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February 14, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0642E
SUNSET:  1716E

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY, BLUSTERY AND DRY….

Today has featured crisp, blue skies and plenty of sunshine.
It is a bit misleading though, as we have been trending below
average temperatures throughout the day. The wind has been a
key player today, which has also kept the temperatures below
normal.

We started this morning at 23F which is still above the normal
low for this time of year. We have been slow to warm up, even
with the abundant sunshine. The gusty WNW flow has given us
wind chills that were in the single digits this morning and in
the upper teens during the afternoon.

The wind picked up last night around 7pm when we had a slight wind
shift from westerly flow to the WNW that continued throughout the
overnight and into today. There really hasn’t been a lull in the
wind either, with an impressive average speed of 20 mph. Though we
have had frequent gusts over the 40mph mark, our peak gust so far
for the day has been 50 mph, which occurred just after 10:30am.

Thanks to clear skies and single digit dew point values, we have had
some great visibility today. We have fluctuated between 60-70 miles
throughout the day.

The maximum temperature for today is 31F degrees, which is 6 degrees
below the normal high of 37F. The minimum temperature since midnight
is 23F degrees, which is 4 degrees above the normal low of 19F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant NE-E-ESE and S-SSW-W
Temperature: 23F; Dew Point: 9F; Relative Humidity: 54%
Wind: WNW @ 13G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1024.6 mb; 30.26 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 28F
6-hr Min temp: 23F
24-hr Precip:  0.18 inches
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 2 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 246/23/9/2913G20/026/ FEW SC DSNT NE-E-ESE
AND S-SSW-W/ 8/500 4/002 53042 70018 10028 20023

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus
Temperature: 28F; Dew Point: 8F; Relative Humidity: 42%
Wind: WNW @ 17G28 kts, peak wind 40 mph WNW at 09:07 a.m.
Sea-level pressure: 1027.4 mb; 30.34 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 inches
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1455 45 SCT 60 274/28/8/3017G28/034/ PK WND 3035/07/
8/500 51028

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus
Temperature: 31F; Dew Point: 7F; Relative Humidity: 37%
Wind: WNW @ 21G28 kts, peak wind 43 mph WNW at 12:06 p.m.
Sea-level pressure: 1028.0 mb; 30.36 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 31F
6-hr Min temp: 23F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 inches
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 2 inches
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 70 280/31/7/3021G28/036/ PK WND 2937/06/
8/500 4/002 51006 10031 20023

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SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….38   NORMAL…..37
MIN…….28   NORMAL…..19
MEAN……33   NORMAL…..28

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….-12 [-0.7 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………32  DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..508  DEPARTURE…….+12
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3651  DEPARTURE……-248
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….3354  DEPARTURE……+297

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower.
E=Estimated

F420C (Official)………..52 WNW  @   10:26 P.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….52 WNW  @   10:26 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….55 WNW  @   10:20 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….49 W    @   10:11 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………52 WNW  @   10:28 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..55 WNW  @   10:26 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..57 WNW  @   10:30 P.M.
MERLIN…………………50 WNW
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………34 WNW  @   10:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..33      @   10:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..38      @   10:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………36 W    @   10:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………38 WNW  @   10:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..32 WNW  @   10:22 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..37 WNW  @   10:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..13.9 ESE [334 total miles] VECTOR #1………………M
VECTOR #2………………M
DAVIS #1……………….13.6 W
DAVIS #2……………….13.2 NW
RMY #1…………………12.5 NNE
RMY #2…………………13.0 NNE
RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.18 DEPARTURE…..+0.05
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.29 DEPARTURE…..-0.45
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)……..3.64 DEPARTURE…..-2.60

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..8.1 DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2024-2025)……29.1 DEPARTURE…..-13.3

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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
PEAK GUST: F420C (Official)
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY:  R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M:    Missing data

2/1    32/10/21/-5/0.07/0.4/000/00        35 NNW VEC1 34 NNW RMY 35
2/2    24/5/15/-11/0.10/1.0/260/43        22 SE  VEC1 25 SE  RMY 24
2/3    42/24/33/+7/0.05/0.5/321/53        35 SSW VEC1 35 SSW RMY 35
2/4    41/20/31/+5/0.00/0.0/542/89        51 NW  VEC1 51 NW  RMY 55
2/5    27/14/21/-6/0.00/0.0/562/92        32 NW  VEC1 32 NW  RMY 32
2/6    32/16/24/-3/0.22/1.0/000/00        26 SE  VEC1 28 SE  RMY 25
2/7    38/22/30/+3/0.00/0.0/542/88        48 WNW VEC1 49 WNW RMY 50
2/8    35/19/27/0/0.09/1.1/433/70         23 W   VEC1 22 W   RMY 23
2/9    29/23/26/-1/0.30/3.0/006/01        24 N   VEC1 24 N   RMY 24
2/10   33/19/26/-1/0.00/0.0/343/55        26 WNW VEC1 27 NW  RMY 28
2/11   30/14/22/-5/0.00/0.0/232/37        23 WSW VEC1 22 WSW RMY 23
2/12   32/24/28/0/0.04/0.4/006/01         29 ENE VEC1 29 ENE RMY 28
2/13   38/28/33/+5/0.18/0.7/…/..        52 WNW VEC1 52 WNW RMY 55

2/14 The low since midnight is 23F, the daily normal low is 19F.

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FEBRUARY DAILY RECORDS TO DATE

NONE.

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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: Amanda Joly

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