BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... CLOUDS LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AS FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON MOVES IN TONIGHT....The low temperature this morning of 30 was the first freeze at the Observatory since November 21st, and the return of colder air sets the stage for a light snowfall overnight. The monthly temperature departure is now up +121 through Friday, and even Saturday may average a little above normal. - MJI 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: 7 AM BHO SA 1155 80 SCT 250 -BKN 75 228/31/18/3509/020/ FEW LWR AC/ 8/071 51010 10038 20030 10 AM BHO SA 1455 180 BKN 250 OVC 75 235/38/16/3407/022/ BINOVC DSNT N-NE AND SE-S DNS CI OVHD FEW AC DSNT NW-NE AND SE WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/037 53007 1 PM BHO SA 1755 130 SCT E150 OVC 80 218/38/15/3104/017/ SUN OCNLY DMLY VSBL WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/07/ 56017 10039 20031 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........39 MPH WNW AT 12:38 PM AEROVANE.........40 MPH WNW AT 12:38 PM ASOS.............37 MPH WNW AT 12:39 PM AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........14.6 MPH W ASOS...........14.6 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 1 PM..........20 MPH NNW AT 8:58 AM AEROVANE..........21 MPH NNW AT 9:27 AM ASOS..............20 MPH NNW AT 8:37 AM TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 MAX.....55 NORMAL.....40 ASOS.....55 AT 1:57 PM MIN.....39 NORMAL.....25 ASOS.....39 AT MIDNIGHT PM MEAN....47 NORMAL.....33 DEP.....+14 DEP FOR MONTH....+121 The month is averaging more than 17 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY...............18 DEP......-14 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............96 DEP.....-121 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........1079 DEP.....-370 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON............1548 DIFF....-469 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 AM....0.00 IN DEP....-0.16 IN ASOS.............0.00 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........0.01 IN DEP....-1.12 INS ASOS.............0.01 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........41.98 INS DEP....-3.28 INS ASOS............38.87 INS SNOWFALL DATA AT BLUE HILL TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 AM.......0.0 IN DEP....-0.4 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH............0.0 IN DEP....-2.9 INS TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON............TRACE DEP....-6.3 INS RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 8 HIGH 62 IN 1966 LOW -4 IN 1906 PRE 1.54 INS IN 1969 SNOW 2.0 INS IN 1917 WIND 78 MPH W IN 1979 (ESTIMATED) RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 9 HIGH 68 IN 1966 LOW -14 IN 1902 PRE 1.52 INS IN 1956 SNOW 5.0 INS IN 1956 WIND 66 MPH SE IN 1973 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2000. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2000. Mike Iacono