BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

SNOWFALL ENDS BEFORE 7AM AND TOTALS 1.9 IN,
TEMPS WARM AND WINDS PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON...
JANUARY 2017 FINISHES AS THE 9TH WARMEST ON RECORD...

Snow started shortly after 1:00PM yesterday and continued
through 6:00AM this morning, leaving 1.9 inches on top of
Great Blue Hill.  This brings the seasonal total to 21.2
inches and the seasonal departure to -12.3 inches.

Winds were light yesterday and early this morning but began
gusting over 25 MPH by this afternoon.  Temperatures were
also on the rise, reaching a max. of 37F by the 1:00PM ob. 

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JANUARY 2017
 
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 38.9 [+5.1]
Avg. Min. 26.4 [+9.3]
Mean      32.7 [+7.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 32.7
Max. for month: 59F on 12th
Min. for month:  4F on  9th
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 995 [-231] 
Total for the season: 3027 [-504]
Total for last season: 2742

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 5.50 [+1.15]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.87 on the 23-24th

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 13.0 [-4.1]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 9.5 in. on 7-8th
 
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 13.1
Avg. corrected wind speed: 13.5
Prevailing wind direction: WNW at 13%
Peak gust and direction: 62 NE on 24th
 
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes: N/A

The 24-hour corrected mean temperature for January of
32.7 deg F is the ninth warmest on record.

BHO Warmest January Corrected Mean Temperatures, deg F (1885-2017)

1) 35.6 in 1913
2) 35.0 in 1932
3) 34.6 in 1937
4) 33.9 in 2006
5) 33.8 in 1933
   33.8 in 1950
   33.8 in 1990
8) 33.5 in 2002
9) 32.7 in 2017
10)32.1 in 1967
   32.1 in 1995   

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Fog, overcast stratus
Temperature: 26F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: SSW at 6 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 4 miles 
6-hr Max temp: 26F
6-hr Min temp: 25F
24-hr precip: 0.14 in.
24-hr snowfall: 1.9 in.
BHO SA 1155 E24 OVC 4F 108/26/26/2106/985/ WND LGT NEW SNW PST 24 HRS
1.9 INS/ 8/6// 4/002 53008 MANUAL 70014 ASOS 70014 10026 20025

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken altostratus
Temperature: 30F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: W at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, rising, then falling slightly
Visibility: 10 miles, except 25 miles E-S, distant fog in all directions 
BHO SA 1455 E69 BKN 10 115/30/29/2508/987/ VSBY E-S 25 DSNT FG ALQDS/
8/010 4/002 51007

1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all direction, broken altostratus
Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: WSW at 14G23 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.83 ins. Hg, falling, then less quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 37F
6-hr Min temp: 25F
BHO SA 1755 E200 BKN 40 103/36/26/2514G23/983/ FEW CU ALQDS
DSNT FG ALQDS/ 8/110 4/001 56012 10037 20025


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....28   NORMAL.....34
MIN.....15   NORMAL.....17
MEAN....22   NORMAL.....26

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................+235 [+7.4 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............43   DEPARTURE..........+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............995   DEPARTURE........-231
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........3027   DEPARTURE........-504
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......2742   DIFFERENCE.......+285

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................29 WNW AT 2:46 A.M.
                   ASOS........................30 W   AT 2:45 A.M.
                   DAVIS.......................28 NW  AT 2:45 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................19 WNW AT 2:45 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................22 W   AT 1:50 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................21 WNW AT 1:50 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............7.1 W 
                   ASOS.......................6.9
                   DAVIS......................6.0 WNW [300 deg.]
*last of multiple occurrences

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.14  DEPARTURE......-0.02
                         ASOS..............0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........5.50  DEPARTURE......+1.15
                         ASOS..............5.87
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........5.53  DEPARTURE......+1.15
                         ASOS..............5.91

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........1.9  DEPARTURE.......+1.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...............13.0  DEPARTURE.......-4.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............21.2  DEPARTURE......-12.3


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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
M:    Missing data

1/1   41/29/35/+8/0.09/0.0/533/97           35 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 34
1/2   38/29/34/+7/0.00/0.0/011/02           21 E   AERO 20 E   RMY N/A  
1/3   42/37/40/+14/1.14/0.0/000/00          39 ENE AERO 41 ENE RMY 34
1/4   44/30/37/+11/0.11/T/000/00            41 WNW AERO 46 WNW RMY 45 
1/5   30/23/27/+1/0.00/0.0/343/62           37 W   AERO 39 W   RMY 38
1/6   30/20/25/-1/0.05/1.7/072/13           20 W   AERO 20 W   RMY N/A
1/7   22/14/18/-8/0.74/9.5/000/00           32 NNW AERO 39 NNW RMY 38
1/8   20/06/13/-13/0.01/T/512/92            26 NNW AERO 29 NNW RMY N/A
1/9   17/04/11/-15/0.00/0.0/335/60          23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
1/10  41/14/28/+3/0.18/0.0/369/66           35 SE  AERO 37 SE  RMY N/A
1/11  53/40/47/+22/0.13/0.0/358/64          51 SSW AERO 48 SSW RMY 57
1/12  59/42/51/+26/0.15/0.0/118/21          37 SSW AERO 40 S   RMY 40
1/13  55/23/39/+14/0.00/0.0/535/95          39 WNW AERO 43 WNW RMY 42
1/14  30/14/22/-3/0.00/0.0/345/61           20 SSW AERO 20 SSW RMY 22
1/15  35/23/29/+4/0.00/0.0/555/98           28 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY 28 
1/16  40/22/31/+6/0.00/0.0/540/95           28 SW  AERO 25 SW  RMY 27
1/17  40/29/35/+10/0.27/T/257/45            23 E   AERO 23 E   RMY 25
1/18  38/31/30/+10/0.29/T/.../..            30 ENE AERO 29 ENE RMY 26
1/19  44/30/37/+12/T/T/.../..               21 NNW AERO 20 NNW RMY 20
1/20  40/30/35/+10/T/0.0/.../..             17 NNW AERO 17 NNW RMY N/A
1/21  54/35/45/+20/T/0.0/.../..             29 W   AERO 29 W   RMY 28
1/22  46/36/41/+16/0.14/T/.../..            31 ENE AERO 30 ENE RMY N/A
1/23  36/33/35/+10/0.48/0.3/.../..          56 NE  AERO 58 NE  RMY N/A
1/24  40/32/36/+11/1.48/0.0/.../..          62 NE  AERO 60 NE  RMY 60
1/25  42/32/37/+12/0.03/0.0/.../..          41 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 38
1/26  48/36/42/+17/0.10/0.0/.../..          40 W   AERO 44 W   RMY 41
1/27  42/33/38/+13/T/T/.../..               46 W   AERO 46 W   RMY 50
1/28  38/29/34/+9/0.00/0.0/.../..           36 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 43
1/29  39/28/34/+9/0.00/0.0/.../..           29 WSW AERO 29 WSW RMY 32
1/30  34/20/27/+1/0.00/0.0/.../..           30 WNW*AERO 31 WNW RMY 31
1/31  28/15/22/-4/..../.../.../..           29 WNW AERO 30 WNW RMY N/A

DAILY RECORDS FOR JANUARY 2017

1/12/17: NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMP. OF 59F,
         PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 57F SET 1913 AND TIED IN 1975
1/12/17: NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMP. OF 42F,
         PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 40F SET 2006

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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
M:    Missing data

2/1 Low temp since midnight is 23F; normal low is now 17F


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 16.5 INS. IN 2015
PEAK GUST 92 MPH SW IN 1970

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle