Monday, March 14, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0558E
SUNSET: 1750E
MILDER TODAY, BUT VERY DRY AIR AND A BREEZE KEEPING A CHILLY FEEL…
A bit of cloud cover this morning moved out of the region leaving
us with abundant sunshine for the balance of the day. Temperatures
have been responding nicely with readings reaching the upper 40s
and low 50s early this afternoon.
However the dew point, which started in the mid teens this morning,
has only recovered to the low 20s early this afternoon. This dry
air along with a gusty breeze is keeping a rather chilly feel to
air. As a matter of fact the wind chill has been hanging out in
the upper 30s to low 40s.
As mentioned the wind has been on the busy side, with an average
speed of around 13mph, but with frequent gusts getting to the
upper 20s and low 30s mph. The peak gust so far is 32mph.
Visibility has been somewhat limited due to haziness in the air,
holding generally 40-50 miles.
The high so far today is 49F, which is 6 degrees above the
normal maximum of 43F. The low since midnight is 25F, which
is 1 degree below the normal minimum of 26F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, few breaks in overcast all quadrants
Temperature: 30F; Dew Point: 17F; Relative Humidity: 58%
Wind: WSW @ 11G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1026.8 mb; 30.32 in. Hg: rising unsteadily
Visibility: 50 miles
6-hr Max temp: 30F
6-hr Min temp: 25F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: Trace
BHO SA 1155 E60 OVC 50 268/30/17/2411G19/032/ FEW BINOVC ALQDS/
8/5// 4/000 52012 10030 20025
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant WNW-NW, few cirrus E-S
Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 21F; Relative Humidity: 44%
Wind: W @ 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1028.3 mb; 30.37 in Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 40 283/41/21/2609/037/ FEW SC DSNT WNW-NW FEW CI E-S
HAZY/ 8/501 51015
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus all quadrants
Temperature: 48F, Dew point: 22F; Relative Humidity: 35%
Wind: W @ 14G27 kts, peak of 31 mph W at 12:46 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1026.8 mb; 30.32 in Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 50 miles
6-hr Max temp: 49F
6-hr Min temp: 30F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 50 268/48/22/2714G27/032/ FEW CI ALQDS PK WND 2727/46/
8/001 56015 10049 20030
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SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….34 NORMAL…..43
MIN…….17 NORMAL…..26
MEAN……26 NORMAL…..34
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…….. -8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+33 [+2.3 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………39 DEPARTURE……..+8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..385 DEPARTURE…….-34
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………4468 DEPARTURE……-383
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….4445 DEPARTURE…….+23
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….54 WNW @ 2:43 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….51 WNW @ 1:58 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..57 @ 3:34 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………51 NNW @ 3:33 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..55 WNW @ 3:34 A.M.
ASOS………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
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………………38 WNW @ 3:35 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..39 @ 3:02 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………39 WNW @ 3:02 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..39 WNW @ 3:02 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
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……19.6 WNW [470 total miles]
VECTOR #2…………….19.8
DAVIS #2……………..20.2 WNW
RMY #2……………….19.6 W
RMY #1…………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
ASOS…………….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…….0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.17
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….1.19 DEPARTURE…..-1.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….11.33 DEPARTURE…..+0.57
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….3.9 DEPARTURE……-3.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..70.5 DEPARTURE…..+10.9
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
3/01 37/15/26/-5/0.08/T/128/19 36 S AERO 36 S RMY 37
3/02 43/31/37/+5/0.01/0.0/609/90 29 W AERO 25 SW RMY 29
3/03 38/17/28/-4/0.16/T/518/76 40 NNW AERO 35 NW RMY 40
3/04 34/10/22/-10/0.00/0.0/669/98 31 NW AERO 28 NW RMY 31
3/05 39/18/29/-3/0.00/0.0/508/74 24 S AERO 21 S RMY 25
3/06 63/35/49/+16/0.01/0.0/186/27 53 SW AERO 53 WSW RMY 56
3/07 62/47/55/+22/0.08/0.0/035/05 59 WNW AERO 58 WNW RMY 59
3/08 47/30/39/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 55 WNW AERO 53 WNW RMY 56
3/09 38/29/34/+1/0.36/3.3/…/.. 19 NNW AERO 17 NNW RMY 20
3/10 49/26/38/+4/0.00/0.0/…/.. 18 NW AERO 16 SSW RMY 18
3/11 55/32/44/+10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 27 S AERO 25 S RMY 27
3/12 46/20/33/-1/0.49/0.6/…/.. 59 NW AERO 60 NW RMY 50
3/13 34/17/26/-8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 54 WNW AERO 51 WNW RMY 55
3/14 The low since midnight is 25F, the daily normal low is 26F
DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2022
3/07/22: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 47F,
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43F SET IN 1894
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR MARCH 14
HIGH 74 IN 1946
LOW 7 IN 1896
PRECIP 4.95 INS. IN 2010
SNOWFALL 7.3 INS. IN 2017
PEAK GUST 67 MPH ENE IN 2010
RECORDS FOR MARCH 15
HIGH 80 IN 1990
LOW 6 IN 1993
PRE 2.86 INS. IN 2010
SNOW 12.0 INS. 1967
WIND 73e MPH ESE IN 1940
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
