BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2005

THE OFFICIAL WINTER SEASON DEC. 2004 THRU FEB. 2005....AT BLUE HILL...

Mean temp:  28.8 deg. or 0.3 warmer the 30-year average
By comparison last winter averaged 26.6 degrees.

Precipitation:  16.50 inches or 3.10 inches on the wet side

Snowfall:  86.4 inches or a plus 43.9 inches; 203% of normal of 42.5 inches
By comparison last winter had a near normal snowfall of 41.2 inches

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS

7 AM
BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 250 -BKN 40 090/25/15/2414G18/980/
THN K LYR ANG HRZN SW-W/ 8/071 4/012 51003 10027 20024

10 AM
BHO SA 1455 200 BKN 40 072/35/17/2111G15/974/ F
EW AC NE CLR VCTY STN WND BACKING/ 8/071 58018

1 PM
BHO SA 1755 200 OVC 35 022/38/17/2118G30/959/
FEW SC E PK WND 2130/46/ 8/001 58050 10039 20025


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 05

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)                 ASOS
MAX.....39    NORMAL.....41              MAX...38 @ 1644E
MIN.....18    NORMAL.....25              MIN...18 @ 0657E
MEAN....29    NORMAL.....33

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......-  4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......- 36  (-7.2 DEGREES/DAY)


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.53   DEPARTURE....-0.22
                         ASOS..............0.46
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........10.87   DEPARTURE....+1.28
                         ASOS.............10.12

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M........  0.0   DEPARTURE.....-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH............... 3.6   DEPARTURE.... +1.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............97.8   DEPARTURE....+49.9


PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........29   W   AT  12:01 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........30   W   AT  11:59 A.M.
                   ASOS.............25   WSW AT  12:01 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......... 21   WSW AT  2:01  P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......21   W   AT  11:58 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..  13.8 MPH W
ASOS AVERAGE SPEED AND DIRECTION....14.0 MPH


THE PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2005......
CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED HERE ENDING MIDNIGHT:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available

3/1   29/23/26/-6/0.53/3.6/000/00         52 MPH NNE Aero 52 MPH NNE
3/2   33/20/27/-5/T/T/.../..              42 MPH W   Aero 45 MPH W
3/3   28/15/22/-10/0/0/.../..             43 MPH W   Aero 43 MPH W
3/4   31/12/22/-11/0/0/.../..             40 MPH W   Aero 44 MPH W
3/5   39/18/29/-4/0/0/.../..              29 MPH W
3/6   MORNING LOW 24F


DAILY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURE (F), PRECIPITATION (INCHES), WIND SPEED (MPH)
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

There was ONE NEW DAILY EXTREMES RECORD FOR FEBRUARY and
that was 8.5 inches of snowfall on 2/28; old record 7.9 ins.

RECORDS FOR MARCH 06
HIGH      66 IN 1894
LOW       03 IN 1948
PRECIP    1.85 IN 2001
SNOWFALL  15.5 IN 2001
PEAK GUST 82 S IN 1959

RECORDS FOR MARCH 07
HIGH      66 IN 1946
LOW      -01 IN 1890
PRECIP    2.05 IN 1967
SNOWFALL  11.1 IN 1967
PEAK GUST 66 NE IN 1962

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell