Monday, February 14, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0642E
SUNSET: 1715E
SNOW FINALLY COMES TO AN END THIS MORNING, SUNSHINE RETURNS….
The snow that began just after 4am yesterday morning, finally came
to an end this morning just after 9am. A storm total of 8.4″ of
snow was measured here on the summit. This melted to 0.54″ of liquid
giving us an average ratio of 16:1. However, the snow that fell
overnight was considerably “fluffier” with a ratio that reached
as high as 21:1!
Clouds finally broke late this morning, giving us plenty of sunshine
this afternoon. However strong cold air advection is holding the
temperature back with readings only getting to around 20F!
In addition, the wind has really picked up early this afternoon
with gusts frequently eclipsing 30mph. A peak gust of 43mph has been
measured so far, happening after the 1pm observation!
The combination of the cold temperatures and moderately strong winds
are creating wind chills mainly in the single digits. Brrr!
The high so far today is 22F, this is 15 degrees below the normal
high of 37F. The low since midnight is 15F, which is 4 degrees below
the normal minimum of 19F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, light snow
Temperature: 15F; Dew Point: 15F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: NNW @ 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1013.6 mb; 29.93 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 2 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 21F
6-hr Min temp: 15F
24-hr Precip: 0.48 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 7.4 ins.
Snow Depth: 7 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E20 OVC 2S-F 136/15/15/3309/993/ S-B12 NEW SNW PST 24 HRS
7.4 INS/ 8/5// 4/007 53004 6011/ 70048/ 10021 20015
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 18F; Dew Point: 13F; Relative Humidity: 80%
Wind: NW @ 13G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1014.1 mb; 29.95 in Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snowfall: 0.3 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E20 BKN 60 BKN 40 141/18/13/3213G22/995/ S-E20 NEW SNW PST 3 HRS
0.3 INS/ 8/500 53005 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, virga distant NE-SE-S
Temperature: 17F, Dew point: 5F; Relative Humidity: 59%
Wind: NW @ 17G25 kts, peak wind WNW 35 mph at 12:35 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1014.5 mb; 29.96 in Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 21F
6-hr Min temp: 15F
6-hr Precip: Trace
6-hr Snowfall: 0.3 ins.
Snow Depth: 7 ins.
BHO SA 1755 44 SCT 60 145/17/5/3117G25/996/ VIRGA DSNT NE-SE-S PK WND 2930/35/
NEW SNW PST 6 HRS 0.3 INS/ 8/500 4/007 51004 6000/ 10021 20015
SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….35 NORMAL…..37
MIN…….22 NORMAL…..19
MEAN……29 NORMAL…..28
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………….. +1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..+79 [+5.9 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………36 DEPARTURE……. -1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..417 DEPARTURE…….-79
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3558 DEPARTURE……-341
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….3544 DEPARTURE…….+14
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….26 WNW @ 12:51 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….21 WNW @ 12:52 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..29 @ 12:51 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………25 W @ 12:51 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..26 WNW @ 12:51 A.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………………18 WNW @ 12:50 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..19 @ 12:49 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………18 NW @ 12:49 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..18 NW @ 12:49 A.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……. 7.4 NNW [178 total miles]
VECTOR #2…………….. 8.0
DAVIS #2……………… 7.5 N
RMY #2……………….. 7.9 N
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…….0.48 DEPARTURE…..+0.35
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….3.10 DEPARTURE…..+1.36
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..7.69 DEPARTURE…..+1.45
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….7.4 DEPARTURE……+6.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….9.4 DEPARTURE……+0.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..57.5 DEPARTURE…..+15.1
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/+8/0.27/0.0/006/01 33 W AERO 32 WNW RMY 34
2/09 42/24/33/+6/0.00/0.0/608/98 30 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 31
2/10 50/31/41/+14/0.00/0.0/312/50 36 W AERO 37 SW RMY 38
2/11 52/32/42/+15/0.00/0.0/569/91 32 S AERO 31 S RMY 34
2/12 59/35/47/+19/0.00/0.0/433/69 50 W AERO 46 W RMY 48
2/13 35/22/29/+1/0.41/5.7/000/00 26 WNW AERO 21 WNW RMY 26
2/14 The low since midnight is 15F, 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 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
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 15
HIGH 60F IN 1954
LOW -18F IN 1943
PRECIP 2.07 INCHES IN 1940
SNOWFALL 14.4 INCHES IN 2015
PEAK GUST 94e MPH WNW IN 1946
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
