BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA   DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008     ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNLESS NOTED    LOW OVERCAST WITH LIGHT RAIN AND FOG TODAY COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS   Almost a half inch of rain has fallen today as of early this afternoon (0.43 inch) and the temperature has been stuck in the low 60's with low overcast skies and mostly gentle southeast winds. The high temperature since midnight is 63F which was 4 degrees above the record low maximum for this date  of 59F in 1915.   Today's observations:   8 A.M. EDT Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, overcast nimbostratus Temperature: 62F, Dew point: 61F,  Wind: ESE at 8 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.91 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 12 miles, N-NNE 3 miles fog, thin fog all except SE-S, SE 25 miles   6-hourly minimum temperature: 60F 24-hourly rainfall: 0.27 inch  BHO SA 1155 3 SCT 65 SCT E80 OVC 12 130/62/61/1208/991/ STRA DRFTG OVR AND BLO SMT VSBY N-NNE 3 SE 25 THN FG XCPT SE-S/ 8/72/ 56009 ASOS 60027 MANUAL 6027/ ASOS 70027 MANUAL 70027 10063 20060     11 A.M. EDT Weather: Low overcast stratus fractus, higher nimbostratus clouds visible, and higher clouds visible, very light rain occurring   Temperature: 61F, Dew point: 60F,  Wind: SE at 13G23 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.86 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 20 miles 3-hourly rainfall: 0.06 inch BHO SA 1455 E12 OVC 20R- 112/61/60/1413G23/986/ CIG RGD FEW LWR STFRA HIER CLDS VSB BRGHT SPTS IOVC PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/72/ 56018 MANUAL 6006/ ASOS 60005   2 P.M. EDT Weather: Low overcast stratus, ceiling ragged, higher nimbostratus overcast, light rain ended 45 past this hour.  Temperature: 62F, Dew point: 61F,  Wind: SE at 10 kts, Sea-level pressure: 29.82 inches Hg, falling Visibility: 10 miles, E-SE 6 miles, W-N 15 miles 6-hour max. temp. 62F 6-hourly rainfall: 0.16 inch BHO SA 1755 E5 OVC 10 099/62/61/1410/982/ CIG RGD STFRA DRFTG OVR/BLO SMT VSBY E-SE 6 W-N 15 RE45/ 8/72/ 56013 ASOS 60016 MANUAL 6016/ 10062 20061   WEATHER SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 5   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....72    NORMAL.....81 MIN.....63    NORMAL.....63 MEAN....68    NORMAL.....72   DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.............-4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.............-2 [-0.2 DEGREES/DAY]   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............21 NE  AT  8:03 A.M. *                        AEROVANE.............20 NE  AT  8:03 A.M.                      ASOS.................20 NE  AT  8:06 A.M.                       DAVIS................20 NE  AT  8:02 A.M.     FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............13 NE  AT  8:14 A.M.    MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........14 NE  AT  8:15 A.M.    MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........15 NNE AT  7:37 A.M.                      AVERAGE............ 8.1 NE                      ASOS................7.9                       DAVIS.............. 8.2 NE [050 deg]  * last of several occurrences...   PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.27   DEPARTURE......+0.14                           ASOS..............0.27 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.64   DEPARTURE......+1.02                           ASOS..............1.69   TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........32.57   DEPARTURE......+2.54                            ASOS.............35.12 # # Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.   PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2008 CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST AERO: Aerovane recording wind system gust when significant TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ....: Data not yet available, records not finalized   8/1  85/66/76/+4/0.00/.../..     16 WSW    8/2  80/65/73/+1/0.80/.../..     21 NW    TSTM * 8/3  81/61/71/-1/0.56/.../..     52 NW    Aero 55 MPH NW TSTM 8/4  79/60/70/-2/0.01/.../..     25 WNW  8/5  72/63/68/-4/T/.../...       21 NE    8/6  morning low temp. 60F; our normal low is now 63F      rainfall midnight to 7 a.m. is 0.27 inch   NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST   8/3 - PEAK GUST OF 52 MPH FROM THE NW IS NEW RECORD FOR THE       DATE; PREVIOUS RECORD 41 MPH NE IN 1964   DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):   RECORDS FOR AUGUST 6 HIGH 95F IN 1931 LOW 48F IN 1934 PRECIP 1.47 INCHES IN 1995 PEAK GUST 44e MPH SSW IN 1940   RECORDS FOR AUGUST 7 HIGH 95F IN 1924 LOW 51F IN 2004 PRECIP 3.32 INCHES IN 1926 PEAK GUST 51 MPH NE 1975   TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Robert Skilling