BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY AUGUST 09 2002 DAILY DISCUSSION...8/09/2002.....12 NOON The wonderful weather continues as temperatures are in the mid to upper 70's with dewpoints staying close to 50 degrees. Winds are light and variable with speeds staying between 5 and 10 miles per hour. A few fair weather cumulus clouds have popped up during the morning in distant sky and have worked their way into the area by noon. Our great visibility has increased to 80 miles as our view of the Monadnocks are slightly shaded. Enjoy this weather while it lasts as the heat and humidity will return by late weekend. OBSERVATIONS FOR TODAY.....8/09/2002 8 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 228/63/50/3507/020/ FEW AC ENE AND SSE THN K LYR ALG HRZN ALQDS/ 8/020/ 51014 10063 10058 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 54 FEW 70 233/75/50/0105/022/ FEW CU FRMG ALQDS XCPT DSNT NE-SE WND 320V03/ 8/100/ 50005 THE DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 08TH.... TEMPERATURES....CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT.... EASTERN STANDARD TIME... MAX: 80 MIN: 58// ASOS MAX: 80 ASOS MIN: 57 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 81/62 MEAN 69 [- 3] TOAL DEP. FOR AUGUST IS +22 DEG. AUGUST AVERAGES +2.4 DEGREES PER DAY TOTAL DEP. FOR JULY WAS + 27 DEG. JULY AVERAGED 0.6 DEGREE WARMER THAN NORMAL PRECIPITATION....ON 08/09 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..-0.62 INS. AUGUST ASOS TOTAL.........0.39 INS. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002...28.18 INS. DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....-2.24 INS. ASOS TOTAL FOR 2002.......N/A WIND DATA...THURSDAY AUGUST 08, 2002 PEAK GUST ASOS: 21 MPH NW AT 12:13 P.M. EDT PEAK GUST 420C: 23 MPH NW AT 12:12 P.M. EDT PEAK GUST AERO: NA 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 80/58/69/-3/0.00/.../../ 23 NW 8/9 MORNING LOW 58 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 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 11 HIGH 97 IN 1944 LOW 49 IN 1972 PRECIP 3.13 IN 1990 PEAK GUST 44 MPH SW IN 1971 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 12 HIGH 99 IN 1944 LOW 48 IN 1930 PRECIP 1.89 IN 1979 PEAK GUST 50 MPH NE IN 1983 e = estimated Andrew Hoell