BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2006 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NEW YEAR'S SNOWFALL DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 1 TOTALS 3.0 INCHES... The snowfall has been broken down with the following estimates for calendar dates: Dec. 31 0.11 melted 1.2 inches of snow Jan. 1 0.16 melted and 1.8 inches of snow DECEMBER 2005 SUMMARY... Mean temp. 29.8 [-1.4] HDD = 1086 {+46] Precip: 3.96 ins. [-0.60 ] Snowfall: 14.2 ins. Prev. wind: W 19% Peak gust: 55 MPH ESE [16TH] Aerovane: 63 MPH NW [9th] Today's observations: 7 A.M. broken high thin clouds; visibility 10 miles with thin fog; temp. 29; dewpoint 28; wind W 12 MPH; six hourly min. temp. 27; 24 hourly snowfall 0.1 in. and precip. 0.01 in. BHO SA 1155 100 SCT 180 BKN 250 BKN 300 BKN 10 232/29/28/2710/022/ THN F ALQDS PTCHS DENSE GF S-WSW TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24 HRS 0.1 IN/ 8/071 4/003 51006 10030 20027 10 A.M. overcast with 12 miles visibility in thin fog with breaks in overcast; temp. 33; dewpoint 30; wind WNW 10 MPH BHO SA 1455 E110 OVC 12 241/33/30/3009/024/ BINOVC/CLR SKY BND XTDNG NW-E HIER THN CLD VSB DSNT S-SW THN F BLO INVSN ESTMTD TOP 8 HND OVR CTY N VSBY WNW 20 ABV INVSN THN K LYR ALG HRZN SE-SW/ 8/071 51009 1 P.M. overcast with large break in overcast north thru east and visibility 12 miles and hazy; temp. 37; dewpoint 30; wind CALM; six hourly max. temp. 38 deg; min temp. 28. BHO SA 1755 E100 OVC 12 232/37/30/0000/022/ LGE BINOVC N-E THN SPTS IOVC OVHD HAZY THN K LYR ALG HRZNS VSBY WNW 20/ 8/05/ 58009 10038 20028 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2006 NEW YEARS DAY TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....30 NORMAL.....35 HAZEN...30.4 @ 12:01 A.M. MIN.... 21 NORMAL.....19 HAZEN...21.0 @ 9:50 A.M. MEAN....26 NORMAL.....27 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....- 1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.... - 1 HEATING DEGREE DAYS TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR YESTERDAY.......39 DEPARTURE....+ 1 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH...... 39 DEPARTURE.. + 1 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE SEASON....2190 DEPARTURE..- 177 TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR LAST SEASON...n/a DIFFERENCE...n/a PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........23 NNE AT 1:23 A.M. ** AEROVANE.........25 NNE @ 1:23 " ASOS.............22 NNE AT 1:05 A.M. DAVIS............21 NNE AT 1:05 A.M. FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........n/a MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......17 N AT 5:23 A.M. DAVIS 1-MINUTE MAXIMUM SPEED....... 16 NNE AT 1:06 A.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.. n/a ASOS........... 7.8 NE {040 deg] DAVIS...........7.1 N [350 deg] ** last of several occurrences... PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.01 DEPARTURE....-0.14 ASOS..............0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.16 DEPARTURE....+0.01 ASOS..............0.14 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........0.16 DEPARTURE....+0.01 ASOS..............0.14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M......0.1 DEPARTURE....-0.4 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................1.8 DEPARTURE....+1.3 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............18.3 DEPARTURE...+ 4.2 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2006......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 1/1 30/21/26/-1/0.16/1.8/000/00/ 23 NNE 1/2 morning low temp. 27; normal now 19 deg. DAILY RECORDS RECORDS FOR JANUARY 2 HIGH 62F IN 1890 LOW - 7F IN 1899,1918 PRECIP 2.10 INS. IN 1987 SNOWFALL 9.0 INS. IN 1904 PEAK GUST 85e MPH S IN 1942 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 3 HIGH 64F IN 2000 LOW -4F IN 1904 PRECIP 1.93 INS. IN 1999 SNOW 11.3 INS. 1996 PEAK GUST 92 MPH S IN 1960 TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling