BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

TODAY'S DISCUSSION....2 P.M.

Extended period of extremely sunny weather continues through September's
first week with 98% of the possible sunshine!

Temperatures are rising once again with highs near 80 today and the
month at 3.1 degrees WARMER than normal through the first week.
the first week.

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS....

8 A.M.

clear with 20 miles visibility with thin fog/haze and with some thin smoke
north thru northeast; temp. 62; dewpoint 57; wind ssw at 09 mph;
six hourly min. temp. 59 deg.

BHO SA 1155 CLR 20 201/62/57/2008/012/ CI DSNT W-NW THN FH ALQDS
THN K ALG HRZN N-NE BLO SHLW INVSN/ 8/001 MANUAL 55000 10062 20059

11 A.M.

clear with a few cirrus northwest thru north; visibility 20 miles
with thin haze and smoke; temp. 75; dewpoint 61; wind ssw at 06 mph..

BHO SA 1455 CLR 25 192/75/61/2105/010/ FEW CI NW-N THN HK ALQDS/
8/001 58009

2 P.M.

clear with small cumulus all quads and visibility 30 miles and hazy;
temp. 82; dewpoint 59; wind ssw at 12 mph; direction sse variable to sw

BHO SA 1755 CLR 30 169/82/59/2010/003/ SML CU ALQDS HAZY WND 15V22/
8/100 57023 10082 20062



WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY SEPT 07:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX......81   NORMAL.....74
MIN......57   NORMAL.....57
MEAN.....69   NORMAL.....65

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+ 4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+ 23   [3.1 deg. daily ]

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........     21  S  AT 7:59  P.M.
                   AEROVANE................................. 22  S  AT 7:59 P.M. **
                   ASOS.........................................  N/A
                   DAVIS..........................................24  SSE AT 7:01 P.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..................  16  S  AT 7:57 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE............  N/A
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE............ 18  S  AT 8:00 P.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION... ..... 9.2  SW
ASOS..............................................................  9.9 SSW   [ 210 deg]
DAVIS.............................................................   8.9 SSW  [ 200 deg]

N/A = not available due no   ASOS connection....


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.13
                        ASOS.............. 0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR SEPT...............0.41   DEPARTURE....-0.50
                         ASOS..............n/a
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........39.50   DEPARTURE....+5.37
                         ASOS..............n/a

N/A = not available due no  ASOS connection...


*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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

9/1   81/73/73/+6/0.41/773/98     28 WNW
9/2   83/62/73/+7/0/786/100       23 WSW
9/3   78/61/70/+4/0/782/100       25 WNW
9/4   78/60/69/+3/0/725/93        21 NE
9/5   70/57/64/-1/0/770/99        24 NNE
9/6   74/56/65/0/775/100          16 S
9/7   81/57/69/+4/742/96          21 S

9/8   morning low temp. 59 deg....

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

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 8
HIGH 91F IN 1945
LOW 42F IN 1978
PRECIP 0.74 INCHES IN 1888
PEAK GUST 40e MPH NW IN 1941, WSW IN 1944

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 9
HIGH 91F IN 2002
LOW 41F IN 1938
PRECIP 1.97 INCHES IN 1969
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WNW IN 1969, NW IN 1978

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling