BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY AUGUST 08 2002 DAILY DISCUSSION...8/08/2002.....2 P.M. Another in our latest series of cooler than normal days with nice low humidity and excellent visibility up to 80 miles by early this afternoon. The morning low was 58 degrees here, 64 at Boston, and 47 at nearby Norwood Airport this morning. OBSERVATIONS FOR TODAY.....8/08/2002 8/8/2002 THU 8 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 188/63/53/3210/009/ FEW AC ALQDS ACC NW-N FEW CI N/ 8/081/ 55013 10063 20058 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 45 SCT 100 SCT 70 191/72/52/3207/009/ CU FRMG XCPT DSNT NE-E MDT CU W-N FEW ACSL W WND 28V35/ 8/240/ 52003 2 P.M. BHO SA 1755 E60 BKN 80 BKN 80 184/76/48/3310/007/ CU XCPT DSNT NE-SE MDT CU ALQDS WND 30V03/ 8/260/ 57007 10078 20063 THE DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 06TH.... TEMPERATURES....CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT.... EASTERN STANDARD TIME... MAX: 79 MIN: 58// ASOS MAX: 79 ASOS MIN: 58 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 81/62 MEAN 68 [- 4] TOAL DEP. FOR AUGUST IS +25 DEG. AUGUST AVERAGES +3.5 DEGREES PER DAY TOTAL DEP. FOR JULY WAS + 27 DEG. JULY AVERAGED 0.6 DEGREE WARMER THAN NORMAL PRECIPITATION....ON 08/08 AS OF 8 A.M. EDT 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M. 0.00 INS. ASOS......................0.00 INS. AUGUST TOTAL..............0.39 INS. DEP. FRM NORMAL TO DATE..-0.49 INS. AUGUST ASOS TOTAL.........0.39 INS. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002...28.18 INS. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....-2.11 INS. ASOS TOTAL FOR 2002.......N/A WIND DATA...WEDNESDAY AUGUST 07, 2002 PEAK GUST ASOS: 25 MPH NW AT 8:34 A.M. EDT PEAK GUST 420C: 25 MPH NW AT 3:32 P.M. EDT PEAK GUST AERO: 27 MPH NW AT 8:34 A.M. EDT AUGUST 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA....ALL IS CALENDAR DAY DATA.... BELOW IS ORDER OF DATA REPORTED.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUNSHINE/ OFFICIAL 420C WIND GUST Aero = Aerovane recording wind system gust when significantly higher ... data as yet not available TSTM = thunderstorm day 8/1 91/70/81/+9/0.00/.../../ 21 SSW 8/2 89/66/78/+6/0.39/.../../ 41 W / TSTM 8/3 90/66/78/+6/0.00/.../../ 15 SE 8/4 91/68/80/+8/0.00/.../../ 21 SSW 8/5 90/71/81/+9/0.00/.../../ 29 WSW 8/6 72/58/65/-7/0.00/.../../ 39 NW 8/7 79/56/68/-4/0.00/.../../ 25 NW 8/8 MORNING LOW 58 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 8 HIGH 93 IN 1909,1949 LOW 47 IN 1903 PRECIP 3.08 IN 1976 PEAK GUST 45 MPH WNW IN 1958 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 9 HIGH 100 IN 1949 LOW 49 IN 1899 PRECIP 2.65 IN 1976 PEAK GUST 90 MPH SW IN 1968 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 10 HIGH 101 IN 1949 LOW 49 IN 1964 PRECIP 2.27 IN 1962 PEAK GUST 88e MPH S IN 1976 e = estimated Robert Skilling