BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA   DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007  ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME   Today's observations:   7 A.M.   Weather: Overcast, rain and fog Temperature: 33F, Dew point: 33F, Wind: ENE at 18G26 kts Peak wind last hour: 31 kts ENE at 6:57 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 29.91 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 2 miles, rain/fog  6-hourly min. temp. 28 deg. 24-hourly precip:  0.38 ins. 24-hourly snowfall: 0.4 ins. Snow depth: 1 inch BHO SA 1155 E5 BKN 10 OVC 2RF 127/33/33/0718G26/991/ PK WND 0731/1057 THN GLZ TOTAL NEW SNW PST 24 HRS 0.4 INS/ 8/72/ 4/001 55026 ASOS 60035 MANUAL 60XX/ ASOS 70035 MANUAL 70038 10033 20028   10 A.M.    Weather: Obscurement with moderate rain and fog Temperature: 36F, Dew point: 36, Wind: ENE at 26G37 kts  Peak wind last hour: 37 kts ENE at 9:54 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 29.70 inches Hg, falling rapidly Visibility: 1/8 mile, rain/fog 3-hourly precip: 0.38 ins. BHO SA 1455 W3 X 1/8VRF 059/36/36/0726G37/970/ VSBY 1/8V1/2 PK WND 0737/54 PRESFR/ 8//// 58068 ASOS 60039 MANUAL 6038/   1 P.M.    Weather: Obscurement with moderate rain and fog Temperature: 41F, Dew point: 41F, Wind: E at 19G29 kts  Peak wind last hour: 42 kts E at 11:58 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 29.49 inches Hg, falling  Visibility: 1/16 mile, rain/fog  6-hourly max temp: 41 deg. 6-hourly precip: 0.81 ins. BHO SA 1755 W2 X 1/16RF 988/41/41/1019G29/949/ PK WND 0942/1658/ 8//// 56071 ASOS 60082 MANUAL 6081/ 10041 20033     WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 1   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....40    NORMAL.....40 MIN.....22    NORMAL.....24 MEAN....31    NORMAL.....32                        DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..........-1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........-1 (-1.0 DEGREES/DAY)   HEATING DEGREE DAYS TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..........34   DEPARTURE.........0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........34   DEPARTURE.........0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.......4125   DEPARTURE......-479 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE..4136   DIFFERENCE......-11   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............24 NW  AT  1:58 A.M.                         AEROVANE.............23 NW  AT  1:58 A.M.                         ASOS.................22 NW  AT  1:59 A.M.                          DAVIS................24 NW  AT  1:58 A.M.        FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............16 NW  AT  1:56 A.M.     MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........16 NW  AT  1:57 A.M.       MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........18 WNW AT  1:56 A.M.      AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...... 7.5 NW                      ASOS.............. 8.0                          DAVIS............. 7.7 WNW [300 deg]    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M... 0.38 DEPARTURE.....+0.23                          ASOS..............0.35 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.38  DEPARTURE....+0.23                           ASOS..............0.35    TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........6.10  DEPARTURE....-2.89                           ASOS..............5.98   SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.4  DEPARTURE......-0.1 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.4  DEPARTURE......-0.1  TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............14.3  DEPARTURE.....-31.6    PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2007......CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST   AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant TSTM: Thunderstorm day ....: Data not yet available   2/1  35/20/28/+2/0/0/126/21         37 S    Aero 34 MPH S 2/2  35/28/32/+6/0.18/0.3/000/00    20 NW 2/3  32/19/26/0/0.05/0.4/574/95     39 W    Aero 47 MPH W  2/4  22/10/16/-10/0/0/601/99        39 WSW  Aero 40 MPH WSW 2/5  16/5/11/-16/0/0/493/81         61 W    Aero 60 MPH W  2/6  24/10/17/-10/0/0/593/97        38 W    Aero 36 MPH W 2/7  21/8/15/-12/0/0/474/77         43 W    Aero 41 MPH W 2/8  25/11/18/-9/0/0/370/60         48 WSW 2/9  26/15/21/-6/0/0/600/97         44 WSW  Aero 42 MPH WSW 2/10 32/13/23/-4/0/0/199/32         28 W     2/11 31/14/23/-4/0/0/456/73         27 SSW  2/12 36/20/28/0/0/0/602/96          43 WSW  Aero 40 MPH W  2/13 22/6/14/-14/0.02/0.2/226/36    28 NW   2/14 36/13/25/-3/2.09/1.4/000/00    47 NE   Aero 52 MPH NE 2/15 21/9/15/-13/0/0/616/97         46 W    Aero 53 MPH W 2/16 27/9/18/-10/0/0/624/98         51 W    Aero 49 MPH W 2/17 34/17/26/-3/0/0/596/93         42 W 2/18 33/16/25/-4/0/0/289/45         38 WNW  Aero 40 MPH WNW  2/19 20/5/13/-16/0/0/646/100        46 WNW  Aero 51 MPH WNW 2/20 48/17/33/+4/T/0/266/41         35 SSW  Aero 34 MPH SSW  2/21 44/30/37/+8/0.01/0/606/93      29 W     2/22 39/28/34/+4/0.02/0.2/007/01    22 SSE   2/23 32/14/23/-7/0.10/1.3/466/71    55 WNW  Aero 56 MPH WNW 2/24 33/11/22/-8/0/0/652/99         40 WNW  Aero 43 MPH WNW 2/25 41/19/30/-1/0/0/617/93         22 WNW  2/26 33/28/31/0/0.31/3.5/000/00     23 NNE 2/27 39/27/33/+2/T/T/147/22         14 SSW 2/28 43/28/36/+5/0/0/590/88         20 W    Aero 18 MPH W   2/14 - NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 2.09 INCHES;       the previous record was 1.95 inches in 1940.       PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2007......CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST   AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant TSTM: Thunderstorm day ....: Data not yet available   3/1  40/22/31/-1/0/0/.../..          24 NW   Aero 23 MPH NW   3/2 morning low temp. 28 deg; normal now 24 deg.    DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):   RECORDS FOR MARCH 2 HIGH 63 IN 2004 LOW -3 IN 1886 PRE 2.15 INS. IN 1983 SNOW 7.1 INS. IN 1948 WIND 75 MPH NW IN 1966   RECORDS FOR MARCH 3 HIGH 64 IN 1991 LOW -1 IN 1950 PRECIP 2.36 INS. IN 1972 SNOWFALL 12.8 INS. IN 1960 PEAK GUST 78e MPH E IN 1942   TODAY'S REPORT By: Stephanie Radner