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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

CLEAR, DRY DAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER 50 MPH

Temperatures were slightly lower than yesterday, reaching
49F by 1:00PM.  The overnight low of 40F was almost 15F
above normal.  Dry air moved into the region causing dew
points to fall to the mid-teens.  Skies were also mostly
clear today with few cumulus and few cirrus.

Winds increased around 9:00AM EST and have been consistently
gusting over 30 kts since then. The peak gust of 53 MPH out
of the west occurred at 11:11AM EST.


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus W-NNE
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 18F; Wind: WSW at 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.82 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 42F
6-hr Min temp: 40F
24-hr precip: 0.02 in.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 098/42/18/2410/982/ FEW CU W-NNE/
8/100 50004 10042 20040

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions
Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 13F; Wind: W at 24G39 kts,
Peak Wind: 46 kts (53 MPH) W at 9:22AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.81 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 095/47/13/2824G39/981/ FEW CU ALQDS PK WND 2746/22/
8/100 56003

1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus SSE-NE, few cirrus E and W
Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 16F; Wind: W at 26G39 kts,
Peak Wind: 44 kts (51 MPH) W at 12:14 PM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.83 ins. Hg, falling unsteadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 49F
6-hr Min temp: 42F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 70 101/47/16/2626G39/983/ FEW CU SSE-NE FEW CI E AND W
PK WND 2744/14/ 8/101 51006 10049 20042


SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....55   NORMAL.....42
MIN.....43   NORMAL.....24
MEAN....49   NORMAL.....33

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+16
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+11 [+1.2 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............16   DEPARTURE.........-16
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............253   DEPARTURE.........-11
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........4130   DEPARTURE........-702
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......3931   DIFFERENCE.......+199

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................35 W  AT 2:04 P.M.
                   AERO........................36 W  AT 2:02 P.M.                  
                   ASOS........................38 W  AT 2:03 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................36 SW AT 5:32 A.M. RMY 37
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................28 W  AT 2:01 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................28 W  AT 2:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................28 SW AT 7:27 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............17.6 S
                   ASOS......................18.4
                   DAVIS.....................15.7 WSW [240 deg.]
*LAST OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.02  DEPARTURE......-0.16
                         ASOS..............0.03
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.07  DEPARTURE......-1.32
                         ASOS..............0.11
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........9.35  DEPARTURE......-0.46
                         ASOS...............N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.......-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.0  DEPARTURE.......-4.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............52.3  DEPARTURE.......+1.2


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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

3/1  61/46/54/+23/0.01/0.0/.../..          41 S   AERO 45 S   RMY 45
3/2  55/26/41/+10/T/T/.../..               58 W   AERO 61 W   RMY 59 
3/3  36/19/28/-4/T/T/.../..                38 W   AERO 44 W   RMY N/A
3/4  20/7/14/-18/T/T/.../..                45 NW  AERO 48 NW  RMY 51
3/5  29/5/17/-15/0.00/0.0/.../..           35 WNW AERO 43 WNW*RMY N/A
3/6  40/11/26/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..           18 WNW AERO 17 NW* RMY N/A
3/7  47/29/38/+5/0.01/0.0/.../..           32 S   AERO 35 S   RMY 36 
3/8  55/43/49/+16/0.05/0.0/.../..          35 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 37

3/9  Low temp since midnight is 40F; normal low is now 24F

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR MARCH 9
HIGH 75 IN 2016
LOW 1 IN 2007
PRECIP 2.67 INS. IN 1998
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS. IN 2001
PEAK GUST 102e MPH S IN 1942 [RECORD FOR MONTH]

RECORDS FOR MARCH 10
HIGH 69 IN 1977
LOW 2 IN 1984
PRECIP 2.00 INS. IN 1994
SNOWFALL 4.0 INS. IN 1997
PEAK GUST 80 MPH NW IN 1974

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle