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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:39:38 -0400
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From: Robert Skilling <rskilling@bluehill.org>
Subject: BLUE HILL MA 131400 LO OVC 10 HAZY/70/WSW06/2997F/HI73
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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY AUGUST 13 2001

ON OUR PAGE....

OUR WEB CAM IS STILL OFFLINE....since June 30 thunderstorms...
We're not sure when it will get back on line as lightning has damaged its 
computer. Hopefully back running within
about a week or so.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/

Next meeting of the BHO Weather Club...TO BE ANNOUNCED

Daily discussion....2 p.m.

Our  week-end of significant weather started out with a Friday afternoon 
thunderstorm with a peak wind gust at 1:54 P.M. to 56 MPH W as observed on 
NWS 420C,  57 MPH on Maestro, and 56 MPH W on the Aerovane. ASOS came in at 
51 MPH W.
Rainfall recorded for the standard gage for Friday' was 0.46 inch.
The rain that began early Sunday morning, August 12, at 4:40 A.M. amounted 
to 0.34 by 8 A.M. and then another 1.15 inches by 8 a.m. early this Monday 
morning.
So, we have a total of  1.95 inches now for the week-end....
and 3.38 inches for the month. (above normal by + 1.93 INS. )

Yesterday cool maximum temperature of only 65 degrees was not close to the 
record low maximum for the date which is 58 degrees in 1979.
The month has a temperature departure of plus 65 degrees and is averaging 5 
degrees warmer than normal daily to date....

YESTERDAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8/12/2001 SUN
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16R-F 215/65/65/0507/016/ RB UKN PCPN VRY LGT/ 8///// 
55000 6034/ 70034 10065 20063 (another 0.09 thru 1230Z emptied from std. 
gage from 0700E thru 0730E)

BHO SA 1455 W1 X 1/16R-F 211/65/65/0610/015/ 8///// 58004 6031/

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8/13/2001 MON
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16R-F 164/63/63/E2902/002/ 8///// 53005 6060/ 70115 
10063 20062

BHO SA 1455 E3 OVC 4F 162/68/68/2803/001/ CIG RGD BRGHT SPOTS IOVC/ 8/6/// 
55002
6001/

BHO SA 1755 E8 OVC 10 149/73/70/2405/997/ BRGHT SPTS IOVC HAZY/ 8/6/// 
56013 6001/ 10073 20063

DAILY AUGUST 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL...
max/min/mean/dep/precip/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day
(Aero = the aerovane wind system )

8/1 85/63/74/+2/0/823/95/ 21 ENE
8/2 91/67/79/+7/0/812/94/ 28 SW
8/3 90/68/79/+7/1.30/483/56/ 23 SSE (1.00 rain in 20 mins.) TSTM
8/4  76/68/72/+1/0.13/009/01/ 16 WNW
8/5  81/67/74/+3/0/249/29/ 17 SSE
8/6  90/68/79/+8/0/693/81/ 18 SSW
8/7  91/71/81/+10/0/.../../ 32 W (Aero 33 MPH W )
8/8  87/74/81/+10/0/.../../ 18 S
8/9  96/75/86/+15/0/.../../ 29 SSW
8/10 92/72/82/+11/0.46/.../../ 56 W TSTM (Aero 56 MPH W)
8/11 73/64/69/-2/0/.../../ 28 NE
8/12 65/62/64/-7/N/A/000/00/ 25 NE (Aero 26 mph NE ]
8/13 morning low 62 deg. rainfall thru 8 a.m. 1.15 ins.
(that's the 24 hour total)

Total for 8/12-13 thru 8 a.m. 1.49 inches...

August temp. dep: + 60 DEG....5 deg. WARMER THAN NORMAL
Precip. 3.38 FOR AUGUST [ + 1.93 IN. ]
YEAR: 35.91 [ + 6.93 ]

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 13
HIGH   98 IN 1944
LOW    47 IN 1902,1957
PRECIP 2.92 INS 1989
PEAK GUST 52 MPH SSE IN 1963

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 14
HIGH   94 IN 1944,1988
LOW    46 IN 1964
PRECIP 3.06 INS 1919
PEAK GUST 61 MPH WNW IN 1963

e = estimated gust

Robert Skilling