Monday, March 11, 2019

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND FAIR WEATHER
FOLLOWING A BELOW AVERAGE WEEKEND….

We measured an 0.53 inches of liquid from yesterday’s
wintry precipitation. Visibility climbed from 40 miles
this morning to 70 miles in the afternoon. Wind has
remained westerly with a peak gust so far of 41 mph.
The ponds have stayed frozen despite above average
temperatures. The high so far today is 47F, 4 degrees
below the daily normal maximum of 43F. The low since
midnight is 33F, 9 degrees above the normal minimum
of 24F.

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR FEBRUARY 2019

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 37.3 [+0.5] Avg. Min. 21.6 [+2.5] Mean      29.5 [+1.6] 24-hour corrected mean: 29.2
Max. for month: 62F on the 5th
Min. for month: 5F  on the 1st

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:    990 [-47] Total for the season:  4486 [-82] Total for last season: 4122

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 3.61 [-0.46] Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.14 ins. on the 12th-13th

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 12.1 [-1.8] Greatest in 24 hrs: 4.7 ins. on the 17th-18th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.9
Avg. corrected wind speed: 13.3
Prevailing wind direction: WNW at 22%
Peak gust and direction: 66 W on 25th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 9132 minutes of possible 17148 or 53%
Astronomical total minutes:   9476 minutes of possible 17766 or 53%

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus
Temperature: 37F; Dew Point: 32F; Wind: W at 11G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.95 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 40 miles, thin smoke layer in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 35F
6-hr Min temp: 33F
24-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 1.0 ins.
Snow depth: 8 ins.
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 40 141/37/32/2711G15/995/ THN K
LYR ALQDS NEW SNW PST 24 HRS 1 IN/ 8/008 4/008 70053
53016 10035 20033

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: W at 17G25 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E45 BKN 70 148/40/29/2817G25/997/ 8/200 50007

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 21F; Wind: W at 12G25 kts,
Peak Wind: 41 MPH (36 kts) W at 10:45 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 47F
6-hr Min temp: 35F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 7 ins.
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 300 SCT 70 128/47/21/2712G25/991/
PK WND 2736/1545/ 8/102 4/007 58020 10047 20035

SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2019

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..40   NORMAL…..42
MIN…..26   NORMAL…..24
MEAN….33   NORMAL…..33

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………..0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………-63 [-6.5 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..32   DEPARTURE……….0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….391   DEPARTURE……..+64
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..4877   DEPARTURE……..-18
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……4420   DIFFERENCE……+457

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..32 ESE AT  9:12 A.M.
AERO…………………….23 S   AT  3:19 P.M.
ASOS…………………….32 E   AT  9:12 A.M.
DAVIS……………………32 E   AT  9:12 A.M. RMY 32
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….25 ESE AT  9:13 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….25 E   AT  9:13 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………26 E   AT  9:13 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..12.2 ESE
ASOS…………………..12.3
DAVIS………………….11.1 SE [123 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.53  DEPARTURE…….+0.35
ASOS…………..0.56
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.85  DEPARTURE…….+1.10
ASOS…………..2.91
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….11.79  DEPARTURE…….+1.62
ASOS………….11.96

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….1.0  DEPARTURE……..+0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………21.0  DEPARTURE…….+15.9
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..45.5  DEPARTURE……..-6.6

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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

