BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005
Discussion at 2 p.m. today...
Beautiful clear and sunny day today with 80 miles visibility and
temps. rising into the 70's early this afternoon along with
dry air; dewpoint in the 40's.
Yesterday's rainfall netted only 0.10 inch so the dry month of
June goes on with less than one inch of precipitation.
TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS
8 a.m. clear with 75 miles visibility and 59 deg; dewpoint 44;
wind nne at 08 mph; six hourly min. temp. 53; 24 hourly
precip. 0.10 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 214/59/44/0207/016/ FEW CI WND 34V05/
8/001 53018 MANUAL 70010 ASOS 70010 10059 20053
11 a.m. clear with 80 miles visibility and 66 deg; dewpoint 44;
wind west at 03 mph...
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 215/66/44/E2702/016/ FEW DSNT W-NNW
AND DSNT ENE-SE WND L/V/ 8/001 50001
2 p.m. thin scattered cirrus and 80 miles visibility;
tmp. 71; dewpoint 47; wind west at 12 mph; six hourly max temp. 72
BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 300 -SCT 80 206/71/47/2610/014/
LWR CI DSNT WNW-N/ 8/001 58009 10072 20059
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22:
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....71 NORMAL.....77 HAZEN.... 71.1F @ 6:52 P.M.
MIN.....57 NORMAL.....57 HAZEN.....57.0F @ 11:59 P.M. *
MEAN....64 NORMAL.....67
* Eastern Standard Time
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....- 3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+37 (+1.5 DEGREES/DAY)
HEATING DEGREE DAY UNITS...
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY....... 0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.......63 [corrected]
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON....6409 DEP....+46 [corrected]
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR LAST SEASON...6290 DIF....+119
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........25 NW AT 11:00 P.M.
AEROVANE.........26 NW AT 11:00 P.M.
ASOS.............23 NW AT 11:00 P.M.
DAVIS............25 NNW AT 8:21 A.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........16 NNW AT 9:33 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......17 NNW AT 8:21 A.M.
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE......17 NNW AT 11:01 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.. 9.0 NNW
ASOS........... 8.6 SSW [240 deg]
DAVIS.......... 8.8 WNW [290 deg]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.10 DEPARTURE....-0.03
ASOS..............0.10
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.84 DEPARTURE....-2.02
ASOS..............0.83
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........30.58 DEPARTURE....+6.13
ASOS.............29.45
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/.../.. 27 MPH SSW
6/22 71/57/64/-3/0.10/.../.. 25 MPH NW
6/23 morning low temp. 53; normal low now 58
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE TO DATE...
* 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.
RECORDS FOR JUNE 23
HIGH 93F IN 1888
LOW 45F IN 1885
PRECIP 0.68 INS IN 1941
PEAK GUST 63 MPH SE IN 1972 (AGNES)
RECORDS FOR JUNE 24
HIGH 91F IN 1914,1976
LOW 40F IN 1932
PRECIP 2.80 INS IN 1929
PEAK GUST 46 MPH S IN 1985
RECORDS FOR JUNE 25
HIGH 93F IN 1943,1980
LOW 47F IN 1903
PRECIP 0.94 INS IN 1892
PEAK GUST 51 MPH W IN 1960
RECORDS FOR JUNE 26
HIGH 96F IN 1952
LOW 45F IN 1986
PRECIP 1.52 INS IN 1945
PEAK GUST 48 MPH N IN 1998
RECORDS FOR JUNE 27
HIGH 93F IN 1999
LOW 46F IN 1897
PRECIP 1.72 INS IN 1938
PEAK GUST 55e N IN 1945
TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling