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April 16, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, APRIL…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH FROM SOUTH TUESDAY RAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES YESTERDAY P.M. RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING HIGH WINDS ON TUESDAY…APRIL 15.. ALMOST AN INCH OF SNOW THIS MORNING…APRIL 16 Maximum, Inc. Maestro 72 MPH Maximum, Inc. Merlin  68 MPH S Aerovane              N/A RM Young              68 MPH Davis                 64 MPH S AT 4:32 P.M. NWS ASOS              66 MPH S AT 4:33 P.M. 420C                  62 MPH S AT 4:32 P.M. The average wind speed for the day was 28.7 MPH S and the fastest hour was 40 MPH S 3-4 PM EST. The two days 14-15 April have a combined average of 28.1 MPH the highest recorded in a long time. Rain changed to snow and ice pellets early this morning. The total accumulation on the boards was 0.8 inch, the first snowfall of April, but not a record for the date which is 2.0 ins. on April 16, 1904, 1962. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, scattered dense ci (layer NE-S receding) few lower cumulus Temperature: 28F; Dew Point: 20F; Wind: NW  at 23G31 kts. Wind: Peak wind from NNW @ @ 32 kts @ 6:43 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg, RISING RAPIDLY Visibility: 55 miles, light distant haze 6-hr max temp: 36F 6-hr min temp: 28F 24-hr precip: 1.58 inches 24-hr snowfall: 0.8 inch Snow depth on ground: 1 inch BHO SA 1155 28 SCT 220 SCT 55 200/28/20/3223G31/012/ FEW LWR CU DNS CI LYR RCDNG NE-S SKY CLRG PST HR DSNT HZ PK WND 3332/43/ PRESRR/ TOTAL NEW SNW PST  6/24 HRS 0.8 IN/ 8/802 4/001 51081 ASOS 60037 MANUAL 6//// ASOS 70157 MANUAL 70158 10036 20028 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cumulus fractus and cumulus forming, layer cirrus and cirrostratus distant ENE-SSE is receding Temperature: 34F; Dew Point: 19F; Wind: NW at 17G27 kts, Wind: Peak wind gust 28 kts NW @ 9:05 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 30.24 ins. Hg, rising then more slowly Visibility: 60 miles, light distant haze BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 242/34/19/3217G27/024/ CUFRA/CU FRMG CS/CI LYR RCDNG DSNT ENE-SSE LGT DSNT HZ PK WND 3228/05/ WND 28V34/ 8/108 51042 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few cumulus fractus Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 21F; Wind: NW at 17G24 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.34 ins. Hg, rising then more slowly Visibility: 65 miles, except 70 miles NW, light distant haze 6-hr max temp: 40F 6-hr min temp: 28F BHO SA 1755 CLR 65 274/40/21/3117G24/034/ FEW CUFRA/ 8/100 51032 10040 20028 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..66    NORMAL…..56 MIN…..38    NORMAL…..38 MEAN….52    NORMAL…..47 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+83 [+5.3 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..13  DEPARTURE……….-5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….235  DEPARTURE………-84 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..5862  DEPARTURE………+60 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5328  DIFFERENCE…….+534 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………62 S   AT  3:32 P.M. AERO…………………..N/A ASOS…………………..66 S   AT  3:33 P.M. DAVIS………………….64 S   AT  3:32 P.M. RMY 68 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..47 S   AT  3:37 P.M. * MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..46 S   AT  3:39 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….46 S   AT  3:39 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………28.7 S ASOS…………………26.6 DAVIS………………..26.0 S [190 deg] * last of several occurrences… PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….1.58  DEPARTURE………….+1.43 ASOS…………..1.57 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.86  DEPARTURE………….+0.35 ASOS…………..2.84 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….17.98  DEPARTURE………….+1.47 ASOS………….18.38 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.8  DEPARTURE…………..+0.7 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….0.8  DEPARTURE…………..-1.4 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..85.6  DEPARTURE………….+23.7 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2014 CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO 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 4/1  48/31/40/-1/0.00/0.0/694/91          29 NNE AERO N/A        RMY N/A 4/2  56/34/45/+4/0.00/0.0/452/69          22 WSW AERO 20 MPH WSW RMY N/A 4/3  55/36/46/+4/0.00/0.0/707/92          23 NNW AERO 22 MPH NW  RMY 25 4/4  47/35/41/-1/0.31/0.0/255/33          26 ESE AERO N/A        RMY 25 4/5  51/33/42/-1/0.19/0.0/186/24          39 WNW AERO N/A        RMY 40 4/6  58/29/44/+1/0.00/0.0/755/97          25 W   AERO N/A        RMY N/A 4/7  59/44/52/+9/0.05/0.0/187/24          28 SSE AERO N/A        RMY N/A 4/8  62/41/52/+8/0.61/0.0/016/02          45 W   AERO N/A        RMY 44 4/9  60/36/48/+4/0.00/0.0/707/90          35 NW  AERO N/A        RMY 36 4/10 57/33/45/0/0.00/0.0/742/94           38 S   AERO N/A        RMY 39 4/11 70/45/58/+13/T/0.0/…/..            32 S   AERO N/A        RMY N/A 4/12 68/44/56/+11/0.00/0.0/…/..         28 W   AERO N/A        RMY 28 4/13 65/45/55/+10/0.04/0.0/…/..         35 S   AERO N/A        RMY N/A 4/14 73/55/64/+18/0.00/0.0/…/..         55 SW  AERO N/A        RMY 62 4/15 66/38/52/+5/…./0.0/000/00          62 S   AERO N/A        RMY 68 4/16 morning low temp: 28F; the normal low is now 38F DAILY RECORDS FOR APRIL 2014 4/14 – Minimum temperature of 55F EQUALS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THIS DATE SET IN 1909. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR APRIL 16 HIGH 89 IN 2012 LOW 23 IN 1943 PRECIP 2.45 IN. IN 1929 SNOWFALL 2.0 IN. IN 1904, 1962 PEAK GUST 73 MPH E IN 2007 RECORDS FOR APRIL 17 HIGH 93 IN 2002 LOW 21 IN 1908 PRECIP 1.68 IN 1954 SNOWFALL 1.0 IN. IN 1899 PEAK GUST 63 MPH ESE IN 2011 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Skilling
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