BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003

DAILY DISCUSSION...
SEASONABLE, BUT MOSTLY CLOUDY WEATHER TODAY...
The average temperature for Friday of 62 is just one degree
below the normal for the date.  The cumulative temperature
departure for September is now -30, which means the month
is averaging more than 2 degrees below normal.  Friday was
the eighth straight day without precipitation.  Saturday's
high and low temperature so far of 70 and 57 are also close
to normal for mid-September.


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Today's observations:

8 AM
BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/8F 284/59/59/0612/037/ THN SPTS OVHD
SUN DMLY VSBL STRA DRTG OVR SMT VSBY INCR/ 8//// 51007
10059 20058

11 AM
BHO SA 1455 8 SCT E12 BKN 20 OVC 25 288/66/61/0507/038/
FEW AC DSNT NW-N WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/531 53004

2 PM
BHO SA 1755 15 SCT 30 SCT 50 SCT 250 -OVC 30 284/69/61/0410/
037/ WND 01V07/ 8/501 58003 10070 20059


WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........23 MPH NE AT 11:07 AM EDT
                    AEROVANE.........24 MPH NE AT 11:07 AM EDT
                    ASOS.............23 MPH NE AT 3:12 PM EDT
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........10.8 MPH, ENE
                    ASOS...........10.4 MPH

WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........21 MPH ENE AT 8:04 AM EDT
                    AEROVANE..........23 MPH ENE AT 8:04 AM EDT
                    ASOS..............21 MPH NE AT 8:05 AM EDT


TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

MAX.....67    NORMAL.....72    ASOS.....67 AT 4:11 PM EDT
MIN.....56    NORMAL.....54    ASOS.....56 AT 11:45 PM EDT
MEAN....62    NORMAL.....63    DEP......-1    DEP FOR MONTH....-30

The month is averaging more than 2 degrees below normal per day.


HEATING DEGREE DAY INFORMATION...
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR FRIDAY..........3   DEP....-1
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH......33   DEP....+1
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE SEASON.....44   DEP...-19
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR LAST SEASON....47   DIF....-3


PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL.....
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.00 IN    DEP....-0.14 IN
                         ASOS.............0.00 IN
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........1.00 IN    DEP....-0.74 IN
                         ASOS.............0.96 IN
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........38.74 INS   DEP....+4.45 INS
                         ASOS............36.47 INS


RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 13

HIGH   91 IN 1957
LOW    40 IN 1985
PRE  3.10 INS IN 1987
WIND   44 MPH WNW IN 1986

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 14

HIGH   90 IN 1931
LOW    34 IN 1911
PRE  4.38 INS IN 1944  (GREAT NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE)
WIND   96 MPH E IN 1944 (ESTIMATED FROM MEASURED 77 MPH 2-MIN WIND)

Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2002. Temperature and
precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2002.

Mike Iacono