TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling