BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY MARCH 10 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....3/10/2002 STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT GUST OVER 70MPH... The storm system that moved through overnight brought with it moderate rainfall and strong gusty winds... Here are the wind comparisons... Maximum Inc. Maestro: 76 MPH Aerovane Wind System: 74 MPH S AT 4:02 A.M. Maximum Inc. Merlin.: 72 MPH S NWS F420C Gust Recdr: 71 MPH S AT 4:02 A.M. (Official) ASOS................: 68 MPH S AT 4:01 A.M. Rainfall only totalled 0.47" in the standard rain gauge, however ASOS reported 0.57", it apparently over tipped due to the gauge itself rocking in the high winds. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 3/10/2002 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 E45 BKN 90 BKN 180 BKN 70 068/50/41/2520G26/973/ FEW STRAFRA NE-SE SCSL ALQDS FEW ACCAS/ACSL DSNT W-NW RWU NE-ENE VSBY NE 30 RE UKN PK WND 2336/01/ 8/481/ 53003 6045/ 70047 10058 20050 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E40 BKN 180 BKN 70 085/41/25/2925G32/978/ PK WND 2939/02/ 8/530/ 51017 DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY MARCH 09 TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 67 MIN: 38 // ASOS MAX: 67 ASOS MIN: 39 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 43/26 MEAN 53 [+19] TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE: + 52 degrees PRECIPITATION....ON 03/10 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . 0.47 IN. i ASOS......................0.57 IN. TOTAL FOR MARCH . .......1.38 IN. STD. GAGE DEP. FROM NORMAL.........+0.03 IN. PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 7.33 IN. (std. gage ) DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-2.86 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 03/10 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.... 0.0 IN. FEB. TOTAL................6.4 INS. SEASONAL TOTAL TO DATE. 32.2 INS. WIND DATA....FOR 03/09... PEAK GUST ASOS: 45 MPH ENE AT 11:54 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 46 MPH ENE AT 11:14 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 48 MPH ENE AT 11:14 P.M. MARCH 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST 3/01 42/23/33/+1/0/0/.../../ 32 W 3/02 47/31/39/+7/0.02/0/.../../ 32 SSE 3/03 56/37/47/+15/0.89/0/000/00/ 58 SSE (Aero 61 MPH S ) 3/04 43/20/32/-1/0/0/477/70/ 38 WNW 3/05 32/16/24/-9/0/0/.../../ 33 WNW 3/06 50/23/37/+4/T/T/.../../ 44 SW 3/07 51/36/44/+11/0/0/.../../ 26 ENE 3/08 42/35/39/+5/0/0/.../../ 25 E 3/09 67/38/53/+19/0.02/0/.../../ 46 S 3/10 Low so far today 40, PK WND 71 S RECORDS FOR MARCH 10 HIGH 69 IN 1977 LOW 02 IN 1984 PRECIP 2.00 INS 1994 SNOWFALL: 4.0 INS. 1997 PEAK GUST 80 MPH NW IN 1974 RECORDS FOR MARCH 11 HIGH 65 IN 1967 LOW 04 IN 1939, 1960 PRECIP 2.11 INS 1901 SNOWFALL: 6.3 INS. 1934 PEAK GUST 66e MPH W IN 1980 e = estimated MFD