BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARYFRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNLESS NOTED Today's observations: 8 A.M. EDTWeather: Overcast altocumulusTemperature: 34F, Dew point: 33F, Wind: S at 10 ktsSea-level pressure: 29.89 inches Hg, fallingVisibility: 15 miles6-hour min temp: 31F24-hour precipitation: Trace24-hour snowfall: TraceBHO SA 1155 E110 OVC 15 123/34/33/1710/989/ THN SPTS IOVCHIER CLDS VSB TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24 HRS TRACE/8/07/ 55003 10034 20031 11 A.M. EDTWeather: Overcast altocumulus, thin spots in overcastTemperature: 43F, Dew point: 35F, Wind: SSW at 6 ktsSea-level pressure: 29.90 inches Hg, risingVisibility: 12 miles, NE 15 milesBHO SA 1455 E90 OVC 12 124/43/35/2006/990/THN SPTS IOVC OVHD AND S-SW HAZY VSBY NE 15WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/07/ 50001 2 P.M. EDT Weather: Overcast altocumulus, numerous small breaksTemperature: 51F, Dew point: 32F, Wind: variable at 3 ktsSea-level pressure: 29.84 inches Hg, fallingVisibility: 10 miles, hazy6-hour max. temp: 51FBHO SA 1755 E80 BKN 110 OVC 10 105/51/32/VRB03/984/NMRS SML BINOVC WND LGT AND VRB HAZY/ 8/07/ 58019 10051 20034 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)MAX.....43    NORMAL.....44MIN.....25    NORMAL.....27MEAN....34    NORMAL.....35DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL...........-1TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........+39 [+2.8 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYSTOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............31  DEPARTURE........+1TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........371  DEPARTURE.......-43TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........4619  DEPARTURE......-363TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE....4534  DIFFERENCE......+85  PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............31 W   AT  2:35 A.M.                      AEROVANE.............30 W   AT  2:36 A.M.                      ASOS.................29 NW  AT  2:36 A.M.                     DAVIS................30 WNW AT 12:46 A.M.   FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............23 SSE AT  6:51 P.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........22 S   AT  6:52 P.M.MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........23 WNW AT  2:51 A.M.   AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION......11.8 SSE                    ASOS...............11.3                      DAVIS..............11.8 WSW [256 deg]   PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...TRACE   DEPARTURE......-0.15                          ASOS..............0.00TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.80   DEPARTURE......+1.85                         ASOS..............3.77 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........15.84   DEPARTURE......+5.05                         ASOS.............18.08 ## Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08. SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M........TRACE   DEPARTURE.....-0.4TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................3.8   DEPARTURE.....-2.0TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............63.9   DEPARTURE....+12.7 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2008 CALENDAR DAY DATADATA REPORTED:DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUSTAERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significantTSTM: Thunderstorm day....: Data not yet available, records not finalized 3/1  37/20/29/-3/0.34/3.2/034/05   38 W     Aero 40 MPH W3/2  37/23/30/-2/0/0/564/83        40 WNW3/3  46/24/35/+3/0/0/327/48        42 S     Aero 43 MPH S3/4  58/36/47/+14/0.41/0/089/13    42 S     Aero 43 MPH S3/5  57/33/45/+12/0.31/0/199/29    45 S3/6  46/27/37/+4/0/0/573/83        27 WSW3/7  44/31/38/+5/0.28/0/395/57     29 NE3/8  61/35/48/+14/2.20/0/000/00    69 SSW   Aero 70 MPH S3/9  47/24/36/+2/0/0/698/100       65 W     Aero 65 MPH W3/10 38/19/29/-5/0/0/687/98        31 W3/11 42/19/31/-4/0/0/.../..        31 S3/12 40/30/35/0/0.26/0.6/.../..    41 WNW3/13 43/25/34/-1/T/T/.../..        31 W 3/14 morning low temp. 31F; normal low is now 27F NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2008 3/8 PEAK WIND GUST - 69 MPH SSW; PREVIOUSLY 68e MPH NE, 1941 3/8 NEW RECORD MAXIMUM DAILY RAINFALL of 2.20 inches;the previous record was 1.73 inches in 1933. DAILY EXTREMESTemperature and precipitation records back to 1885, andwind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR MARCH 14HIGH 74 IN 1946LOW 8 IN 1926PRECIP 1.72 INS. IN 1984SNOWFALL 6.7 INS. IN 1958PEAK GUST 66 MPH WNW IN 1982 RECORDS FOR MARCH 15HIGH 80 IN 1990LOW 6 IN 1993PRE 1.33 INS. IN 1972SNOW 12.0 INS. 1967WIND 73e MPH ESE IN 1940 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Stephanie Radner