BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A RAINY DAY WITH STRONG WINDS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.... Today's weather was rainy and windy with low visibility  and rapidly falling pressure. Over the observation  period, pressure dropped by almost 11 millibars.  Wind from the south has remained above 30 mph on average, with a peak gust so far today of 69 mph following the 1 P.M observation. The record max gust for this date is  82 mph, set in 1996. Rain has increased in intensity after noontime, leaving 0.35 inches in the gauge by 1 P.M.  Rainfall this morning amounted to 0.03 inches, measured at 7 A.M. Considering the significant warm air advection from the south, temperatures so far today significantly exceed seasonal averages. The high so far today is 55F,  21 degrees above the daily normal of 34F. The low since  midnight is 46F, 29 degrees above the normal minimum of 17F.      Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, overcast nimbostratus, continued light rain  Temperature: 49F; Dew Point: 49F; Wind: S at 25G36 kts, Peak wind: 44 MPH (38 kts) S at 6:26 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 29.74 ins. Hg, falling rapidly Visibility: 5 miles, fog 6-hr Max temp: 50F 6-hr Min temp: 47F 24-hr Precip: 0.03 in. 24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins. Snow depth: 0 ins.  BHO SA 1155 15 SCT E65 OVC 5R-F 070/49/49/1925G36/974/  PK WND 1938/26 R-CTD/ 8/72/ 56032 70003 10050 20047 10 A.M. Weather: Overcast nimbostratus with a few stratus fractus, continued light rain Temperature: 52F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: S at 26G46 kts, Peak wind: 59 MPH (51 kts) S at 9:28 A.M.  Sea-level pressure: 29.62 ins. Hg, falling rapidly Visibility: 5 miles, fog 3-hr Precip: 0.05 ins. BHO SA 1455 E65 OVC 5R-F 030/52/52/1926G46/962/ FEW STFA  ALQDS PK WND 1951/28 R-CTD/ 8/72/ 56040 6005/ 1 P.M. Weather: Overcast nimbostratus with a few stratus fractus, continued rain Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: S at 33G57 kts, Peak wind: 68 MPH (59 kts) S at 12:03 P.M.  Sea-level pressure: 29.41 ins. Hg, falling rapidly Visibility: 5 miles, fog 6-hr Max temp: 55F 6-hr Min temp: 49F 6-hr Precip: 0.35 ins. 6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.   Snow depth: 0 ins. BHO SA 1755 E65 OVC 5RF 961/54/54/1933G57/941/ FEW  STFA ALQDS PK WND 1959/03 R CTD/ 8/72/ 56069 6035/ 10055 20049     SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019  TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....46   NORMAL.....34 MIN.....15   NORMAL.....17 MEAN....31   NORMAL.....25 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+6 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+16 [+0.5 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............34   DEPARTURE.........-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............893   DEPARTURE........-16 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........3189   DEPARTURE........-24 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......3036   DIFFERENCE......+140 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)  PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................37 SSW AT 11:32 P.M.                    AERO.........................39 SSW AT 11:09 P.M.                    ASOS.........................40 S   AT 11:32 P.M.                     DAVIS........................37 SSW AT  1:37 P.M. RMY N/A FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................29 SSW AT 11:28 P.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................29 S   AT  7:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................28 SSW AT  7:47 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............19.4 SSW                    ASOS.......................19.4                    DAVIS......................18.2 SSW [212 deg.]    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.03  DEPARTURE.......-0.11                          ASOS..............0.06 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.69  DEPARTURE.......+0.43                          ASOS..............3.73 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........3.69  DEPARTURE.......+0.43                          ASOS..............3.73 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE........-0.5 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................4.2  DEPARTURE........-8.6 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............11.9  DEPARTURE.......-16.9 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust RMY:  R.M. Young wind gust recording system TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ....: Data not yet available, records not finalized M:    Missing data 01/01 54/29/42/+15/..../0.0/386/72         53 W   AERO 53 W   RMY 54 01/02 34/24/29/+2/..../.../432/81          22 NW  AERO 22 NW  RMY N/A 01/03 42/28/35/+9/0.01/T/228/43            28 WNW AERO 30 WNW RMY 30 01/04 43/30/37/+11/..../.../354/66         29 SW  AERO 29 SW  RMY 29 01/05 41/32/37/+11/1.19/000/000/00         26 NE  AERO 25 NNW RMY 27 01/06 42/21/32/+6/0.00/0.0/300/56          42 NW  AERO 46 NW  RMY 50 01/07 26/14/20/-6/.../.../474/88 37 NW  AERO 41 NW  RMY N/A 01/08 40/24/32/+6/.../.../000/00           24 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY N/A 01/09 42/31/37/+11/.../.../.../..          44 W   AERO 46 WNW RMY 45 01/10 32/20/26/+1/T/T/.../..               37 NW  AERO 41 NW  RMY 43 01/11 26/12/19/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..          36 WNW AERO 37 WNW RMY 38 01/12 26/9/18/-7/0.00/0.0/.../..           32 NW  AERO 32 NW  RMY 29 01/13 25/11/18/-7/0.00/0.0/.../..          18 NNW AERO 16 NW  RMY N/A 01/14 27/20/24/-1/0.00/0.0/.../..          20 NNE AERO 17 N   RMY N/A 01/15 34/18/26/1/0.00/0.0/.../.. 22 NW  AERO 21 NNW RMY N/A 01/16 34/23/29/+4/0.00/0.0/.../..          33 W   AERO 32 W   RMY 35 01/17 27/13/20/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..          30 NNW AERO 28 NW  RMY N/A 01/18 40/21/31/+6/0.00/0.0/.../..          18 WNW AERO 18 WNW RMY N/A  01/19 31/24/28/+3/.../1.6/.../..           30 E   AERO 30 E   RMY N/A 01/20 33/3/18/-7/.../.../.../..            39 ENE AERO 43 ENE RMY 39 01/21 3/-2/1/-24/0.00/0.0/.../..           32*WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY M 01/22 24/0/12/-13/0.00/0.0/.../..          28 NW  AERO 30 NW  RMY 29 01/23 46/15/31/+6/0.00/0.0/.../..          37 SSW AERO 39 SSW RMY N/A 01/24 Low temp since midnight is 46F; normal low is 17F *Official gust chart reading low  DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR JANUARY 24 HIGH 60F IN 1967 LOW -12F IN 1907 PRECIP 2.04 INS. IN 1998 SNOWFALL 11.3 INS. IN 1935 PEAK GUST 82 MPH S IN 1996 RECORDS FOR JANUARY 25 HIGH 56F IN 2010 LOW -10F IN 1935 PRECIP 2.24 INS. IN 1979 SNOWFALL 12.5 INS. IN 1941 PEAK GUST 81 MPH WNW IN 1972 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner