BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.   
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 29F, Dew point: 20F, Wind: WSW at 15 kt 
Sea-level pressure: 29.61 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 45 miles 
Snow depth: Trace
BHO SA 1155 CLR 45 029/29/20/2515/961/ 8/000 51014 10034 20029
 
  
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 3
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....58    NORMAL.....41 
MIN.....33    NORMAL.....24
MEAN....46    NORMAL.....32                     
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........+14
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........+20 (+6.5 DEGREES/DAY) 
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..........19   DEPARTURE.......-14
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........79   DEPARTURE.......-21 
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.......4170   DEPARTURE......-500
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE..4256   DIFFERENCE......-86
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............44 WNW  AT 5:10 P.M.      
                   AEROVANE.............43 WNW  AT 5:10 P.M.      
                   ASOS.................40 WNW  AT 5:20 P.M.       
                   DAVIS................43 WNW        
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............35 WNW  AT 5:13 P.M.     
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........33 WNW  AT 5:14 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........34 WNW
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION......13.2 SSW  
                    ASOS..............13.5      
                    DAVIS.............13.0 SSW [200 deg]  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.74  DEPARTURE....+1.14  
                         ASOS..............1.75    
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........7.46  DEPARTURE....-1.98  
                         ASOS..............7.38 
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE......-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.4  DEPARTURE......-1.1  
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............14.3  DEPARTURE.....-32.6  
 
    
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  49/28/39/+7/1.74/0.4/0/0        48 E    Aero 45 MPH E
3/3  58/33/46/+14/0/0/.../..         44 WNW  Aero 43 MPH WNW
   
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR MARCH 4
HIGH 69 IN 1974
LOW  -5 IN 1950  [RECORD LOW FOR MONTH]
PRECIP 1.80 INCHES IN 1960
SNOWFALL 17.3 INCHES IN 1960
PEAK GUST 81e MPH SSW IN 1971
 
RECORDS FOR MARCH 5
HIGH 64 IN 1979
LOW  -2 IN 1948
PRECIP 1.76 INCHES IN 2001
SNOWFALL 13.0 INCHES IN 1891
PEAK GUST 76e MPH WNW IN 1971
 
TODAY'S REPORT By: Andrew Hoell