BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....2/13/2002 @ 1 P.M. PONKAPOAG POND ALMOST THAWED! 1/10 ICE COVER HOUGHTONS POND 8/10 ICE COVER... Ice coverage on one of our nearby ponds (1.5 miles SE), Ponkapoag Pond, has diminished to just about 1/10 cover. This is nearly enough to consider it thawed at this very early date in the season. The only ice cover is in the southeast corner of the pond. Houghtons Pond, 1.0 mile ESE, had 8/10 ice cover. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 2/13/2002 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 106/31/18/2113/984/ FEW SC W-NW AND DSNT N-NE CI/CS LYR DSNT ESE-SSW/ 8/508/ 53009 10035 20030 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 40 SCT 55 SCT 50 129/35/17/2822G35/991/ MDT CU ALQDS LINE OF SNSH XTDNG W-NNE APRCHG STN VIRGA E-S VSBY WNW-NNW 5 LWRG PK WND 2935/49/ 8/800/ 51023 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 155/33/8/3018G28/999/ FEW CU CI LYR DSNT SSE-S ALG HRZN PK WND 2936/34/ 8/108/ 51026 6000/ 10036 20031 DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12.... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 39 MIN: 09 // ASOS MAX: 39 ASOS MIN: 09 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 35/19 MEAN 24 [- 4] TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR FEBRUARY TO DATE: + 41 degrees February is averaging 3.2 degrees WARMER than normal daily... PRECIPITATION....ON 02/13 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . 0.00 IN. ASOS......................0.00 IN. TOTAL FOR FEBRUARY........1.15 IN. STD. GAGE DEP. FROM NORMAL.........-0.62 IN. ASOS FEB. TOTAL...........1.09 IN. JAN. TOTAL................3.65 IN. (std. gage) DEP FROM NORMAL..........-1.13 IN. JAN. ASOS TOTAL...........3.46 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 4.80 IN. (std. gage ) DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-1.75 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 02/13 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.0 INS. FEB. TOTAL................1.3 INS. JAN. TOTAL...............15.7 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 27.1 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 02/12... PEAK GUST ASOS: 48 MPH SSW AT 3:06 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 50 MPH SSW AT 3:06 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 51 MPH SSW AT 3:06 P.M. FEBRUARY 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST 2/01 37/31/34/+8/0.36/0/000/00/ 53 W 2/02 34/18/26/0/0/0/506/84/ 63 WNW 2/03 35/17/26/+0/0/0/508/84/ 36 SSW 2/04 38/24/31/+5/0/0/522/86/ 36 NW 2/05 27/15/21/-6/0/0/500/82/ 42 NW 2/06 37/19/28/+1/0/0/601/98/ 31 W 2/07 41/29/35/+8/0/0/049/08/ 24 SSW 2/08 45/29/37/+10/0/0/617/100/ 36 NW 2/09 37/24/31/+4/0/0/608/98/ 30 NW 2/10 51/25/38/+11/0.13/0/.../../ 63 S (Aero 68 mph S) 2/11 51/11/31/+4/0.66/0/075/12/ 58 SSW 2/12 39/9/24/-4/0/0/.../../ 50 SSW 2/13 morning lo 30; morning high 36 RECORD FOR FEBRUARY 13 HIGH 64 IN 1951 LOW - 10 IN 1967 PRECIP 1.90 INS 1966 SNOWFALL:13.5 INS. 1894 PEAK GUST 60 MPH SE IN 1972 RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 14 HIGH 56 IN 1949 LOW - 8 IN 1979 PRECIP 1.95 INS 1940 SNOWFALL: 11.0 INS. 1914 PEAK GUST 83 SSW MPH IN 2000 RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 15 HIGH 60 IN 1954 LOW - 18 IN 1943 PRECIP 1.28 INS 1950 SNOWFALL: 15.0 INS. 1940 PEAK GUST 94e WNW MPH IN 1946 e = estimated Robert Skilling