Friday, December 21, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
WARM WET DAY HITS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN THE MIDST OF SUSTAINED RAINFALL…
The past 48 hours witnessed sustained southerly winds that have brought
warm air and unseasonably high temperatures for both yesterday and today.
This produced readings significantly higher than December averages for
yesterday, and already breaking the daily record high of 60 F for today,
with a high temperature of 61 F recorded at 1 P.M..
A noteworthy low pressure system has accompanied the warm air, with
this coastal storm bringing significant rainfall to the Blue Hills
this morning, with no signs of stopping at the time of the 1 P.M.
observation, with heavy rain battering the landscape. Wind speeds,
which were sustained but relatively modest throughout yesterday, have
been replaced by near gale force and gale force winds throughout
the observation period today. Already, a peak wind speed of 49 KTS (56 MPH)
has been reached this morning. Pressure readings have plummeted throughout
the forecast period and continue to do so through the 1 P.M. observation.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Light fog, light rain
Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: SW at 24G33 kts
Peak wind: 33 KTS (38 MPH) SW at 6:58 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.74 ins. Hg, falling rapidly
Visibility: 3 miles
6-hr Max temp: 54F
6-hr Min temp: 43F
24-hr Precip: 0.13 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 W1 X 3R-F 062/54/54/2224G33/974/
PK WND 2233/58/ 8//// 57042 6013/ 70013 10054 20043
10 A.M.
Weather: Light fog, light rain
Temperature: 58F; Dew Point: 58F; Wind: SSE at 31G45 kts
Peak Wind: 45 KTS (52 MPH) SSE at 9:57 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.63 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 2 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.17 ins.
BHO SA 1455 W1 X 2R-F 033/58/58/1631G45/963/
PK WND 1645/57/ 8//// 58029 6017/
1 P.M.
Weather: Light fog, moderate rain
Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: S at 31G49 kts
Peak Wind: 49 KTS (56 MPH) S at 12:47 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.52 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 2 miles
6-hr Max temp: 61F
6-hr Min temp: 54F
6-hr Precip: 0.24 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 W1 X 2R-F 996/60/60/1731G49/952/
PK WND 1749/47/ 8//// 56037 6024/ 10061 20054
SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..47 NORMAL…..38
MIN…..30 NORMAL…..22
MEAN….39 NORMAL…..30
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..-20 [-1.2 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..26 DEPARTURE………-9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….656 DEPARTURE……..+18
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..1976 DEPARTURE……..+76
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……1608 DIFFERENCE……+368
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..23 SW AT 10:53 A.M.
AERO…………………….22 SW AT 10:52 A.M.
ASOS…………………….23 SW AT 10:56 A.M.
DAVIS……………………25 WSW AT 10:55 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….16 SW AT 5:22 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….16 SW AT 10:57 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………17 WSW AT 10:57 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..11.9 SW
ASOS…………………..12.4
DAVIS………………….11.9 SSW [211 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.13 DEPARTURE…….-0.03
ASOS…………..0.13
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.08 DEPARTURE…….-1.16
ASOS…………..2.81 *
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….65.45 DEPARTURE……+13.87
ASOS………….68.44 *
* ASOS MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IS SUSPECT
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……..-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….0.1 DEPARTURE……..-7.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………7.7 DEPARTURE……..-2.7
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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
12/01 41/28/35/-2/0.00/0.0/391/70 20 NNW AERO 18 NNW RMY N/A
12/02 52/35/44/+8/1.04/0.0/000/00 28 ESE AERO 25 ESE RMY 27
12/03 54/38/46/+10/0.00/0.0/178/32 35 W AERO 35 W RMY 38
12/04 38/23/31/-4/0.00/0.0/516/93 30 WNW AERO 31 WNW RMY 33
12/05 33/18/26/-9/0.00/0.0/432/78 16 NNW AERO 15 NNW RMY N/A
12/06 37/24/31/-4/0.00/0.0/354/64 29 W AERO 28 W RMY 30
12/07 37/21/29/-5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 29 NW AERO 29 NW RMY 32
12/08 27/15/21/-13/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 NW AERO 27 NW RMY 29
12/09 34/17/26/-8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 SSW AERO 21 SSW RMY 22
12/10 36/22/29/-4/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 NNW AERO 23 NNW RMY 22
12/11 36/17/27/-6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 16 WSW AERO 14 WSW RMY N/A
12/12 35/18/27/-6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 NW AERO 29 NW RMY M
12/13 31/16/24/-8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 16 NNE AERO 12 SE RMY N/A
12/14 46/28/37/+5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 29
12/15 49/33/43/+11/0.04/0.0/…/.. 28 NE AERO 27 NE RMY 30
12/16 40/37/39/+8/…./0.0/…/.. 38 NE AERO 38 NE RMY 40
12/17 37/32/35/+4/…./0.0/…/.. 39 NNE AERO 37 NNE RMY N/A
12/18 34/20/27/-4/0.02/0.1/…/.. 48 NW AERO 55 NW RMY 48
12/19 38/17/28/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 WNW AERO 23 WNW RMY N/A
12/20 47/30/39/+9/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 SW AERO 22 SW RMY N/A
12/21 Low temp since midnight is 43F; normal low is 22F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 21
HIGH 60 IN 1957
LOW -10 IN 1942
PRECIP 2.01 INS. IN 1946
SNOWFALL 11.4 INS. IN 1954
PEAK GUST 77 MPH SSE IN 1957
RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 22
HIGH 63 IN 2013
LOW -5 IN 1921
PRECIP 1.52 INS. IN 1975
SNOWFALL 8.8 INS. IN 1975
PEAK GUST 62 MPH WNW IN 1998
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Nate Iannuccillo
