BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
  
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007    
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 

Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.   
Weather: Obscured with drizzle and fog
Temperature: 57F, Dew point: 57F, Wind: NNE at 12G22 kt 
Sea-level pressure: 30.03 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 1/4 of a mile    
6-hour min temp: 57F
24-hour precipitation: Trace 
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1/4L-F 169/57/57/0215G22/003/ 8//// 53028 70000 10070 20057
 
10 A.M.   
Weather: Obscured with light rain and fog
Temperature: 53F, Dew point: 53F, Wind: NE at 15G20 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 inches Hg, rising
Visibility:  1/2 of a mile
BHO SA 1455 W2 X1 1/2RW-F 187/53/53/0315G20/008/ 8//// 51018 6000
 
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....83*   NORMAL.....64 
MIN.....62    NORMAL.....46
MEAN....73    NORMAL.....55
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........+18 
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........+73 [+12.0 DEGREES/DAY]  
 
*EQUALED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATUE; ALSO IN 1990
 

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..............23  WSW  AT  11:53 P.M.      
                   AEROVANE.............. 22  SW   AT   8:10 P.M.      
                   ASOS...................22  W    AT  11:52 P.M.     
                   DAVIS..................24  SSW  AT   8:12 P.M.      
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY................16  SW   AT   8:26 P.M.           
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.............16  SW   AT   8:29 P.M.        
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE............20  SSW  AT   8:17 P.M.   
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..........9.3 SW  
                   ASOS...................8.9   
                   DAVIS..................9.7 SW  [221 deg] 
 

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..........0.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.84  
                         ASOS..............0.00    
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........32.88  DEPARTURE.....-5.56
                         ASOS.............32.12    
 

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2007...CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
 
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available
 
10/1 67/49/58/+1/0/592/84     18 S 
10/2 72/50/61/+5/0/.../..     20 SSE
10/3 73/61/67/+11/0/.../..    23 SSE
10/4 84/65/75/+19/0/.../..    21 SSW
10/5 86/61/74/+19/0/.../..    21 SSW 
10/6 83/62/73/+18/0/.../..    23 WSW
 
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 2007:
 
10/4 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 84F; PREVIOUS 83F IN 1898 and 1959.
     - EQUALED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65F; ALSO IN 1927. 
10/5 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 86F; PREVIOUS 85F IN 1922
10/6 - EQUALED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 83F; ALSO IN 1990.
 
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 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
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andrew Hoell