BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....12/02/2001...@ 2 P.M. RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY... The high temperature reached 70 degrees yesterday setting a new record for the date. The previous record was 64 degrees set in 1908. Also this 70 degrees is now the 3rd highest temperature ever recorded for the month of December. 74 is the highest set in 1998, and 72 is the 2nd highest set in 1984. November Stats will be available in the Monday Discussion. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 7 a.m. BHO SA 1155 E140 OVC 40 225/42/34/2810/019/ FEW BINOVC E-S/ 8/07// 51014 10044 20042 10 a.m. BHO SA 1455 E140 OVC 30 239/48/35/2908/024/ SUN DMLY VSBL HAZY/ 8/07// 51014 DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 1... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 70 MIN: 45 // ASOS MAX: 69 ASOS MIN: 46 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 43/28 MEAN 58 [+ 23] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 23 degrees PRECIPITATION....ON 12/02 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.00 IN. ASOS......................0.00 IN. NOV. TOTAL................1.10 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 3.82 INS. Nov. snowfall: TRACE PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.97 {- 2.17 IN. ] WIND DATA....FOR 12/01 PEAK GUST ASOS: 38 MPH SSW AT 12:03 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 38 MPH SSW AT 12:03 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 39 MPH SSW AT 12:03 A.M. DAILY NOV. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... ax/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 11/1 66/48/57/+10/0.13/0/359/58/ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/253/41/ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/012/02/ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 58/43/51/+5/0/0/416/68/ 18 S 11/5 47/36/42/-4/0.17/T/195/32/ 36 NW (Aero 38 MPH NW ) 11/6 51/36/44/-1/0/0/522/86/ 42 NW (Aero 44 MPH NW ) 11/7 56/36/46/+1/0/0/526/87/ 48 WNW (Aero 48 MPH WNW ) 11/8 54/35/45/0/0/0/591/98/ 35 S (Aero 36 MPH S ] 11/9 52/33/43/-1/0/0/510/85/ 45 WNW 11/10 49/32/41/-3/T/0/033/06/ 25 SW 11/11 45/28/37/-7/0/0/548/92/ 40 NW (Aero 43 MPH NW ) 11/12 42/25/34/-9/0/0/546/92/ 29 WNW (Aero 28 MPH WNW ) 11/13 47/24/36/-7/0/0/585/99/ 23 SSW 11/14 55/38/47/+5/0.03/0/135/23/ 32 SW 11/15 60/44/52/+10/0/0/241/41/ 25 SSW 11/16 68/42/55/+13/0/0/287/49/ 35 W 11/17 42/31/37/-4/0/0/443/76/ 27 NE 11/18 58/31/45/+4/0/0/564/97/ 27 SW (Aero 27 MPH SW ) 11/19 60/43/52/+12/0/0/515/89/ 39 SW (Aero 40 MPH SW ) 11/20 57/31/44/+4/0.03/0/052/09/ 44 WNW (Aero 44 MPH WNW ) 11/21 41/26/34/-6/0/0/575/100/ 17 NW (Aero 20 MPH WNW ) 11/22 52/33/43/+4/0/0/281/49/ 18 SSW (Aero 20 MPH SSW ) 11/23 49/38/44/+5/0/0/474/83/ 20 E 11/24 51/43/47/+9/T/0/000/00/ 24 SSE 11/25 63/47/55/+17/0.11/0/301/53/ 36 SSE (Aero 38 MPH SSE) 11/26 64/47/56/+18/0.14/0/289/51/ 31 SSE (Aero 32 MPH SSE) 11/27 53/44/49/+12/0.01/0/073/13/ 18 SW (Aero 20 MPH SW ) 11/28 61/38/50/+13/T/0/456/81/ 30 ENE (precip. corrected to a trace) 11/29 49/38/44/+8/0.14/0/000/00/ 25 ENE 11/30 62/43/53/+17/0.01/0/000/00/ 46 S RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 02 HIGH 61 IN 1998 LOW 03 IN 1890 PRECIP 2.09 INS 1974 SNOWFALL: 5.0 INS. 1894, 1929 PEAK GUST 89e MPH SSE IN 1942 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 03 HIGH 61 IN 1932, 1950 LOW -1 IN 1890 PRECIP 2.10 INS 1986 SNOWFALL: 6.0 INS. 1963 PEAK GUST 73e MPH W IN 1942 e = estimated MFD