BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY MARCH 12 2002 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....3/12/2002 MILDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN TODAY... FEW SPRINKLES OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.... A few sprinkles were observed beginning about 1:20 p.m. today as south-southwest winds increased with gusts near 30 mph early this afternoon. Temperatures were returning to above normal levels today after just one day below normal and that was yesterday with a departure of minus 5 degrees. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 3/12/2002 TUE BHO SA 1155 E100 BKN 140 OVC 20 254/32/25/1917G23/028/ FEW LWR AC HAZY/ 8/07// 53002 10032 20030 BHO SA 1455 E130 OVC 20 253/37/26/2115G20/028/ SUN DMLY VSB HAZE INCRSNG/ 8/02// 58001 BHO SA 1755 35 SCT E130 OVC 20 229/43/28/2014/021/ SUN DMLY VSB HAZY/ 8/52// 58024 10043 20032 DATA RECORDED FOR MONDAY MARCH 11 TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 38 MIN: 22 // ASOS MAX: 38 ASOS MIN: 22 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 43/26 MEAN 30 [- 5] TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR MARCH TO DATE: + 55 degrees MARCH IS AVERAGING 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL DAILY... PRECIPITATION....ON 03/12 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. . 0.00 IN. i ASOS......................0.00 IN. TOTAL FOR MARCH . .......1.38 IN. STD. GAGE DEP. FROM NORMAL.........-0.27 IN. ASOS MARCH TOTAL..........1.42 IN. *** *** ASOS DATA NOT RELIABLE DUE UNSTABLE GAGE IN STRONG WINDS... the supporting base plate is cracked and the gage is rocking in strong winds... NWS has been notified... PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002: 7.33 IN. (std. gage ) DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-3.16 IN. SNOWFALL.... ON 03/12 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 03/11...** PEAK GUST ASOS: 37 MPH W AT 12:30 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 42 MPH W AT 12:30 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 38 MPH W AT 12:30 A.M. ** please not the following correction on yesterday's report which was for 03/10... PEAK GUST ASOS: 68 MPH S AT 4:01 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 71 MPH S AT 4:01 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 74 MPH S AT 4:01 A.M. MARCH 2002 PRELIMINARY DATA.... MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUNSHINE/ WIND GUST 3/01 42/23/33/+1/0/0/664/99/ 32 W 3/02 47/31/39/+7/0.02/0/305/45/ 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/-9/0/0/679/99/ 33 WNW 3/06 50/23/37/+4/T/T/158/23/ 44 SW 3/07 51/36/44/+11/0/0/491/71/ 26 ENE 3/08 42/35/39/+5/0/0/028/04/ 25 E 3/09 67/38/53/+19/0.04/0/404/58/ 46 S 3/10 58/25/42/+8/0.43/T/455/65/ 71 S (Aero 74 MPH S ) 3/11 38/22/30/-5/0/0/682/97/ 42 W 3/12 morning lo temp. 29 & NO SUNSHINE THRU 1 P.M. RECORDS FOR MARCH 12 HIGH 67 IN 1977 LOW 02 IN 1885 PRECIP 2.87 INS 1888 SNOWFALL: 9.7 INS. 1959 PEAK GUST 66e MPH SE IN 1962 RECORDS FOR MARCH 13 HIGH 72 IN 1990 LOW -1 IN 1885 PRECIP 2.47 INS 1993 SNOWFALL: 10.0 INS. 1993 PEAK GUST 76 MPH ENE IN 1993 RECORDS FOR MARCH 14 HIGH 74 IN 1946 LOW 08 IN 1926 PRECIP 1.72 INS 1984 SNOWFALL: 6.7 INS. 1958 PEAK GUST 66 MPH WNW IN 1982 RECORDS FOR MARCH 15 HIGH 80 IN 1990 LOW 06 IN 1993 PRECIP 1.33 INS 1972 SNOWFALL: 12.0 INS. 1967 PEAK GUST 73e MPH ESE IN 1940 e = estimated Robert Skilling