BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005

IMPORTANT STATISTICS FOR JUNE 2005

AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...78.8 F
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...57.7 F
AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE......68.5 F (UNCORRECTED)
        DEPARTURE.................+84 F OR 2.8 DEGREES F/DAY

TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS......68
TOTAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS......169

TOTAL PRECIPITATION............1.07 INCHES
        DEPARTURE................-2.86 INCHES
ASOS TOTAL PRECIPITATION.......1.06 INCHES

AVERAGE UNCORRECTED WIND SPEED..10.1 MPH
PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION.......SSW AT 23.1 %

PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE....53.9 % (THROUGH 6/29)

PRECIPITATION DAYS..............13 (7 STRAIGHT DAYS 6/12-6/18)
THUNDERSTORM DAYS...............5
DAYS WITH MODERATE/HEAVY FOG....13
NEW DAILY RECORDS SET/TIED......3


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS

7am
BHO SA 1155 W2 X2 1/4F 112/62/62/3605/986/
WND L/V/ 8//// 50001 ASOS 60002 70002 10062 20060

10am
BHO SA 1455 W2 X1 3/4F 099/65/65/0205/982/
WND LGT VSBY INCRSNG/ 8//// 58013 6000/

1pm
BHO SA 1755 E6 OVC 6 085/70/67/0603/978/
FEW BRGT SPTS IVOC WND L/V/ 8/4// 56014 6000/ 10070 20062

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 30:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....77   NORMAL.....79    ASOS....76F AT 4:27 P.M.
MIN.....60   NORMAL.....60    ASOS....60F AT MIDNIGHT P.M.
MEAN....69   NORMAL.....69

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....+ 0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+84 (+2.8 DEGREES/DAY)


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.02   DEPARTURE....-0.11
                         ASOS..............0.02
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.02   DEPARTURE....-0.11
                         ASOS..............0.02
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........30.83   DEPARTURE....+5.29
                         ASOS.............29.70


PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........18  SE AT   5:10 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........21  SE AT   5:06 P.M.
                   ASOS.............18  SE AT   5:40 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........15  SE AT  12:36 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......15  SE AT   5:20 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...7.7  S
                   ASOS............8.2


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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

6/1  64/46/55/-7/0/570/63                 22 MPH S
6/2  75/48/62/0/0/689/76                  22 MPH S
6/3  77/49/63/+1/0/508/56                 29 MPH S
6/4  83/58/71/+8/0/781/86                 15 MPH SW
6/5  88/55/72/+9/0/782/86                 27 MPH N
6/6  76/52/64/+1/0/382/42                 30 MPH SSE
6/7  87/61/74/+10/0/802/88                33 MPH SSW
6/8  89/65/77/+13/0.34/784/86             30 MPH N    TSTM
6/9  79/65/72/+8/0.18/593/65              28 MPH WSW  TSTM
6/10 81/66/74/+10/0/174/19                36 MPH SSW  Aero 38 MPH SSW
6/11 88/66/77/+12/0/475/52                   26 MPH SSW
6/12 87/67/77/+12/0.01/265/29             25 MPH SW   TSTM
6/13 89/71*/80/+15/T/201/22               21 MPH SSW
6/14 81/51/66/+1/0.01/201/22              27 MPH NNE  TSTM
6/15 51*/47/49/-17/0.02/000/00            27 MPH N
6/16 62/47/55/-11/0.18/009/01             23 MPH NNE
6/17 73/50/62/-4/T/403/44                 24 MPH N
6/18 66/50/58/-8/T/321/35                 21 MPH NE
6/19 61/50/56/-11/0/303/33                22 MPH NNE
6/20 77/50/64/-3/0/908/99                 26 MPH S
6/21 83/53/68/+1/0/698/76                 27 MPH SSW
6/22 71/57/64/-3/0.10/348/38              25 MPH NW
6/23 76/53/65/-3/0/770/84                 23 MPH SSW
6/24 84/56/70/+2/0/834/91                 28 MPH S
6/25 93*/64/79/+11/0/825/90               28 MPH SW
6/26 95/69/82/+14/0/650/71                23 MPH SSW TSTM
6/27 89/68/79/+10/0/815/89                25 MPH S
6/28 79/69/74/+5/T/046/05                 29 MPH S
6/29 85/69/77/+8/0.23/128/14              35 MPH SW
6/30 76/60/69/0/T/.../../                 18 MPH SE

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 19+0 (e = estimated):

NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE

* a new record high min. temp. for 6/13 of 71 deg;
the previous record was 70 in 1892.

* a new record low max. temp. for 6/15 of 51 deg;
the previous record was 52 in 1959 and 2000.

* TIED RECORD HIGH MAX. TEMP. for 6/25 of 93 deg;
  the previous record originally set in 1943,1980

RECORDS FOR JULY 01
HIGH      98F IN 1964
LOW       44F IN 1988 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
PRECIP    4.46 INCHES IN 1915 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WNW IN 1974

RECORDS FOR JULY 02
HIGH      95F IN 1963
LOW       47F IN 1988
PRECIP    1.42 INCHES IN 1986
PEAK GUST 45 MPH SW IN 1999

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell