BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....9/27/2001 FALL-LIKE AIR-MASS SETTLES OVER THE REGION... A cool, but pleasant day is in progress across the area. The temperature as of 11am is into the lower 60's here on the summit with the dewpoint in the low-mid 40's. High level clouds off to the distant west is the leading edge of some unsettled weather that'll move into the area tonight and tomorrow. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 8 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 35 138/49/43/2612/994/ DENSE CI NE-SE-S AND DSNT W-NW HAZY/ 8/002/ 53003 10049 20047 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 CLR 50 138/61/44/2410/994/ FEW CU SE AND SW-NW DENSE CI E-S AND SW-NW HAZY/ 8/202/ 50000 DATA RECORDED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 69 MIN: 48 // ASOS MAX: 69 ASOS MIN: 48 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 67/50 MEAN 59 [ +/-0] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +81 degrees September is averaging 3.1 degrees warmer than normal daily. PRECIPITATION....ON 9/27 AS OF 8 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M. ..0.00 IN. ASOS..............................0.00 IN. SEPT. TOTAL TO DATE: 2.70 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 0.63 IN. YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 40.06 {+ 5.28 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 9/26.. PEAK GUST ASOS: 22 MPH W AT 9:17 P.M. PEAK GUST: 25 MPH W AT 9:17 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 25 MPH W AT 9:17 P.M. DAILY SEPT. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 9/1 77/55/66/+0/T/560/71/ 30 NW 9/2 71/50/61/-5/0/755/96/ 18 SSE 9/3 75/55/65/-1/0/767/98/ 25 S 9/4 79/56/68/+3/0.24/375/48/ 46 W (Aero 43 mph W)(Maximum, Inc. 46 MPH WNW) TSTM 9/5 72/55/64/-1/0/730/94/ 30 NNW . 9/6 75/50/63/-2/0/751/97/ 17 WSW 9/7 84/58/71/+6/0/733/95/ 24 SW 9/8 84/62/73/+9/0/615/80/ 25 SSW 9/9 85/65/75/+11/0/659/86/ 27 S 9/10 85/65/75/+11/0/649/85/ 27 S 9/11 79/60/69/+7/0/715/94/ 27 NW 9/12 75/54/65/+2/0/743/98/ 20 NW 9/13 84/56/70/+7/0.14/710/94/ 23 W TSTM 9/14 59/49/54/-8/0.37/000/00/ 44 W TSTM (Aero 47 MPH WNW) 9/15 64/44/54/-8/0/742/99/ 18 NNW 9/16 73/49/61/-1/0/732/98/ 16 SSW 9/17 73/52/63/+2/0/692/93/ 16 SSW 9/18 74/54/64/+3/0/667/90/ 18 ENE 9/19 68/57/63/+2/0/487/66/ 23 ENE 9/20 71/57/64/+3/0.01/000/00/ 32 SSE 9/21 68/62/65/+3/0.43/059/08/ 28 SSE 9/22 78/64/71/+11/1.16/.../../ 32 S 9/23 76/60/68/+8/0/.../../ 15 E 9/24 76/60/68/+9/0/.../../ 22 SE 9/25 74/60/67/+8/0.35/.../.. 55 S TSTM (Aero 58 MPH S) 9/26 69/48/59/0/0/.../.. 25 W 9/27 Morning low 47 degrees RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 27 HIGH 84 IN 1998 LOW 32 IN 1947 PRECIP 2.26 INS 1962 PEAK GUST 100 MPH SSE IN 1985 (Hurricane Gloria) RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 28 HIGH 82 IN 1959 LOW 33 IN 1897, 1947 PRECIP 1.53 INS 1956 PEAK GUST 69 MPH NE IN 1962 e = estimated MFD