Return-Path: Received: from mr1.harvard.net (postoffice.harvard.net [140.239.140.175]) by mas1.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id ABM77017; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:35:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp1.harvard.net (smtp1.harvard.net [140.239.28.5]) by mr1.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id AOV38044; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:34:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.harvard.net (q.harvard.net [140.239.141.140]) by smtp1.harvard.net (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id f7LIX9w26871; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:33:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from weather1.bluehill.org (wks101.bluehill.org [140.239.249.101]) by smtp.harvard.net (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id f7LIX0m21151; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:33:00 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20010821133347.00a18d80@postoffice.harvard.net> X-Sender: rskilling@bluehill.org@postoffice.harvard.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:33:03 -0400 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Robert Skilling Subject: BLUE HILL MA 211400 SCT CU BKN CI 9 HAZY 81/69/S10/2996F/LO 66/HI 82 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 TUESDAY AUGUST 21 2001 ON OUR PAGE.... PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ OUR WEB CAM IS STILL OFFLINE....SORRY! No web cam currently available Next meeting of the BHO Weather Club... A JOINT MEETING WITH AMS (American Meteorology Society)THE GREATER BOSTON CHAPTER) over at AMS Headquarters in Boston in early September (date not currently available). Bob Dunning please forward me this info here at Blue Hill...RSKILLING@BLUEHILL.ORG. DAILY DISCUSSION.... 8/21/2001 ...A WARM AUGUST CONTINUES.... ...PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL... ...SUNSHINE NOW AT 55% OF POSSIBLE IS 2 POINTS BELOW AVERAGE... (all of our daily sunshine minutes have now been updated thru 8/20... The month of August is averaing more than 3.5 degrees warmer than normal with a total departure of +75 for the first 20 days, this following what was a relatively cool July. Rainfall late Monday afternoon total 0.08 inch in thundershowers... past the normal for the entire month. Total for the month is now 4.32" as compared to the normal for the month of 3.92". TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 8 A.M. 8/21/2001 TUE BHO SA 1155 W2 X 0L-F 150/67/67/3403/997/ VSBY OCNL 1/16 PCPN VRY LGT/ 8///// 53008 6000/ 70008 10070 20066 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E3 OVC 2F 157/70/69/E2202/999/ BRGHT SPOTS IOVC WND LGT/ 8/6//// 50007 6000/ 2 P.M. BHO SA 1755 30 SCT 250 BKN 9 147/81/69/1709/996/ MDT CU FEW TCU FRMG HAZY WND 15V22/ 8/201/ 58010 6000/ 10082 20067 DATA RECORDED FOR MONDAY AUGUST 20... TEMPERATURES.... MAX 78 MIN 66 // ASOS MAX 78 ASOS MIN 66 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 78/60 MEAN 72 [ + 3 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH: + 75 degrees August is averaging more than 3 1/2 degrees warmer than normal daily.... PRECIPITATION....ON 8/21 AS OF 8 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M. ..0.08 IN (std. gage) ASOS..............................0.09 IN. (0.01 of condensate this morning) AUGUST 2001 TOTAL.......4.32 INS. DEPARTURE FOR MONTH: + 1.83 IN. YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 36.85 [ + 6.85 ] ASOS TOTAL FOR AUGUST TO DATE: 4.16 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 8/20... PEAK GUST ASOS: 20 MPH E AT 6:44 P.M. PEAK GUST: 20 MPH ESE AT 6:42 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 20 MPH ESE AT 6:42 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)(TSTM) 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 78/66/72/+3/0.41/041/05/ 20 ESE TSTM 8/21 morning lo temp. 66, precip: 24 hrs ending 8 a.m. 0.08 inch afternoon high thru 2 p.m. 82 degrees.... 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