BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....2/14/2002 @ 10 A.M. 2ND COLDEST OF THE WINTER...12 DEGREES THIS MORNING... The second cold airmass of the month and really the entire winter brought a low of 12 degrees here this morning with lows of 18 at Boston, 10 at Worcester, 8 at Norwood Airport and 12 at Taunton Airport. Ponkapoag which was nearly thawed yesterday with just 1/10 ice cover skimmed over with thin ice this morning. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 2/14/2002 THU 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 288/12/0/2708/038/ FEW SC OFFSHR DSNT ENE-ESE FEW AC DSNT W-NW/ 8/530/ 51010 10016 20012 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 CLR 65 297/23/0/2306/041/ AC/ACSL W-N CI W-N-SE THN K LYR NE/ 8/041/ 50009 DATA RECORDED FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13.... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 36 MIN: 16 // ASOS MAX: 36 ASOS MIN: 16 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 36/20 MEAN 26 [- 2] TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR FEBRUARY TO DATE: + 39 degrees February is averaging 2.8 degrees WARMER than normal daily... PRECIPITATION....ON 02/14 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . trace ASOS......................0.00 IN. TOTAL FOR FEBRUARY........1.15 IN. STD. GAGE DEP. FROM NORMAL.........-0.76 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....-1.89 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 02/14 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... trace FEB. TOTAL................1.3 INS. JAN. TOTAL...............15.7 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 27.1 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 02/13... PEAK GUST ASOS: 43 MPH W AT 10:44 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 46 MPH W AT 10:44 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 44 MPH W AT 10:44 A.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 36/16/26/-2/T/T/.../../ 46 W 2/14 morning low temp. 12 degrees. 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 RECORD FOR FEBRUARY 16 HIGH 62 IN 1954 LOW - 16 IN 1943 PRECIP 1.91 INS 1958 SNOWFALL:18.6 INS. 1958 PEAK GUST 78 MPH W IN 1967 e = estimated Robert Skilling