BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2008    
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNLESS NOTED 
 

Today's observations:
 
8 A.M. EDT
Weather: Sky obscured with fog
Temperature: 66F, Dew point: 65F,  Wind: SSW at 5 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 1/16 of a mile
6-hourly minimum temperature: 65F    
24-hourly rainfall: Trace
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1/16F 196/66/65/2005/011/
WND LGT/ 8//// 53010 70000 10066 20065
 
11 A.M. EDT
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 75F, Dew point: 65F,  Wind: S at 4 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 inches Hg, steady
Visibility: 9 miles
BHO SA 1455 35 BKN 9 195/75/65/1704/011/
HIER CLDS VSBL WND L/V/ 8/4// 58001
 
2 P.M. EDT
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, overcast altocumulus
Temperature: 78F, Dew point: 64F,  Wind: S at 9 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.09 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 7 miles
6-hourly max. temp. 78F
BHO SA 1755 20 SCT 150 OVC 7 190/78/64/1909/009/ 8/27/ 58006 
10078 20066
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JULY 5
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....70    NORMAL.....80
MIN.....62    NORMAL.....61
MEAN....66    NORMAL.....71
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.............-5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.............+1 [+0 DEGREES/DAY]
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............17 E   AT  8:54 A.M.
                   AEROVANE.............15 E   AT  8:54 A.M.
                   ASOS.................15 ESE AT 10:47 A.M.
                   DAVIS................16 ENE AT  8:54 A.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............10 E   AT  8:57 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........12 E   AT  8:57 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........12 ENE AT  8:56 A.M.
                   AVERAGE.............4.5 E
                   ASOS................4.9 
                   DAVIS...............4.1 ENE [70 DEGREES] 
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....TRACE  DEPARTURE......-0.12 
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.40   DEPARTURE......+0.78 
                         ASOS..............1.43  
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........26.40   DEPARTURE......+0.11 
                         ASOS.............28.81 #
# Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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
 
 
7/1  83/66/75/+5/0.15/.../..     28 SSW   TSTM
7/2  84/61/73/+3/1.02/.../..     44 W     TSTM
7/3  85/63/74/+4/T/.../..        45 SW    Aero 44 MPH SW
7/4  69/59/64/-6/0.22/.../..     25 NE
7/5  70/62/66/-5/.../.../..      17 E
 

NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY
None to date...      
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR JULY 6
HIGH 98F IN 1911
LOW 47F IN 1979
PRECIP 1.43 INCHES IN 2005
PEAK GUST 56e MPH NNW IN 1942, 56 MPH WNW IN 1999
 
RECORDS FOR JULY 7
HIGH 97F IN 1908,1993
LOW 48F IN 1902
PRECIP 2.11 INCHES IN 1966
PEAK GUST 55 MPH NW IN 1989

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andrew Hoell