BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2004
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS

7AM
BHO SA 1155 25 SCT 45 195/67/59/3412G16/011/
THN K LYR ALF THN K LYR ALNG HRZN S-NW WND VEERING/ 8/200 53016 10067 20063

10AM
BHO SA 1455 25 OVC 50 207/67/56/0610G14/014/
FEW BINOVC ALQDS/ 8/5// 51012

1PM
BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 50 208/72/57/0209G12/014/
CLR VCTY STN THN K LYR ALF WND 28V11/ 8/500 51001 10072 20066


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY JULY 10:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....80    NORMAL.....81    ASOS MAXIMUM: 81 @ 2:46 p.m.
MIN.....59    NORMAL.....61    ASOS MINIMUM: 58 @ 5:03 a.m.
MEAN....70    NORMAL.....71

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........-1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........-6 (-0.5 DEGREES/DAY)


PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........21 NW   AT   8:52 a.m.
                    AEROVANE..........22 NW   AT   8:43 a.m.
                    ASOS..............21 NW   AT   8:45 a.m.
                    ASOS 2-MINUTE.....17 NW   AT  10:54 a.m.
                    FASTEST MILE......17 NW   AT  10:57 a.m.
                    ASOS AVERAGE......11.0 MPH
                    AVERAGE SPEED/DIR.11.7 MPH WNW


*EARLIER OCCURENCES

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.12
                          ASOS..............0.00 

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 
MONTH..........2.29   DEPARTURE....+1.07
                          ASOS..............2.31 

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 
YEAR..........25.15   DEPARTURE....-1.73
                          ASOS.............23.57 


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2004......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED: 24 HOUR PERIODS ENDING MIDNIGHT EST
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available

7/1 82/62//72/+2/0.06/T/507/55       29 MPH S TSTM trace of small 
hail
7/2 83/59/71/+1/0.93/T/575/63        45 MPH W TSTM  trace of hail *
7/3 80/59/70/0/0/892/98              21 MPH NNW
7/4 81/59/70/0/0/817/90              23 MPH SSE
7/5 69/63/66/-5/1.29/000/00             33 MPH S
7/6 79/65/72/+1/T/367/40                  22 MPH NW
7/7 78/63/71/0/0/.../..           23 MPH SSE
7/8 75/62/69/-2/0.01/.../../         24 MPH S
7/9 75/62/69/-2/0/.../..             25 MPH S
7/10 80/59/70/-1/0/.../..            21 MPH NW

7/2.. * short period rainfall 0.41 in 3 mins.; 0.50 in 5 mins.;
0.80 in 10 mins. 0.86 in 15 mins....

DAILY EXTREMES

Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR JULY 11
HIGH   98F IN 1911
LOW    49F IN 1890
PRECIP 1.87 INCJES IN 1959
WIND   53 MPH NW IN 1988

RECORDS FOR JULY 12
HIGH   97F IN 1943
LOW    48F IN 1945
PRECIP 1.43 INCHES IN 1975
WIND   48e MPH SSW IN 1944

RECORDS FOR JULY 13
HIGH   95F IN 1894
LOW    52F IN 1888, 1895, 1939, 1973
PRECIP 3.54 INCHES IN 1996
WIND   55 MPH SE IN 1996

TODAY'S REPORT BY:  Andy Hoell