BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY JANUARY 07 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....01/07/2002...@ 1 P.M. SNOWSTORM A BIG MISS! RAINFALL 0.74 INCH FIRST 6 DAYS OF JANUARY NOW 3 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL.... DATA RECORDED FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 06..... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 46 MIN: 29 // ASOS MAX: 46 ASOS MIN: 29 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 34/19 MEAN 38 [+ 12] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 30 DECEMBER averaged 7.3 degrees WARMER THAN NORMAL.... PRECIPITATION....ON 01/07 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.74 IN. ASOS......................0.74 IN. JAN. TOTAL................0.74 IN. DEC. TOTAL................3.56 IN. (STD GAGE) DEP. FROM NORMAL........- 1.15 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001: 45.53 {- 3.45 IN. ] SNOWFALL.... ON 01/07 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.00 DEC. TOTAL............. 10.1 IN. DECEMBER DEPARTURE......- 0.6 IN. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 10.1 IN. WIND DATA....FOR 01/06 PEAK GUST ASOS: 45 MPH ENE AT 11:34 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 45 MPH NE AT 11:53 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 47 MPH NE AT 11:41 P.M. JANUARY 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST 1/01 32/17/25/-2/0/0/533/97/ 38 W 1/02 36/18/27/0/0/0/.../../ 31 W 1/03 36/22/29/+2/0/0/.../../ 30 W 1/04 33/20/27/0/0/0/.../../ 29 NNW 1/05 39/27/33/+6/0/0/.../../ 25 W 1/06 46/29/38/+12/0.50/0/.../../ 45 NE 1/07 morning high 39 degrees RECORDS FOR JANUARY 07 HIGH 60 IN 1930 LOW -07 IN 1896 PRECIP 1.97 INS 1977 SNOWFALL: 16.0 INS. 1977 PEAK GUST 74 MPH NW IN 1968 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 08 HIGH 59 IN 1930 LOW -08 IN 1968 PRECIP 1.70 INS 1958,1979 SNOWFALL: 12.5 INS. 1996 PEAK GUST 77 MPH NNW IN 1958 e = estimated Robert Skilling