BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
FRIDAY JANUARY 24 2003

TODAY'S DISCUSSION....1 P.M.

Big moderation of 10 degrees from yesterday early afternoon as temperatures
rise into the lower 20's.  The month is now averaging almost 5 degrees
colder than normal daily.

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS...

1/24/2003 FRI

7 A.M.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 107/4/-9/3119G28/985/ SC OFFSHR NE-SE AND DSNT SE-S
CI LYR DSNT E-S PK WND 3128/45/ WINDCHILL -17/ 8/508/ 4/005 53018 10007 20003

10 A.M.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 138/13/-8/3115/994/ FEW SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-SE/ 8/500/ 51031

1 P.M.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 134/21/-5/3114G23/993/ FEW SC OFFSHR DSNT E PK WND 3228/15/
8/500/ 58004 10021 20004

THE DATA RECORDED FOR THURSDAY  JANUARY 23
TEMPERATURES ARE CALENDAR DAY MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EASTERN STANDARD TIME

MAX:      12     MIN:     -02
ASOS MAX: 12    ASOS MIN: -01
MEAN:     05     [ -20 ]

NORMAL HIGH/LOW/MEAN: 33/17/25/

TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR JANUARY  TO DATE: - 105 degrees

JANUARY IS AVERAGING 4.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE

PRECIPITATION FOR 01/24 UPDATED AS OF 7 A.M.

24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......trace
TOTAL FOR ASOS............0.00 INS.
TOTAL FOR JANUARY ....... 2.70 INS.(STD GAUGE)
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....-0.88 INS.
ASOS TOTAL FOR JANUARY....2.49 INS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS.... 0.0  INS.
JANUARY SNOWFALL TO DATE..11.1 INS.
SEASONAL SNOWFALL........ 42.4 INS.

PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2002...53.41 INS.
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....+2.34 INS.

WIND DATA FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 2003

PEAK GUST ASOS:   31 MPH WNW @ 4:00 A.M.
PEAK GUST AERO:   36 MPH WNW @ 4:00 A.M. **
PEAK GUST 420C:   32 MPH WNW @ 4:00 A.M. **
** last of several occurrences

JAN. 2003 PRELIMINARY DATA....ALL IS CALENDAR DAY DATA....
BELOW IS ORDER OF DATA REPORTED....
MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL /SUNSHINE/ OFFICIAL 420C WIND GUST/Aero
Aero = Aerovane recording wind system gust when significant
TSTM = thunderstorm day
... SUNSHINE DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE

1/1  40/33/37/+10/0.60/T//000/00/ 48 NE Aero 51 MPH NE
1/2  34/20/27/0/0.13/0.3/050/09/  55 NE Aero 56 MPH NE
1/3  35/23/29/+2/0.75/2.0/000/00  44 NE Aero 44 MPH NE
1/4  35/24/30/+3/0.83/3.6/000/00  52 NE Aero 54 MPH NE
1/5  31/20/26/-1/0.01/0.2/431/78  18 WNW
1/6  27/23/25/-1/0.12/1.6/000/00  18 NNW
1/7  26/15/21/-5/0.03/0.6/089/16  28 NNW
1/8  35/15/25/-1/0.08/1.3/061/11  30 W
1/9  37/30/34/+8/0.08/0.7/290/52  30 SSW
1/10 36/19/28/+2/0.03/0/324/58    32 WNW
1/11 26/17/22/-4/0/0/375/67       42 WSW Aero 43 MPH WSW
1/12 31/20/26/0/0/0/499/89        43 W   Aero 45 MPH WNW
1/13 34/19/27/+1/T/T/388/69       45 WSW Aero 45 MPH WSW
1/14 23/11/17/-9/0/0/564/100      38 W
1/15 23/9/16/-10/0/0/503/89       24 WNW
1/16 25/13/19/-7/0/0/483/85       31 W
1/17 28/7/18/-8/0.04/0.7/336/59   28 NW
1/18 16/-3/07/-19/0/0/554/97       27 NW
1/19 22/10/16/-9/0/0/.../..       25 W
1/20 27/11/19/-6/T/0.1/.../..     47 W
1/21 17/5/11/-14/0/0/577/100      50 W Aerovane 53 MPH W
1/22 14/2/08/-17/0/0/572/99        52 W Aerovane 54 MPH W
1/23 12/-02/05/-20/T/T/.../..     32 WNW Aerovane 36 MPH WNW
1/24 morning low 03 deg.

THE DAILY EXTREMES......

RECORDS FOR JANUARY 24
HIGH      60 IN 1967
LOW      -12 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      55 IN 1990
LOW      -10 IN 1935
PRECIP    2.24  INS. IN 1979
SNOWFALL  12.5  INS. IN 1941
PEAK GUST 81 MPH WNW IN 1972

e = estimated

today's report by: Robert Skilling