BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2005 TODAY'S DISCUSSION....2 P.M. MORE HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WINDS EXPECTED... A powerful nor'easter, which may absorb some of the energy from Hurricane Wilma and former Tropical Storm Alpha, is expected to bring over one inch of rainfall, maybe two or three inches, and NE winds gusting over 50 MPH tomorrow. BHO Wettest Octobers 1) 11.76" in 1996 2) 11.60" in 2005 (through 10/23) 3) 10.84" in 1962 4) 8.89" in 1932 BHO Wettest Months 1) 18.78" in 8/1955 2) 17.32" in 6/1998 3) 13.73" in 6/1982 4) 13.07" in 3/2001 5) 12.60" in 12/1969 6) 12.37" in 9/1999 7) 11.76" in 10/1996 8) 11.67" in 7/1938 9) 11.61" in 1/1979 10) 11.60" in 10/2005 (through 10/23) 11) 11.44" in 8/1946 BHO Wettest January-October 1) 67.48" in 1998 2) 58.46" in 1996 3) 54.88" in 1958 4) 54.50" in 2005 (through 10/23) 5) 52.22" in 1920 Researched by Mike Iacono TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 8 A.M. scattered clouds with partial undercast condition; visibility 8 miles but 3/4 se-sw and 25 miles n-ne; temp. 39; dewpoint 38; wind nnw at 08 mph; six hourly min. temp. 38; 24 hourly precip: 0.05 inch. BHO SA 1155 10 SCT 120 SCT 8 170/39/38/3407/003/ HVY FG DSSPTD PST HR UNDERCAST CDN SE-SW-W PTCHY STRA LYR BLO SMT NW-NE VSBY SE-SW 3/4 NW 12 N-NE 25/ 8/540 53023 MANUAL 70005 ASOS 70003 10041 20038 11 A.M. low overcast with 20 miles visibility and light drizzle occurring; temp. 43; dewpoint 42; wind N at 09 mph... BHO SA 1455 E10 OVC 20L- 174/43/42/3608/004/ HIER OVC AT 25 HND VSB PCPN VRY LGT WND GRDLY VEERING/ 8/72/ 50004 MANUAL 6000/ 2 P.M. low overcast with 15 miles visibility and very light drizzle is occurring; visibility 6 miles se-s and 20 miles n-ne; temp. 44; dewpoint 42; wind N at 08 mph; six hourly max. temp. 44 deg; six hourly precip. trace BHO SA 1755 E7 BKN 20 OVC 15L- 176/44/42/3607/005/ CIG RGD VSBY SE-S 6 N-NE 20 PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/72/ 53002 MANUAL 6000/ 10044 20039 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 23: TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.. ...46 NORMAL.....58 MIN......41 NORMAL.....41 MEAN.....44 NORMAL.....49 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....- 5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+ 73 [+ 3.0 deg. WARMER THAN NORMAL ] PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........45 NE AT 2:58 A.M. AEROVANE.............................46 NE AT 2:58 A.M. ASOS..................................... 41 NE AT 1:51 A.M. DAVIS......................................41 N AT 4:28 A.M. FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.............. 29 NNE AT 4:30 A.M. ** MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.........29 NNE AT 4:30 A.M. MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE....... 29 NE AT 12:09 A.M. ** earlier occurrences from the NE AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.... 13.9 WNW ASOS.......................................................... 13.2 WNW [300 deg] DAVIS......................................................... ...14.1 NNW [340 deg ] PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.05 DEPARTURE......-0.09 ASOS.............. 0.03 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR OCT ..............11.60 DEPARTURE......+8.36 ASOS..............11.75 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR........ 54.50 DEPARTURE.....+13.81 ASOS..............53.42 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/+7/1.32/000/00 45 MPH NNE/S Aero 50 MPH S 10/9 52/47/50/-4/1.33/000/00 50 MPH NNE Aero 48 MPH NNE 10/10 53/50/52/-2/0.19/000 25 MPH NNE 10/11 54/50/52/-1/0.28/000/00 42 MPH NNE Aero 40 MPH NE 10/12 53/49/51/-2/0.22/000/00 47 MPH NE Aero 45 MPH NE 10/13 54/52/53/+1/0.15/000/00 40 MPH NE 10/14 56/53/55/+3/2.25/000/00 37 MPH NE 10/15 58/49/54/+2/4.58/000/00 34 MPH NE 10/16 58/48/53/+2/0/331/50 55 MPH WSW Aero 57 MPH W 10/17 60/44/52/+1/0/.../.. 47 MPH W Aero 49 MPH W 10/18 64/43/54/+3/0.03/.../.. 42 MPH W Aero 42 MPH W 10/19 64/46/55/+4/0/.../.. 35 MPH W Aero 36 MPH S 10/20 54/41/48/-2/0/.../.. 38 MPH W 10/21 56/39/48/-2/0/.../.. 22 MPH W 10/22 48/39/44/-6/0.78/000/00 44 MPH NE Aero 45 MPH NE 10/23 46/41/44/-5/0.44/000/00 45 MPH NE Aero 46 MPH NE 10/24 morning low temp. 38 deg; normal now 40 10/15; NEW RECORD RAINFALL is 4.58 inches for the date; previous record was 3.12 inches in 1930. DAILY EXTREMES... Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 24 HIGH 79 IN 1963 LOW 22 IN 1969 PRECIP 2.96 INCHES IN 1890 SNOWFALL 1.8 INCHES IN 1960 PEAK GUST 70 MPH SE IN 1959 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 25 HIGH 81 IN 1963 LOW 26 IN 1922,1939 PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1980 SNOWFALL 1.2 INCHES IN 1960 PEAK GUST 72 MPH ESE IN 1980 TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling