Sunday, March 29, 2015
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CLEARING SKIES AFTER A DAY OF SNOW THAT PUSHED THE SEASONAL RECORD
EVEN HIGHER
Yesterday’s snowfall of 5.0 inches gives Blue Hill Observatory its first
new daily record for the month of March. The previous daily record
snowfall for March 28th was 3.0 inches set back in 1932. The new record
for most snow in a season now stands at 150.8 inches of snow. Skies
were quickly clearing at the 7 AM observation and no clouds were visible
at the 10 AM observation.
Clear skies and the strong sun have not warmed things up much as
temperatures have remained cold and did not go above freezing until after
the 10 AM observation, though they are beginning to warm up this afternoon.
The air has remained very dry all day with very light winds.
For more information about this historic winter, visit our
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BHO Greatest Seasonal Snowfall, inches (1885-2015):
1) 150.8 in 2014-2015 (through 1 PM March 29th)
2) 144.4 in 1995-1996
3) 136.0 in 1947-1948
4) 119.4 in 2004-2005
5) 113.1 in 2002-2003
6) 111.5 in 1915-1916
7) 109.6 in 1966-1967
8) 106.8 in 1955-1956
9) 103.4 in 1903-1904
10)102.5 in 1922-1923
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered Altocumulus
Temperature: 23F; Dew Point: 11F; Wind: NNW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 23F
6-hr Min temp: 21F
24-hr precip: 0.40 inches
24-hr snowfall: 5.0 inches
Snow depth: 14 inches
BHO SA 1155 70 SCT 75 215/23/11/3309/016/ SKY CLRG PST HR
CLR SKY WSW-NE LGT DSNT HZ TOTAL NEW SNW 24 HRS 4.4 INS STORM TOTAL
5.0 INS/ 8/030 4/014 53027 ASOS 70040 MANUAL 70040 10023 20021
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 31F; Dew Point: 14F; Wind: NW at 6 kts
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.20 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles, light distant haze
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 228/31/14/3206/020/ SKC LGT DSNT HZ WND LGT/
51013
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 11F; Wind: NW at 4 kts
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, steady then decreasing
Visibility: 70 miles, light distant haze
BHO SA 1755 CLR 70 214/38/11/3304/016/ SKC LGT DSNT HZ WND LGT/
58014 10038 20023
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..36 NORMAL…..48
MIN…..26 NORMAL…..31
MEAN….31 NORMAL…..39
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………….-8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………-105 [-4.0 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..34 DEPARTURE………..+8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….948 DEPARTURE………+107
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..5656 DEPARTURE………+247
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5409 DIFFERENCE……..+107
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………30 NNW AT 5:46 A.M.
ASOS…………………..28 NW AT 11:21 P.M.
DAVIS………………….27 N AT 10:50 A.M. RMY 30
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..19 NW AT 11:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..22 NW AT 11:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….19 N AT 10:51 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..10.5 N
ASOS…………………..11.2
DAVIS…………………..9.2 N [360 degrees]
* Last of several occurrences…
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.40 DEPARTURE…..+0.22
ASOS…………..0.40
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.25 DEPARTURE…..-1.63
ASOS…………..N/A
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….14.57 DEPARTURE…..+1.22
ASOS…………..N/A ***
*** ASOS monthly and annual totals not available due to erroneous readings
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………..4.4 DEPARTURE…..+4.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….13.3 DEPARTURE…..+1.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..150.8 DEPARTURE….+91.9
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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
3/1 29/14/22/-9/…./…/000/00 25 SSW RMY 25
3/2 35/22/29/-2/…./…/480/71 44 WNW RMY 48
3/3 32/13/23/-9/…./2.8/340/50 33 S RMY N/A
3/4 41/32/37/+5/…./…/000/00 33 SW RMY 36
3/5 36/16/26/-6/0.02/0.2/000/00 28 NW RMY 29
3/6 26/5/16/-16/0.00/0.0/681/99 28 NW RMY 25
3/7 38/13/26/-7/0.00/0.0/567/82 30 WSW RMY 30
3/8 41/25/33/0/T/T/208/30 38 WNW RMY 41
3/9 45/28/37/+4/0.00/0.0/565/81 40 W RMY 39
3/10 52/32/42/+9/…./0.0/252/36 28 S RMY 27
3/11 55/38/47/+13/…./0.0/604/86 37 WNW RMY N/A
3/12 38/23/31/-3/0.00/0.0/677/96 44 N RMY 48
3/13 40/18/29/-5/0.00/0.0/581/82 23 SSW RMY 26
3/14 41/29/35/0/0.84/0.0/000/00 23 SSW RMY 23
3/15 41/24/33/-2/0.03/0.6/021/03 39 NW RMY 39
3/16 44/23/34/-1/0.00/0.0/516/72 28 NW RMY N/A
3/17 48/25/37/+1/0.17/T/173/24 53 NW RMY 63
3/18 30/19/25/-11/0.00/0.0/700/97 51 NW RMY 56
3/19 31/15/23/-13/0.00/0.0/696/96 37 NW RMY 39
3/20 32/19/26/-11/…./…/000/00 17 NNW RMY 15
3/21 41/25/33/-4/…./…/…/.. 36 WNW RMY N/A
3/22 36/17/27/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 50 W RMY 55
3/23 31/14/23/-15/0.00/0.0/…/.. 36 WNW RMY 35
3/24 39/16/28/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 20 NNW RMY N/A
3/25 48/25/37/-1/0.08/0.0/…/.. 32 S RMY 31
3/26 54/35/45/+6/…./…/…/.. 32 SSW RMY 32
3/27 41/36/39/+0/…./0.0/000/00
3/28 36/26/31/+8/0.45/5.0/000/00 30 NNW RMY 30
3/29 low since midnight is 21F normal low is 31F
DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2015
3/28: 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. SURPASSED OLD RECORD OF 3.0 INCHES SET
BACK IN 1932.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR MARCH 29
HIGH 85 IN 1945
LOW -2 IN 1923
PRECIP 2.78 INS. IN 1984
SNOWFALL 13.5 INS. IN 1984
PEAK GUST 95 MPH ENE IN 1984
RECORDS FOR MARCH 30
HIGH 83 IN 1977
LOW 10 IN 1887
PRECIP 2.92 INS. IN 2010
SNOWFALL 3.9 INS. IN 1957
PEAK GUST 60 MPH NW IN 1999
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette/Robert Skilling
