BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 2001... PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....10/14/2001 IN THE FOG FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW... After a stretch of beautiful weather last week, we're been stuck in the low clouds and fog here on the summit for the last two days. Light drizzle has also been occurring accumulating to 0.04" as of 8 A.M. this morning. An additional 0.02" has fallen since then. Will we clear this afternoon? We'll find out soon enough. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 8 A.M. BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16L-F 218/53/53/0310/017/ PCPN VRY LGT/ 8//// 57006 6003/ 70004 10053 20050 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/16L-F 215/54/54/0513G18/016/ 8//// 56003 6002/ DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 .... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 57 MIN: 50 // ASOS MAX: 56 ASOS MIN: 50 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 62/44 MEAN 54 [ + 1] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +38 degrees Oct. is averaging 2.9 degrees warmer than normal daily..... PRECIPITATION....ON 10/14 AS OF 8 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M. ..0.04 IN. ASOS..............................0.04 IN. OCT. TOTAL TO DATE: 0.10 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 1.46 IN. OCT. SNOWFALL: Trace YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 40.18 {+ 3.35 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 10/13 PEAK GUST ASOS: 18 MPH NE AT 10:53 P.M. PEAK GUST: 20 MPH NE AT 11:19 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 20 MPH NE AT 11:19 P.M. . DAILY OCT. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 10/1 55/49/51/-5/T/000/00/ 29 N 10/2 73/50/62/+5/0/.../../ 24 W 10/3 78/55/67/+11/0/.../../ 30 SSW (Aero 32 SSW) 10/4 80/60/70/+14/0/.../../ 38 WSW (Aero 38 WSW ) 10/5 79/59/69/+13/0/.../../ 35 SSW 10/6 69/45/57/+2/0.05/214/31/ 55 W (Aero 55 MPH W ) 10/7 54/36/45/-10/0/673/98/ 44 W (Aero 44 MPH W ) 10/8 51/32/42/-12/T/T/636/93/ 39 WNW (Aero 40 MPH WNW) 10/9 59/34/47/-7/0/0/614/90/ 24 SW 10/10 70/45/58/+4/0/0/.../../ 24 SSW (Aero 26 MPH SSW) 10/11 75/50/63/+10/0/0/.../../ 27 SSW (Aero 28 MPH SSW) 10/12 76/54/65/+12/0/0/.../../ 18 SSW 10/13 57/50/54/+1/0.02/0/000/00/ 20 NE 10/14 Morning low 51 degrees RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 14 HIGH 79 IN 2000 LOW 28 IN 1958 PRECIP 2.69 INS 1990 PEAK GUST 63e MPH W IN 1976 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 15 HIGH 83 IN 1897 LOW 29 IN 1887, 1937 PRECIP 3.12 INS 1930 PEAK GUST 63e MPH SW IN 1940 e = estimated MFD