Saturday, April 20, 2019

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

WINDY DAY WITH INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND LOW VISIBILITY….

Throughout the day, we have had regular gusts over 40
miles per hour recorded at the observatory. Visibility
was limited to 1/8 mile from 7 A.M. EST until about 12
P.M. EST. Since then, visibility has gone up a bit to
20 miles, with hazy conditions, which are restricting
further visibility. A total of 0.35 inches of rain has
been measured so far as a line of storms passes through
the area, with more expected through the day.

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Fog, light rain
Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: S at 21G32 kts
Peak wind: 44 MPH (38 kts) S at 6:34 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.84 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily
Visibility: 1/8 mile
6-hr Max temp: 62F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
24-hr Precip: 0.20 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/8R-F 106/62/62/1821G32/984/ FOG PK WND
1838/34/ 8//// 52013 70020 10062 20061

10 A.M.
Weather: Fog
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 63F; Wind: S at 18G25 kts,
Peak wind: 39 MPH (34 kts) S at 9:30 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 1/8 mile
3-hr Precip: 0.15 ins.
BHO SA 1455 W3 X 1/8F 130/63/63/1818G25/991/ FOG PK WND
1834/30/ 8//// 51024 6015/

1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus, hazy
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 64F; Wind: S at 26G41 kts,
Peak wind: 46 MPH (40 kts) S at 12:36 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 20 miles
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 62F
6-hr Precip:  0.15 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E20 OVC 20 122/68/64/1826G41/989/ HAZY PK WND
1840/36/ 8/6// 58008 6015/ 10068 20062

SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..71   NORMAL…..57
MIN…..58   NORMAL…..39
MEAN….65   NORMAL…..48

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………..+20
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..+54 [+2.6 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0   DEPARTURE……..-17
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….338   DEPARTURE……..-51
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..5743   DEPARTURE…….-129
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5532   DIFFERENCE……+211

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..47 SSW AT 11:20 A.M.
AERO…………………….51 SSW AT  3:57 P.M.
ASOS…………………….50 SSW AT  2:48 P.M.
DAVIS……………………61 S   AT  3:04 P.M.  RMY 52
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….42 SSW AT 11:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….37 SSW AT  4:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………41 S   AT  4:04 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..25.7 SSW
ASOS…………………..25.0
DAVIS………………….25.7 S [184 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.20  DEPARTURE…….+0.06
ASOS…………..0.19
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.04  DEPARTURE…….-0.03
ASOS…………..2.93
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….16.08  DEPARTURE…….-0.99
ASOS………….16.08

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………0.0  DEPARTURE……..-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………….TRACE  DEPARTURE……..-2.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON………….47.6  DEPARTURE…….-14.7

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

04/01 45/29/37/-4/0.00/0.0/726/98           40 WNW AERO 37 W   RMY 42
04/02 50/27/39/-2/…./0.0/582/79           29 S   AERO 25 S   RMY 31
04/03 62/35/49/+7/…./0.0/468/63           54 W   AERO 58 W   RMY 56
04/04 50/34/42/0/…./0.0/690/93            46 W   AERO 41 W   RMY N/A
04/05 47/27/37/-6/…./0.0/324/44           23 SSW AERO 17 SSW RMY 23
04/06 64/32/48/+5/…./0.0/516/69           24 NW  AERO 18 W   RMY 26
04/07 66/41/54/+11/0.00/0.0/306/41          24 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 25
04/08 48/34/41/-3/0.49/0.0/…/..           25 NE  AERO 20 NE  RMY 26
04/09 40/32/36/-8/0.08/0.0/…/..           23 NE  AERO 16 N   RMY 25
04/10 43/30/37/-8/T/T/T/..                  32 NW  AERO 26 NW  RMY 36
04/11 51/29/40/-5/0.00/0.0/…/..           23 NW  AERO 18 NW  RMY N/A
04/12 53/38/46/+1/…./0.0/…/..           35 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 39
04/13 71/54/63/+17/…./0.0/…/..          38 SSW AERO 32 SSW RMY N/A
04/14 71/51/61/+15/…./0.0/…/..          25 S   AERO 18 S   RMY N/A
04/15 67/40/54/+7/…./0.0/…/..           46 W   AERO 52 W   RMY 50
04/16 58/37/48/+1/0.00/0.0/…/..           46 W   AERO 44 W   RMY 44
04/17 62/36/49/+2/0.00/0.0/…/..           26 ESE AERO 25 S   RMY 28
04/18 63/39/51/+3/0.00/0.0/…/..     44 S   AERO 44 S   RMY 50
04/19 71/58/65/+17/…/…/…/..           47 SSW AERO 51 SSW RMY 52

04/20 Low temp since midnight is 62F; normal low is 40F

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

RECORDS FOR APRIL 20
HIGH 88 IN 1927
LOW 18 IN 1897
PRECIP 1.14 IN 1972
SNOWFALL 2.5 IN. IN 1904, 1972
PEAK GUST 76 MPH WNW IN 1963

RECORDS FOR APRIL 21
HIGH 85 IN 1923
LOW 22 IN 1908
PRECIP 3.18 IN. IN 1991
SNOWFALL 0.8 IN. IN 1947
PEAK GUST 76e MPH NE IN 1940

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Samantha Richard