Tuesday, April 10, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
ANOTHER BELOW SEASONABLE DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW….
We observed light snow that began at 8 A.M. and has
continued since then, only leaving a trace. Winds have
remained light since yesterday at 2 P.M., barely exceeding
5 miles per hour. A distant fog has been building along
the horizon, limiting visibility to 20 miles at the 1 P.M.
observation. The maximum temperature observed at 1 P.M. is
39F, 14 degrees below the normal maximum of 53F. The low
temperature since midnight was 32F, still 4 degrees below
the daily normal minimum of 36F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altostratus
Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: S at 4 kts,
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles, except 50 miles ESE-WSW
6-hr Max temp: 35F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
24-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E65 OVC 60 224/36/26/1704/019/ FEW CU DSNT
OFFSHR VSBY W-E 70 ESE-WSW 50 WND LGT/ 8/01/ 53002 10035
20032
10 A.M.
Weather: Very light snow, overcast nimbostratus
Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 25F; Wind: N at 3 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 ins. Hg, steady
Visibility: 40 miles, distant fog in all directions
3-hr precip: Trace
3-hr snowfall: Trace
BHO SA 1455 E33 OVC 40S- 224/38/25/E1803/019/ NEW SNW
PST 3 HRS TRACE PCPN VRY LGT DSNT FG ALQDS WND L/V/
8/02/ 50000
1 P.M.
Weather: Very light snow, overcast nimbostratus
Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 32F; Wind: NW at 3 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 20 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 39F
6-hr Min temp: 35F
6-hr precip: Trace
6-hr snowfall: Trace
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E47 OVC 20S- 209/36/32/E0703/015/ NEW SNW PST
6 HRS TRACE PCPN VRY LGT DSNT FG ALQDS WND L/V/ 8/02/ 58015
10039 20035
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..45 NORMAL…..53
MIN…..24 NORMAL…..35
MEAN….35 NORMAL…..44
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………………-9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..-43 [-4.9 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY………….30 DEPARTURE……….+9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………245 DEPARTURE………+43
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……….5303 DEPARTURE……..-382
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…..5104 DIFFERENCE…….+199
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….28 WNW AT 7:16 A.M.*
AERO……………………25 WNW AT 8:45 A.M.
ASOS……………………28 NW AT 7:08 A.M.
DAVIS…………………..29 M AT 8:43 A.M ** RMY 29
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………21 WNW AT 7:18 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………21 NW AT 7:19 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..21 M AT 8:56 A.M.**
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..9.4 WNW
ASOS…………………..9.4
DAVIS………………….8.7 M
* Estimated
** Davis direction malfunctioning
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.17
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….1.13 DEPARTURE……-0.39
ASOS…………..0.97
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….19.93 DEPARTURE……+4.59
ASOS………….21.06
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……..-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….2.6 DEPARTURE……..+1.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..92.8 DEPARTURE…….+31.5
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 58/33/46/+5/…./0.0/…/.. 45 SSW AERO 43 SSW RMY N/A
4/02 38/30/34/-7/…./1.6/…/.. 20 SSW AERO 15 SSW RMY 17
4/03 48/30/39/-3/…./0.0/…/.. 28 SSE AERO 25 SSE RMY 25
4/04 54/36/45/+3/…./0.0/…/.. 56 WNW AERO 56 WNW RMY 54
4/05 40/27/34/-9/0.00/0.0/…/.. 53 WNW AERO 53 WNW RMY 52
4/06 41/25/33/-10/0.25/1.0/…/.. 37 S AERO 36 S RMY 38
4/07 46/32/35/-4/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 34
4/08 41/29/35/-9/0.00/0.0/…/.. 35 WNW*AERO 31 WNW RMY 34
4/09 45/24/35/-9/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 WNW*AERO 25 WNW RMY 29
4/10 Low temp since midnight is 32F; normal low is now 36F
*Estimated
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
