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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0517E
SUNSET:  1817E

INCREASINGLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH STILL
GOOD VISIBILITY....

We observed a few clouds this morning, increasing to an
overcast this afternoon. Wind is lighter in comparison
to yesterday, where we had a gust of 26 mph yesterday
morning. Wind today is 10 mph on average from the
northwest with a max gust around 20 mph.

The high today so far today is 57F, this is 5 degrees above
the normal high of 52F. The low since midnight is 41F, which
is 6 degrees above the daily normal low of 35F.

As many are aware, March tends to be a rather cloudy month
here in coastal Southern New England, however March 2021
was tied for the sunniest March on our record going back to
1886. We recorded 243.0 hours of sunshine this March, tying
with March 1915 for sunniest! Here is the current ranking
via our Chief Scientist Mike Iacono...

BHO Sunniest March, hours (1886-2021):

1) 243.0 in 1915  [68%]
   243.0 in 2021  [68%]
3) 236.7 in 1946  [66%]
4) 230.1 in 1978  [64%]
5) 215.0 in 2006  [60%]

-Sunshine section written by Matthew Douglas


PRELIMINARY STATS FOR MARCH 2021

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 50.2 [+5.9]
Avg. Min. 29.1 [+2.5]
Mean      39.7 [+4.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 39.2
Max. for month: 71F on the 11th
Min. for month: 10F on the 2nd

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:    777 [-139]
Total for the season:  4822 [-662]
Total for last season: 5484

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 2.17 [-3.41]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 0.80 ins. on the 18th and 28th

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 0.2 [-12.5]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 0.1 ins. on the 2nd and 14th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 13.8 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   14.2 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   WNW [22%]
Peak gust and direction:     69 WNW on the 1st

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 14580 out of 21516 or 68%
Astronomical total minutes: 15099 out of 22265 or 68%


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus and cirrostratus
Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 37F; Relative Humidity: 74%
Wind: NW @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 in Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 45F
6-hr Min temp: 41F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 90 SCT 250 SCT 70 160/45/37/3207/000/ 8/075 53009
10045 20041

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus and cirrostratus
Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 57%
Wind: NNE @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 in Hg; falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 40 BKN 250 BKN 70 160/55/40/0307/000/ 8/808 52000

1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus
Temperature: 52F, Dew point: 42F; Relative Humidity: 68%
Wind: NNE @ 7G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.01 in Hg; falling then rising
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 57F
6-hr Min temp: 45F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 OVC 75 164/52/42/0307G14/001/ 8/8// 51004 10057
20045


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.......61     NORMAL.....52
MIN.......40     NORMAL.....34
MEAN......51     NORMAL.....43

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1981-2010) NORMAL...... +8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.................. +4 [+0.5 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............14  DEPARTURE.......-8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............134  DEPARTURE.......-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............4956  DEPARTURE.....-666
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......5009  DEPARTURE......-53

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
                     420C/Official..............26 NNW @  1:55 A.M.
                     AEROVANE (south tower).....25 NNW @  1:57 A.M.
                     ASOS.......................27 NNW @  1:57 A.M.
                     DAVIS #1...................27 NNW @  1:44 A.M.
                     DAVIS #2 (south tower).....26 N   @  1:49 A.M.
                     RMY........................31     @  1:44 A.M.
                     VECTOR.....................31     @  1:44 A.M.
                     MERLIN.....................21

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL..................18 NNW @  1:55 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................18 NNW @  1:55 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE...............19 NNW @  1:51 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............17 N   @  1:57 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY AVERAGE....................17 N   @  1:53 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR AVERAGE.................18     @  1:53 A.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
                     CONTACTING/OFFICIAL........8.7 NNW [209 total miles]
                     ASOS.......................8.7  
                     DAVIS #1...................8.7 N  
                     DAVIS #2...................9.0 N
                     RMY........................8.5 NNE
                     VECTOR.....................9.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......0.00  DEPARTURE....-0.17
                             ASOS.............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............0.89  DEPARTURE....-0.13
                             ASOS.............0.87
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............11.06  DEPARTURE....-3.95
                              ASOS...........11.38

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HOURS ENDING 7 A.M.........TRACE  DEPARTURE.... -0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH ................TRACE  DEPARTURE.....-1.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.................72.6  DEPARTURE....+12.3


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   42/24/33/+2/0.13/T/020/03        69 WNW  AERO 78 WNW  RMY 78
03/02   27/10/19/-12/T/0.1/679/100       63 WNW  AERO 71 WNW  RMY 69
03/03   45/19/32/0/0.00/0.0/375/55       30 W    AERO 30 W    RMY 34
03/04   38/22/30/-2/0.00/0.0/520/76      46 NW   AERO 51 NW   RMY 53
03/05   31/18/25/-7/0.00/0.0/556/81      39 WNW  AERO 44 NW   RMY 45
03/06   33/15/24/-8/0.00/0.0/675/98      28 WNW  AERO 29 WNW  RMY 30
03/07   35/15/25/-8/0.00/0.0/679/98      21 NW   AERO 22 NW   RMY 23
03/08   38/19/29/-4/T/T/653/94           20 NW   AERO 20 NW   RMY 21
03/09   56/30/43/+10/T/T/628/90          32 WNW  AERO 35 WNW  RMY 37
03/10   54/32/43/+10/0.00/0.0/666/95     29 SSW  AERO 29 SSW  RMY 31
03/11   71/35/53/+19/0.00/0.0/218/31     41 SSW  AERO 43 SSW  RMY 46
03/12   62/42/52/+18/0.00/0.0/614/87     52 WNW  AERO 59 WNW  RMY 57
03/13   46/27/37/+3/0.00/0.0/696/98      53 WNW  AERO 59 WNW  RMY 57
03/14   45/19/32/-3/0.01/0.1/449/63      51 WNW  AERO 58 NW   RMY 58
03/15   27/12/20/-15/0.00/0.0/694/97     48 NW   AERO 47 NW   RMY 54
03/16   37/13/25/-10/0.00/0.0/352/49     22 NNW  AERO 22 NNW  RMY 23
03/17   52/27/40/+4/0.00/0.0/483/67      28 S    AERO 25 S    RMY 29
03/18   46/34/40/+4/0.80/T/000/00        38 NE   AERO 40 NE   RMY 42
03/19   39/26/33/-3/T/T/683/94           37 N    AERO 38 N    RMY 41
03/20   58/24/41/+4/0.00/0.0/701/96      23 W    AERO 23 W    RMY 27
03/21   62/39/51/+14/0.00/0.0/704/96     22 S    AERO 23 S    RMY 25
03/22   62/36/49/+12/0.00/0.0/698/95     21 S    AERO 18 S    RMY 22
03/23   65/38/52/+14/0.00/0.0/568/77     22 ESE  AERO 18 SE   RMY 21
03/24   63/44/54/+16/0.01/0.0/163/22     22 SSE  AERO 21 SSE  RMY 21
03/25   67/49/58/+20/0.10/0.0/201/27     25 S    AERO 26 S    RMY 26
03/26   63/48/56/+17/0.01/0.0/127/17     58 W    AERO 67 W    RMY 63
03/27   63/40/52/+13/0.00/0.0/608/81     39 WNW  AERO 41 WNW  RMY 44
03/28   56/37/47/+8/0.80/0.0/000/00      40 S    AERO 41 S    RMY 46
03/29   50/35/43/+3/T/0.0/718/95         58 WNW  AERO 62 WNW  RMY 63
03/30   58/31/45/+5/0.00/0.0/720/95      36 S    AERO 36 S    RMY 37
03/31   66/43/55/+14/0.31/0.0/251/33     41 SSW  AERO 45 S    RMY 44


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   56/30/43/+2/0.89/T/.../..        44 NW   AERO 51 NW   RMY 49
04/02   37/24/31/-10/0.00/0.0/.../..     28 NW   AERO 32 NNW  RMY 30
04/03   48/23/36/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..      24 NW   AERO 25 NW   RMY 26
04/04   58/33/46/+4/0.00/0.0/.../..      38 NNW  AERO 41 NNW  RMY 41
04/05   57/41/49/+6/T/T/.../..           41 NNW  AERO 48 NNW  RMY 50
04/06   61/40/51/+8/0.00/0.0/.../..      26 NNW  AERO 25 NNW  RMY 31

04/07   The low since midnight is 41F, the daily normal low is 35F


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

RECORDS FOR APRIL 7
HIGH 90 IN 2010
LOW 13 IN 1982
PRECIP 1.72 IN. IN 1924
SNOWFALL 4.5 IN. IN 1967, 1996
PEAK GUST 65 MPH WNW IN 1982

RECORDS FOR APRIL 8
HIGH 87 IN 1991
LOW 17 IN 1888
PRECIP 1.78 IN. IN 1956
SNOWFALL 9.3 IN. IN 1956
PEAK GUST 70 MPH S IN 2000

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas