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March 9, 2016

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

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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, MARCH 9, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNSEASONABLE WARMTH REACHES RECORD LEVELS TODAY- 73F BY 1:00 PM A big warm up is underway here in southern New England as temperatures reached into the mid 50s yesterday and were already in the 50s once again by 9:00 AM EST this morning. Fog rolled in over night blanketing the summit with above normal temperatures and poor visibility. Visibility was only 1/4 of a mile by the 7:00 AM EST observation with an overnight low of 38F. Fog soon cleared not long after the morning observation revealing blue skies overhead. By today’s 1:00 PM EST observation the mercury had climbed to a maximum of 73F so far, already exceeding today’s daily record maximum temperature of 71F set back in 2000. Hazy conditions were limiting visibility to 30 miles in all directions even with mostly clear skies overhead. This afternoon’s reading of 73F has not only broken today’s daily record, but also represents the warmest temperature reading so early in the meteorological Spring season. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Fog Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 45F; Wind: S at 19G28 kts Peak Wind: 28 knots S at 6:49 AM EST Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, about the same as 3 hrs ago Visibility: 1/4 of a mile, obscured by fog 6-hr Max temp: 45F 6-hr Min temp: 39F 24-hr precip: 0.00 24-hr snowfall: 0.00 inch BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/4F 205/45/45/1919G28/014/ PK WND 1928/49/ 8//// 58001 10045 20039 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant N-SSE Temperature: 58F; Dew Point: 43F; Wind: S at 11G20 kts, Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg, steady, then falling Visibility: 20 miles, thin fog in all directions, hazy BHO SA 1455 CLR 20 195/58/43/1811G20/011/ FEW CI DSNT N-SSE THN FG ALQDS HAZY/ 8/001 58010 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant W-NE Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 43F; Wind: SSW at 13 kts, Sea-level pressure: 30.03 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly Visibility: 30 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 73F 6-hr Min temp: 45F BHO SA 1755 CLR 30 171/72/43/2013/003/ FEW CI DSNT W-NE HAZY/ 8/001 58024 10073 20045 SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..55   NORMAL…..42 MIN…..35   NORMAL…..24 MEAN….45   NORMAL…..33 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+12 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+16 [+1.8 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..20   DEPARTURE………-12 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….248   DEPARTURE………-16 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..3931   DEPARTURE……..-901 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5016   DIFFERENCE……-1085 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….23 S   AT 11:56 P.M.* ASOS……………………23 S   AT 11:23 P.M. DAVIS…………………..22 S   AT  9:39 P.M. RMY N/A FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………18 S   AT 11:21 P.M.* MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………18 S   AT 11:23 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..18 S   AT 10:30 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..9.7 N ASOS…………………..10.1 DAVIS………………….8.7 ENE [069 Deg.] * Last of several occurrences. PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00  DEPARTURE……-0.18 ASOS…………..0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.45  DEPARTURE……-0.94 ASOS…………..0.48 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..9.82  DEPARTURE……+0.01 ASOS………….10.44 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0  DEPARTURE…….-0.5 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….0.5  DEPARTURE…….-3.6 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..38.6  DEPARTURE……-13.0 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/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 3/1   45/30/38/+7/0.00/0.0/…/..           54 W   AERO 60 W   RMY 53 3/2   52/21/37/+6/0.41/0.0/…/..           44 WNW AERP 47 NW  RMY 42 3/3   34/16/25/-7/0.00/0.0/…/..           30 WNW AERO 36 WNW RMY N/A 3/4   30/24/27/-5/…./…/…/..           32 N   AERO 38 N   RMY 34 3/5   35/20/28/-4/0.00/0.0/…/..           31 N   AERO 36 N   RMY N/A 3/6   40/25/33/+1/0.00/0.0/…/..           21 SSE AERO 21 SSE RMY N/A 3/7   49/29/39/+6/0.00/0.0/…/..           43 SSW AERO 48 SSW RMY 45 3/8   55/35/45/+12/0.00/0.0/…/..          23 S   AERO 24 S   RMY N/A 3/9   morning low temp. since midnight 38F; normal now 24F DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2016 -NONE SO FAR. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR MARCH 9 HIGH 71 IN 2000 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] RECORDS FOR MARCH 10 HIGH 69 IN 1977 LOW 2 IN 1984 PRECIP 2.00 INS. IN 1994 SNOWFALL 4.0 INS. IN 1997 PEAK GUST 80 MPH NW IN 1974 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
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