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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

FAIR VISIBILITY DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER
AND DECREASING WIND SPEEDS....

At 7 A.M., the sky was partly obstructed by cirrus clouds,
increasing as the day has moved along. In contrast, wind 
speeds have been dropping from about 9 knots to 2 knots 
between the 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock observations, and have
remained light and variable since. There has
been no precipitation today so far, and snow on the ground
has remained at a depth of about 2" since yesterday. The high
temperature so far today was 37F, experienced around the 1 P.M. 
observation, and is 2 degrees below our normal high temperature 
of 39F. Our low since midnight was 24F, which is 3 degrees above 
our normal daily low temperature of 21F.       


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few stratocumulus N-S
Temperature: 26F; Dew Point: 18F; Wind: NNW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.50 ins. Hg, rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 30F
6-hr Min temp: 24F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 2 ins. 
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 70 327/26/18/3309/050/ FEW SC N-S/ 
8/402 4/002 53011 10030 20024

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few cumulus N-E
Temperature: 32F; Dew Point: 18F; Wind: N at 2 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.49 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. 
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 70 325/32/18/3602/049/ FEW CU 
N-E WND CALM/ 8/102 58002

1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast cirrostratus
Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 20F; Wind: variable at 3 kts
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 37F
6-hr Min temp: 26F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 2 ins. 
BHO SA 1755 E250 OVC 80 302/36/20/0003/042/ WND L/V/ 
8/006 4/002 58023 10037 20026


SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....43   NORMAL.....38
MIN.....31   NORMAL.....20
MEAN....37   NORMAL.....29

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+67 [+2.8 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............28   DEPARTURE.........-8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............760   DEPARTURE........-68
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........4256   DEPARTURE.......-103
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......3978   DIFFERENCE......+278

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................22 NW AT 9:28 A.M.
                   AERO.........................21 NW AT 9:23 A.M.
                   ASOS.........................22 NW AT 9:59 A.M. 
                   DAVIS........................23 W  AT 9:58 A.M. RMY 23
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................17 NW AT 9:59 A.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................17 NW AT 9:59 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................18 W  AT 9:59 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............9.6 NW
                   ASOS........................9.2
                   DAVIS......................10.1 W [276 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..........2.91  DEPARTURE.......-0.19
                         ASOS..............2.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........8.26  DEPARTURE.......+0.81
                         ASOS..............8.36

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE........-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................8.6  DEPARTURE........-2.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............21.0  DEPARTURE.......-23.1


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

02/01 19/5/12/-14/0.00/0.0/552/95          29 W   AERO 28 W   RMY N/A
02/02 30/7/19/-7/0.00/0.0/318/55           32 WSW AERO 32 WSW RMY 31
02/03 38/27/26/+7/0.00/0.0/126/22          26 S   AERO 25 S   RMY N/A
02/04 59/33/46/+20/0.00/0.0/540/93         25 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
02/05 62/39/51/+25/0.00/0.0/354/60         30 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 32
02/06 39/28/34/+8/..../.../396/67          24 NNW AERO 23 NNW RMY N/A
02/07 37/31/34/+7/..../.../000/00          28 ENE AERO 24 ENE RMY 28
02/08 51/27/39/+12/..../.../204/34         46 W   AERO 46 WNW RMY 51
02/09 32/20/26/-1/0.00/0.0/594/100         50 WNW AERO 52 WNW RMY 52
02/10 33/18/26/-1/0.00/0.0/510/85          24 WNW AERO 23 WNW RMY 25
02/11 34/21/28/+1/0.00/0.0/318/53          24 NNW AERO 23 NNW RMY 25
02/12 33/13/23/-4/..../2.8/000/00          32 E   AERO 30 E   RMY 26
02/13 39/29/34/+6/..../0.1/018/03          36 W   AERO 32 W   RMY 36
02/14 37/26/32/+4/0.00/0.0/.../..          44 WNW AERO 42 WNW RMY 45
02/15 49/29/39/+11/0.11/0.0/.../..         40 S   AERO 40 S   RMY 44
02/16 44/26/35/+7/0.00/0.0/.../..          25 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY N/A
02/17 37/19/28/0/..../.../.../..           30 NNW AERO 25 NNW RMY N/A
02/18 30/16/23/-6/..../.../.../..          35 NW  AERO 36 NW  RMY 41
02/19 30/10/20/-9/0.00/0.0/.../..          35 NW  AERO 33 NW  RMY N/A
02/20 26/12/19/-10/..../.../.../..         16 WNW AERO 14 SSW RMY N/A
02/21 43/21/32/+3/..../.../.../..          36 W   AERO 33 W   RMY 38
02/22 43/30/37/+8/..../0.0/.../..          22 NW  AERO 21 NW  RMY 23

02/23 Low temp since midnight is 24F; normal low is 21F
 

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

RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 23
HIGH 67F IN 2017
LOW -8F IN 1907
PRECIP 1.48 INCHES IN 1967
SNOWFALL 10.6 INCHES IN 1967
PEAK GUST 73 MPH WNW IN 1974

RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 24
HIGH 71F IN 2017
LOW -11F IN 1894
PRECIP 3.10 INCHES IN 1969
SNOWFALL 27.4 INCHES IN 1969 [HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY AMOUNT ON RECORD]
PEAK GUST 63 MPH NE IN 1998

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Samantha Richard