BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
ANOTHER DAY IN THE FOG, NO PRECIP AS OF 1:00PM EST
Yesterday’s rain ended shortly past 2:00PM EST totaling
0.51 in. for the day. This brings our monthly departure
to 1.75 in. below normal and the annual departure to
0.89 in. below normal. More rain is expected later this
afternoon, but nothing was measured by 1:00PM EST.
Despite the rain ending, fog has lingered on the top of
Great Blue Hill again today. Visibility increased to
10 miles during the 10:00AM EST observation, but had
fallen back to 6 miles by 1:00PM EST. Winds have been
light all day and out of the east-northeast to northeast.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscurement with thick fog
Temperature: 34F; Dew Point: 34F; Wind: ENE at 6 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.02 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 1/16 mile
6-hr Max temp: 35F
6-hr Min temp: 33F
24-hr precip: 0.50 in.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 in.
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16F 166/34/34/0706/002/ WND LGT/
8//// 50007 MANUAL 70050 ASOS 70052 10035 20033
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 37F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: ENE at 4 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.03 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 10 miles
BHO SA 1455 E4 OVC 10 169/37/37/0704/003/ WND LGT DSNT FG ALQDS/
8/6// 50003
1 P.M.
Weather: Fog, overcast stratus
Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 38F; Wind: NE at 5 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, falling, then less quickly
Visibility: 6 miles
6-hr Max temp: 40F
6-hr Min temp: 34F
BHO SA 1755 E4 OVC 6F 159/38/38/0405/000/ WND LGT/ 8/6// 55010
10040 20034
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..43 NORMAL…..48
MIN…..33 NORMAL…..30
MEAN….38 NORMAL…..39
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..-102 [-4.0 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..27 DEPARTURE……….+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….917 DEPARTURE……..+102
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..4794 DEPARTURE……..-589
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……4339 DIFFERENCE…….+455
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….22 E AT 5:16 A.M.
AERO……………………18 E AT 5:16 A.M.
ASOS……………………21 E AT 5:17 A.M.
DAVIS…………………..18 ESE AT 5:16 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………15 E AT 5:17 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………16 E AT 5:18 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..14 E AT 5:18 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..7.3 NNW
ASOS…………………..7.5
DAVIS………………….5.8 E [090 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.50 DEPARTURE……+0.31
ASOS…………..0.52
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.12 DEPARTURE……-1.75
ASOS…………..3.37
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….12.40 DEPARTURE……-0.89
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……….0.0 DEPARTURE…….-0.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………10.3 DEPARTURE…….-1.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..62.6 DEPARTURE…….+4.0
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/+23/0.01/0.0/000/00 41 S AERO 45 S RMY 45
3/2 55/26/41/+10/T/T/509/75 58 W AERO 61 W RMY 59
3/3 36/19/28/-4/T/T/592/87 38 W AERO 44 W RMY N/A
3/4 20/7/14/-18/T/T/622/91 45 NW AERO 48 NW RMY 51
3/5 29/5/17/-15/0.00/0.0/687/100 35 WNW AERO 43 WNW*RMY N/A
3/6 40/11/26/-6/0.00/0.0/641/93 18 WNW AERO 17 NW* RMY N/A
3/7 47/29/38/+5/0.01/0.0/000/00 32 S AERO 35 S RMY 36
3/8 55/43/49/+16/0.05/0.0/320/46 35 W AERO 36 W RMY 37
3/9 49/35/42/+9/0.0/0.0/684/98 53 W AERO 59 W RMY 58
3/10 35/20/28/-5/0.27/2.9/000/00 35 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 40
3/11 20/7/14/-20/0.02/0.2/612/87 43 W AERO 47 W RMY 50
3/12 25/4/15/-19/0.00/0.0/679/96 32 W AERO 40 WNW RMY N/A
3/13 33/8/21/-13/0.00/0.0/667/94 25 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY N/A
3/14 38/23/31/-4/2.15/7.3/000/00 60 NE AERO 62 NE RMY 62
3/15 27/15/21/-14/0.00/0.0/536/75 36 W AERO 37 W RMY N/A
3/16 33/17/25/-10/0.00/0.0/696/97 36 W AERO 37 W RMY 38
3/17 40/22/31/-5/0.00/0.0/577/80 25 WNW AERO 24 WNW RMY 27
3/18 36/24/30/-6/0.00/0.0/557/77 26 ENE AERO 24 ENE RMY 26
3/19 35/28/32/-4/0.01/T/153/21 39 N AERO 37 N RMY 39
3/20 49/29/39/+2/0.00/0.0/686/94 31 N AERO 35 N RMY 36
3/21 52/34/43/+6/0.00/0.0/418/57 28 W AERO 26 W RMY N/A
3/22 38/15/27/-10/T/T/603/82 46 NW AERO 50 NW RMY 51
3/23 36/13/25/-13/0.00/0.0/.. 36 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 38
3/24 44/25/35/-3/0.02/T/…/.. 37 S AERO 38 S RMY 39
3/25 44/31/38/0/0.07/…/…/.. 22 NE AERO 20 NE RMY 21
3/26 42/29/36/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 25 ENE AERO 23 ENE RMY 25
3/27 43/33/38/-1/0.51/0.0/…/.. 22 E AERO 18 E RMY N/A
3/28 Low temp since midnight is 33F; normal low is now 31F
DAILY RECORDS FOR MARCH 2017
3/11/17: DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 20F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1885
3/14/17: DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM SNOWFALL OF 7.3 INS,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 6.7 INS SET IN 1958
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR MARCH 28
HIGH 86 IN 1998
LOW 7 IN 1923
PRECIP 2.31 INS. IN 1932
SNOWFALL 3.0 INS. IN 1932
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1944, 60 WSW IN 1991
RECORDS FOR MARCH 29
HIGH 85 IN 1945
LOW -2 IN 1923
PRECIP 2.78 INS. IN 1984
SNOWFALL 13.5 INS. IN 1984
PEAK GUST 95 MPH ENE IN 1984
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle
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