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STORM ARCHIVES FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WEATHER WAREHOUSE / NATIONAL WEATHER DATABASE SINCE 1902
MARCH 13-14 GALE BROUGHT IN
POWERFUL WINDS
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
MARSTONS MILLS 58 1253 AM 3/14 AMATEUR RADIO
YARMOUTH 56 1157 PM 3/13 AMATEUR RADIO
FALMOUTH 52 155 AM 3/14 COAST GUARD
HARWICH 50 705 PM 3/13
HYANNIS 48 348 AM 3/14 ASOS
PROVINCETOWN 47 155 AM 3/14 AWOS
CHATHAM 46 1137 PM 3/13 ASOS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
WEST ISLAND 64 200 AM 3/14 AMATEUR RADIIO 48 1211 AM 3/14 AMATEUR RADIO
...DUKES COUNTY...
VINEYARD HAVEN 52 1050 PM 3/13 ASOS
MORE DETAILS PENDING ON THIS STORM AS INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
February 2010, the Month in review for Acushnet, MA
by Tom Carr WA1KDD
Hello All:
A bit warmer than normal February here in Acushnet with
above normal precipitation, but a little below normal for snowfall.
The month started on the breezy and cold side while the mid
Atlantic states got raked by a blizzard. Our weather pretty much behaved
itself until the 10th. of the month when a light snow turned ugly and wet
and wind plastered everything into the night and wee morning hours. Much
tree damage and power outages in the area from a 6" wet snowfall that
stayed around for several weeks.
February ended with two windswept rain events that dumped
4.01" of precip. that included just a touch of snow, but caused some
river flooding and dam concerns.
The February 25th. event dropped barometers off the wall to 28.70" before stalling around Long Island and causing wind damage north of Boston and more heavy snows inland and points south.
The Winter Season was near normal temperature-wise, but above
normal in precipitation and snowfall.
February 2010 Acushnet, Ma 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 39.8 deg
Ave Low 25.1 deg
Feb Mean 32.5 deg is 1.3 Above Normal
High Temp 53 on Feb 20th.
Low Temp 11 on Feb 7th.
Total Precip 5.24" is 1.38" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 2.31" on Feb 23-24th.
Snowfall 8.1" is 1.7" Below Normal
Total 2010 Precip 8.96" is 0.77" Above Normal
Season Snowfall 35.6" Dec - Feb is 8.5" Above Normal
T-Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 31 mph on Feb 19th.
Heating Degree Days 916
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.31" on Feb 4th.
Low Barometer 28.70" on Feb 25th.
Winter (Dec Jan Feb) 2009 - 2010
Ave Temp 31.6 deg is 0.3 Below Normal
Total Precip 16.55" is 3.70" Above Normal
Total Snowfall 35.6" is 8.5" Above Normal
Tom Carr
WA1KDD
IN MEMORY OF DON KENT
BOSTON'S FIRST TV WEATHERMAN
Don Kent, dean of area weather broadcasters, at 92
By Bryan Marquard
Globe Staff / March 3, 2010
Don Kent had a conversational style people could trust when they wanted to know if the day would bring rain or snow or the kind of sunny skies that made a weatherman smile.
A meteorologist on radio and television before on-air voices became bland and homogenized, Mr. Kent spoke with an accent that broadcast a life spent in Boston, Quincy, and North Weymouth. And by taking weather seriously in an era when many TV stations turned forecast segments into entertainment, he set standards his successors still follow.
“My gimmick is credibility,’’ he told The Boston Globe in 1980, when he was nearing the end of 34 years forecasting for WBZ radio and TV, his home for much of a career that began in 1937 and ended several years ago.
The dean of broadcast weather forecasting in Boston and New England, Mr. Kent died yesterday, a little past midnight, in Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin, N.H., a few miles from his home in Sanbornton. He was 92 and his health had failed since a bout with pneumonia at Christmas.
“Don is a true legend, definitely an icon and a pioneer for all meteorologists, including myself, who followed him,’’ said Harvey Leonard, co-chief meteorologist for WCVB-TV, Channel 5. “He set the trend and the bar for professional television weathercasting in New England.’’
Beginning in 1937, Mr. Kent delivered weather forecasts on radio and TV stations in and around Boston and on Cape Cod until seven years ago. He got his start even earlier, though, when he persuaded his third-grade teacher in Quincy to let him scrawl his weather predictions on the blackboard in the mid-1920s.
When Mr. Kent began working in television, his studio tools for delivering the weather forecast hearkened to third grade: a map, chalk boards, and his own folksy voice.
“His words won me over,’’ Barry Burbank, meteorologist for WBZ-TV, Channel 4, wrote on the station’s website as he reminisced about watching Mr. Kent in the late 1950s and ’60s. “No matter what the weather, his presentations were always upbeat and ‘zesty,’ not zany. Besides his forecast reasoning, he included tidbits on a range of topics like the maple sap run, cranberry bog temperature, and ice boating conditions, which he compiled via the ham radio operators of the New England Radio Weather Net.’’
Growing up in the Wollaston section of Quincy, Mr. Kent considered it a special treat when his mother brought him to meet E.B. Rideout, the legendary forecaster at WEEI radio.
“That was the biggest thrill I got each year,’’ Mr. Kent told the Boston Traveler in 1955.
He graduated from North Quincy High School in 1935 and landed his first radio time on WMEX for “no pay, not even carfare,’’ he told the Globe in 1980.
During World War II, he was in the Coast Guard and became a commissioned officer, serving as a meteorologist.
Back home afterward, when WJDA began operating in Quincy, Mr. Kent contributed forecasts - not at the station, but from the Quincy building where he and his brother, Roger, sold carpets. Kent’s Carpetland burned down in 1994, several years after Roger Kent of North Weymouth sold the business, and Don Kent Park now occupies the site, overlooking Wollaston Beach.
In 1951, Mr. Kent moved to WBZ radio and, while keeping his voice on that station, also became the weatherman on television station WBZ a few years later. He retired from Channel 4 in 1983, and from WBZ radio in 1985, but not from the business. Mr. Kent worked at WHDH radio for a while, then for several radio stations, most recently at WQRC in Hyannis, where he contributed forecasts until about 2003.
Though he never graduated from college, Mr. Kent took courses in meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied advertising at Boston University.
“Those were to help me sell the weather,’’ he told the Boston Traveler in 1955.
No one had to sell the weather to him, however.
