Monday, April 12, 2021
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0508E
SUNSET: 1823E
OVERCAST, BREEZY, AND CHILLY WITH OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE….
Today marks day 2 of mainly cloudy skies with a chilly
northeast to east-northeast breeze. Periods of drizzle
is just adding to the rawness of the day, but has been
enough to measure at least. 0.01″ was recorded at 7 A.M.
with an additional 0.03″ falling through 1 P.M.
The wind has been gusty with a peak gust thus far of
37 mph. The average speed since 7 A.M. has been around
15 mph.
After many days of plenty of sun, yesterday and so far
today have featured none!
The high so far today is 46F, this is 8 degrees below
the normal high of 54F. The low since midnight is 40F,
which is 4 degrees above the daily normal low of 36F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken Stratus Fractus, broken Altocumulus/Castellanus,
overcast Cirrostratus
Temperature: 43F; Dew Point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 89%
Wind: NE at 11G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.81 in Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 40 miles
6-hr Max temp: 43F
6-hr Min temp: 40F
24-hr Precip: 0.01 ins.
24-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E20 BKN 120 BKN 200 OVC 40 095/43/40/0511G19/981/
FEW BINOVC DSNT NE-E/ 8/787 51007 6001/ 70001 10043 20040
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus fractus, light drizzle
Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 86%
Wind: ENE @ 15G25 kts, peak wind ENE 36 mph at 9:39 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 in Hg; rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 3 miles, fog, 10 miles SE-S
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E10 OVC 3L-F 108/45/41/0615G25/985/ L-B30
VSBY 10 SE-S PK WND 0631/39/ 8/7// 51013 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, overcast nimbostratus, light drizzle
Temperature: 42F, Dew point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 93%
Wind: ENE @ 14G26 kts, peak wind ENE 32 mph at 12:03 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.88 in Hg; rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 3 miles, fog, 10 miles NW, 6 miles N
6-hr Max temp: 46F
6-hr Min temp: 42F
6-hr Precip: 0.03 ins.
6-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E5 BKN 20 OVC 3L-F 118/42/40/0614G26/988/ L-B35
VSBY 10 NW 6 N PK WND 0628/03/ 8/6// 53010 6003/ 10046 20042
SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….53 NORMAL…..54
MIN…….40 NORMAL…..36
MEAN……47 NORMAL…..45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1981-2010) NORMAL……. +2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+45 [+3.9 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………18 DEPARTURE…… -2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..197 DEPARTURE……-45
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5019 DEPARTURE…..-707
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5110 DEPARTURE……-91
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
420C/Official…………..33 ENE @ 12:07 P.M.
AEROVANE (south tower)…..33 ENE @ 12:54 P.M.
ASOS…………………..32 NE @ 11:45 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….32 ENE @ 11:44 A.M.
DAVIS #2 (south tower)…..33 ENE @ 12:08 P.M.
RMY……………………34 @ 11:55 A.M.
VECTOR…………………35 @ 12:03 P.M.
MERLIN…………………32
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………24 NE @ 12:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….21 NE @ 12:11 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………22 ENE @ 12:10 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………22 NE @ 12:09 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY AVERAGE………………..21 ENE @ 12:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR AVERAGE……………..21 @ 12:07 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…….11.8 NE [284 total miles] ASOS………………….11.2
DAVIS #1………………12.2 ENE
DAVIS #2………………12.3 ENE
RMY…………………..11.3 E
VECTOR………………..11.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….0.01 DEPARTURE….-0.17
ASOS………….0.01
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….0.90 DEPARTURE….-0.96
ASOS………….0.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….11.07 DEPARTURE….-4.78
ASOS………..11.39
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HOURS ENDING 7 A.M………..0.0 DEPARTURE…. -0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH …………….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-1.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………..72.6 DEPARTURE….+11.6
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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
04/01 56/30/43/+2/0.89/T/…/.. 44 NW AERO 51 NW RMY 49
04/02 37/24/31/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 NW AERO 32 NNW RMY 30
04/03 48/23/36/-6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 NW AERO 25 NW RMY 26
04/04 58/33/46/+4/0.00/0.0/…/.. 38 NNW AERO 41 NNW RMY 41
04/05 57/41/49/+6/T/T/…/.. 41 NNW AERO 48 NNW RMY 50
04/06 61/40/51/+8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 26 NNW AERO 25 NNW RMY 31
04/07 57/41/49/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 ENE AERO 21 ENE RMY 22
04/08 59/43/51/+7/0.00/0.0/…/.. 22 ENE AERO 22 ENE RMY 24
04/09 69/42/56/+12/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 S AERO M M RMY 26
04/10 75/43/59/+14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 26 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 30
04/11 53/40/47/+2/T/0.0/…/.. 33 ENE AERO 33 ENE RMY 34
04/12 The low since midnight is 40F, the daily normal low is 36F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR APRIL 12
HIGH 82 IN 1945
LOW 17 IN 1926
PRECIP 1.51 IN. IN 1993
SNOWFALL 9.0 IN. IN 1894
PEAK GUST 65e MPH W IN 1978
RECORDS FOR APRIL 13
HIGH 85 IN 1945
LOW 22 IN 1939
PRECIP 2.51 IN. IN 2004
SNOWFALL 6.8 IN. IN 1933
PEAK GUST 79 MPH S IN 2020
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
