Monday, January 9, 2023
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0713E
SUNSET: 1630E
MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN, A TOUCH OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING….
As a weak wave passed to the south of the area early this
morning, an area of light snow moved through, lasting a
little more than an hour. Only 0.1″ of snow was recorded
from this. As such, we remain with paltry snowfall totals
for not only the month, but for the season thus far. Much
to the disappointment (and in some cases the depression)
of snow lovers around the region, there really is no sign
of any significant snowfall for the foreseeable future.
The mild winter continues for now.
Once the snow moved out this morning, clouds have been
very slow to break. While some sunshine is finally shining
through early this afternoon, clouds are still tending to
dominate the sky. Regardless, the temperature has risen
nicely into the low 40s.
Much like yesterday, the wind has been on the light side.
Wind speeds have only averaged around 11mph for the day so
far. The peak gust, which occurred around 1am, was 20 mph.
Visibility has been limited all day ranging from 3-4 miles
early this morning in snow and fog, to only 30 miles early
this afternoon in general haziness.
The high so far today is 41F, which is 6 degrees above
the normal maximum of 35F. The low since midnight is 26F,
which is 7 degrees above the normal minimum of 19F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus, light snow
Temperature: 30F; Dew Point: 28F; Relative Humidity: 91%
Wind: SSW @ 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1014.7 mb; 29.96 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 4 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 31F
6-hr Min temp: 28F
24-hr Precip: Trace
24-hr Snowfall: 0.1 ins.
Snow Depth: Trace
BHO SA 1155 E40 OVC 4S-F 147/30/28/2110/996/ NEW SNW PST 24 HRS
0.1 INS/ 8/6// 4/000 56021 6000/ 70000 10031 20027
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, few breaks in overcast WNW-NNE
Temperature: 34F; Dew Point: 29F; Relative Humidity: 81%
Wind: W @ 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1014.0 mb; 29.94 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 20 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snowfall: Trace
BHO SA 1455 E35 OVC 20 140/34/29/2809/994/ FEW BINOVC WNW-NNE HAZY
NEW SNW PST 3 HRS TRACE/ 8/5// 56007 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 28F; Relative Humidity: 62%
Wind: NW @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1011.0 mb; 29.85 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 41F
6-hr Min temp: 30F
6-hr Precip: Trace
6-hr Snowfall: Trace
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E100 BKN 30 110/40/28/3106/985/ WND LGT HAZY NEW SNW
PST 6 HRS TRACE/ 8/050 58030 6000/ 10041 20030
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SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….36 NORMAL…..35
MIN…….20 NORMAL…..19
MEAN……28 NORMAL…..27
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……. +1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+81 [+9.9 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………37 DEPARTURE……..-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..216 DEPARTURE…….-82
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………2126 DEPARTURE……-382
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….2162 DEPARTURE…….-36
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….26 NNW @ 3:59 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..28 @ 3:59 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………23 N @ 3:52 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..28 NNW @ 3:59 A.M.
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 SW @ 9:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..18 @ 3:49 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………18 N @ 3:49 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..18 SSW @ 7:03 P.M.
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…….9.3 NNW [191 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..9.9
DAVIS #2………………9.5 WNW
RMY #2………………..9.9 WNW
RMY #1……….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…….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.26 DEPARTURE…..+0.05
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……………1.26 DEPARTURE…..+0.05
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.1 DEPARTURE……-0.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..1.1 DEPARTURE……-3.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….3.8 DEPARTURE…..-15.6
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
1/1 53/38/46/+17/0.04/0.0/412/75 39 WNW VEC1 N/A RMY 60
1/2 49/33/41/+13/0.00/0.0/044/08 39 WNW VEC1 N/A RMY 39
1/3 48/37/43/+15/0.50/0.0/000/00 23 S VEC1 N/A RMY 24
1/4 43/37/40/+12/0.31/0.0/000/00 23 NE VEC1 N/A RMY 23
1/5 43/33/38/+10/0.23/0.0/000/00 34 ENE VEC1 N/A RMY 37
1/6 35/31/33/+5/0.18/1.0/000/00 19 NNE VEC1 N/A RMY 19
1/7 40/30/35/+8/0.00/0.0/105/19 22 NW VEC1 N/A RMY 23
1/8 36/20/28/+1/0.00/0.0/517/93 26 NNW VEC1 N/A RMY 28
1/9 The low since midnight is 26F, the daily normal low is 19F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JANUARY 9
HIGH 62F IN 1937
LOW -9F IN 1968
PRECIP 3.00 INS. IN 1956
SNOWFALL 10.0 INS. IN 1904
PEAK GUST 101e MPH SE IN 1978 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
RECORDS FOR JANUARY 10
HIGH 58F IN 2016
LOW -7F IN 2004
PRECIP 2.74 INS. IN 1935
SNOWFALL 8.0 INS. IN 1896
PEAK GUST 73e SE IN 1977
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
