Tuesday, February 6, 2024
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0653E
SUNSET: 1704E
CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING BREAKING TO PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON….
As the circulation of the large ocean storm off the Canadian
Maritimes expanded west, ocean clouds overspread the region
late yesterday afternoon and evening. These clouds have stuck
around through today with some breaks finally reaching the
area by early this afternoon. Snow showers and flurries have
been occurring across parts of southeastern Mass, but none
have been observed here at Blue Hill.
Temperatures have been slowly rising from the mid 20s early
this morning to the mid 30s by early this afternoon. With a
stiff north to northeast wind, it does feel rather chilly out
there however.
As mentioned, the wind has been on the gusty side. It’s been
averaging at around 11mph out of the north and northeast. The
highest gust so far occurred just after the 10am observation
with a value of 26mph.
Visibility has been excellent today with a view of 70-80 miles.
The maximum temperature so far today is 34F degrees, which is
1 degree below the normal high of 35F. The minimum temperature
so far since midnight is 26F degrees, which is 8 degrees above
the normal low of 18F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, clearing line distant SW-NW-NNE
Temperature: 26F; Dew Point: 17F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: N @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1021.2 mb; 30.16 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 28F
6-hr Min temp: 26F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: Trace
BHO SA 1155 E20 OVC 80 212/26/17/3608/016/ CLRG LINE DSNT SW-NW-NNE/
8/500 4/000 53021 10028 20026
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, clearing line distant WSW-NW-NNE,
virga distant E-SE-SSW
Temperature: 29F; Dew Point: 21F; Relative Humidity: 72%
Wind: N @ 9G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1022.3 mb; 30.19 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1455 E20 OVC 80 223/29/21/0109G17/019/ CLRG LINE DSNT WSW-NW-NNE
VIRGA DSNT E-SE-SSW/ 8/500 51011
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 33F; Dew Point: 23F; Relative Humidity: 65%
Wind: NE @ 9G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1021.9 mb; 30.18 in. Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 34F
6-hr Min temp: 26F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: Trace
BHO SA 1755 E33 BKN 70 219/33/23/0509G16/018/ 8/500 4/000 58004 10034
20026
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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….39 NORMAL…..35
MIN…….22 NORMAL…..18
MEAN……31 NORMAL…..27
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………….+4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+31 [+6.0 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2023 THRU JUN 2024)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………34 DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..163 DEPARTURE…….-31
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3129 DEPARTURE……-468
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….3054 DEPARTURE…….+75
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all Main Tower.
E=Estimated
F420C (Official)……….E29 N @ 09:26 A.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….29 N @ 09:52 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….30 N @ 09:20 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….27 NNE @ 09:52 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………28 NNE @ 09:20 A.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..30 N @ 09:25 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..31 N @ 09:53 A.M.
MERLIN…………………28 N
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……29 @ 09:25 A.M.
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………17 NNE @ 09:57 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..19 @ 10:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..20 @ 10:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………19 NE @ 10:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………20 NE @ 10:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..19 NE @ 10:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..19 NE @ 10:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………19 @ 10:59 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……10.8 N [260 total miles]
VECTOR #1…………….10.8
VECTOR #2…………….11.0
DAVIS #1……………..10.8 N
DAVIS #2……………..11.0 N
RMY #1……………….10.5 N
RMY #2……………….10.9 N
RICHARDS (C5C)………..11.1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.13
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.03 DEPARTURE…..-0.65
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)……..9.27 DEPARTURE…..+4.09
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………TRACE DEPARTURE……-3.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2023-2024)……20.9 DEPARTURE…..-16.3
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
PEAK GUST: F420C (Official)
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
2/1 40/30/35/+9/0.00/0.0/012/02 25 SW VEC1 24 SW RMY 26
2/2 39/31/35/+9/0.03/T/000/00 23 N VEC1 24 N RMY 25
2/3 35/26/31/+5/0.00/0.0/338/56 26 N VEC1 26 NNW RMY 28
2/4 39/20/30/+4/0.00/0.0/607/100 28 NNW VEC1 28 NNW RMY 27
2/5 39/22/31/+4/0.00/0.0/597/98 29 N VEC1 29 N RMY 30
2/6 The low since midnight is 26F, the daily normal low is 18F
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FEBRUARY DAILY RECORDS TO DATE
NONE…
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DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 6
HIGH 54F IN 1909
LOW -10F IN 1895
PRECIP 1.88 INS. IN 1896
SNOWFALL 13.0 INS. IN 1978 [BLIZZARD OF 1978]
PEAK GUST 84e MPH NE IN 1978
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 7
HIGH 53F IN 2020
LOW -8F IN 1910
PRECIP 2.12 INS. IN 1983
SNOWFALL 17.1 INS. IN 1978 [BLIZZARD OF 1978]
PEAK GUST 87e MPH SSE IN 1951
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
