BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA   DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME   Today's observations:   7 A.M. Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, numerous breaks Temperature: 31F, Dew point: 24F, Wind: ENE @ 13 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.57 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 25 miles 6-hour min temp: 26F BHO SA 1155 E25 OVC 25 351/31/24/0613/057/ CIG RGD NMRS SML BINOVC LGE BINOVC E-S HIER AC CLDS VSB/ 8/57/ 58008 10031 20026   10 A.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast stratus Temperature: 34F, Dew point: 28F, Wind: ENE at 15G29 kts Wind: Peak gust past hour 29 kts ENE @ 9:48 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 30.50 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 20 miles BHO SA 1455 E20 BKN 25 OVC 20 328/34/28/0715G29/050/ CIG RGD PK WND 0829/48/ 8/6// 58023   1 P.M. Weather: Overcast stratus, rain and sleet Temperature: 33F, Dew point: 31F, Wind: E at 20G32 kts Wind: Peak gust past hour 32 kts E @ 12:52 P.M. Wind: variable direction NNE-ESE Sea-level pressure: 30.34 inches Hg, falling rapidly Visibility: 3 miles, rain/sleet/fog 6-hour max. temp. 35F 6-hour precipitation: 0.03 in. BHO SA 1755 E15 OVC 3R-IP-F 275/33/31/0820G32/034/ PK WND 0832/52 WND 02V12 PRESFR/ ASOS 60004 MANUAL 6003/ 8/7// 58053 10035 20031   WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 31   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....34    NORMAL.....34 MIN.....21    NORMAL.....18 MEAN....28    NORMAL.....26 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL...........+2 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........+139 [+4.3 DEGREES/DAY]   HEATING DEGREE DAYS TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............37  DEPARTURE.......-2 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........1070  DEPARTURE.....-138 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........3237  DEPARTURE.....-299  TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE....2944  DIFFERENCE....+293    PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............28 WSW  AT  3:42 A.M.                          AEROVANE.............25 WSW  AT  3:42 A.M.                          ASOS.................26 W    AT  3:42 A.M.                        DAVIS................27 WSW  AT  3:41 A.M.        FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY............. 19 WSW  AT  3:42 A.M.     MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........20 W    AT  3:43 A.M.      MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........21 WSW  AT  3:42 A.M.          AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION....... 8.9 WSW                       ASOS................ 8.7                    DAVIS............... 9.1 W [265 deg]      PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M... 0.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.15                             ASOS..............0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.87  DEPARTURE.....-0.91                          ASOS..............3.96  TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........3.87  DEPARTURE.....-0.91                          ASOS..............3.96   SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.....-0.6 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...............13.6  DEPARTURE.....-2.2 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............44.1  DEPARTURE....+14.7    PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2008 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   38/28/33/+6/0.24/1.8/049/09   30 E   1/2   29/7/18/-9/T/T/006/01         43 NW   Aero 43 MPH NW 1/3   11/2/7/-20/0/0/539/98         35 NW 1/4   30/2/16/-11/0/0/242/44        31 SSW 1/5   38/24/31/+4/0/0/287/52        28 SSW 1/6   47/34/41/+15/0/0/133/24       27 SSW 1/7   54/39/47/+21/0/0/188/34       29 S 1/8   65/45/55/+29/0/0/283/51       37 S 1/9   59/42/51/+25/0.01/0/167/30    48 S 1/10  47/35/41/+15/0/0/340/61       35 W 1/11  55/35/45/+19/1.58/T/0/0       46 S    Aero 48 MPH S 1/12  47/32/40/+14/0/0/376/67       28 W 1/13  42/30/36/+10/0/0/455/81       33 ENE 1/14  36/24/30/+4/1.45/10.3/000/00  37 NE   Aero 36 MPH NE 1/15  30/21/26/0/T/T/000/00         25 NW 1/16  30/16/23/-3/0/0/560/99        28 NW 1/17  32/17/25/-1/T/T/165/29        23 ESE  Aero 19 MPH ESE 1/18  44/28/36/+10/0.39/0.2/331/58  41 W    Aero 39 MPH W 1/19  33/24/29/+4/0/0/086/15        25 W 1/20  29/13/21/-4/0/0/367/64        38 WNW  Aero 40 MPH WNW  1/21  21/10/16/-10/0/0/564/98       35 W    Aero 33 MPH W 1/22  37/15/26/+1/0.03/0.1/110/19   52 S    Aero 55 MPH S   1/23  35/23/29/+4/0/0/574/99        31 W 1/24  29/19/24/-2/0/0/203/35        28 NW   Aero 25 MPH NW 1/25  28/11/20/-6/0/0/583/100       36 W    Aero 33 MPH W 1/26  31/17/24/-2/0/0/.../..        23 WSW 1/27  30/21/26/0/0.13/1.2/000/00    47 N    Aero 44 MPH N      1/28  38/19/29/+3/0/0/384/65        40 NW   Aero 39 MPH NNW  1/29  46/22/34/+8/T/0/.../..        23 SE 1/30  47/28/38/+12/0.04/0/.../..    53 WSW 1/31  34/21/28/+2/0/0/.../..        28 WSW  Aero 25 MPH WSW   2/1   morning low temp. 26F; our normal low is now 18F   NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JANUARY 2008:   1/8 - New record high temperature of 65 deg; the previous record, 59 deg. in 1930 New record high minimum temperature of 45 deg; the previous record, 41 deg. in 1930, 1935, 1967   1/9 - New record high minimum temperature of 42 deg; the previous record, 39 deg. in 1937, 1956.   1/11 - New record rainfall of 1.58 inches; surpasses previous record of 1.14 inches in 1956   1/14 - New record daily snowfall of 10.3 inches; surpasses previous record of 9.0 inches in 1999. New record maximum daily precipitation of 1.45 inches; surpasses 1.35 inches in 2006   DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):   RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 1 HIGH 65F IN 1989 LOW -9F IN 1920 PRECIP 1.30 INS. IN 1898 SNOWFALL 11.0 INS. IN 1898 PEAK GUST 66e MPH SSW IN 1951   RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 2 HIGH 55F IN 1951, 1973 LOW -12F IN 1961 PRECIP 1.91 INS. IN 1999 SNOWFALL 5.5 INS. IN 1916, 1934 PEAK GUST 92 MPH SW IN 1970   TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Stephanie Radner