BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....12/28/2001...@ 1 P.M. COLDER THAN NORMAL YESTERDAY! Yesterday was only the 2nd day this very mild month of December with an average temperature which was on the minus side of normal (-2 degrees). The monthly departure continues at + 234 degrees or 8.5 degrees on the warm side of normal. This morning's low of 19 equaled yesterday's 19 degrees for the coldest thus far this month and season. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 12/28/01 FRI 7 a.m. BHO SA 1155 CLR 25 058/19/9/2311/970/ FEW SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-E AND SC LYR OFFSHR DSNT SE-SSW FEW CI HAZY/ 8/501/ 53009 10021 20019 10 a.m. BHO SA 1455 75 SCT 250 -SCT 300 -SCT 30 061/27/11/2213G18/971/ FEW ACSL HAZY WND 19V27/ 8/041/ 50003 1 p.m. BHO SA 1755 E90 BKN 300 BKN 35 035/31/13/2316G24/963/ CU SW-NW VSBY WNW 45 HAZY ALQDS PK WND 2328/08/ WND 20V27/ 8/171/ 56026 10031 20019 DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 27..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 31 MIN: 19 // ASOS MAX: 31 ASOS MIN: 19 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 35/20 MEAN 25 [- 2] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 234 DECEMBER is averaging 8.4 degrees WARMER THAN NORMAL.... PRECIPITATION....ON 12/28 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.00 ASOS......................0.00 IN. DEC. TOTAL................3.56 IN. (STD GAGE) DEP. FROM NORMAL........- 0.59 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 45.53 {- 2.75 IN. ] SNOWFALL.... ON 12/28 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.00 DEC. TOTAL............. 10.1 IN. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 10.1 IN. WIND DATA....FOR 12/27 PEAK GUST ASOS: 37 MPH W AT 12:35 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 40 MPH W AT 12:35 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 38 MPH W AT 12:35 P.M. PRELIMINARY 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/ 36 WSW (Aero 36 MPH SW ) 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/+22/0.01/0/393/71/ 24 SSW 12/6 70/52/61/+28/0/0/221/40/ 40 SW (Aero 42 MPH SW ) 12/7 55/39/47+14/0/0/490/89/ 22 ENE 12/8 40/30/35/+3/0.23/2.5/204/37/ 20 NNW 12/9 32/27/30/-2/0.62/6.0/011/02/ 22 ENE 12/10 40/27/34/+2/0/0/487/85/ 20 S 12/11 45/36/41/+10/0/0/192/35/ 18 NNE (Aero 20 mph NNE ) 12/12 40/34/37/+6/0/0/000/00/ 28 NE 12/13 49/37/43/+12/0.05/0/000/00/ 23 SW 12/14 54/44/49/+19/0.55/0/011/02/ 29 NNW 12/15 44/27/36/+6/0.11/T/076/14/ 31 NW (Aero 36 MPH NW) 12/16 37/24/31/+1/0/0/518/95/ 32 NW 12/17 40/26/33/+4/0.68/1.4/000/00/ 28 SE 12/18 40/31/36/+7/0.55/0.2/000/00/ 37 NW 12/19 45/31/38/+9/0/0/468/78/ 31 W 12/20 42/33/38/+9/T/0/022/04/ 35 W (Aero 33 MPH W 12/21 38/27/33/+5/T/T/245/45/ 40 NW 12/22 38/23/30/+2/0/0/544/100/ 29 NW 12/23 44/22/33/+5/0/0/.../../ 27 S 12/24 47/30/39/+11/0.75/0/000/00/ 32 SE 12/25 36/26/31/+4/0/0/512/94/ 24 W 12/26 32/26/29/+2/T/T/016/03/ 15 NW (Aero 17 MPH NW ) 12/27 31/19/25/-2/0/0/519/95/ 40 W (Aero 38 MPH W ) 12/28 morning low of 19 deg. RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 28 HIGH 60 IN 1982 LOW - 2 IN 1933 PRECIP 2.16 INS 1967 SNOWFALL: 9.5 INS. 1967 PEAK GUST 89 MPH SSE IN 1983 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 29 HIGH 72 IN 1984 LOW -19 IN 1933 PRECIP 1.91 INS 1945 SNOWFALL: 18.4 INS. 1945 PEAK GUST 95 MPH S IN 1966 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 30 HIGH 60 IN 1984 LOW -18 IN 1933 PRECIP 1.48 INS 1891 SNOWFALL: 7.5 INS. 1956 PEAK GUST 81 MPH WNW IN 1962 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 31 HIGH 62 IN 1965 LOW -12 IN 1917 PRECIP 0.96 INS 1906 SNOWFALL: 6.0 INS. 1886 PEAK GUST 78 MPH NW IN 1990 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 01 HIGH 58 IN 1966 LOW - 6 IN 1918 PRECIP 1.45 INS 1982 SNOWFALL: 7.2 INS. 1938 PEAK GUST 90e MPH S IN 1945 e = estimated Robert Skilling