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Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 14:44:24 -0400
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From: Mike Iacono <miacono@bluehill.org>
Subject: BLUE HILL MA 281400 -BKN 80 72/45/WNW6/3027F HI/LO 73/52
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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2001

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DAILY DISCUSSION...

COOL, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES, BUT NO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE
TODAY...After tying the record low of 50 on Friday, the low
temperature for this morning was 52, well above the record of 49
set in 1903.  Friday's record was the first time we've tied a
record low since March 9, 1996.  The last time BHO established a
new record low was April 15, 1995.  Last night, surrounding low
areas dropped into the mid-40s again.  The visibility is very
high again today at more than 80 miles under a mostly sunny sky
decorated with low cumulus and high cirrus with a light and
variable wind.


NEXT MEETING OF THE BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY...

None scheduled.


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:

8 AM
BHO SA 1155 220 -SCT 80 264/58/48/3505/031/ FEW LWR CI DSNT SW
FEW AC DSNT SE THN K LYR ALG HRZN S-NE LOOMING OF MTNS NW WND LGT/
8/031 53010 10058 20052

11 AM
BHO SA 1455 45 SCT 200 SCT 85 264/68/45/0103/031/ WND LGT AND VRB/
8/101 54000

2 PM
BHO SA 1755 45 SCT 200 -BKN 80 250/72/45/2905/027/ WND LGT AND VRB/
8/101 58014 10073 20058


WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JULY 27:
PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........23 MPH NW AT 1:13 PM EDT
                    AEROVANE.........25 MPH NW AT 1:13 PM EDT
                    ASOS.............23 MPH NW AT 1:15 PM EDT
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR.........9.5 MPH NNW
                    ASOS............9.2 MPH

WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, JULY 28:
PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........15 MPH NNW AT 5:30 AM EDT
                    AEROVANE..........16 MPH N AT 7:42 AM EDT
                    ASOS..............15 MPH NNW AT 3:50 AM EDT


TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JULY 27

MAX.....72    NORMAL.....81    ASOS.....72 AT 3:07 PM EDT
MIN.....50    NORMAL.....63    ASOS.....57 AT 6:23 AM EDT
MEAN....61    NORMAL.....72    DEP.....-11    DEP FOR MONTH....-62

Friday's min temp ties the record low set in 1920.
July is averaging more than 2 degrees below normal per day.

HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL:
HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY................4    DEP.......+4
HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............14    DEP......+14
HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........14    DEP......+14
HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON.............N/A    DIFF.....N/A


PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL.....
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.00 IN    DEP....-0.12 IN
                          ASOS.............0.00 IN
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........2.16 IN    DEP....-0.85 IN
                          ASOS.............2.10 IN
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........32.53 INS   DEP....+5.48 INS
                          ASOS............29.41 INS


RECORDS FOR JULY 28

HIGH   97 IN 1931
LOW    49 IN 1903
PRE  3.32 IN IN 1911
WIND   48 MPH NW IN 1989

RECORDS FOR JULY 29

HIGH   97 IN 1949
LOW    53 IN 1888, 1914
PRE  1.53 INS IN 1901
WIND   40 MPH E IN 1941 (ESTIMATED)

Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2000. Temperature and
precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2000.

Mike Iacono