BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
We at Blue Hill Observatory would like to wish all the
best to Dick Albert as he begins his retirement today.  
Dick has become a local legend to millions of viewers
during his 31 year career at WCVB.  Please remember to
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Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altostratus, stratocumulus along
horizon distant E, thin spots in overcast NE-SE and W
Temperature: 30F, Dew point: 24F, Wind: S at 14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.36 inches Hg, steady
Visibility: 30 miles, light haze
6-hour minimum temperature: 26F
Snow depth on ground: trace
BHO SA 1155 E95 OVC 30 281/30/24/1714/036/
SC ALNG HRZN DSNT E THN SPTS IOVC NE-SE AND W
LGT HZ/ 8/52/ 56000 10030 20026
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altocumulus, breaks in overcast,
higher clouds visible, virga distant WNW
Temperature: 36F, Dew point: 25F, Wind: S at 18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.35 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 25 miles, light haze
BHO SA 1455 E95 OVC 25 278/36/25/1818/035/
BRKS IOVC HIER CLDS VSB VIRGA DSNT WNW/ 8/07/ 58003
 
1 P.M.  
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, bright spots in overcast
Temperature: 43F, Dew point: 23F, Wind: S at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.31 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 30 miles, light haze
6-hour maximum temperature: 43F
BHO SA 1755 E45 OVC 30 265/43/23/1913/031/
BRGHT SPTS IOVC LGT HZ/ 8/5// 58013 10043 20030
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....37    NORMAL.....39
MIN.....17    NORMAL.....22
MEAN....27    NORMAL.....31
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.................-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH................+40 [+1.4 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY.............38  DEPARTURE.........+3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............886  DEPARTURE........-46
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........4454  DEPARTURE........-14
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....4088  DIFFERENCE......+366
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............22 NW   AT  1:11 A.M. *  
                   AEROVANE.............17 NW   AT  1:11 A.M. *    
                   ASOS.................20 NNW  AT 12:18 A.M. 
                   DAVIS................21 NW   AT 12:32 A.M. 
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............14 NW   AT 12:15 A.M.   
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........15 NNW  AT 12:19 A.M.         
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........16 NW   AT 12:18 A.M.       
                   AVERAGE.............7.6 NW
                   ASOS................6.8
                   DAVIS...............7.1 WNW [252 DEGREES]
* last of several occurrences....
 
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...........2.17  DEPARTURE.........-1.44
                         ASOS...............2.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR............6.33  DEPARTURE.........-2.06
                         ASOS...............7.34 #
# Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 1/1/09 and 1/2/09
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0   DEPARTURE.........-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...............10.2   DEPARTURE.........-4.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............65.3   DEPARTURE........+21.4
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2009 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system gust when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
 
2/1  45/15/30/+4/0/0/402/67          35 SW
2/2  50/32/41/+15/0/0/568/94         29 NNW
2/3  33/22/28/+2/0.44/5.6/000/00     39 N    AERO 38 MPH N 
2/4  24/10/17/-9/0.05/0.9/572/94     37 WNW
2/5  17/3/10/-17/0/0/538/88          33 W
2/6  26/4/15/-12/0/0/509/83          26 W
2/7  42/16/29/+2/0/0/314/51          45 S    AERO 44 MPH S
2/8  49/30/40/+13/0/0/433/70         54 W    AERO 54 MPH W
2/9  37/21/29/+2/0/0/621/100         38 WNW  AERO 38 MPH WNW
2/10 36/22/29/+2/0/0/006/01          21 SSE
2/11 59/34/47/+20/0/0/482/77         29 SSE  
2/12 51/37/44/+16/0.13/0/063/10      54 WSW  AERO 54 MPH WSW
2/13 38/24/31/+3/0/429/68            47 W    AERO 47 MPH W
2/14 39/20/30/+2/0/0/595/94          42 W    AERO 40 MPH W
2/15 39/23/31/+3/0/0/637/100         30 NW   AERO 28 MPH NW
2/16 35/21/28/0/0/0/633/99           23 NW   
2/17 35/19/27/-2/0/0/641/100         21 NW 
2/18 41/24/33/+4/0.25/1.6/361/56     33 E    
2/19 46/24/35/+6/0.34/0.4/155/24     43 W    AERO 44 MPH W
2/20 27/18/23/-6/T/T/364/56          50 W    AERO 48 MPH W
2/21 37/23/30/+1/0/0/626/96          42 W    AERO 37 MPH W
2/22 41/28/35/+5/0.83/1.7/000/00     46 W    AERO 48 MPH W
2/23 31/18/25/-5/T/T/507/77          51 W    AERO 53 MPH W
2/24 34/15/25/-5/0/0/661/100         35 WNW  AERO 28 MPH WNW
2/25 37/17/27/-4/0/0/431/65          22 NW   
 
2/26 morning low temp. 26F; normal low is now 23F
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 2009...
 
None to date
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 26
HIGH 67F IN 1957
LOW -7F IN 1928
PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1979
SNOWFALL 11.1 INCHES IN 1933
PEAK GUST 66 MPH W IN 1961
 
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 27
HIGH 61F IN 1976
LOW -8F IN 1900
PRECIP 0.90 INCHES IN 1922
SNOWFALL 6.0 INCHES IN 1922
PEAK GUST 67 MPH W IN 1985
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Stephanie Radner