BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

VERY STORMY WITH RAIN AND HIGH WINDS....

Of course the big story today is the wind. We've been
seeing frequent gusts over 50 mph since about mid morning,
and now frequently over 60 mph since just after noon.
A peak gust of 79 mph has been measured so far today.
It should be noted that this breaks the preivous peak
gust record for the day, which was 59 mph SSW in 1995.

Rainfall has been fairly steady through the day with 0.14"
being measured at 7 AM, and an additional 0.44" through 
1 P.M. for a storm total of 0.58" at that time.
 
Our high temperature so far today is 58F, which is 3
degrees above our daily normal high temperature of 55F.
The low since midnight is 50F, which is 13 degrees above
the daily normal low of 37F. 


PRELIMINARY STATS FOR MARCH 2020

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 49.8 [+5.5]
Avg. Min. 32.3 [+5.7]
Mean      41.1 [+5.6]
24-hour corrected mean: 40.5
Max. for month: 72F on the 9th
Min. for month: 15F on the 1st

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:    733 [-183]
Total for the season:  4873 [-611]
Total for last season: 5432

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 4.67 [-0.91]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.37 ins. on the 23rd-24th 

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 2.8 [-9.9]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.6 ins. on the 23rd

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.6 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   12.9 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   W [12%]
Peak gust and direction:     56 W on the 4th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 11298 minutes of possible 21516 or 53%
Astronomical total minutes: 11708 minutes of possible 22287 or 53%

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, overcast stratus, light rain
Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: S at 20G30 kts, peak wind S 37 kts at 6:13 AM
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg: falling rapidly
Visibility: 5 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 53F
6-hr Min temp: 51F
24-hr Precip:  0.14 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E2 BKN 35 OVC 5R-F 152/53/53/1720G30/998/ STRAFRA OCCLY
DRFTG OVR SMT PK WND 1837/13/ 8/7// 58025 6014 70014 10051 20053

10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus fractus, light rain
Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 55F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: S at 30G44 kts, peak wind S 52 kts at 9:33 AM
Sea-level pressure: 29.84 ins. Hg: falling rapidly
Visibility: 4 miles, fog
3-hr Precip:  0.24 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E7 OVC 4R-F 103/55/55/1730G44/984/ PRESFR PK WND 1852/33/
8/7// 58049 6024 

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, overcast stratus, light rain 
Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 87%
Wind: S at 37G58 kts, peak wind S 58 kts at 12:47 PM
Sea-level pressure: 29.67 ins. Hg: falling rapidly
Visibility: 6 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 58F
6-hr Min temp: 53F
6-hr Precip:  0.44 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E10 BKN 50 OVC 6R-F 046/57/53/1737G58/967/ PRESFR
PK WND 1758/47/ 8/7// 58057 6044 10058 20053 


SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2020 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....60   NORMAL.....54
MIN.....33   NORMAL.....36
MEAN....47   NORMAL.....45

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL....................+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+7 [+0.3 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............18  DEPARTURE....... -2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............255  DEPARTURE....... -7
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............5128  DEPARTURE......-618
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......5678  DEPARTURE......-550

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................38 S   AT  4:07 P.M.  
                   AERO.........................40 S   AT  4:12 P.M  
                   ASOS.........................39 S   AT  4:07 P.M. 
                   DAVIS........................40 S   AT  4:01 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................29 S   AT  4:07 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................29 S   AT  4:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................27 S   AT  4:13 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............. 14.3 S               
                   ASOS....................... 14.2
                   DAVIS.......................13.9 SSW [210 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.14  DEPARTURE......-0.02
                         ASOS..............0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.62  DEPARTURE......+1.59
                         ASOS..............3.74
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........12.95  DEPARTURE......-3.08
                         ASOS.............13.47

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.......-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH..............TRACE  DEPARTURE.......-1.9
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON..............27.6  DEPARTURE......-34.0


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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

