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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
WARMER AIR RETURNS TODAY ON GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WIND
The wind began to blow out of the south yesterday evening, and this is helping
to draw much warmer air into New England. The temperature bottomed out at 24F
near midnight and began to slowly rise thereafter. So far today we have already
reached 51F. Skies have been mostly sunny to partly cloudy with mostly high
level clouds, allowing plenty of sunshine. An impressive sun pillar was observed
to the east near sunrise this morning. The southerly winds have been quite
strong for much of the day, averaging over 20mph with a peak gust of 43mph. The
direction has also shifted more to the southwest. The pressure has been
gradually falling after the high barometer readings of yesterday. The air has
been a little hazy today, with visibility limited to around 40 miles.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken dense cirrus/cirrostratus, broken cirrus, few stratocumulus
distant offshore NE-SE, few altocumulus mostly SW-N, sun pillar distant E
Temperature: 31F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: S at 19G26 kts,
Peak Wind: 27 kts (31 mph) S at 6:41 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 30.49 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 31F
6-hr Min temp: 24F
24-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E200 BKN 250 BKN 40 325/31/29/1819G26/049/
FEW SC DSNT OFFSHR NE-SE FEW AC MSTLY SW-N SUN PILLAR
DSNT E DSNT HZ PK WND 1927/41/ 8/536 58015 10031 20024
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few altocumulus distant W-NE, few patches of
dense cirrus NW-NE
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 34F; Wind: S at 21G33 kts,
Peak Wind: 35 kts (40 mph) SSW at 9:46 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
3-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 302/42/34/1921G33/042/ FEW AC DSNT W-NE
FEW PTCHS DNS CI NW-NE DSNT HZ PK WND 2035/46/ 8/052 58023
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus (few lenticularis), scattered cirrus
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 27F; Wind: SSW at 25G37 kts,
Peak Wind: 37 kts (43 mph) SSW at 12:48 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 30.31 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 45 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 51F
6-hr Min temp: 31F
6-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 180 SCT 250 SCT 45 263/50/27/2125G37/031/
FEW ACSL DSNT HZ PK WND 2137/48/ 8/041 58039 10051 20031
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..32 NORMAL…..34
MIN…..15 NORMAL…..17
MEAN….24 NORMAL…..25
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………………-1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………-3 [-0.3 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY………….41 DEPARTURE……….+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………..1032 DEPARTURE……….+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……….3154 DEPARTURE……..-179
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…..2857 DIFFERENCE…….+297
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..28 WNW AT 9:30 A.M.
AERO…………………….28 WNW AT 9:30 A.M.
ASOS…………………….30 NW AT 9:31 A.M.
DAVIS……………………27 M AT 9:30 A.M.* RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….21 WNW AT 9:30 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….21 WNW AT 9:32 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………20 M AT 9:32 A.M.*
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..10.7 WNW
ASOS…………………..11.1
DAVIS…………………..9.9
*Davis direction malfunctioning
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.14
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….5.52 DEPARTURE……+1.84
ASOS…………..6.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..5.52 DEPARTURE……+1.84
ASOS…………..6.07
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……..-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………19.3 DEPARTURE……..+4.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..28.6 DEPARTURE……..-1.9
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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
1/01 11/-5/3/-24/0.00/0.0/538/98 30 NW AERO 30 NW RMY 31
1/02 15/-2/7/-20/0.00/0.0/402/73 26 W AERO 25 W RMY 26
1/03 28/11/20/-6/0.00/0.0/430/78 23 WSW AERO 20 WSW RMY N/A
1/04 28/18/23/-3/1.66/16.5/000/00 54 NNW AERO 60 NNW RMY 64
1/05 18/2/10/-16/0.00/0.0/431/78 53 W AERO 53 W RMY 57
1/06 10/-2/4/-22/0.00/0.0/554/100 43 WSW AERO 47 WSW RMY 47
1/07 14/-8/3/-23/0.00/0.0/549/99 37 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY N/A
1/08 33/14/24/-2/0.02/T/006/01 40 S AERO 40 S RMY 42
1/09 40/25/33/+7/T/T/356/64 37 W AERO 35 W RMY 33
1/10 36/20/28/+3/0.00/0.0/553/99 30 W AERO 30 W RMY N/A
1/11 50/32/41/+16/0.00/0.0/056/10 33 S AERO 32 S RMY 34
1/12 60/45/53/+28/…./0.0/011/02 56 S AERO 56 S RMY 55
1/13 60/17/39/+14/…./0.0/265/47 58 SSW AERO 60 SSW RMY 62
1/14 21/11/16/-9/0.00/0.0/350/62 30 NW AERO 30 NW RMY N/A
1/15 18/11/15/-10/0.02/0.5/000/00 23 NNW AERO 21 N RMY 23
1/16 31/18/25/0/0.00/0.0/153/27 17 SSE AERO 15 SSE RMY N/A
1/17 32/29/31/+6/0.23/2.3/…/00 20 SE AERO 17 SE RMY N/A
1/18 29/16/23/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 NW AERO 23 NW RMY 26
1/19 34/17/26/+1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 22 SSW AERO 20 SSW RMY N/A
1/20 45/27/36/+11/0.00/0.0/…/.. 38 WSW AERO 37 WSW RMY 39
1/21 47/34/41/+16/0.00/0.0/…/.. 22 W AERO 21 W RMY N/A
1/22 37/34/36/+11/…./0.0/000/00 21 E AERO 16 E RMY N/A
1/23 55/33/44/+19/…./0.0/000/00 53 S AERO 58 S RMY 57
1/24 37/22/30/+5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 36 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 36
1/25 29/17/23/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 35 WNW AERO 36 WNW RMY 41
1/26 32/15/24-1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 WNW AERO 28 WNW RMY N/A
1/27 Low temp since midnight is 24F; normal low is now 17F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JANUARY 2018
01/04/18: NEW DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM SNOWFALL OF 16.5 INS.
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 8.6 INS. SET IN 1923 AND
TIED IN 1942
01/07/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -8F,
PREVIOUS RECORD OF -7F WAS SET IN 1896
01/12/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 45F,
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 42F WAS SET IN 2017
DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F,
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 59F WAS SET IN 2017
01/13/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F,
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 57F WAS SET IN 1890 AND
TIED IN 1932
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JANUARY 27
HIGH 63F IN 1974
LOW -12F IN 1924
PRECIP 1.59 INS. IN 1996
SNOWFALL 25.2 INS. IN 2015 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
PEAK GUST 91 MPH SSE IN 1996
RECORDS FOR JANUARY 28
HIGH 59F IN 1916
LOW -9F IN 1888, 1924
PRECIP 2.18 INS. IN 1897
SNOWFALL 15.0 INS. IN 1897
PEAK GUST 78e MPH SSE IN 1977
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O’Brien
