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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
MILD TEMPERATURES LINGER FOR ONE MORE DAY
Temperatures were again much warmer than normal today
with a max. of 74F by 1:00PM EST after an overnight low
of 60F. 60F would be a new record high minimum temp.,
but it is expected to cool below that this evening.
The hazy conditions which limited visibility for the past
few days cleared out of the region, increasing visibility
to 70 miles during each observation. Westerly winds
were gusting over 35 MPH this afternoon.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Few altocumulus and few cirrus in all directions,
small fire 10 miles SSE of observatory with thin smoke plume
drifting NE
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: W at 12G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.84 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 63F
6-hr Min temp: 60F
24-hr precip: Trace
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 104/63/55/2712G18/984/ FEW AC ALQDS FEW CI ALQDS
SML FIRE 10 MI SSE THN K PLUME DRFTNG NE/ 8/031 51020 10063 20060
10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus SW-NE, scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 41F; Wind: W at 14G22 kts,
Peak Wind: 27 kts (31 MPH) WNW at 9:01 AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 14552 180 SCT 250 SCT 110/70/41/2614G22/985/ FEW CU SW-NE
PK WND 2927/01/ 8/131 53006
1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus SSW-NE and E, scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 28F; Wind: W at 16G27 kts,
Peak Wind: 27 kts (31 MPH) WNW at 12:39 P.M. EST
Wind: variable direction from WSW to NW
Sea-level pressure: 29.86 ins. Hg, rising and falling unsteadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 74F
6-hr Min temp: 63F
BHO SA 1755 180 SCT 250 SCT 112/74/28/2816G27/986/ FEW CU SSW-NE AND E
WND 24V32 PK WND 3027/39/ 8/131 53002 10074 20063
SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2017
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..86 NORMAL…..56
MIN…..55 NORMAL…..38
MEAN….71 NORMAL…..47
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+24
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+91 [+5.5 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0 DEPARTURE………-18
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….254 DEPARTURE………-83
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..5156 DEPARTURE……..-664
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……4798 DIFFERENCE…….+358
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………6 DEPARTURE……….+6
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………9 DEPARTURE……….+9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..9 DEPARTURE……….+9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………0 DIFFERENCE………+9
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….38 W AT 8:22 P.M.*
AERO……………………39 SW AT 7:41 P.M.
ASOS……………………41 WSW AT 12:07 P.M.
DAVIS…………………..42 SW AT 6:13 P.M. RMY 42
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………31 W AT 8:21 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………30 W AT 8:22 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..29 WNW AT 8:22 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….18.7 WSW
ASOS………………….17.5
DAVIS…………………17.0 W [260 deg.]
*LAST OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…Trace DEPARTURE……-0.15
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….4.28 DEPARTURE……+1.62
ASOS…………..4.29
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….18.40 DEPARTURE……+1.74
ASOS……………N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE…….-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….2.7 DEPARTURE…….+0.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..66.4 DEPARTURE…….+4.4
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
4/1 35/31/33/-8/2.21/2.7/000/00 40 ENE AERO 41 ENE RMY 41
4/2 53/30/42/+1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 NW AERO 33 NW RMY 34
4/3 60/35/48/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 21 W* AERO 20 NW RMY N/A
4/4 42/35/39/-3/0.78/0.0/…/.. 41 ESE AERO 43 ESE RMY 42
4/5 41/35/38/-5/0.00/0.0/000/00 21 NNW AERO 20 NNW RMY N/A
4/6 55/35/45/+2/1.27/0.0/000/00 35 SSE AERO 37 S RMY 37 TSTM
4/7 53/38/46/+3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 43 SSW AERO 47 SSW RMY 48
4/8 50/34/42/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 37 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 39
4/9 65/34/50/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 W AERO 23 W RMY N/A
4/10 77/45/61/+16/0.00/0.0/…/.. 37 S AERO 37 S RMY 39
4/11 85/50/68/+23/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 S AERO 28 S RMY 30
4/12 68/47/58/+13/0.01/0.0/…/.. 26 WNW AERO 28 WNW RMY N/A
4/13 58/40/49/+3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 WNW AERO 31 NW RMY 30
4/14 62/40/51/+5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 22 NNW AERO 22 NNW RMY 24
4/15 68/40/54/+7/0.01/0.0/…/.. 40 SSW AERO 45 SSW RMY 45
4/16 86/55/71/+24/T/0.0/…/.. 38 W* AERO 39 SW RMY 42
4/17 Low temp since midnight is 60F; normal low is now 38F
DAILY RECORDS FOR APRIL 2017
4/11/17: DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 85F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 78F SET IN 1945
4/11/17: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 50F,
TIES WITH PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1955
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR APRIL 17
HIGH 93 IN 2002
LOW 21 IN 1908
PRECIP 1.68 IN 1954
SNOWFALL 1.0 IN. IN 1899
PEAK GUST 63 MPH ESE IN 2011
RECORDS FOR APRIL 18
HIGH 92 IN 1976
LOW 23 1887
PRECIP 1.48 IN 1954
SNOWFALL 3.7 IN. IN 1965
PEAK GUST 59 MPH S IN 1982
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle
