BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
COLD, DRY, AND WINDY
Today’s temperatures have been much colder than normal. The minimum so
far for the day was 7F, which occurred a few minutes before the 7:00 A.M.
EST observation. By 1:00 P.M., the temperatures climbed to 18F. There is
a possibility that we could tie the record for the coldest maximum
temperature for this day if the temperature does not continue to warm
above 20F. Dew points have also been very low. At 1:00 P.M., the dew
point was -12F. This gave us a relative humidity of just 26%.
Winds today have been increasing, mostly out of the WNW. The peak gust
since 1:00 P.M. was 40 MPH out of the W at 9:13 A.M. EST.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions, few cirrus in all directions
Temperature: 8F; Dew Point: -1F; Wind: WNW at 12G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 19F
6-hr Min temp: 7F
24-hr precip: 0.27 in.
24-hr snowfall: 1.8 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 159/9/M1/3012G21/000/ FEW CU ALQDS FEW CI ALQDS NEW SNW
PST 24 HRS 1.8 INS/ 8/101 4/003 53030 MANUAL 70027 ASOS 70027 10019 20007
10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions, few cirrus in all directions
Temperature: 12F; Dew Point: -5F; Wind: WNW at 20G28 kts,
Peak Wind: 35 kts (40 MPH) W at 9:13 A.M. EST
Sea-level pressure: 30.02 ins. Hg, rising, then less quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 167/12/M5/2920G28/002/ FEW CU ALQDS FEW CI ALQDS PK WND
2835/13/ 8/101 4/003 53008
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, few cirrus in all directions
Temperature: 17F; Dew Point: -12F; Wind: W at 21G30 kts,
Peak Wind: 31 kts (35 MPH) WNW at 11:56 A.M. EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 18F
6-hr Min temp: 7F
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT 70 153/18/M12/2821G30/998 FEW CI ALQDS PK WND 2931/56/
8/101 4/003 58014 10018 20007
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..35 NORMAL…..42
MIN…..20 NORMAL…..25
MEAN….28 NORMAL…..33
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………-5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+15 [+1.2 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..37 DEPARTURE……….+5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….313 DEPARTURE………-14
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..4190 DEPARTURE……..-705
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……3947 DIFFERENCE…….+243
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….35 WNW AT 8:27 P.M.
AERO……………………44 WNW AT 8:33 P.M.
ASOS……………………39 NW AT 11:01 P.M.
DAVIS…………………..36 NNW AT 11:00 P.M. RMY 40
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………27 NW AT 10:23 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………25 WNW AT 8:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..25 NW AT 8:28 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..8.5 NW
ASOS…………………..7.3
DAVIS………………….7.4 NNW [340 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.27 DEPARTURE……+0.17
ASOS…………..0.27
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.36 DEPARTURE……-1.56
ASOS…………..0.40
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..9.64 DEPARTURE……-0.70
ASOS……………N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….1.8 DEPARTURE…….+1.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….3.1 DEPARTURE…….-2.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..55.4 DEPARTURE…….+2.8
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
3/1 61/46/54/+23/0.01/0.0/…/.. 41 S AERO 45 S RMY 45
3/2 55/26/41/+10/T/T/…/.. 58 W AERO 61 W RMY 59
3/3 36/19/28/-4/T/T/…/.. 38 W AERO 44 W RMY N/A
3/4 20/7/14/-18/T/T/…/.. 45 NW AERO 48 NW RMY 51
3/5 29/5/17/-15/0.00/0.0/…/.. 35 WNW AERO 43 WNW*RMY N/A
3/6 40/11/26/-6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 18 WNW AERO 17 NW* RMY N/A
3/7 47/29/38/+5/0.01/0.0/…/.. 32 S AERO 35 S RMY 36
3/8 55/43/49/+16/0.05/0.0/…/.. 35 W AERO 36 W RMY 37
3/9 49/35/42/+9/0.0/0.0/…/.. 53 W AERO 59 W RMY 58
3/10 35/20/28/-5/…/…/…/.. 35 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 40
3/11 Low temp since midnight is 7F; normal low is now 25F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR MARCH 11
HIGH 65 IN 1967
LOW 4 IN 1939, 1960
PRECIP 2.11 INS. IN 1901
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS. IN 1934
PEAK GUST 66e MPH W IN 1980
RECORDS FOR MARCH 12
HIGH 72 IN 2012
LOW 2 IN 1885
PRECIP 2.87 INS. IN 1888
SNOWFALL 9.7 INS. IN 1959
PEAK GUST 66 MPH SE IN 1962
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Lizzy Suzedell
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