Sunday, April 10, 2022

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

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0511E
SUNSET:  1820E

MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A COOL WESTERLY BREEZE
ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL….

Today we observed fair weather conditions after yesterday’s
convective showers. We measured 0.10 inches since 7 A.M.
yesterday. This is a small contribution to the monthly
rainfall deficit of a half inch ten days in. The current
monthly rain total is 1.08 inches.

Wind has been westerly at almost 20 mph on average with
a max gust of almost 30 mph. Visibility reached 80 miles
by noontime, and dew points are well below freezing.

…Makes for nice hiking weather!

The high so far today is 55F, which is a degree above the
normal maximum of 54F. The low since midnight is 35F, which
is a degree above the normal minimum of 36F.

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PRELIMINARY STATS FOR MARCH 2022

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 49.6 [+5.5] Avg. Min. 29.5 [+2.6] Mean      39.8 [+4.3] 24-hour corrected mean: 38.9
Max. for month: 73F on the 18th
Min. for month: 10F on the 4th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:    780 [-135] Total for the season:  4863 [-484] Total for last season: 4822

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 3.17 [-2.35] Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.07 on the 24th-25th

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 4.1 ins. [-10.9] Greatest in 24 hrs: 3.3 ins. from the 9th-10th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.6 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   13.0 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   WNW [18%] Peak gust and direction:  59 WNW on the 7th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 11370 of a possible 21516 or 53%
Astronomical total minutes: 11755 of a possible 22245 or 53%

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 34F; Relative Humidity: 82%
Wind: NW @ 8G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1003.4 mb; 29.63 in. Hg: rising, then
more slowly
Visibility: 65 miles
6-hr Max temp: 39F
6-hr Min temp: 35F
24-hr Precip:  0.10 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 120 BKN 65 034/39/34/3108G16/963/ 8/050 51015
70010 10039 20035

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrostratus,
few cumulus
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 28F; Relative Humidity: 42%
Wind: NNW @ 9G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1003.7 mb; 29.64 in Hg: rising then
falling
Visibility: 75 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 120 SCT 250 BKN 75 037/50/28/3409G19/964/
FEW CU ALQDS/ 8/158 50003

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken cirrocumulus
Temperature: 52F, Dew point: 31F; Relative Humidity: 43%
Wind: NW @ 16G23 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1002.3 mb; 29.60 in Hg: falling, then
more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 55F
6-hr Min temp: 39F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 250 BKN 80 023/52/31/3116G23/960/ 8/109
56014 10055 20039

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SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….59     NORMAL…..53
MIN…….39     NORMAL…..35
MEAN……49     NORMAL…..44

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…….+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………+33 [+3.5 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………16  DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..168  DEPARTURE…….-34
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5031  DEPARTURE……-518
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….4995  DEPARTURE…….+36

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0  DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………0  DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….0  DEPARTURE………0

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….40 S   @  1:16 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….40 S   @  1:31 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..44     @  1:41 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………49 S   @ 11:20 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..43 S   @  1:31 P.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………………34 S   @  1:42 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..31     @  1:41 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………34 S   @ 11:57 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..32 S   @  1:41 P.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…….11.4 S [274 total miles] VECTOR #2……………..12.0
DAVIS #2………………11.8 SW
RMY #2………………..12.0 SW
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…….0.10  DEPARTURE…..-0.08
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….1.08  DEPARTURE…..-0.45
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….14.39  DEPARTURE…..-1.16

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….0.0  DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….0.0  DEPARTURE……-1.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..70.7  DEPARTURE……+2.3