03/01  33/15/24/-7/0.00/0.0/676/100        28 WNW AERO 28 WNW RMY 27
03/02  52/24/38/+7/T/T/482/71              40 S   AERO 39 S   RMY 41
03/03  64/45/55/+23/0.05/0.0/361/53        30 S   AERO 30 S   RMY N/A
03/04  50/38/44/+12/0.04/0.0/561/82        56 W   AERO 56 W   RMY 58
03/05  51/32/42/+10/0.00/0.0/666/97        31 W   AERO 31 NW  RMY 32
03/06  47/30/39/+7/0.04/0.3/283/41         46 NE  AERO 45 NE  RMY 46
03/07  43/26/35/+2/0.03/0.5/534/77         42 N   AERO 43 N   RMY 44
03/08  53/26/40/+7/0.00/0.0/508/73         31 W   AERO 30 W   RMY 28
03/09  72/40/56/+23/0.00/0.0/685/98        32 SW  AERO 32 SW  RMY 31
03/10  68/49/59/+26/0.00/0.0/246/35        48 WSW AERO 46 WSW RMY 49
03/11  56/37/47/+13/0.00/0.0/501/71        31 WNW AERO M  M   RMY 21
03/12  46/31/39/+5/0.01/0.0/156/22         21 SE  AERO 18 SE  RMY N/A
03/13  59/38/49/+15/0.20/0.0/000/00        46 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 46
03/14  51/35/43/+8/0.00/0.0/613/86         37 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 35
03/15  47/28/38/+3/0.00/0.0/680/95         28 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY N/A
03/16  36/22/29/-6/0.00/0.0/618/86         21 NE  AERO 21 ESE RMY 21
03/17  43/28/36/0/0.06/0.4/000/00          29 W   AERO 30 W   RMY 29
03/18  54/31/43/+7/0.00/0.0/609/84         26 S   AERO 26 S   RMY 26
03/19  43/37/40/+4/0.63/0.0/000/00         36 E   AERO 35 E   RMY 34
03/20  66/37/52/+15/0.03/0.0/000/00        48 W   AERO 48 W   RMY 46
03/21  55/29/42/+5/0.00/0.0/535/73         45 W   AERO 48 W   RMY N/A
03/22  36/23/30/-7/0.00/0.0/692/94         23 NE  AERO 24 NE  RMY 23
03/23  40/25/33/-5/1.74/1.6/037/05         38 NNE AERO 39 NNE RMY 38
03/24  48/33/41/+3/0.63/0.0/148/20         37 NNW AERO 37 NNW RMY N/A
03/25  41/35/38/0/0.03/0.0/000/00          28 ENE AERO 28 ENE RMY 27
03/26  51/30/41/+2/0.00/0.0/613/82         25 SSE AERO 26 SSW RMY N/A
03/27  61/41/51/+12/0.00/0.0/631/84        32 NW  AERO M  M   RMY 33
03/28  56/36/46/+7/0.15/0.0/309/41         22 S   AERO 21 E   RMY N/A
03/29  43/37/40/0/0.74/0.0/000/00          32 NE  AERO 33 NE  RMY 33
03/30  40/34/37/-3/0.21/0.0/000/00         33 NE  AERO 33 NE  RMY 33
03/31  40/29/35/-6/0.08/0.0/564/74         28 ENE AERO 26 ENE RMY N/A

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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

04/01  42/28/35/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..         28 NE  AERO 28 NE  RMY 30
04/02  46/35/41/0/.../0.0/.../..           39 NW  AER0 40 NW  RMY 41
04/03  42/38/40/-2/..../0.0/.../..         48 NE  AERO 53 NE  RMY 49
04/04  46/36/41/-1/..../0.0/.../..         38 NE  AERO 38 NE  RMY N/A
04/05  55/36/46/+3/T/0.0/.../..            22 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 21
04/06  61/40/51/+8/0.00/0.0/.../..         29 NW  AERO 30 NW  RMY 29
04/07  63/42/53/+10/0.00/0.0/.../..        29 W   AERO 30 W   RMY 28
04/08  50/41/46/+2/..../.../.../..         23 S   AERO 22 S   RMY 22 
04/09  47/37/42/-2/..../.../.../..         58 W   AERO 58 W   RMY 56
04/10  47/35/41/-4/0.02/T/.../..           48 W   AERO 50 W   RMY 53 
04/11  51/33/42/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..         38 WNW AERO 39 WNW RMY 40
04/12  60/33/47/+2/0.00/0.0/.../..         38 S   AERO 40 S   RMY N/A

04/13 The low since midnight is 50F, daily normal minimum is 37F 

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

RECORDS FOR APRIL 13
HIGH 85 IN 1945
LOW 22 IN 1939
PRECIP 2.51 IN. IN 2004
SNOWFALL 6.8 IN. IN 1933
PEAK GUST 59 MPH SSW IN 1995

RECORDS FOR APRIL 14
HIGH 80 IN 1945
LOW 21 IN 1923
PRECIP 2.22 IN. IN 1895
SNOWFALL 8.4 IN. IN 1953
PEAK GUST 71e MPH W IN 1943

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas