BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 

Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 50F, Dew point: 50F, Wind: N at 15G28 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.71 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 1/4 of a mile
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/4F 061/50/50/3615G28/971/ PK WND 3628/1444/
8//// 51009 ASOS 60006 70192 10050 20050
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 53F, Dew point: 53F, Wind: NNW at 10 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.72 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 1/2 of a mile
BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/2F 064/53/53/3410/972/ VSBY W 1 1/4/ 8//// 
51003
 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 3
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....56   NORMAL.....72  
MIN.....50   NORMAL.....53   
MEAN....53   NORMAL.....62  
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......-9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+3 (+0.8 DEGREES/DAY)
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
HEATING DEGREE DAY UNITS FOR YESTERDAY.....12   DEPARTURE.....+8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........14   DEPARTURE......0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.......5728   DEPARTURE...-583
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE...N/A   DIFFERENCE...N/A
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........44 NNE AT 7:57 P.M.
                   AEROVANE..........42 NNE AT 8:00 P.M.
                   ASOS..............36 N   AT 7:58 P.M. 
                   DAVIS.............37 NE    
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........29 NNE AT 7:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE........28 NNE AT 7:58 P.M.
                   DAVIS.............N/A 
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.....12.8 NNE
                   ASOS..............12.8
                   DAVIS.............N/A
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....1.92   DEPARTURE....+1.79  
                         ASOS..............1.94
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.39   DEPARTURE....+3.00
                         ASOS..............3.39
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........25.39   DEPARTURE....+3.26
                         ASOS.............25.04
 

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2006......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
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
 
6/1  86/60/73/+11/0.47/443/49    45 WSW  TSTM
6/2  69/56/63/+1/.../000/00      25 NNE
6/3  56/50/53/-9/.../000/00      44 NNE
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 4
HIGH      99F IN 1919 [Record for month]
LOW       41F IN 1915,1926
PRECIP    1.29 INCHES IN 1898
PEAK GUST 48 MPH SSE IN 1983
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 5
HIGH      95F IN 1930
LOW       41F IN 1891
PRECIP    2.83 INCHES IN 1982
PEAK GUST 57 MPH NNW IN 1988
 
Today's Report by: Andrew Hoell