BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 2001... PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....10/11/2001 Beautiful day on the summit with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the mid 70s. The month continues above normal with a total departure of +15 degrees... TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 8 A.M. BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 10 265/52/51/2115/031/ ST LYR E-SE BLO GF E-S-SW VSBY N 15 ESE-S 6/ 8/501 52010 10052 20050 11 A.M. BHO SA 1455 250 -SCT 40 261/65/55/2214G18/261/ WND 18V26/ 8/001 58007 2 P.M. BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 50 241/75/52/2114G21/024/ FEW CU DSNT SE BLO WND 18V27/ 8/101 58020 10075 20052 DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 .... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 70 MIN: 45 // ASOS MAX: 69 ASOS MIN: 45 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 63/45 MEAN 58 [ + 4] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +15 degrees Oct. is averaging 1.5 degrees milder than normal daily..... PRECIPITATION....ON 10/10 AS OF 8 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M. ..0.00 IN. ASOS..............................0.00 IN. OCT. TOTAL TO DATE: 0.05 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 1.15 IN. OCT. SNOWFALL: Trace YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 40.13 {+ 3.66 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 10/10 PEAK GUST ASOS: 23 MPH SSW AT 7:52 P.M. PEAK GUST: 24 MPH SSW AT 7:52 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 26 MPH SSW AT 7:52 P.M. . DAILY OCT. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 10/1 55/49/51/-5/T/000/00/ 29 N 10/2 73/50/62/+5/0/.../../ 24 W 10/3 78/55/67/+11/0/.../../ 30 SSW (Aero 32 SSW) 10/4 80/60/70/+14/0/.../../ 38 WSW (Aero 38 WSW ) 10/5 79/59/69/+13/0/.../../ 35 SSW 10/6 69/45/57/+2/0.05/214/31/ 55 W (Aero 55 MPH W ) 10/7 54/36/45/-10/0/673/98/ 44 W (Aero 44 MPH W ) 10/8 51/32/42/-12/T/T/636/93/ 39 WNW (Aero 40 MPH WNW) 10/9 59/34/47/-7/0/0/614/90/ 24 SW 10/10 70/45/58/+4/0/0/.../../ 24 SSW (Aero 26 MPH SSW) 10/11 Morning low 50 degrees.. RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 11 HIGH 80 IN 1919,1949 LOW 28 IN 1993 PRECIP 0.96 INS 1903 PEAK GUST 66e MPH WNW IN 1941 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 11 HIGH 87 IN 1954 LOW 31 IN 1906 PRECIP 1.53 INS 1948 PEAK GUST 55 MPH NW IN 1963 e = estimated MFD / ERIC NAU