Wednesday, March 8, 2023
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0608E
SUNSET: 1742E
MAINLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW MORNING SNOW SHOWERS…
Skies have been mainly cloudy today as the pesky low near Nova
Scotia continues to move very slowly away. Spokes of moisture
continue to rotate around the circulation, bringing a lot of
cloud cover to the region. Enough moisture rotated down from
Maine this morning to spawn a brief period of snow showers.
There was no accumulation however.
The air is a bit milder today than it was yesterday. Temperatures
have warmed into the low 40s, which is where it’s supposed to be
this time of year. However with the continued breezy conditions,
wind chills are stuck in the low to mid 30s.
The wind continues to be on the gusty side. The average speed for
the day so far is around 15mph from the north-northwest. Frequent
gusts over 20mph have been occurring with a peak so far of 32mph.
Visibility has been excellent with views of around 70 miles all
day.
The high so far today is 43F, which is 1 degree above the normal
maximum of 42F. The low since midnight is 26F, which is 2 degrees
above the normal low of 24F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, few breaks in overcast all quadrants
Temperature: 28F; Dew Point: 21F; Relative Humidity: 74%
Wind: NNW @ 16G26 kts, peak wind NNW 30mph at 6:53 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1015.9 mb; 30.00 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 28F
6-hr Min temp: 26F
24-hr Precip: Trace
24-hr Snowfall: Trace
Snow Depth: 2 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E40 OVC 70 159/28/21/3316G26/000/ FEW BINOVC ALQDS
PK WND 3326/53/ NEW SNW PST 24 HRS TRACE/ 8/5// 4/002 51010
70000 10028 20026
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast altostratus
Temperature: 35F; Dew Point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 66%
Wind: NNW @ 13G26 kts, peak wind NNW 30mph at 9:54 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1016.6 mb; 30.02 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snowfall: Trace
BHO SA 1455 E28 BKN 35 OVC 70 166/35/24/3413G26/002/ SW-B25E46
PK WND 3426/54/ NEW SNW PST 6 HRS TRACE/ 8/52/ 51007 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast altostratus, few breaks
in overcast all quadrants
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 55%
Wind: N @ 11G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1017.4 mb; 30.04 in. Hg: rising, then steady
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 43F
6-hr Min temp: 28F
6-hr Precip: Trace.
6-hr Snowfall: Trace
Snow Depth: 1 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E35 BKN 60 OVC 70 174/42/27/3511G19/004/ FEW BINOVC
ALQDS/ 8/52/ 4/001 51008 6000/ 10043 20028
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SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….38 NORMAL…..41
MIN…….26 NORMAL…..24
MEAN……32 NORMAL…..33
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……….-1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………+19 [+2.5 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………33 DEPARTURE……..+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..211 DEPARTURE…….-20
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………3931 DEPARTURE……-732
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….4292 DEPARTURE……-361
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
420C, Contacting, Merlin and Richards are all Main Tower.
420C (Official)…………41 NW @ 6:23 P.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….42 NW @ 6:24 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….46 NNW @ 6:21 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….43 WNW @ 6:24 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………40 NW @ 6:24 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..46 NW @ 6:24 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..46 NNW @ 6:21 P.M.
MERLIN…………………38 NW
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……44 @ 6:24 P.M.
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………28 NW @ 6:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..28 @ 6:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..28 @ 6:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………29 NW @ 6:26 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………28 NNW @ 6:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..27 NNW @ 6:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..27 NW @ 6:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………27 @ 6:25 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……15.1 NNW [363 total miles]
VECTOR #1…………….14.5
VECTOR #2…………….15.1
DAVIS #1……………..14.8 NW
DAVIS #2……………..14.9 NNW
RMY #1……………….14.1 NW
RMY #2……………….14.7 NNW
RICHARDS (C5C)………..14.7
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.18
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.14 DEPARTURE…..-0.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……………9.79 DEPARTURE…..+0.08
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………TRACE DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..3.4 DEPARTURE……-1.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)……27.7 DEPARTURE…..-28.6
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
3/1 43/27/35/+4/0.00/0.0/425/63 20 NW VEC1 21 SE RMY 21
3/2 40/34/37/+5/0.31/0.0/000/00 35 NW VEC1 36 NW RMY 39
3/3 44/29/37/+5/0.01/0.1/462/68 33 NW VEC1 34 NW RMY 36
3/4 33/28/31/-1/0.82/3.3/000/00 48 E VEC1 49 NE RMY 52
3/5 41/25/33/+1/0.00/0.0/240/35 35 NW VEC1 36 NW RMY 37
3/6 46/31/39/+6/0.00/0.0/571/83 46 WNW VEC1 48 NW RMY 51
3/7 38/26/32/-1/T/T/387/56 41 NW VEC1 42 NW RMY 46
3/8 The low since midnight is 26, the daily normal low is 24F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR MARCH 8
HIGH 66 IN 2012
LOW 2 IN 1986
PRECIP 2.20 INS. IN 2008
SNOWFALL 18.0 INS. IN 2013
PEAK GUST 69 MPH SSW IN 2008
RECORDS FOR MARCH 9
HIGH 75 IN 2016
LOW 1 IN 2007
PRECIP 2.67 INS. IN 1998
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS. IN 2001
PEAK GUST 102e MPH S IN 1942 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
