BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
TEMPERATURE (deg F), PRECIPITATION (INCHES), WIND (MPH)
FRIDAY, JULY 08, 2005

DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TIED FOR JULY 7

The maximum temperature of 62 yesterday tied the previous low
maximum temperature of 62 originally set on that date in 1914.


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS

7am
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1/4FL- 213/57/57/0311/016/
8//// 53002 ASOS 60005 70005 10057 20057

10am
BHO SA 1455 W2 X1 1/4FL- 215/57/57/0615G22/016/
WND VEERING/ 8//// 51002 6005/

1pm
BHO SA 1455 W2 X1 1/4FL- 191/58/58/0310/009/
WND BACKING/ 8//// 56024 6007/ 10058 20057


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 07:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....62   NORMAL.....80        ASOS...62 AT 1:44 P.M.
MIN.....56   NORMAL.....61        ASOS...55 AT 4:14 A.M.
MEAN....59   NORMAL.....71

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....-12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....-20 (-2.9 DEGREES/DAY)


PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.....30 NE AT 12:20 A.M.
                   AEROVANE......30 NE AT 12:30 A.M.
                   ASOS..........31 NE AT 12:38 A.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.......24 NE AT  1:10 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE....22 NE AT 12:01 A.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.13.0 NNE
                       ASOS......12.3


PRECIPITATION THROUGH THIS MORNING
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.05   DEPARTURE....-0.07
                        ASOS.............. 0.05
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.50   DEPARTURE....+0.64
                         ASOS..............1.50
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........32.31   DEPARTURE....+5.93
                         ASOS.............31.18*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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

7/1   75/60/68/-2/0.02/110/12     20 SSW
7/2   80/62/71/+1/0/776/85        24  W
7/3   77/59/68/-2/0/.../..        18 ENE
7/4   81/58/70/0/0/.../..         22 SSE
7/5   86/60/73/+2/0/.../..        27 S
7/6   71/57/64/-7/1.43/000/00     35 NNE
7/7   62/56/59/-12/T/.../../      30 NE

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

RECORDS FOR JULY 8
HIGH      95F IN 1981
LOW       50F IN 1919
PRECIP    1.74 INCHES IN 1916
PEAK GUST 46e SSW IN 1941

RECORDS FOR JULY 9
HIGH      98F IN 1912
LOW       47F IN 1909
PRECIP    3.74 INCHES IN 1921
PEAK GUST 46 MPH NW IN 1992

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell