Wednesday, February 16, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0640E
SUNSET: 1717E
MILDER, YET WINDY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES….
We observed an average visibility of 40 miles this morning,
increasing to 65 miles at the 1 P.M. observation. Skies were
mostly cloudy and conditions were very windy. Average wind
speed was 20 mph with a max gust of almost 40 mph from the
south. This is with a pressure fall of almost 5 millibars
in a six hour period.
Today has been much milder than the preceding days, yet snow
depth is still hanging around four inches.
The high so far today is 37F, this is the same as the normal
high. The low since midnight is 16F, which is 4 degrees below
the normal minimum of 20F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken thin cirrostratus
Temperature: 20F; Dew Point: 9F; Relative Humidity: 63%
Wind: S @ 11G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1042.0 mb; 30.77 in. Hg: rising unsteadily
Visibility: 35 miles
6-hr Max temp: 20F
6-hr Min temp: 18F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 4 ins.
BHO SA 1155 250 -BKN 35 420/20/9/1811G18/077/ 8/006 4/004
52006 10020 20018
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken thin cirrostratus
Temperature: 30F; Dew Point: 17F; Relative Humidity: 59%
Wind: S @ 12G26 kts, peak of 30 mph S at 9:25 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1041.0 mb; 30.74 in Hg: falling, then
more rapidly
Visibility: 35 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 250 -BKN 35 410/30/17/1812G26/074/ PK WND 1826/25/
8/006 58010
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 36F, Dew point: 25F; Relative Humidity: 63%
Wind: SSW @ 20G36 kts, peak of 41 mph SSW at 12:41 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1037.6 mb; 30.64 in Hg: falling, then
more rapidly
Visibility: 65 miles
6-hr Max temp: 37F
6-hr Min temp: 20F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 4 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 BKN 250 BKN 65 376/36/25/2020G36/064/ PK WND 2036/41/
8/801 4/004 55034 10037 20020
SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….25 NORMAL…..37
MIN……..2 NORMAL…..19
MEAN……14 NORMAL…..28
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..-14
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..+51 [+3.2 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………51 DEPARTURE…….+14
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..519 DEPARTURE…….-51
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3660 DEPARTURE……-313
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….3616 DEPARTURE…….+44
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….31 W @ 4:30 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….28 W @ 4:31 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..32 @ 4:30 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………29 W @ 2:23 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..31 W @ 4:30 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………………22 WNW @ 2:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..22 @ 2:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………22 WNW @ 2:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 WNW @ 4:24 P.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…….10.9 WNW [261 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..11.7
DAVIS #2………………11.8 WNW
RMY #2………………..11.7 WNW
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…..-0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….3.10 DEPARTURE…..+1.08
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..7.69 DEPARTURE…..+1.17
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M………….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………….9.7 DEPARTURE……-0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)…..57.8 DEPARTURE…..+14.2
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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
2/01 31/16/24/-2/T/0.2/018/03 19 NNE AERO 18 NNE RMY 19
2/02 44/31/38/+12/T/0.0/096/16 20 SSE AERO 21 SSE RMY 20
2/03 47/36/42/+16/0.16/0.0/000/00 27 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 28
2/04 49/19/34/+8/1.53/0.7/000/00 35 NNE AERO 37 NNE RMY 38
2/05 21/11/16/-11/0.01/0.2/251/41 25 NW AERO 25 NW RMY M
2/06 27/5/16/-11/0.00/0.0/570/93 20 NNW AERO 21 NNW RMY M
2/07 41/21/31/+4/0.59/0.2/000/00 25 ESE AERO 23 ESE RMY 25
2/08 39/30/35/+8/0.27/0.0/006/01 33 W AERO 32 WNW RMY 34
2/09 42/24/33/+6/0.00/0.0/608/98 30 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 31
2/10 50/31/41/+14/0.00/0.0/312/50 36 W AERO 37 SW RMY 38
2/11 52/32/42/+15/0.00/0.0/569/91 32 S AERO 31 S RMY 34
2/12 59/35/47/+19/0.00/0.0/433/69 50 W AERO 46 W RMY 48
2/13 35/22/29/+1/0.41/5.7/000/00 26 WNW AERO 21 WNW RMY 26
2/14 22/6/14/-14/0.13/2.7/…/.. 43 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 43
2/15 25/2/14/-14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 31 W AERO 28 W RMY 31
2/16 The low since midnight is 16F, the daily normal low is 20F
DAILY RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 2022
2/12/22: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59F,
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 56F SET IN 1999
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 16
HIGH 62F IN 1954
LOW -16F IN 1943
PRECIP 1.91 INCHES IN 1958
SNOWFALL 18.6 INCHES IN 1958
PEAK GUST 78 MPH W IN 1967
RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY 17
HIGH 61F IN 1981
LOW -16F IN 1896
PRECIP 1.86 INCHES IN 2003
SNOWFALL 20.0 INCHES IN 2003
PEAK GUST 72 MPH NW IN 1968
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