02/01 19/5/12/-14/0.00/0.0/552/95          29 W   AERO 28 W   RMY N/A
02/02 30/7/19/-7/0.00/0.0/318/55           32 WSW AERO 32 WSW RMY 31
02/03 38/27/33/+7/0.00/0.0/126/22          26 S   AERO 25 S   RMY N/A
02/04 59/33/46/+20/0.00/0.0/540/93         25 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
02/05 62/39/51/+25/0.00/0.0/354/60         30 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 32
02/06 39/28/34/+8/0.35/T/396/67            24 NNW AERO 23 NNW RMY N/A
02/07 37/31/34/+7/0.35/0.0/000/00          28 ENE AERO 24 ENE RMY 28
02/08 51/27/39/+12/0.07/0.0/204/34         46 W   AERO 46 WNW RMY 51
02/09 32/20/26/-1/0.00/0.0/594/100         50 WNW AERO 52 WNW RMY 52
02/10 33/18/26/-1/0.00/0.0/510/85          24 WNW AERO 23 WNW RMY 25
02/11 34/21/28/+1/0.00/0.0/318/53          24 NNW AERO 23 NNW RMY 25
02/12 33/13/23/-4/0.90/2.8/000/00          32 E   AERO 30 E   RMY 26
02/13 39/29/34/+6/0.26/0.1/018/03          36 W   AERO 32 W   RMY 36
02/14 37/26/32/+4/0.00/0.0/594/97          44 WNW AERO 42 WNW RMY 45
02/15 49/29/39/+11/0.11/0.0/060/10         40 S   AERO 40 S   RMY 44
02/16 44/26/35/+7/0.00/0.0/504/82          25 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY N/A
02/17 37/19/28/0/0.01/T/618/100            30 NNW AERO 25 NNW RMY N/A
02/18 30/16/23/-6/0.41/4.7/000/00          35 NW  AERO 36 NW  RMY 41
02/19 30/10/20/-9/0.00/0.0/618/99          35 NW  AERO 33 NW  RMY N/A
02/20 26/12/19/-10/0.12/0.3/000/00         16 WNW AERO 14 SSW RMY N/A
02/21 43/21/32/+3/0.33/0.7/294/47          36 W   AERO 33 W   RMY 38
02/22 43/30/37/+8/0.00/0.0/504/80          22 NW  AERO 21 NW  RMY 23
02/23 38/24/31/+1/0.00/0.0/336/53          18 NNW AERO 16 NNW RMY N/A
02/24 45/30/38/+8/0.40/0.0/000/00          41 W   AERO 37 W   RMY 47
02/25 37/25/31/+1/0.03/T/336/57            66 W   AERO 59 W   RMY M
02/26 29/14/22/-8/0.00/0.0/642/100         46 WNW AERO 39 WNW RMY 47
02/27 22/9/16/-15/0.10/1.2/180/28          35 WNW AERO 26 WNW RMY N/A
02/28 28/15/22/-9/0.17/2.3/486/75          22 NW  AERO 18 NW  RMY 22

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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

03/01 38/17/28/-3/…./…/…/..           16 NNW AERO 13 NNW RMY 22
03/02 31/27/29/-2/…./…/…/.. 29 NNE AERO 22 NNE RMY 30
03/03 40/25/33/+1/…./…/…/..           21 ESE AERO 14 ESE RMY N/A
03/04 35/18/27/-5/…./…/…/..           33 W   AERO 18 W   RMY 32
03/05 29/10/20/-12/0.00/0.0/…/..          28 WNW AERO 12 SW  RMY N/A
03/06 24/10/17/-15/0.00/0.0/…/..          40 WNW AERO 25 WNW RMY 41
03/07 26/6/16/-17/0.00/0.0/…/..           35 W   AERO 18 W   RMY 34
03/08 35/11/23/-10/0.00/0.0/…/..          23 WSW AERO M  M   RMY M
03/09 43/22/33/0/0.00/0.0/…/..            20 WSW AERO M  M   RMY N/A
03/10 40/26/33/0/…./…/…/..            32 ESE AERO 23 S   RMY 32

03/11 Low temp since midnight is 33F; normal low is 25F

****Aerovane speed not working

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR MARCH 11
HIGH 65 IN 1967
LOW 4 IN 1939, 1960
PRECIP 2.11 INS. IN 1901
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS. IN 1934
PEAK GUST 66e MPH W IN 1980

RECORDS FOR MARCH 12
HIGH 72 IN 2012
LOW 2 IN 1885
PRECIP 2.87 INS. IN 1888
SNOWFALL 9.7 INS. IN 1959
PEAK GUST 66 MPH SE IN 1962

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner