BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
RAIN, FOG AND COLD CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
 
The mercury barely budged in the thermometers yesterday with
only a high of 44F and low of 39F. Fog, rain and easterly
winds kept temperatures suppressed and steady throughout the
day on Saturday with not much change into today. By 7:00 AM EST
fog and drizzle kept visibility to just 2 miles in most directions.
 
By 1:00 PM EST visibility had improved to 30 miles in all directions
with rain showers visible to the WNW-NW. A maximum of 44F was also
the highest temperature reading so far today. 
 
 
Today's Observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Fog and light drizzle, few stratus fractus
drifting below the summit
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 38F; Wind: Estimated ENE at 4 kts,
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 2 miles, 5 miles NE, 10 miles NNW-ENE
6-hr max temp: 39F
6-hr min temp: 38F
24-hr precip: 0.40
BHO SA 1155 W4 X 2L-F 127/39/38/E0704/991/
L-B58 FEW STFRA DRFTNG BLO SMT E-SSE VSBY NE 5 MI NNW-ENE 10 MI/
8/72/ 53014 ASOS 60009 70038 MANUAL 70040 10039 20038
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast altostratus,
few stratus fractus drifting below the summit
Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: estimated NNW at 4 kts
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.95 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 12 miles, light fog in all directions
3-hr precip: TRACE
BHO SA 1455 7 BKN E13 OVC 12 143/41/39/E3404/995/
FEW STFRA DRFTNG BLO SMT N-SE LGT FG ALQDS/ 8/72/ 53016 MANUAL 6000/
 
1 P.M. 
Weather: Few stratus fractus N-SSW, broken stratocumulus,
overcast altostratus, showers distant WNW-NW
Temperature: 43F; Dew Point: 40F; Wind: estimated at NNE at 2 kts
Wind Speed and Direction: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 30 miles, thin fog in all directions
6-hr max temp: 44F
6-hr min temp: 39F
6-hr precip: TRACE
BHO SA 1755 E16 BKN 26 OVC 30 148/43/40/E2002/997/
FEW STFRA N-SSW SHWRS DSNT WNW-NW THN FG ALQDS WND LGT/
8/72/ 51005 10044 20039
 
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....44    NORMAL.....60
MIN.....39    NORMAL.....42
MEAN....42    NORMAL.....51
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................-9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+42 [+1.4 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............23  DEPARTURE..........+9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............453  DEPARTURE.........-44     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........6080  DEPARTURE.........+99
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......5486  DIFFERENCE.......+594
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................18  E  AT  12:32 P.M.      
                   AERO.......................N/A 
                   ASOS.......................21  E  AT  12:31 P.M.     
                   DAVIS......................18  E  AT  12:30 P.M.  RMY 18
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................14  S  AT  1:19  A.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................15  S  AT  1:28 A.M.    
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................N/A      
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............7.4 E  
                   ASOS......................7.6      
                   DAVIS.....................6.9  E [94 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.40  DEPARTURE.............+0.26
                         ASOS..............0.38
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.60  DEPARTURE.............-0.42      
                         ASOS..............3.57
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........18.72  DEPARTURE.............+0.70
                         ASOS.............19.11
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.............. 0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.8  DEPARTURE..............-2.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............85.6  DEPARTURE.............+23.0
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2014 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust
RMY:  R.M. Young wind gust recording system
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
 
4/1  48/31/40/-1/0.00/0.0/694/91          29 NNE AERO N/A        RMY N/A
4/2  56/34/45/+4/0.00/0.0/452/69          22 WSW AERO 20 MPH WSW RMY N/A
4/3  55/36/46/+4/0.00/0.0/707/92          23 NNW AERO 22 MPH NW  RMY 25
4/4  47/35/41/-1/0.31/0.0/255/33          26 ESE AERO N/A        RMY 25
4/5  51/33/42/-1/0.19/0.0/186/24          39 WNW AERO N/A        RMY 40
4/6  58/29/44/+1/0.00/0.0/755/97          25 W   AERO N/A        RMY N/A
4/7  59/44/52/+9/0.05/0.0/187/24          28 SSE AERO N/A        RMY N/A
4/8  62/41/52/+8/0.61/0.0/016/02          45 W   AERO N/A        RMY 44
4/9  60/36/48/+4/0.00/0.0/707/90          35 NW  AERO N/A        RMY 36
4/10 57/33/45/0/0.00/0.0/742/94           38 S   AERO N/A        RMY 39
4/11 70/45/58/+13/T/0.0/111/14            32 S   AERO N/A        RMY N/A
4/12 68/44/56/+11/0.00/0.0/699/88         28 W   AERO N/A        RMY 28
4/13 65/45/55/+10/0.04/0.0/215/27         35 S   AERO N/A        RMY N/A
4/14 73/55/64/+18/0.00/0.0/296/37         55 SW  AERO N/A        RMY 62
4/15 66/38/52/+5/1.22/0.0/000/00          62 S   AERO N/A        RMY 68
4/16 43/28/36/-11/0.43/0.8/757/94         39 NNW AERO N/A        RMY 39
4/17 39/29/34/-13/T/T/566/70              35 NE  AERO N/A        RMY 34
4/18 42/28/35/-13/0.00/0.0/016/02         25 E   AERO N/A        RMY 25
4/19 62/35/49/1/0.00/0.0/732/90           31 NW  AERO N/A        RMY 32
4/20 52/36/44/-5/0.00/0.0/783/96          21 E   AERO N/A        RMY 22
4/21 67/36/52/+3/0.00/0.0/778/95          25 SSW AERO N/A        RMY 26
4/22 72/44/58/+9/0.07/0.0/427/52          32 S   AERO N/A        RMY 33
4/23 52/43/48/-2/0.27/0.0/.../..          47 NW  AERO N/A        RMY 47
4/24 56/38/47/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..          52 NW  AERO N/A        RMY 54
4/25 64/39/52/+2/0.00/0.0/.../..          25 S   AERO N/A        RMY 25
4/26 44/39/42/-9/..../0.0/.../..          18 E   AERO N/A        RMY 18
 
4/27 morning low temp: 38F; the normal low is now 42F
 
DAILY RECORDS FOR APRIL 2014
4/14 - Minimum temperature of 55F EQUALS RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM FOR THIS DATE SET IN 1909.
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):    
 
RECORDS FOR APRIL 27
HIGH 93 IN 1990
LOW 28 IN 1919
PRECIP 1.89 IN 1979
SNOWFALL 2.7 IN. IN 1993
PEAK GUST 65e MPH N IN 1941
 
RECORDS FOR APRIL 28
HIGH 92 IN 1990, 2009
LOW 26 IN 1947
PRECIP 2.41 IN 1904
SNOWFALL 10.0 IN. IN 1987
PEAK GUST 69 MPH NE 1967
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald