Sunday, February 13, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0643E
SUNSET: 1714E
RECORD WARMTH YESTERDAY, COLD AND SNOWY TODAY….
Yesterday was a nice taste of spring for the area with many places
reaching the upper 50s and low 60s. Many stations set new record
highs, including here at Blue Hill. We recorded a high of 59.1F
yesterday afternoon, beating the old record of 56F degrees set back
in 1999.
As we turn the page on to today, a stark contrast is definitely
noted. Light snow began just after 4am this morning and has
continued since. A couple of moderate bands did move through this
morning, but overall the snowfall has been light. Total snowfall
through 1pm is 2.7 inches. This has melted down to 0.19″ of liquid,
for a ratio of 14:1!
The wind has been rather light today with an average speed for the
day of around 7mph. On the bright side, this makes for easy measuring
of the snow as there has been no blowing or drifting.
The high so far today is 35F, this is 2 degrees below the normal
high of 37F. The low since midnight is 26F, which is 7 degrees above
the normal minimum of 19F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscured, vertical visibility 300ft, light snow
Temperature: 27F; Dew Point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: WNW @ 3 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1021.8 mb; 30.17 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 1 mile, fog
6-hr Max temp: 34F
6-hr Min temp: 27F
24-hr Precip: 0.06 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.7 ins.
Snow Depth: 1 in
BHO SA 1155 X W3 1S-F 218/27/27/2903/017/ WND LGT NEW SNW PST
24 HRS 0.7 INS/ 8//// 4/001 53020 6006/ 70006 10034 20027
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus fractus, light snow
Temperature: 28F; Dew Point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 94%
Wind: NE @ 3 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1022.1 mb; 30.18 in Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 1.5 miles, fog
3-hr Precip: 0.07 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 1.2 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E12 OVC 11/2S-F 221/28/27/0403/018/ WND LGT NEW SNW PST
3 HRS 1.2 INS/ 8/7// 50003 6007/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, overcast nimbostratus, light snow
Temperature: 28F, Dew point: 28F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: NE @ 4 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1019.6 mb; 30.11 in Hg: falling steadily
Visibility: 3 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 30F
6-hr Min temp: 26F
6-hr Precip: 0.13 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 2.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 3 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E9 BKN 15 OVC 3S-F 196/28/28/0404/011/ WND LGT NEW SNW PST
6 HRS 2.0 INS/ 8/7// 4/003 57025 6013/ 10030 20026
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….59R NORMAL…..36
MIN…….35 NORMAL…..19
MEAN……47 NORMAL…..28
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+19
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..+78 [+6.3 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………18 DEPARTURE…….-19
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..381 DEPARTURE…….-78
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3522 DEPARTURE……-340
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….3500 DEPARTURE…….+22
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….50 W @ 2:53 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….46 W @ 3:10 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..55 @ 2:53 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………44 W @ 2:52 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..48 W @ 3:05 P.M.
ASOS………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
RMY #1………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MERLIN………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………31 W @ 3:05 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..32 @ 3:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………34 W @ 3:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..32 W @ 3:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE…OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE…..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……. 16.5 WSW [397 total miles]
VECTOR #2…………….. 16.9
DAVIS #2……………… 16.7 WSW
RMY #2……………….. 16.9 WSW
RMY #1…………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
ASOS…………….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….0.06 DEPARTURE…..-0.08
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….2.62 DEPARTURE…..+1.01
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..7.21 DEPARTURE…..+1.10
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….0.7 DEPARTURE…… 0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….2.0 DEPARTURE……-6.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..50.1 DEPARTURE……+8.3
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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
2/01 31/16/24/-2/T/0.2/018/03 19 NNE AERO 18 NNE RMY 19
2/02 44/31/38/+12/T/0.0/096/16 20 SSE AERO 21 SSE RMY 20
2/03 47/36/42/+16/0.16/0.0/000/00 27 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 28
2/04 49/19/34/+8/1.53/0.7/000/00 35 NNE AERO 37 NNE RMY 38
2/05 21/11/16/-11/0.01/0.2/251/41 25 NW AERO 25 NW RMY M
2/06 27/5/16/-11/0.00/0.0/570/93 20 NNW AERO 21 NNW RMY M
2/07 41/21/31/+4/0.59/0.2/000/00 25 ESE AERO 23 ESE RMY 25
2/08 39/30/35/+8/0.27/0.0/…/.. 33 W AERO 32 WNW RMY 34
2/09 42/24/33/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 31
2/10 50/31/41/+14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 36 W AERO 37 SW RMY 38
2/11 52/32/42/+15/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 S AERO 31 S RMY 34
2/12 59/35/47/+19/0.00/0.0/…/.. 50 W AERO 46 W RMY 48
2/13 The low since midnight is 26F, the daily normal low is 19F
DAILY RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 2022
2/12/22: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59F,
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 56F SET IN 1999
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 13
HIGH 64F IN 1951
LOW -10F IN 1967
PRECIP 2.80 INCHES IN 2008
SNOWFALL 9.0 INCHES IN 1899
PEAK GUST 60 MPH SE IN 1972
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 14
HIGH 56F IN 1949
LOW -14F IN 2016
PRECIP 2.09 INCHES IN 2007
SNOWFALL 11.0 INCHES IN 1914
PEAK GUST 83 MPH SSW IN 2000, S IN 2005
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