“All I ever wanted to talk about as a kid was the weather,’’ he told the Globe in 1980.
The only person weather-wary commuters wanted to listen to was Mr. Kent, particularly when serious storms loomed.
On Feb. 6, 1978, the day of the historic Blizzard of ’78, he arrived at WBZ at 5 a.m. to follow the progress of a storm he had been tracking for four days.
“The producers kept saying, ‘Hey Kent, how much are we going to get?’ ’’ he told the Globe in 2003.
“I could only say it was the biggest storm I’d ever seen. At 11 o’clock, I went on the air and said, ‘This storm is going to be measured in feet, not inches.’ By 7 o’clock on, it was like a whiteout.’’
Decades later, when his voice could be heard on only a few smaller stations, Mr. Kent’s credibility remained intact.
“Even today, if the forecast goes wrong, what I’ll usually hear from a person who was around when Don was doing his thing is, ‘If Don Kent was doing the forecast, he would have gotten it right,’ ’’ Leonard said.
One reason Mr. Kent was correct so often was that he loved being out in the weather. In the days before Doppler radar, he insisted on an office with a window so he could keep track of the unfolding conditions. Retired in Sanbornton, he was still out in the woods with a chainsaw cutting firewood at 90.
He also spent years working with the Crotched Mountain school and rehabilitation center in Greenfield, N.H., which provides services and schooling for children with disabilities.
“Most people knew him as the weatherman, and of course we knew him as a father and husband and family man,’’ said his son Doug of Weymouth. “Probably the only thing he loved more than the weather was my mother.’’
Mr. Kent married Miriam Hanson in 1942, and told the Traveler that he owed even his marriage to his career as a forecaster, which at times led to speaking engagements.
“Weather gave me my wife, too,’’ he said in the 1955 interview. “I met her while addressing a church group.’’
In 2007, Mr. Kent was honored at a luncheon as part of the first class of inductees to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, a group that included radio legends Jess Cain and Fred B. Cole, along with the Bob and Ray comedy team, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding.
“I want to go out of this business known as the most-credible weatherman, Mr. Kent told the Globe in 1982, as he approached a retirement that he ended up putting off for more than two decades. When he signed off for good, he had been telling listeners and viewers what weather to expect for nearly 70 years.
In a 1980 Globe interview, he recounted the advice he received as a boy from his hero Rideout, who was better at predicting the weather than he was at forecasting Mr. Kent’s career as a weatherman.
“He told me to keep my interest as a hobby,’’ Mr. Kent recalled. “He said there was no future in it.’’
In addition to his wife, son, and brother, Mr. Kent leaves two other sons, David of Sanbornton and Jeffrey of Weymouth; a daughter, Nancy Cotter of Weymouth; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on March 13 in Congregational Church of Laconia in Laconia, N.H.
Let's remember February not for what we got,
but for what we didn't get.
MLBaron KA1WBH
February 2010
As most of the Northeast got buried in historical amounts of snow, and leaving millions in the dark from hurricane force winds, SouthCoast for the most part was spared the brunt of this enormous weather disaster. With the exception of two storms on the 10th and 25th. the month was relatively quiet.
Here's some numbers from WIWS for February: High temp 50. Low temp 15. Average temp 37.5.
The low barometer reading (a measurement typical in a Category 1 hurricane!) was 28.68 on Feb 25. Highest wind gust 47.4MPH at 9PM on Feb 10. Precip 4.10".
The Feb 10-‘10 Nor’Easter
A rain/snow line right over us last Wednesday had local meteorologists on edge. After much hype, the Nor’easter that was predicted to dump a hefty 1-foot snow fall here never came into fruition. Many weather watchers scoffed at the meager storm system as it struggled to deliver even an inch of wet snow the whole day. As the evening progressed, it was very clear that this gale wasn’t going away quietly. The ominous low pressure, which bottomed out at 29.98 at 6:27PM indicated the arrival of an intense storm system.
This change-over (from rain to snow) type event proved to be fatal for hundreds of trees that succumbed to the weight of the heavy wet snow that pasted tree branches and strong winds. Many areas lost electricity. A few witnesses reported blue flashes in the night sky as power transformers blew out. Wind gusts recorded at WIWS peaked at 47.4 MPH at around 9PM and 51MPH at Hyannis.
The shoreline around West Island and other exposed areas were iced over within 36 hours. The salt water ice may seem solid however it is very unstable and dangerous to venture on. It also constantly changes character with the high and low tidal cycle.
An ocean storm may graze the immediate SouthCoast on Saturday but overall the weather patterns look quiet for the time being. This pattern is expected to continue but with modified temperatures reaching into the 30's.
Today mark’s the half-way point of Winter. The days are getting longer. Spring is now 45 days away, which begins March 20th at 1:32PM EDT. Today’s sunshine is equivalent to daylight during the first week of November.
A few have asked what does “POP” mean in the forecast. POP stands for “probability of precipitation”.
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JANUARY 2010
THE MONTH IN REVIEW ACUSHNET
BY TOM CARR WA1KDD
Hello All:
A somewhat colder, drier and less snowier than normal
January here in Acushnet
. The snow came in the first few days of the
month and stayed late. Some 6.7" slowly sublimated away till the rains of January 17-18th finished the job. I was good to see it go after the snows of December. Nothing over 42 degrees at this location until the 25th. when a warm 40mph windswept rainy afternoon fell some pine branches and gave
the heating system a rest.
The warmth did not last long as an Artic front held day time
temps to only 21 on Jan. 29th. with winds gusting to 42 mph and more games of pick up sticks. It was only 5 degrees over bare ground the next morning.
41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 36.9 deg
Ave Low 21.3 deg
Jan Mean 29.1 deg is 0.6 Below Normal
High Temp 56 on Jan 25th.
Low Temp 5 on Jan 10th. & 30th.
Total Precip 3.72" is 0.61" Below Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 1.75" on Jan 17-18th.
Snowfall 6.5" is 3.4" Below Normal
Total 2010 Precip 3.72"
Season Snowfall 27.5" Oct - Jan
Days 0 deg & Below 0
T-Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 42 mph on Jan 29th.
Heating Degree Days 1122
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.33" on Jan 23nd.
Low Barometer 29.14" on Jan 3rd.
Tom Carr
WA1KDD
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January 25th Gale
A mild spring like storm brought in temperatures above 55 degrees, on Monday, that’s 20 degrees above normal. Potent southeasterly gales pumped in the juicy tropical air from down south.
(Above: No flipping burgers today, just the grill. This heavy duty grill was no match with today's high wind gusts exceeding 55MPH.)
The causeway fared well at the high tide cycle around 3PM and remained passable throughout the storm event. The New Bedford-Fairhaven Hurricane barrier closed to marine traffic during the height of the gale.
More seasonal temperatures consistent with mid-winter arrives shortly with all eyes focusing on a possible snow event this weekend. The bottom line is, it’s going to get cold again, but cheer up, the spring countdown is now only 52 days away! (as of Jan 26, 2010)
FOR COMPLETE PHOTO GALLERY ARCHIVES CLICK HERE
FOR COMPLETE VIDEO ARCHIVES CLICK HERE
FOR MORE ON THIS STORM: RAIN AND WIND REPORTS CLICK HERE
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The Wild Winter
Weather Continues into 2010!
JANUARY 3, 2010
A powerful weekend storm system brought the Northeast to it’s knees once again with Maine taking the brunt of it. Like a young kid lost in a shopping mall, this storm had a confusing direction of travel actually retro-grading or coming in backwards. This rare but not unheard of maneuver threw area forecasters into making some chancy and challenging tough calls.
If this was a classic Nor’Easter with the more familiar weather patterns it’s predictability would have been much easier. High wind gusts at West Island reached 39MPH making the wind chill go down to 5 below zero at times. The barometer bottomed out at 29.09 Sunday @12:37PM. This very low reading, equivalent to pressures from a minimal hurricane, reinforced just how powerful this storm was. The final local snow totals varied from 3.5" at the island to 5" inland in Fairhaven and New Bedford.
Above normal high tide cycles from a full moon were already a threat even before the storm arrived.There were reports of some flooding making some roads briefly impassable in Plymouth and points north along the MA coast.
A coastal low is expected to develop Friday (Jan 8) bringing yet another potential snow storm event. And the next storm after that? You guessed it, maybe next weekend.
This storm had much potential and energy to pack more of a punch than was actually delivered. It certainly commanded the respect it deserved by meteorologists in the Northeast.
For those who like snow, this might be your year. Almost 50% of The US has some kind of snow cover.There are indications that current weather patterns support multiple Nor’easters over the next few weeks.
FOR MORE DETAILS AND EXPANDED INFORMATION ON THIS STORM CLICK HERE
Hello All:
A colder than normal December with much above normal
precipitation and snowfall at this station in Acushnet. The big weather
event for the month was a 16" snowstorm which started late on the 19th.with most of the snow falling on December 20th.. It was the biggest single day December snowstorm in decades. In 1981 some 14" of heavy wet snow fell on Dec 5th-6th.. A 3 day snow event on Dec 5th. 6th. & 7th. dropped 19.3" at this location.
The year 2009 was just slightly above normal temperature
wise, but above average in precipitation and snowfall. It was the 3rd.
wettest year in 30 years of records with 64.74" of precip. recorded.
2005 saw 68.34" of precip. and 1983 had 66.73" at this location.
The Summer Season months of June and especially
July were very wet and a huge disappointment to farmers and beach
goers. August started off better but ended with a feeder band from
offshore Hurricane Bill dropping 2.94" of rain followed by the remnants of T.S. Danny with 4.36" of rain.
Our December snowstorm produced a White Christmas
at this location. The first since the year 2000.
Ave Low 24.6 deg
Dec Mean 33.3 deg is 1.3 Below Normal
High Temp 64 on Dec 3rd.
Low Temp 7 on Dec 23rd.
Total Precip 7.59" is 2.94" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 1.81" on Dec 2nd- 3rd.
Snowfall 21.0" is 13.7" Above Normal
Total 2009 Precip 64.74 " is 12.66" Above Normal
Season Snowfall 21.0" ( Oct - Dec )
T-Storm Days 1
High Wind Gust 45 mph on Dec 29th.
Heating Degree Days 990
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.53" on Dec 12th.
Low Barometer 29.16" on Dec 9th.
The Year 2009
Ave High 59.6 deg
Ave Low 42.4 deg
2009 Mean 51.0 deg is 0.1 deg Above Normal
High Temp 92 on Aug 18th.
Low Temp -1 below on Jan 16th.
Total Precip 64.74" is 12.66" Above Norm *3rd Wettest on Records
Max 24hr Precip 4.36" on Aug 28 - 29th. - remnants T.S. Danny
Snowfall 42.9" is 5.9" Above Normal
Max 24hr Snowfall 16.0" on Dec 19 - 20 th.
T-Storm Days 23 is 5 Above Normal
High Wind Gust 45 mph Dec 29th.
Heating Degree Days 5711
Cooling Degree Days 591
Days 90 Deg & Above 2 is 7 Below Normal
Days 0 deg & Below 3 is 1 Above Normal
High Barometer 30.59 on Mar 13th.
Low Barometer 28.96 on Jan 7th.
Got Water ? 30 Years in
Acushnet, Massachusetts !
TOM CARR WA1KDD SPECIAL REPORT
Hello All:
The weather in the past 5 years here in the northern part of Acushnet has produced an above normal amount of precipitation. In fact 3 of my top 5 precipitation totals have occurred during this time period. A check of my records for the past 3 decades indicates a trend to wetter and snowier times.
2005 - 68.34" of precip. includes the melt of 92.6" of snow
2006 - 54.76" - 25.9" snow
2007 - 47.89" - 28.7" sn
2008 - 64.15" - 39.7" sn
2009 - 64.74" - 42.9" sn
Thats a 5 year average of 59.98" of precip and 46" of snow
THE DECADE OF THE 80's
1980 - 36.94" - 10.4" snow
1981 - 45.52" - 36.3" sn
1982 - 50.85" - 42.3" sn
1983 - 66.73" - 29.0" sn
1984 - 50.76" - 30.5" sn
1985 - 47.52" - 27.8" sn
1986 - 54.86" - 22.0" sn
1987 - 50.38" - 58.6" sn
1988 - 45.94" - 20.4" sn
1989 - 51.76" - 35.8" sn
Thats a 10 year average of 50.13" of precip. and 31.3" of snow
THE DECADE OF THE 90's
1990 - 52.59" - 28.1" snow
1991 - 51.09" - 21.0" sn
1992 - 51.69" - 24.6" sn
1993 - 46.20" - 48.5" sn
1994 - 54.78" - 52.4" sn
1995 - 44.03" - 27.3" sn
1996 - 61.40" - 81.7" sn
1997 - 45.93" - 37.4" sn
1998 - 61.77" - 12.6" sn
1999 - 47.86" - 47.1" sn
Thats a 10 year average of 51.73" of precip and 38.1" of snow
THE DECADE OF 2000
2000 - 50.80" - 17.9" snow
2001 - 53.53" - 39.0" sn
2002 - 47.61" - 24.7" sn
2003 - 58.43" - 72.3" sn
2004 - 46.30" - 38.4" sn
2005 - 68.34" - 92.6" sn
2006 - 54.76" - 25.9" sn
2007 - 47.89" - 28.7" sn
2008 - 64.15" - 39.7" sn
2009 - 64.74" - 42.9" sn
Thats a 10 year average of 55.66" of precip and 42.2" of snow
Now, how long is a cubid ? Do you get my drift ?
Tom Carr WA1KDD
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
820 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009
HIGHEST DECEMBER CALENDAR TOTAL IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD...
THE 14.3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT T.F. GREEN AIRPORT REPRESENTING
PROVIDENCE WAS NOT ONLY A NEW DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE
BUT ALSO THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY DECEMBER SNOWFALL SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1905.
1995.
THE TOTAL EVENT SNOWFALL FOR THE STORM WAS 16.0 INCHES.
IN ADDITION THE 16.0 INCH TOTAL IS THE NINTH GREATEST SNOWSTORM
TOTAL SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN 1905. IT IS THE SECOND
GREATEST DECEMBER SNOWSTORM TOTAL ON RECORD. THE GREATEST DECEMBER
SNOWSTORM TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 5TH THROUGH 7TH 2003 WHEN 17.0 INCHES
ACCUMULATED.
WIWS WEB SITE DISPLAY NIGHT OF THE BLIZZARD (ABOVE)
FREETOWN.............. 17.0
TAUNTON................. 11.9
SWANSEA................ 9.5
ACUSHNET............... 20
FAIRHAVEN.............. 18
WEST ISLAND.......... 15.5
DARTMOUTH............ 14.0
REHOBOTH............... 14
N.ATTLEBORO.......... 15.0
MARTHA'S VNYRD..... 10.0
NEW BEDFORD .........20.0
SANDWICH............... 16.0
BOURNE ...................21.5
EAST FALMOUTH..... 14.0
W FALMOUTH ..........17.5
PROVINCETOWN...... 12.0
MARION..........19.0
The Blizzard of 2009 Didn’t “Measure-Up”
By M.L.Baron of The West Island Weather Station KA1WBH
The debate continues as to exactly how much snow fell on the December 19-20 borderline blizzard along SouthCoast. Here at The West Island Weather Station on Bluepoint Rd I measured 15.5" after carefully taking three measurements about 3 yards apart and divided by three for the average. A neighbor nearby said he had 18” in his yard.
(This snowman was the SkyCam night time image viewed live during The Blizzard of 2009. It was seen all over the world on the WIWS web site. Countries such as Great Britain, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Iran were some of the many visitors who wanted to see the action here during the Northeast blizzard.)
Although the Blizzard of 2009 broke many all-time snowfall records for December since records have been kept starting in 1905, the other big story is the snow itself. The very dry light texture which is more typical with lake effect snow in Buffalo caused the snow to accumulate quickly. This type of snow is also very difficult to measure because it’s depth is influenced by the wind back drafts from buildings and overall topography of the surface. It is estimated that if the snow was more in character with classic New England blizzards, the heavier wet snow probably would not have exceeded a foot region-wide.
The snow began to fall Saturday night December 19 around 10PM. Winds at WIWS peaked at 51.7MPH out of the northeast at 220AM and the barometer bottomed-out to 29.30 inches at 327AM Sunday morning. The wind was clocked several times over 35MPH sustained with heavy snow and temperatures in the mid-twenties, thus meeting the criteria for declaring this storm a blizzard event. “High snow amounts do not necessarily have to be the primary feature of a blizzard, but it’s the violence in the way it comes down with sustaining high winds and biting temperatures.” stated M.L.Baron. Snow-melt averaged about 1.30" of precipitation. The snow eventually tapered off in the early afternoon with a slight hint of an orange streak on the horizon at dusk marking the end of this history making storm.
(The temperature was 18 degrees with a chill of 6 above zero at times when this photo was taken Monday morning at 7AM. In contrast, just 4 short months ago, this frozen shoreline on the north side of the causeway was full of beach goers enjoying the warm August sunshine and 70 degree water.) see below:
Here are some snow totals and wind gust reports from the local area compiled by The National Weather Service:
BRISTOL COUNTY...SNOW REPORTS
WEST ISLAND 15.5 0630AM SPOTTER
ACUSHNET 20.0 1250 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
NORTH FAIRHAVEN 18.0 12/20 HAM RADIO
NEW BEDFORD 20.0 110 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
MANSFIELD 19.4 235 PM 12/20 SPOTTER
FALL RIVER 19.0 440 PM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE
MARION 19.0 830AM 12/20 HAM OPERATOR
RAYNHAM 18.0 1225 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
FREETOWN 17.0 1125 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
EAST FREETOWN 16.6 700 AM 12/21 NWS COOP
NORTON 16.3 700 AM 12/21 NWS COOP
NORTH DARTMOUTH 16.0 422 PM 12/20 SPOTTER
ATTLEBORO 15.8 135 PM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE
DIGHTON 15.5 235 PM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE
TAUNTON 14.4 700 PM 12/20 NWS OFFICE
WESTPORT 14.0 1210 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
SWANSEA 13.5 140 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
SOUTH DARTMOUTH 13.0 940 AM 12/20 HAM RADIO
WEST MANSFIELD 13.0 120 PM 12/20 SPOTTER
EASTON 11.8 1200 PM 12/20 HAM RADIO
REHOBOTH 11.2 235 PM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE
BARNSTABLE COUNTY...WIND GUST REPORTS
MARSTONS MILLS 58 845 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
EAST FALMOUTH 56 231 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
YARMOUTH 56 1126 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
HYANNIS 54 351 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HYA ASOS
YARMOUTH 54 117 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
FALMOUTH 52 155 AM 12/20 SPOTTER FMH AWOS
HYANNIS 52 823 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
CHATHAM 47 458 AM 12/20 SPOTTER CQX ASOS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
FAIRHAVEN -WEST ISLAND 52 220 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
...DUKES COUNTY...
VINEYARD HAVEN 58 322 AM 12/20 SPOTTER MVY ASOS
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
NANTUCKET 61 205 AM 12/20 SPOTTER ACK ASOS
NANTUCKET 53 553 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
PLYMOUTH 55 152 AM 12/20 SPOTTER HAM RADIO
PLYMOUTH 48 150 AM 12/20 SPOTTER PYM ASOS
Here’s an interesting record report from The National Weather Service:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
820 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009
...RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL FOR PROVIDENCE RI DECEMBER 20 2009 AND
HIGHEST DECEMBER CALENDAR TOTAL IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD...
THE 14.3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT T.F. GREEN AIRPORT REPRESENTING
PROVIDENCE WAS NOT ONLY A NEW DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE
BUT ALSO THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY DECEMBER SNOWFALL SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1905.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER 20TH WAS 6.3 INCHES SET IN
1995.
THE TOTAL EVENT SNOWFALL FOR THE STORM WAS 16.0 INCHES.
IN ADDITION THE 16.0 INCH TOTAL IS THE NINTH GREATEST SNOWSTORM
TOTAL SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN 1905. IT IS THE SECOND
GREATEST DECEMBER SNOWSTORM TOTAL ON RECORD. THE GREATEST DECEMBER SNOWSTORM TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 5TH THROUGH 7TH 2003 WHEN 17.0 INCHES ACCUMULATED.
This 2003 December weather event was consistent with a typical 3-day Nor’Easter. The ‘09 Blizzard had a silver lining as it transited the area quickly. If it would have lingered we very likely would have been measuring the final snow totals by several feet.
The big question is, Is this recent storm pattern a precursor to a busy winter season? “With caution I have to say no, but this is New England and the “rules” are made up as we go along.” stated M.L.Baron. With mild temperatures in the low 50's along with some rain showers, a significant amount of snow has been washed away a week after the blizzard. Colder more seasonal temperatures are expected by mid-week. Another winter storm event is possible New Year's Day.
END REPORT
NOVEMBER IN REVIEW
FROM TOM CARR WA1KDD - ACUSHNET, MA
FROM DENNIS BOLLEA-FAIRHAVEN,MA N1WJI
END REPORT
October 2009 Acushnet, Massachusetts
Hello All:
It was the coldest October since 1996 which saw a mean of 51.6 deg., at this location.
The highest temp for the month was only 71 degrees which
is unusual.
Windswept rains at the beginning, middle and end of the
month made for an early mess of leaves and pine needles.
This October produced 3 days with thunder, which is the most since
1990.
Although we briefly had a frosty morning on Oct. 20th..
we have yet to have a killing frost.
October 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 60.6 deg
Ave Low 43.3 deg
Oct Mean 52.0 deg is 1.2 Below Normal
High Temp 71 on Oct 7,21,31st.
Low Temp 31 on Oct 20th..
Total Precip 6.97" is 2.69" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 2.45" on Oct 3rd.
Snowfall 0
Total 2009 Precip 54.18" is 11.67" Above Normal
Season Snowfall 0
Days 90 deg & Above 0
T-Storm Days 3
High Wind Gust 32 mph on Oct 7,31st.
Heating Degree Days 413
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.41" on October 12th.
Low Barometer 29.34" on October 7th.
Tom Carr WA1KDD
FROM DENNIS BOLLEA-FAIRHAVEN,MA N1WJI
END REPORT
OCTOBER 24, 2009
STORM REPORTS
September 2009 in Review
FROM DENNIS BOLLEA - FAIRHAVEN,MA
N1WJI
FROM TOM CARR WA1KDD - ACUSHNET,MA
Hello All:
A colder and drier than normal September here in Acushnet.
It was the coldest September at this location since 1995 which had a mean of 61.6 deg.
This September saw only on 2 days reaching 80 or better. The high temperature for the month was only 81 deg. on Sept. 5th.
The month featured many nice days with cool mornings and
comfortable daytime temperatures.
A 3 day period of wet weather from September 11 - 13 th.
produced the bulk of the precipitation with 2.22" falling.
The hummingbirds left Town after this rain event. Mosquitos became viscious with the swamps refilled and at months end the year to date precipitation almost 9 inches above normal.
Ave High 72.3 deg
Ave Low 53.4 deg
Sept Mean 62.9 deg is 1.1 Below Normal
High Temp 81 on Sept 5th.
Low Temp 41 on Sept 20 & 26th
Total Precip 3.27" is 0.89" Below Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 1.57" on Sept 12th.
Snowfall 0
Total 2009 Precip 47.21" is 8.98" Above Normal
Season Snowfall 0
Days 90 deg & Above 0
T-Storm Days 2
High Wind Gust 22 mph on Sept 27 & 29th.
Heating Degree Days 97
Cooling Degree Days 38
High Barometer 30.48 on September 10th.
Low Barometer 29.43 on September 28th.
Tom Carr WA1KDD
END REPORT
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END REPORT
A warmer and much wetter than normal August here in Acushnet.
Tropical systems dumped most of the moisture. A feeder band from offshore
Hurricane Bill dropped 2.94" of rain at this station on August 23 rd.. The remnants
from Tropical Storm Danny dumped 4.31" late on August 28th. into most of the
day of August 29th.. It was the wettest August since 8.13" fell in 2005 and the
3rd. wettest August on my records. 12.26" of rain fell in the August of 1985.
August turned on the heat by mid month along with air conditioners.
There where no heat waves at this location, as only 2 days saw 90 or better. A
6 day stretch from Aug. 19th. thru the 24th. never saw nightime temps fall below
70 degrees with very humid conditions. It was the warmest August since 2005
and the warmest month of the year.
The Summer Season ( jun,jul,aug ) produced 22.65" of rain. It was
the wettest Summer since 22.36" fell in Aug. of 1985 and thus the Summer of
2009 became the wettest on my 31 years of record.
The Summer ended just 0.7 deg. cooler than normal, but it was
coolest Summer since 2004. The wet and cool conditions made for a very
short Summer.
August 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 81.9 deg
Ave Low 66.1 deg
Aug Mean 74.0 deg is 2.6 Above Normal
High Temp 92 on Aug 18th.
Low Temp 54 on Aug 9th.