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/+6/0.00/0.0/673/97         55 WNW AERO 53 WNW RMY 56
3/09  38/29/34/+1/0.36/3.3/000/00         19 NNW AERO 17 NNW RMY 20
3/10  49/26/38/+4/0.00/0.0/504/72         18 NW  AERO 16 SSW RMY 18
3/11  55/32/44/+10/0.00/0.0/640/91        27 S   AERO 25 S   RMY 27
3/12  46/20/33/-1/0.49/0.6/000/00         59 NW  AERO 60 NW  RMY 50
3/13  34/17/26/-8/0.00/0.0/666/94         54 WNW AERO 51 WNW RMY 55
3/14  52/25/39/+4/0.00/0.0/584/82         32 WNW AERO 28 W   RMY 33
3/15  62/39/51/+16/0.03/0.0/386/54        27 SW  AERO 23 SW  RMY 27
3/16  56/36/46/+11/0.00/0.0/395/55        25 S   AERO 22 S   RMY 25
3/17  55/37/46/+10/0.06/0.0/000/00        23 SSW AERO 20 SSE RMY 23
3/18  73/46/60/+24/T/0.0/542/75           20 W   AERO 16 WNW RMY 21
3/19  53/42/48/+12/0.21/0.0/000/00        25 NW  AERO 20 NW  RMY 25
3/20  62/42/52/+15/0.01/0.0/190/26        35 NW  AERO 35 NW  RMY 36
3/21  57/37/47/+10/T/0.0/644/88           51 WNW AERO 48 WNW RMY 50
3/22  50/31/41/+4/0.00/0.0/632/86         51 NW  AERO 47 NW  RMY 53
3/23  47/26/37/-1/T/0.0/480/65            20 NNW AERO 16 NNW RMY 19
3/24  42/34/38/0/0.81/0.0/000/00          32 ESE AERO 29 ESE RMY 34
3/25  59/35/47/+9/0.33/0.0/409/55         34 NNE AERO 32 NNE RMY 33
3/26  55/38/47/+8/0.11/0.0/216/29         22 NW  AERO 18 SW  RMY 22
3/27  49/26/38/-1/0.00/0.0/554/74         36 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 39
3/28  34/17/26/-13/T/0.2/278/37           40 NW  AERO 37 NW  RMY 40
3/29  37/15/26/-14/0.00/0.0/710/94        38 WNW AERO 35 NW  RMY 38
3/30  48/23/36/-4/T/0.0/599/79            36 NW  AERO 31 WNW RMY 36
3/31  62/37/50/+9/0.42/0.0/000/00         57 SSW AERO 58 SSW RMY 61

DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2022

3/07/22: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 47F,
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43F SET IN 1894

3/18/22: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F,
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 2012

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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

4/01  57/35/46/+5/0.41/0.0/183/24         56 WNW AERO 55 WNW RMY 58
4/02  52/34/43/+2/0.00/0.0/697/91         45 WNW AERO 43 WNW RMY 47
4/03  51/36/44/+2/0.03/0.0/215/28         23 NE  AERO 18 NE  RMY 23
4/04  56/35/46/+4/0.02/0.0/610/79         35 NW  AERO 30 NW  RMY 34
4/05  62/37/50/+7/…./0.0/…/..         25 SSW AERO 24 S   RMY 25
4/06  44/39/42/-1/…./0.0/…/..         33 ENE AERO 32 E   RMY 34
4/07  52/38/45/+1/…./0.0/…/..         50 ESE AERO 50 ESE RMY 53
4/08  61/42/52/+8/…./0.0/…/..         45 ESE AERO 45 SE  RMY 47
4/09  59/39/49/+5/0.10/0.0/…/..         40 S   AERO 40 S   RMY 43

4/10  The low since midnight is 35F, the daily normal low is 36F

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

RECORDS FOR APRIL 10
HIGH 83 IN 1922
LOW 20 IN 1985
PRECIP 2.40 IN. IN 1935
SNOWFALL 10.1 IN. IN 1996
PEAK GUST 66 MPH WNW IN 1967

RECORDS FOR APRIL 11
HIGH 85 IN 2017
LOW 19 IN 1909
PRECIP 1.72 IN. IN 2003
SNOWFALL 9.5 IN. IN 1958
PEAK GUST 65 MPH NW IN 1963

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner