BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY DECEMBER 07 2001 (corrected copy) PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....12/07/2001...@ 1 P.M. The 3rd record high temperature of December occurred yesterday when the official mercury thermometer in the Hazen shelter hit 70.3 degrees beating the old record for this date of 64 degrees in 1912. The occurrence of two days with 70-degree readings in December is unprecedented and so a NEW RECORD. Yesterday was only the 4th day in any December on our entire record with 70-degree readings. The highest December readings are: 74 on 12/7/1998; 72 on 12/29/1984; 70 on 12/1/2001 and 70 on 12/6/2001! THREE NEW RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SO FAR..... NEW RECORD HIGH TEMP. FOR DEC. 1ST...70 DEGREES IN HAZEN SHELTER... The old record was 64 in 1908... NEW RECORD HIGH TEMP. FOR DEC. 5TH...65 DEGREES IN HAZEN SHELTER... (actual 64.9). The old record was 60 on Dec. 5 in 1952, 1973, and 1999. Good one to get erased! NEW RECORD HIGH TEMP FOR DEC 6TH... 70 DEGREES was reached just before 11am. (actual 70.3 in Hazen shelter) Old record for was 64 degrees set in 1912. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 12/7/2001 FRI 7 a.m. BHO SA 1155 50 SCT 85 BKN 70 136/48/30/2710/993/ RWU DSNT SE-S VIRGA SE-S SKY CLRG VSBY S 20 NW 80/ 8/570/ 53004 10053 20048 10 a.m. BHO SA 1455 CLR 75 141/52/24/2711/995/ FEW SC FEW AC NW-NE CI DSNT SE-WSW/ 8/541/ 51005 1 p.m. BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 120/54/27/2819G29/988/ SC S-NW CI/CS LYR ESE-S-WSW PK WND 2934/38/ 8/508/ 56021 10055 20047 DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 6... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 70 MIN: 52 // ASOS MAX: 70 ASOS MIN: 52 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 40/26 MEAN 56 [+ 28 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 107 degrees DECEMBER is averaging 14 degrees WARMER THAN NORMAL.... PRECIPITATION....ON 12/07 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.00 IN. ASOS......................0.00 IN. DEC. TOTAL................0.01 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL........- 0.96 IN. Dec. snowfall: 0.0 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.98 {- 3.12 IN. ] WIND DATA....FOR 12/06 PEAK GUST ASOS: 39 MPH SW AT 11:05 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 40 MPH SW AT 11:05 A.M. ** PEAK GUST AERO: 42 MPH SW AT 10:40 A.M. ** also at 1040E DAILY DEC. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 12/1 70/45/58/+23/0/0/536/96/ 38 SSW 12/2 49/38/44/+9/0/0/006/01/ 21 WNW 12/3 52/35/44/+10/0/0/556/100/ 31 MPH SSW (Aero 33 MPH SSW ) 12/4 56/41/49/+15/T/0/516/93/ 24 SW 12/5 65/46/56/+22/0.01/0/.../../ 24 SSW 12/6 70/52/61/+28/0/0/.../../ 40 SW 12/7 morning lo 47 deg.; high thru 1 p.m. 55 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 07 HIGH 74 IN 1998 *** LOW 06 IN 1906 PRECIP 1.67 INS 1953 SNOWFALL: 4.0 INS. 1886 PEAK GUST 76e MPH SE IN 1976 *** all time December record in 1998.... RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 08 HIGH 62 IN 1966 LOW -04 IN 1906 PRECIP 1.54 INS 1969 SNOWFALL: 2.0 INS. 1917 PEAK GUST 78 MPH W IN 1979 e = estimated Robert Skilling