Total Precip 8.04" is 3.73" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 4.31" on Aug 28 - 29th.
Snowfall 0
Total 2009 Precip 43.94" is 9.87" Above Normal
Days 90 deg & Above 2
T-Storm Days 2
High Wind Gust 18 mph on August 26th.
Heating Degree Days 4
Cooling Degree Days 289
High Barometer 30.24" on August 8th.
Low Barometer 29.56" on August 29th.
Summer Season 2009 (Jun,Jul,Aug)
Ave Temp 69.6 deg is 0.7 Below Normal
Total Precip 22.65" is 11.70" Above Normal ( wettest on 31 yrs of records)
MONTHLY WEATHER/CLIMATE SUMMARY--
JULY 2009
FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS
TEMPERATURE--
Average daily mean: 70.3°F (departure: -1.6 deg.)
Average daily high: 77.8°F
Average daily low: 62.7°F
Month's high: 84°F on the 30th
Month's low: 51°F on the 10th
PRECIPITATION--
Month's total: 9.15" (departure: +6.43")
Year's total: 32.50" (departure: +6.04")
Previous 12 months total (8/08 to 7/09): 60.26" (departure: +13.54")
Max. 24hr. total: 1.94" on 17th-18th
Days with 0.01" or more: 16
Days with 1.00" or more: 3
BAROMETER--
Month's high: 30.31" on 10th
Month's low: 29.57" on 24th
MISCELLANEOUS--
Days with thunder: 9
Days with fog: 15
Peak wind gust: 26 mph on the 24th
Heating degree days: 4 , season: 4 (last year: 0)
Cooling degree days: 173, season: 206 (last year: 492)
Comments: "Rain, rain go away...". Record July rainfall was certainly the weather highlight this month. 9.15" is the wettest July on record and the wettest month since 12.62" in June 2006. 16 days had measurable precip and 3 days had more than an inch. 9 thunderstorm days is the most in a month since June 1998 (10)....Cool
temperatures with comfortable humidity levels for the first 3 weeks of the month. Average daily mean temperature of 70.3 degrees is the lowest for July since 2001.
Dennis Bollea N1WJI
Fairhaven, Mass., 2 miles east of New Bedford on Buzzards Bay
Latitude: 41 deg., 38 min. NORTH
Longitude: 70 deg., 53 min. WEST
Station elevation: 43 feet above sea level
ACUSHNET
Wettest July in 31 years of record here in Acushnet and
colder than normal too. 17 days saw measurable precipitation, including
9 of the last 11 days of the Month. Thunder was heard on 8 days. The
most since July of 1988 which also had 8 days with thunder.
It was the coldest July since 2001. Only 188 cooling degrees
were recorded for the month, which should amount to a good savings on
electricity for air conditioning.
A late July coastal Low raised eyebrows on July 23rd and 24th
looking mean with much tropical support dropping some 2" rainfalls in the area.
July 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 78.7 deg
Ave Low 62.7 deg
July Mean 70.7 deg is 1.8 Below Normal
High Temp 86 on July 17,28,30th.
Low Temp 49 on July 10th.
Total Precip 9.58" is 6.37" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 2.00" on July 23-24th.
Snowfall 0
Total 2009 Precip 35.90" is 6.14" Above Normal
2009 Snowfall 21.9"
T-Storm Days 8
Days 90 deg or Above 0
High Wind Gust 19 mph on July 5,16,31st.
Heating Degree Days 8
Cooling Degree Days 188
High Barometer 30.34" on July 10th.
Low Barometer 29.58" on July 24th.
Tom Carr
WA1KDD
May and the Spring Season 2009 in Acushnet,Ma
Hello All:
A warmer than normal May with somewhat above normal
precipitation here in Acushnet. It was the wettest May since 2007 which
saw 7.43" of precipitation. May 2007 was the wettest on my 31 years of
record. The first 9 days of May 2009 where ugly with some rainfall each
day for a total of 2.49" for the period.
A very unstable atmosphere on the 12th.produced thunder
here by early afternoon with small soft hail ( groupal ) and 0.45" of rain.
Yet another round of unsettled weather occurred from the
14-18th. of May with 0.86" of rain and drizzle and fog.
This was followed
on May 20th. by a shocking 3 day stretch of sun and balmy low 80's.
More unsettled weather then ended the sneaky warm
month for nightime temperatures never fell due to the lousy weather
cloudiness.
wetter than normal, with below normal snowfall.
May 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 67.1 deg
Ave Low 50.7 deg
May Mean 58.9 deg is 1.7 Above Normal
High Temp 84 on May 22nd.
Low Temp 38 on May 13th.
Total Precip 4.33" is 0.55" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 0.80" on May 5th.
Snowfall T - Hail
Total 2009 Precip 21.29" is 1.08" Below Normal
Season Snowfall T
T-Storm Days 3
High Wind Gust 31 mph on May 10th.
Heating Degree Days 211
Cooling Degree Days 18
High Barometer 30.48" on May 13th.
Low Barometer 29.48" on May 9th.
Spring Season (Mar,Apr,May)
Spring Mean Temp 49.2 deg is 1.7 Above Normal
Spring Precip 14.59" is 0.46" Above Normal
Spring Snowfall 6.1" is 2.2" Below Normal
Tom Carr
WA1KDD
Hello All:
A warmer and wetter than normal April here in Acushnet
with below normal snowfall. April was 3 degrees warmer than normal,
but just slightly warmer than April 2008. It was the warmest April
here since 2002, which saw a mean of 51.5 deg.. A very warm 3 days
towards month end saw 89-75-83 for high temps on Apr. 26-28th. and
a somewhat earlier arrival of the hummingbirds.
A wet start to the month saw 3.88" of precip. fall during
the first 11 days of April. Another wet stretch between the 19th. and
23rd. of April saw 2.42" rain fall. No snow fell during the month.
It was a month of brisk winds.
April 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 60.5 deg
Ave Low 40.2 deg
Apr Mean 50.4 deg is 3.0 Above Normal
High Temp 89 on Apr 26th.
Low Temp 29 on Apr 1st.
Total Precip 6.36" is 1.48" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 2.16" on Apr 6th.
Snowfall 0.0" is 1.6" Below Normal
Total 2009 Precip 16.96" is 1.63" Below Normal
Season Snowfall 45.7" Oct - Apr is 9.5" Above Normal
T-Storm Days 2
High Wind Gust 28 mph on Apr 21st.
