Return-Path: Received: from mr1.harvard.net (postoffice.harvard.net [140.239.140.175]) by mas2.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id AAA11662; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.harvard.net (liferaft.harvard.net [140.239.141.144]) by mr1.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id ALH35864; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:30:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Weather1.bluehill.org (wks101.bluehill.org [140.239.249.101]) by smtp.harvard.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f3EJUA429929; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:30:11 -0400 Message-Id: <4.3.1.0.20010414145710.00a775c0@postoffice.harvard.net> X-Sender: miacono.bluehill.org@postoffice.harvard.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:31:03 -0400 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Mike Iacono Subject: BLUE HILL MA 141300 -SCT 80 56/10/NW24G32/2974F/ HI/LO 56/40 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... DRY AIR MOVES IN ON GUSTY WINDS WHILE APRIL TEMPERATURE GOES ABOVE NORMAL...With NW winds gusting over 40 mph, very dry air has moved into the area. At 2 PM, with a temperature of 56 deg, the dewpoint has dropped to 10 deg and the relative humidity is a very low 16%. Visibility has been high all day near 80 miles under a mostly sunny sky. With the high of 63 yesterday, Friday's mean temperature of 52 has brought the April temperature departure up to +6, meaning April is now averaging slightly above normal. - MJI NEXT MEETING OF THE BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY... ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND KITE FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR MAY 5TH.... Our annual open house will be held at the observatory on Saturday, May 5th from mid-morning to late afternoon. Exact times and activities will be announced later. BLUE HILL OBSERVATIONS Look for the hourly observations from the Blue Hill ASOS on the Internet. Our station code is KMQE. One good site is run by the NWS: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KMQE.html The main page for this site is: http://weather.noaa.gov/index.html Today's observations: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 95 SCT 150 SCT 80 095/42/23/3119G26/981/ FEW SC DSNT N-S PK WND 3129/44/ 8/531 53010 10042 20040 11 AM BHO SA 1455 150 SCT 200 -SCT 80 085/50/21/3221G29/977/ PK WND 3231/37/ WND 29V35/ 8/001 56010 2 PM BHO SA 1755 180 SCT 200 -SCT 80 075/56/10/3221G28/974/ FEW AC N PK WND 3233/36 WND 29V35/ 8/031 57010 10056 20042 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 13: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY............50 MPH WNW AT 7:03 PM EDT AEROVANE.........53 MPH WNW AT 7:03 PM EDT ASOS.............47 MPH WNW AT 5:00 PM EDT AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR.........13.3 MPH NW ASOS...........13.8 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 14: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........44 MPH NW AT 11:22 AM EDT AEROVANE.........51 MPH NW AT 11:22 AM EDT ASOS.............45 MPH NW AT 11:22 AM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 13 MAX.....63 NORMAL.....54 ASOS.....63 AT 5:04 PM EDT MIN.....40 NORMAL.....36 ASOS.....40 AT 6:34 AM EDT MEAN....52 NORMAL.....45 DEP.....+7 DEP FOR MONTH....+6 April is averaging about 0.5 degree above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY...............13 DEP.......-7 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........285 DEP.......-1 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........5906 DEP.....+114 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON............5132 DIFF....+774 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM......TRACE DEP....-0.14 IN ASOS.............0.00 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........1.24 INS DEP....-0.58 IN ASOS.............1.17 INS TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........20.14 INS DEP....+5.59 INS ASOS............17.53 INS SNOWFALL DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 8AM.................0.0 IN DEP....-0.1 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................TRACE DEP....-1.4 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.............90.4 INS DEP...+32.5 INS RECORDS FOR APRIL 14 HIGH 80 IN 1945 LOW 21 IN 1923 PRE 2.22 INS IN 1895 SNOW 8.4 INS IN 1953 WIND 71 MPH W IN 1943 (ESTIMATED) RECORDS FOR APRIL 15 HIGH 81 IN 1896 LOW 23 IN 1943 PRE 1.29 INS IN 1990 SNOW 1.0 INS IN 1916, 1962 WIND 59 MPH S IN 1946 (ESTIMATED), S IN 1980 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2000. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2000. Mike Iacono