BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
A CHILLY START GIVES WAY TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
While temperatures didn't drop as low as the previous
night, below freezing temperatures from early this
morning had given way to temperatures in the 40s by the
10 o'clock observation.
Cloudy skies in the morning gave way to thin cirrostratus
and began to clear before the 1 o'clock observation. Highs
have gotten up into the 50s and the sun is having no trouble
shining through the thin clouds this afternoon.
With just 2 weeks until daylight savings time, we can expect
the sun to grow stronger everyday as temperatures slowly
begin to warm up as we move towards Spring.
Today's Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken Altostratus
Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 19F; Wind: SW at 11 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, increasing steadily
Visibility: 50 miles, light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 36F
6-hr Min temp: 34F
BHO SA 1155 E150 BKN 50 121/36/19/2211/989/ LGT DSNT HZ/
8/02/ 52014 10036 20034
10 A.M.
Weather: Thin Overcast cirrostratus, few altostratus all
quadrants
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 23F; Wind: SW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.90 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 35 miles, light distant haze
BHO SA 1455 E160 -OVC 35 127/42/23/2209/990/ FEW AS ALQDS
THN SPTS IN OVC LGT DSNT HZ/ 50006
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken Cirrus with Dense Patches
Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 27F; Wind: SW at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.83 ins. Hg, decreasing then more slowly
Visibility 35 mi, light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 54F
6-hr Min temp: 36F
BHO SA 1755 E250 BKN 35 102/54/27/2313/983/ LGT DSNT HZ/
8/002 56025 10054 20036
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....38 NORMAL.....40
MIN.....16 NORMAL.....22
MEAN....27 NORMAL.....31
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+93 [+3.4 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............38 DEPARTURE..........+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............908 DEPARTURE.........-95
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........3650 DEPARTURE........-884
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......4661 DIFFERENCE......-1011
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................31 SSW AT 11:33 P.M.
ASOS........................33 SSW AT 11:34 P.M.
DAVIS.......................31 WSW AT 11:33 P.M. RMY 33
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................22 SSW AT 11:35 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................24 SW AT 11:35 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................23 SW AT 10:15 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............11.6 WNW
ASOS........................11.5
DAVIS.......................10.6 WSW [245 Deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00 DEPARTURE......-0.16
ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........5.60 DEPARTURE......+1.70
ASOS..............6.02
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........9.37 DEPARTURE.......+1.12
ASOS..............9.96
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0 DEPARTURE.......-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...............22.5 DEPARTURE.......+9.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............38.1 DEPARTURE.......-8.4
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/ AERO/RMY 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
2/1 64/40/52/+26/0.00/0.0/305/51 36 WNW AERO 37 W RMY 34
2/2 48/31/40/+14/0.00/0.0/602/100 23 NW AERO 23 WNW RMY N/A
2/3 55/34/45/+19/0.80/0.0/000/00 55 SSE AERO 58 SSE RMY 53
2/4 55/39/47/+21/..../0.0/000/00 37 W AERO 36 W RMY 35
2/5 39/19/29/+3/..../12.5/000/00 37 NNW AERO 39 NNW RMY 35
2/6 35/17/26/0/0.00/0.0/532/87 25 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY 23
2/7 43/26/35/+8/0.00/0.0/.../.. 35 ENE AERO 35 ENE RMY N/A
2/8 36/16/26/-1/..../.../000/00 53 NE AERO 55 NE RMY 53
2/9 26/17/22/-5/..../.../000/00 21 N AERO 22 N RMY N/A
2/10 33/21/27/+0/0.01/0.0/.../.. 23 W AERO 23 W RMY 21
2/11 26/7/17/-10/T/T/.../.. 39 W AERO 47 W RMY 42
2/12 23/4/13/-14/0.00/0.0/.../.. 31 WNW AERO 38 WNW RMY 21
2/13 21/-7/7/-21/0.00/0.0/.../.. 41 W AERO 46 WNW RMY 43
2/14 10/-14/-2/-30/0.00/0.0/632/100 33 WNW AERO 46 WNW RMY N/A
2/15 32/-2/15/-13/..../1.2/.../.. 24 E AERO 28 E RMY N/A
2/16 55/32/44/+16/..../0.0/.../.. 65 SSE AERO 69 SSE RMY 64
2/17 43/30/37/+9/0.00/0.0/.../.. 33 W AERO 35 W RMY N/A
2/18 32/20/26/+3/0.00/0.0/.../.. 25 NNW AERO 29 NW RMY 25
2/19 39/16/28/-1/0.01/T/.../.. 24 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY N/A
2/20 58/31/45/+16/..../.../.../.. 44 SSW AERO 44 SSW RMY 41
2/21 53/39/46/+17/0.00/0.0/.../.. 39 WNW AERO 43 WNW RMY 39
2/22 45/29/37/+8/0.00/0.0/.../.. 18 NW AERO 20 NW RMY 17
2/23 37/25/31/+1/..../T/.../.. 26 E AERO 26 E RMY N/A
2/24 60/33/47/+17/..../0.0/000/00 60 S AERO 66 S RMY N/A
2/25 63/37/50/+15/..../0.0/.../.. 76 S AERO 84 S RMY N/A
2/26 38/22/30/0/..../0.0/.../.. 42 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 41
2/27 38/16/27/-4/0.00/0.0/.../.. 31 SSW AERO 31 SSW RMY 33
2/28 morning low temp. since midnight 34F; normal now 22F
DAILY RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 2016
2/14/16: **NEW DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -14F,
SURPASSING PREVIOUS RECORD OF -8F SET IN 1979**
2/14/16: **TIED DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 10F,
MATCHING PREVIOUS RECORD OF 10F SET IN 1979**
2/25/16: **NEW DAILY RECORD PEAK WIND GUST OF 76 MPH S,
SURPASSING PREVIOUS RECORD OF 75 MPH S IN 1965**
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 28
HIGH 62F IN 1976
LOW -2F IN 1907,1934
PRECIP 1.79 INCHES IN 1958
SNOWFALL 8.5 INCHES IN 2005
PEAK GUST 88e MPH SSW IN 1943
LEAP YEAR:
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 29
HIGH 56F IN 1976
LOW 4F IN 1992
PRECIP 0.64 INCHES IN 1968
SNOWFALL 3.5 INCHES IN 1968
PEAK GUST 60 MPH NE IN 1968
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette