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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Today's observations:

7 A.M. EST
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 56F, Dew point: 56F, Wind: ENE at 20G29
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 1/4 of a mile
Precipitation past 24 hours: 0.40 inches
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1/4L-F 187/56/56/0620G29/008/ 8//// 58006 ASOS 60010 70040 
10056 20053

10 A.M. EST
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 55F, Dew point: 55F, Wind: NE at 16G22
Sea-level pressure: 30.07 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 1/16 of a mile
BHO SA 1455 W2 X1 1/16L-F 183/55/55/0416G22/007/ 8//// 58004 6003/

1 P.M. EST
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 55F, Dew point: 55F, Wind: NE at 20 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.01 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 1/16 of a mile
Precipitation past 6 hours: 0.23 inches
BHO SA 1755 W2 X1 1/16RF 161/55/55/0420/001/ 8//// 58022 6023/ 10056 20055


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....54   NORMAL.....61    ASOS.....54 AT 4:39 P.M.
MIN.....52   NORMAL.....44    ASOS.....52 AT 8:25 P.M.
MEAN....53   NORMAL.....52
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+73 (+5.6 DEGREES/DAY)

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..........12   DEPARTURE.....-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........77   DEPARTURE....-58
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON........149   DEPARTURE...-159
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE...226   DIFFERENCE...-77

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........40 NE AT 3:16 A.M.
                   AEROVANE..........38 NE AT 3:11 A.M.
                   ASOS..............36 NE AT 3:34 A.M.
                   DAVIS.............35 N
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........26 NE AT 5:14 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE........24 NE AT 5:28 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...17.1 NE
                   ASOS............17.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.40   DEPARTURE....+0.26
                         ASOS..............0.40
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.78   DEPARTURE....+1.96
                         ASOS..............3.76
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........46.68   DEPARTURE....+7.41
                         ASOS.............45.43*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
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

10/1  70/49/60/+3/0/690/98      21 MPH S
10/2  75/52/64/+8/0/681/97      23 MPH SSW
10/3  73/56/65/+9/0/656/94      15 MPH S
10/4  74/55/65/+9/T/382/55      17 MPH S
10/5  78/56/67/+12/0/471/68     17 MPH S
10/6  77/64/71/+16/T/.../..     25 MPH S
10/7  78/65/72/+17/.../.../..   31 MPH S  AERO 34 MPH S
10/8  71/49/60/+6/.../000/00    45 MPH S  AERO 50 MPH S
10/9  52/47/50/-4/1.33/000/00   50 MPH NNE Aero 48 MPH NNE
10/10 53/50/52/-2/0.19/000      25 MPH NNE
10/11 54/50/52/-1/0.28/000/00   42 MPH NNE Aero 40 MPH NE
10/12 53/49/51/-2/0.22/000/00   47 MPH NE  Aero 45 MPH NE
10/13 54/52/53/+1/.../000/00    40 MPH NE
10/14 MORNING LOW 53


DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 14
HIGH      79 IN 2000
LOW       28 IN 1958
PRECIP    2.69 INCHES IN 1990
SNOWFALL  2.0 INCHES IN 1913
PEAK GUST 63e MPH W IN 1976

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 15
HIGH      83 IN 1897
LOW       29 IN 1887,1937
PRECIP    3.12 INCHES IN 1930
SNOWFALL  TRACE IN 1961,1972
PEAK GUST 69 MPH W IN 2003

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell