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March 15, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE…

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0556E
SUNSET:  1751E

PLEASANTLY MILD TODAY WITH LIGHT WIND UNDER A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS…

What a spectacular day today! Temperatures reaching the low to mid
60s, with not much wind out there, it is making for a very pleasant
day to be outdoors. A mix of sun and mainly high level clouds just
adding to the beauty of the day.

As mentioned the wind has been on the light side since mid morning
after being a bit on the gusty side early this morning. The
average for the day thus far is around 11mph with a peak gust that
occurred in the wee hours of the morning of 27mph!

Visibility has been limited due to haziness in the air, holding
generally 40-45 miles today.

The high so far today is 62F, which is 18 degrees above the
normal maximum of 44F. The low since midnight is 40F, which
is 14 degrees above the normal minimum of 26F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 43F; Dew Point: 29F; Relative Humidity: 57%
Wind: SW @ 10G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1023.7 mb; 30.23 in. Hg: falling then rising
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 43F
6-hr Min temp: 40F
24-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 120 SCT E250 BKN 40 237/43/29/2310G17/023/ HAZY/
8/052 53004 10043 20040

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few altocumulus WNW-N
Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 31F; Relative Humidity: 42%
Wind: WSW @ 4 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1023.9 mb; 30.24 in Hg: rising, then steady
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip:   0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 40 239/53/31/2504/024/ FEW AC WNW-N HAZY WND LGT/
8/052 51002

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrocumulus, broken cirrus, few cumulus NW-N
Temperature: 60F, Dew point: 32F; Relative Humidity: 34%
Wind: S @ 7 kts, wind W variable SSE.
Sea-level pressure: 1021.8 mb; 30.17 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 45 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 62F
6-hr Min temp: 43F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 180 SCT 250 BKN 45 218/60/32/1907/017/ FEW CU NW-N
WND 26V15 HAZY/ 8/209 58021 10062 20043

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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….52     NORMAL…..43
MIN…….25     NORMAL…..26
MEAN……39     NORMAL…..35

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…….. +4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+37 [+2.4 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………26  DEPARTURE……..-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..411  DEPARTURE…….-38
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………4494  DEPARTURE……-387
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….4478  DEPARTURE…….+16

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….32 WNW @ 10:28 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….28 W   @ 12:59 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..34     @ 12:46 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………30 W   @ 12:46 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..33 WSW @ 12:46 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………………23 WNW @ 10:31 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..23     @ 10:30 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………23 W   @ 10:31 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 WNW @ 10:31 A.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……12.7 SW [305 total miles] VECTOR #2…………….13.4
DAVIS #2……………..13.4 WSW
RMY #2……………….13.3 WSW
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…….0.00  DEPARTURE…..-0.17
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….1.19  DEPARTURE…..-1.24
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….11.33  DEPARTURE…..+0.40

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….0.0  DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….3.9  DEPARTURE……-4.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..70.5  DEPARTURE…..+10.3

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 The low since midnight is 40F, the daily normal low is 26F

DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2022

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

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

RECORDS FOR MARCH 15
HIGH 80 IN 1990
LOW 6 IN 1993
PRE 2.86 INS. IN 2010
SNOW 12.0 INS. 1967
WIND 73e MPH ESE IN 1940

RECORDS FOR MARCH 16
HIGH 73 IN 1990
LOW 8 IN 1932
PRE 1.95 INS. IN 1900
SNOW 10.0 INS. IN 1896
WIND 79 MPH NE IN 1956

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas

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