Heating Degree Days 456
Cooling Degree Days 9
High Barometer 30.50" on Apr 29th.
Low Barometer 29.10" on Apr 6th.
Tom Carr WA1KDD
MONTHLY WEATHER/CLIMATE SUMMARY--
Hello All:
A drier than normal March here in Acushnet with near normal
temperatures and slightly below normal snowfall.
March started off with snow and sleet and wet and see - saw
temperatures. Some 5.8" of a slushy heavy to shovel mixture fell during
the first 3 days of the month was frozen solid by a 10 degree morning
on the 4th.. Temperatures then soared to 63 on the 8th. bringing out
honey bees and the resident woodchuck. More wet weather followed with
0.98" of precip. falling between the 9th. and 11th. of the month.
A long dry stretch between March 12th. and the 26th. saw
only 0.16" of precip. and below normal temperatures. Rain and warmer
temps at months end end had the peepers in good chorus by the 27th..
Spring birds seemed scarce with just a few redwings
spotted on March 2nd. and it wasn't until March 24th. that grackles
where sighted mixed with some redwings at the feeder.
March 2009 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 47.7 deg
Ave Low 28.9 deg
Mar Mean 38.3 deg is 0.3 Above Normal
High Temp 63 on Mar 8th.
Low Temp 10 on Mar 4th.
Total Precip 3.90" is 1.57" Below Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 1.16" on Mar 2nd.
Snowfall 6.1" is 0.6" Below Normal
Total 2009 Precip 10.60" is 3.11" Below Normal
Season Snowfall 45.7" Nov-Mar is 9.0" Above Normal
T-Storm Days 1
High Wind Gust 26 mph on Mar 6th.
Heating Degree Days 834
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.59" on Mar 13th.
Low Barometer 29.30" on Mar 30th.
Tom Carr WA1KDD
MARCH 01-02 SNOW STORM EVENT
SNOW REPORTS
MOOSUP.............13.5"
NEW IPSWICH....13."
ROYALSTON.......11.5"
COVENTRY.........11.5"
HARVARD...........10.5"
WESTFIELD..........10."
WESTHAMPTON...10".
PETERBOROUGH..10"
WEST GREENWICH..9.5"
CRANSTON............9.5"
WILTON.................9.4"
SOUTHWICK........9.2"
CUMBERLAND....9.0"
TOLLAND..............9.0"
PEPPERELL.........9.0"
ASHBURNHAM.....9.0"
FRANKLIN.............8.5"
MILTON..................8.5"
STAFFORDVILLE....8"
WESTFORD..........8.0
SHIRLEY................8.0"
NASHUA................8.0"
WARWICK.............7.7"
LOWELL................7.5"
ASHLAND..............7.5"
GOFFSTOWN.......7.5"
CHARLESTOWN..7.5"
BOYLSTON...........7.5"
WARREN...............7.5"
MILFORD...............7.5"
SHREWSBURY....7.4"
HUDSON...............7.3"
WILLINGTON........7.3"
OXFORD................7"
MERRIMACK.........7.0"
SCITUATE.............7.0"
W.WARWICK.........6.7"
ACUSHNET..............4"
NEW BEDFORD.....4"
WEST ISLAND......3.85"
DARTMOUTH.......3.75
FEBRUARY 2009 - MONTHLY RECAP
Hello All:
A warmer than normal February here in Acushnet with below
average precipitation and snowfall. It was the warmest February since 2002
which saw a mean of 36.5 degrees compared to an average temperature of
33.5 degrees this February. Although warmer than normal, this February
produced the first Feb. reading of Zero, since 2003 on the 6th..
Snowfall this February was only 4.8" some 5.2" below the
normal of 10.0". It was the least snowiest Feb. since 1.4" fell here in 2002.
A snowfall of 3.8" on February 3rd into 4th. was the snow event for the month.
It was good to begin to see bare ground on Feb. 8th. after 39 days
of snow cover of 1" or more which started with a 7" snowfall on Dec. 31st..
A windy month as 9 days saw gusts to 25 m.p.h. or higher and
new games of pick up sticks. The brisk conditions slowed signs of Spring
to road kill skunks and one lonely flowering crocus at months end.
The Winter Season for climate records (dec-jan-feb) was snowier
and wetter than normal, but near normal temperature-wise. It was the snowiest
Winter with some 39.6" since the Winter of 2004-5, when 68.7" fell. The
average temperature for this Winter was 32.1 deg.. It was the coldest Winter
since 2004-5 which saw a mean of 31.7 deg. The Winter of 2008-9 saw 3 days
with readings of Zero or below. The most since 5 days in January of 2005.
February 2009 Acushnet, Ma 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 43.4 deg
Ave Low 23.5 deg
Feb Mean 33.5 deg is 2.3 Above Normal
High Temp 61 on Feb 11th.
Low Temp 0 on Feb 6th.
Total Precip 2.13" is 1.79" Below Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 0.57" on Feb 28th.
Snowfall 4.8" is 5.2" Below Normal
Total 2009 Precip 6.70" is 1.54" Below Normal
Season Snowfall 39.6" Oct - Feb
T-Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 42 mph on Feb 12th.
Heating Degree Days 891
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.46" on Feb 25th.
Low Barometer 29.13" on Feb 12th.
Winter (Dec Jan Feb) 2008 - 2009
Ave Temp 32.1 deg is 0.2 Above Normal
Total Precip 14.54" is 1.76" Above Normal
Total Snowfall 39.6" is 13.0" Above Normal
Tom Carr
WA1KDD
Hello All:
A colder than January here in Acushnet with slightly above
normal precipitation and snowfall. It was the coldest January here since
2004 which had a mean of 22.5 deg. and 6 days of zero deg. or below. The
entire month stayed over 1" or more snow covered at this location which is
unusual for any Winter month here. Even January of 2005 with its 44.0" of
snow and the snowiest of any month on my records did not stay snow
covered the entire month.
Mixed precipitation events brought much hazard to walking
and driving and shoveling and pine tree branches. Oil burners got a workout
with 1240 heating degree days recorded for the month. Barometers fell to
28.96" or more in this area on January 7th..
January 2009 Acushnet, Ma 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave Low 16.8 deg
Jan Mean 25.4 deg is 4.5 deg. Below Normal
High Temp 51 on Jan 28th.
Low Temp - 1 below on Jan 16th.
Total Precip 4.57" is 0.25" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 1.43" on Jan 28th- 29th.
Snowfall 11.0" is 1.1" Above Normal
Total 2009 Precip 4.57"
Season Snowfall 34.8" Nov - Jan
Days 0 deg & Below 2
T-Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 40 mph on Jan 8th.
Heating Degree Days 1240
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.55" on Jan 17th.
Low Barometer 28.96" on Jan 7th.
Tom Carr WA1KDD
MONTHLY WEATHER/CLIMATE SUMMARY--
Question 2: How often is Punxsutawney Phil right?
According to Phil's official website, he's right 100% of the time. But we say Phil is right about 90% of time, depending on what you call right. This is because he sees his shadow about 90% of the time, and winter is always more than six weeks away (because it always arrives on March 21)! You could do better than Phil by saying "six more weeks" every February 2. Other ways of looking at Phil's record (analyzing actual local weather data) have given him about a 40% accuracy rate. (In which case, you could do better than Phil by flipping a coin.)
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Question 3: When we speak of wind direction, are we talking about the direction the wind is blowing from or direction it is blowing toward?
Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is blowing. A north wind blows from the north toward the south. So if you stand facing north in a north wind, the wind will hit your face. If you blow on the weather vane on your anemometer, you will see that the pointed end turns toward you, or into the wind, pointing in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Extra Credit 1: So what direction does an offshore wind blow? An offshore wind blows from land to water. An onshore wind blows from water to land.
Extra Credit 2: Does wind have viscosity? Yes. Moving air is a fluid. Viscosity is the friction of fluid flow. "The small scale fluid friction that is due to random motion of the molecules is called molecular viscosity. The larger scale internal friction produced by turbulent flow is called eddy viscosity." (Meteorology Today, by C. Donald Ahrens).
Extra Credit 3: What does this maritime flag mean? It means that a hurricane warning has been issued.
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Question 4: Sometimes a cloud produces rain that evaporates before it can reach the ground, but can been seen as streaks or a wispy fringe under a cloud. What is this phenomenon called?
Virga. It can be very beautiful, especially during an American southwest sunset, when the colors of the sunset on the virga make it look like red or orange streamers are curling down from the clouds. For some pretty photos of virga in Australia, click the gallery at Australia Severe Weather . (We love the "hole punch" cloud images - virga can cause these weird and interesting cloud phenomena.)
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WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Davis!
2008 YEAR IN REVIEW
Hello All:
A warmer, wetter and snowier than normal December here in
Acushnet. It was the snowiest Dec. on my 30 years of records at 23.8"
but No White Christmas. The fast moving pattern had temps on a wild
swing. Dec. 9th. saw 10 deg in the wee hours of the morning to 54 deg.
by 8 p.m. that night. We hit 60 plus 3 times during the month. Wet, it
was the wettest Dec. here since 1996 saw 8.53" of precip and only 4.5"
of snow.
The snowstorm of Dec.19-20th. dropped 12.3" that pasted
the pine tree branches to the breaking point. This was followed by a snow
to sleet to rain situation on the 21st. that ended with a windy flash freeze
of a slushy mess. 5" of snow left on the ground here at 8 p.m. on Christmas
Eve was gobbled up during the night by rain and wind and temps in the low
50's leaving the ground bare before 6 a.m. Christmas morning. The month
ended with a 7" fluffier snowfall.
December & The Year 2008 Acushnet, Ma 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 45.8 deg
Ave Low 28.7 deg
Dec Mean 37.3 deg is 2.8 Above Normal
High Temp 63 on Dec 10th.
Low Temp 10 on Dec 9th.
Total Precip 7.84" is 3.30" Above Normal
Max 24 hr Precip 2.16" on Dec 11-12th.
Snowfall 23.8" is 17.0" Above Normal
Total 2008 Precip 64.15 " is 12.37" Above Normal
Season Snowfall 23.8" ( Oct - Dec )
T-Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 40 mph on Dec 30th.
Heating Degree Days 872
Cooling Degree Days 0
High Barometer 30.60" on Dec 23rd.
Low Barometer 29.17" on Dec 21st.
The Year 2008
Ave High 61.3 deg
Ave Low 43.1 deg
2008 Mean 52.2 deg is 1.4 Above Normal
High Temp 96 on June 9th.
Low Temp 5 on Jan 4th.
Total Precip 64.15" is 12.37" Above Normal
Max 24hr Precip 4.11" on Aug 11-12th.
Snowfall 39.7" is 3.1" Above Normal
Max 24hr Snowfall 12.3" on Dec 19-20th.
T-Storm Days 24 is 6 Above Normal
High Wind Gust 51 mph March 9th.
Heating Degree Days 5509
Cooling Degree Days 792
Days 90 Deg & Above 7 is 2 Below Normal
Days 0 deg & Below 0 is 2 Below Normal
High Barometer 30.73 on Mar 30th.
Low Barometer 29.13 on Oct 28th.
Jan: Warner than norm by 3.1 deg. - rare t-storm Jan 11 - 6.5" snow Jan 27-28th.
Feb: Warmer by 2.2 deg.- wettest in 10 yrs + 3.17"above - below norm snowfall
Mar: Warmer by 1.3 deg.- least snow in 10 yrs - overnite wind gust 51mph on 9th.
Apr: Warmer by 3.1 deg. - slightly drier than normal
May: Colder by 1.0 deg - drier than norm - no t-storms
Jun: Warmest on my records + 4.1 deg. - 4 day Heat Wave 90-91-96-93 Jun 7-10.
Jul: Warmer by 3.5 deg. - dry for 22 days then wet - Heat Wave 93-92-94 Jul 17-19
Aug: Coldest since 1994 - 7 days t-storms - Downpours 4.11" on 11,12th.- a
microburst in Acushnet on 19th. with 3/4" hail - much tree damage.
Sep: Warmer by 1.0 deg.- wettest Sept on records + 5.83"above - Remnants T.S.
Hannah drops 2.92" rain Sept 6-7th. - Hurr Kyle offshore on 28th.
Oct: Slightly drier and colder than norm - windswept rain on 26th. left 2.65"
Nov: Colder by 1.1 deg.- Wetter by 1.49" - just trace sleet on the 30th.
Dec. Warmer by 2.8 deg. - Snowiest Dec on my records 23.8" is 17" above norm
12.3" snow Dec 19-20 th. left pine trrees damaged
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Submitted by Dennis Bollea N1WJI:
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