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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY AUGUST 20 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. We're trying!

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

DAILY DISCUSSION.... 8/20/2001

WARM AUGUST THUS FAR...

The month of August is averaing more than 3.5 degrees warmer than normal with
a total departure of +72 for the first 19 days, this following what was a
relatively cool July.

Rainfall early this Monday morning totals 0.34 inch bringing the monthly total
past the normal for the entire month. Total for the month is now 4.24" as
compared to the normal for the month of 3.92".


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8 A.M.
8/20/2001 MON
BHO SA 1155 3 -SCT 20 SCT 35 SCT E100 BKN 150 OVC 3F 140/66/66/1106/994/ 3 
-SCT V BKN STRA DRFTG BLO AND OCNL OVR SMT BINOVC S-W FEW ACC WNW FEW ACSL 
HIER CLDS VSBL SW-NW RE35/ 8/681/ 56005 6033/ 70034 10071 20066

11 A.M.
BHO SA 1455 E6 OVC 6F 156/70/68/1905/999/ 8/6/// 51016

2 P.M.
BHO SA 1755 E15 BKN 30 OVC 8 150/75/69/E1702/997/ BINOVC HAZY WND L/V/ 
8/5/// 56006 10075 20066


DATA RECORDED FOR SUNDAY AUGUST  19...

TEMPERATURES....
MAX  84 MIN  67 // ASOS MAX  84 ASOS MIN  67
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 78/60
MEAN 76 [ + 7 ]
TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH: + 72 degrees

August is averaging a little more than 3 1/2 degrees warmer than normal 
daily....


PRECIPITATION....ON 8/20
24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M.  ..0.34 IN
ASOS..............................0.33 INS.
AUGUST 2001 TOTAL.......4.24 INS.
DEPARTURE FOR MONTH: + 1.88 IN.

YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 36.77 [ + 6.88 ]


WIND DATA....FOR 8/19...

PEAK GUST ASOS: 18 MPH E AT 5:07 P.M.
PEAK GUST: 21 MPH SE AT 5:21 P.M.
PEAK GUST AERO: 21 MPH SE AT 5:20 P.M.

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 TSTM
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/+10/0/776/91/ 32 W (Aero 33 MPH W )
8/8  87/74/81/+10/0/766/90/ 18 S
8/9  96/75/86/+15/0/789/93/ 29 SSW
8/10 92/72/82/+11/0.46/313/37/ 56 W/ TSTM (Aero 56 MPH W)
8/11 73/64/69/-2/0/160/19/ 28 NE
8/12 65/62/64/-7/0.82/000/00/ 25 NE (Aero 26 MPH NE ]
8/13 77/62/70/-1/0.85/101/12/ 23 NW / TSTM
8/14 69/62/66/-4/0/067/08/ 29 NNE
8/15 75/59/67/-3/0/717/86/ 16 SE
8/16 82/60/71/+1/0/731/88/ 24 S
8/17 82/63/73/+3/0.34/481/58/ 39 W (Aero 41 MPH W)
8/18 81/66/74/+4/0/628/76/ 23 WSW
8/19 84/67/76/+7/0.01/601/73/ 21 SE
8/20 Morning low 66, 0.34" ending 8 A.M.


RECORDS FOR AUGUST 20
HIGH   93 IN 1937
LOW    48 IN 1896, 1905
PRECIP 2.71 INS 1970
PEAK GUST 47 MPH W IN 1983

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 21
HIGH   92 IN 1937, 1995
LOW    47 IN 1982
PRECIP 2.84 INS 1888
PEAK GUST 51 MPH ESE IN 1997

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 22
HIGH   90 IN 1939
LOW    42 IN 1894
PRECIP 2.28 INS 1935
PEAK GUST 44 MPH SSW IN 1987

e = estimated gust

Robert Skilling / MFD