Return-Path: Received: from mr1.harvard.net (postoffice.harvard.net [140.239.140.175]) by mas2.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id AAC00695; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:18:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.harvard.net (q.harvard.net [140.239.141.140]) by mr1.harvard.net (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id ALV82666; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:18:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Weather1.bluehill.org (wks101.bluehill.org [140.239.249.101]) by smtp.harvard.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f4CIIOI27415; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:18:25 -0400 Message-Id: <4.3.1.0.20010512125148.00a72730@postoffice.harvard.net> X-Sender: miacono.bluehill.org@postoffice.harvard.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 14:20:40 -0400 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Mike Iacono Subject: BLUE HILL MA 121400 BKN 20 86/51/SW12G18/2975F HI/LO 88/64 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... RECORD HEAT RETURNS TODAY BEFORE COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES ON SUNDAY...NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDED TODAY... As of 2 PM, the temperature has reached a high of 88 degrees, surpassing the previous record for the date of 87 set in 1959. The low temperature this morning of 64 is also above the record high min of 62, though this likely will not last through midnight. Rain showers and possible thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening with the arrival of the cold front. Rainfall at Blue Hill as totaled just 0.02 inch since April 19th, though sunshine in that period has averaged about 80%. - MJI 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 140 SCT 250 -SCT 12 106/68/52/2709/984/ HAZY/ 8/071 53007 10068 20064 11 AM BHO SA 1455 250 -SCT 15 099/81/55/2105/982/ HAZY FEW LWR CI WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/001 56007 2 PM BHO SA 1455 45 SCT 100 SCT E250 BKN 20 075/86/51/2310G16/975/ HAZY MDT CU ALQDS FEW TCU WND 20V26/ 8/231 53024 10088 20068 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, MAY 11: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........24 MPH SSE AT 6:02 PM EDT AEROVANE.........26 MPH SSW AT 9:22 PM EDT ASOS.............24 MPH SSE AT 6:02 PM EDT AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR.........11.8 MPH NW ASOS............12.3 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, MAY 12: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........28 MPH WSW AT 1:32 PM EDT AEROVANE..........30 MPH WSW AT 1:32 PM EDT ASOS..............26 MPH SW AT 1:32 PM EDT TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, MAY 11 MAX.....85 NORMAL.....65 ASOS.....85 AT 4:56 PM EDT MIN.....58 NORMAL.....45 ASOS.....58 AT 7:11 AM EDT MEAN....72 NORMAL.....55 DEP.....+17 DEP FOR MONTH....+127 May is averaging more than 11 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY................0 DEP......-10 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............54 DEP......-72 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........6188 DEP......-19 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON............5558 DIFF....+630 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.........0.01 IN DEP....-1.39 INS ASOS.............0.01 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........20.49 INS DEP....+2.31 INS ASOS............17.85 INS SNOWFALL DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 8AM.................0.0 IN DEP.....0.0 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...............0.0 IN DEP....-0.1 IN TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.............91.3 INS DEP...+30.0 INS RECORDS FOR MAY 12 HIGH 87 IN 1959 (SURPASSED TODAY) LOW 29 IN 1907 PRE 1.49 INS IN 1968 WIND 76 MPH S IN 1974 RECORDS FOR MAY 13 HIGH 85 IN 1947 LOW 35 IN 1914 PRE 2.05 INS IN 1975 WIND 49 MPH NNW IN 1965 Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2000. Temperature and precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2000. Mike Iacono