BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
TUESDAY AUGUST 23 2005

TODAY'S DISCUSSION.......

Pleasant low humidity today with temperatures rising to the
middle to upper 70's by early this afternoon under mostly
sunny sky. Dewpoints are mostly in the mid-50's.  The
morning low temperature of 58 was our coolest of the month so far.

August is now averaging just over 4 degrees WARMER than normal daily.

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS......

8 A.M.

clear with 70 miles visibility;
temp. 62; dewpoint 55; wind wnw at 09 mph;
six hourly min. temp. 58 deg.

BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 148/62/55/3008/997/ FEW AC DSNT W-WNW AND
CI DSNT ESE-S THN K LYR ALG HRZNS S-SW AND NW-N/
8/041 53016 10062 20058

11 A.M.

clear with cu forming se-sw-n and visibility 80 miles;
temp. 72; dewpoint 54; wind w at 08 mph...

BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 153/72/54/2707/998/ CU FRMG XCPT NE-E
FEW AC DSNT W-NW FEW CI DSNT SSE-S WND 24V31/ 8/141 50005

2 P.M.

scattered cumulus and modt. cumulus and visibility 80 miles;
temp. 77; dewpoint 53; wind w at 15 mph;
six hourly max. temp. 78 deg.

BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 70 SCT 100 SCT 80 147/77/53/2613/996/
MDT CU FEW ACCU AND ACSL/ 8/260 56006 10078 20062

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY AUGUST 22:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX......84   NORMAL.....78   HAZEN MAX. 83.5 @ 2:25 P.M.
MIN......63   NORMAL.....60   HAZEN MIN  62.6 @ 11:59 P.M. **
MEAN.....74   NORMAL.....69

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+ 5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+ 98 [ +4.3 deg. daily ]

** Eastern Standard Time


PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........     24 WNW AT 7:08 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.................................28  WNW AT 7:08 P.M.
                   ASOS.........................................  N/A
                   DAVIS..........................................26 WNW AT 7:04 P.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...................  17 WNW AT 7:01 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE............  N/A
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE............ 19 W  AT 3:31 P.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION... ..... 9.7  W
ASOS..............................................................   N/A
DAVIS.............................................................   9.8  W [ 280 deg]

* N/A = not available due storm related internet problems and ASOS connection problem


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE....-0.13
                        ASOS.............. 0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR AUGUST.............4.68   DEPARTURE....+1.85
                         ASOS..............4.63
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........38.21   DEPARTURE....+6.12
                         ASOS.............37.03*

*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

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

8/1   85/62/74/+2/0.72/416/48     32 WMW  Aero 36 MPH WNW TSTM
8/2   87/65/76/+4/0.03/821/95     21 W
8/3   87/67/77/+5/0/578/67        20 WNW
8/4   85/66/76/+4/0/800/93        25 SE
8/5   95/67/81/+9/0.49/515/60     51 WSW  TSTM Aero 50 MPH WSW
8/6   82/65/74/+2/0/554/66        21 NNE
8/7   85/63/74/+3/0/649/76        22 S
8/8   92/66/79/+8/0/613/72        23 S
8/9   87/70/79/+8/0.02/221/26     28 S
8/10  88/69/79/+8/0/670/79        24 SSE
8/11  90/69/80/+9/T/567/67        23 NE
8/12  89/68/79/+8/T/.../..        28 S
8/13  94/75/85/+14/0.34/.../..    27 SW TSTM
8/14  90/64/77/+7/2.79/.../..     32 E  TSTM Aero 32 MPH E
8/15  64/60/62/-8/0.29/000/00     28 N
8/16  74/59/67/-3/0/.../..        20 SSE
8/17  84/63/74/+4/0/.../..        22 NNW
8/18  77/59/68/-2/0/.../..        17 SW
8/19  77/60/69/-1/0/.../..        20 E
8/20  84/62/73/+4/0/.../..        20 E
8/21  86/68/77/+8/T/.../..        27 S
8/22  84/63/74/+5/0/.../..        24 WNW

8/23  morning low temp. 58 deg; normal now 60 deg.

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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 23
HIGH 88F IN 1918, 1947, 1949, 1996
LOW 45F IN 1923
PRECIP 1.37 INCHES IN 1955
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW 1940

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 24
HIGH 92F IN 1947
LOW 43F IN 1971
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1897
PEAK GUST 54 MPH W 1986

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling