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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:50:01 -0400
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From: Matthew Douglas <mdouglas@bluehill.org>
Subject: BLUE HILL MA 261100 OVC 1/4R-F 59/59/NE16G25/ RF: 0.22
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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY JULY 26 2001

ON OUR PAGE....
OUR WEB CAM IS STILL OFF LINE....since June 30 thunderstorms...
We're not sure when it will get back on line as lightning has
damaged the computer connected to it.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/

Next meeting of the BHO Weather Club will likely be held
during September 2001...

DAILY DISCUSSION....11 A.M 7/26/2001

AFTER NEAR RECORD HEAT, WE RETURN TO BELOW NORMAL IN A BIG WAY...

After a max of 93 yesterday, and setting a new record high minimum of 74 
for the day
yesterday, temperatures have taken quite the tumble this morning with a 
reading of
59 degrees at 11 A.M. This is a drop of 34 degrees from yesterday's maximum 
temperature.
On top of that a good soaking rain has amounted to 0.22" through 11 A.M.

Below normal temperatures look to continue for at least the next couple of 
days.


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8 A.M.
BHO SA 1155 60 OVC 20 131/67/61/0412G18/992/ FEW SC ALQDS/ 8/5/// 53014 
6001/ 70001 10075 20067

11 A.M.
BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/4R-F 148/59/59/0414G22/997/ PK WND 0326/04 8///// 53017
6022/


DATA RECORDED FOR WEDNESDAYJULY 25......

TEMPERATURES....
MAX  93   MIN  74 // ASOS MAX  93 ASOS MIN 74
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 81/63
MEAN 84 [ + 12 ]
TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH: - 45

July is running 1.8 degrees cooler than normal daily.

PRECIPITATION....ENDING 8 A.M. 7/26
24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M.  ..0.01 INS.
ASOS..............................0.01 INS.
JULY 2001  TO DATE:       1.79 INS.
DEPARTURE FOR MONTH: - 0.98 INS.

YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 32.16 [ + 5.35 ]

WIND DATA....FOR 7/25
PEAK GUST ASOS: 32 MPH  W  AT 1:18 P.M.
PEAK GUST: 37 MPH W  AT 1:18 P.M.
PEAK GUST AERO: 34 MPH WNW  AT 1:18 P.M.


DAILY JULY 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL...
max/min/mean/dep/precip/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day
(Aero = the aerovane wind system )

7/1 85/54/70/+1/0.49/457/50/ 46 NW [ Aero 47 MPH NW ] TSTM
7/2 70/51/61/-8/0/903/99/ 33 WNW (Aero 36 MPH WNW )
7/3 73/53/63/-7/0/502/55/ 29 SSW
7/4 76/61/69/-1/0/465/51/ 29 S
7/5 81/62/72/+2/0.45/519/57/ 31 NW TSTM
7/6 70/56/63/-7/0/745/82/ 29 W
7/7 77/53/65/-5/0/781/86/ 27 SSW
7/8 72/62/67/-4/0.15/018/02/ 30 S
7/9 83/62/73/+2/0/598/66/ 21 S
7/10 86/61/74/+3/0.45/552/61 40 NW TSTM
7/11 75/60/68/-3/0.04/560/62 36 NW TSTM
7/12 74/57/66/-5/T/849/94 35 W
7/13 73/55/64/-7/0/874/97/ 28 W
7/14 77/56/67/-4/0.04/630/70/ 21 NW
7/15 78/58/68/-3/0/835/93/ 21 NW
7/16 80/60/70/-2/0/834/93/ 18 W
7/17 68/61/65/-7/0.16/027/03/ 22 WSW
7/18 71/59/65/-7/T/.../../ 21 ENE
7/19 69/58/64/-8/0/.../../ 25 ENE ( Aero 26 mph ENE )
7/20 81/58/70/-2/0/.../../ 15 NE
7/21 85/59/72/0/0/.../../ 25  S
7/22 85/62/74/+2/0/824/93/ 28 SSW (Aero 29 MPH SSW ]
7/23 88/63/76/+4/0/841/95/ 28 SW (Aero 29 SW )
7/24 92/70/81/+9/0/.../../ 36 SW
7/25 93/74/84/+12/0/.../../ 37 W


RECORDS FOR JULY 26
HIGH   97 IN 1963
LOW    47 IN 1920
PRECIP 2.05 INS 1899
PEAK GUST 74e MPH NNW IN 1940

RECORDS FOR JULY 27
HIGH   95 IN 1949, 1963
LOW    50 IN 1920
PRECIP 4.01 INS 1979
PEAK GUST 47 MPH ENE IN 1984

e = estimated gust

MFD / Eric Nau