BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http:// www.bluehill.org DAILY DISCUSSION... RAIN SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TODAY....Above normal temperatures continue for now as a band of rain moved through the area this morning. Total rainfall through 1 PM is 0.27 inch with light winds and temperatures in the upper 50s. Cooler weather is due to arrive tomorrow and Monday. -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: 8 AM BHO SA 1155 E35 BKN 70 OVC 20R- 204/59/56/2707/013/ RB15 RW NE-E MVNG E VSBY NW 25 NE 10 WND LGT/ 8/57/ 51014 6001/ 70001 10061 20059 11 AM BHO SA 1455 -X E30 OVC 5R-F 207/58/58/2407/014/ F1 RB20 WND LGT/ 8/5// 50003 6005/ 2 PM BHO SA 1755 35 SCT E55 BKN 80 OVC 15 190/59/58/2504/009/ FEW STFRA VCNTY STN DRFTG E THN SPTS IOVC NW SUN OCNLY DMLY VSBL VSBY NW 20 E 10 WND LGT/ 8/57/ 58017 6026/ 10059 20057 WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2: PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........37 MPH SSW AT 1:17 PM EST AEROVANE.........38 MPH SSW AT 1:17 PM EST ASOS.............36 MPH SSW AT 1:18 PM EST AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........20.4 MPH SSW ASOS...........20.3 MPH WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........31 MPH S AT 12:01 AM EST AEROVANE..........32 MPH S AT 12:01 AM EST ASOS..............31 MPH S AT 12:01 AM EST TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 MAX.....71 NORMAL.....55 ASOS.....71 AT 1:56 PM EDT MIN.....54 NORMAL.....39 ASOS.....54 AT 2:34 AM EDT MEAN....63 NORMAL.....47 DEP.....+16 DEP FOR MONTH....+26 The month is averaging 13 degrees above normal per day. HEATING DEGREE DAYS AT BLUE HILL: HEATING UNITS FOR FRIDAY................2 DEP......-16 HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............10 DEP......-26 HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........443 DEP.....-126 HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON.............409 DIFF.....+34 PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL..... TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 AM....0.01 IN DEP....-0.14 IN ASOS.............0.02 IN TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........0.14 IN DEP....-0.16 INS ASOS.............N/A TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........41.01 INS DEP....+1.50 INS ASOS.............N/A RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 3 HIGH 75 IN 1990 LOW 21 IN 1891 PRE 1.92 INS IN 1951 SNOW 0.1 INS IN 1951 WIND 96 MPH SSE IN 1951 (ESTIMATED; RECORD FOR NOVEMBER) RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 4 HIGH 77 IN 1987 LOW 22 IN 1891 PRE 3.27 INS IN 1910 SNOW 6.4 INS IN 1945 WIND 73 MPH WNW 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