BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008   
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNLESS NOTED
 
Today's observations:
 
8 A.M. EDT
Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, haze
Temperature: 77F, Dew point: 67F,  Wind: W at 12G18 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 11 miles, hazy
6-hourly minimum temperature: 72F
24-hour rainfall: 0.07 in
BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 11 123/77/67/2712G18/989/
HAZY/ 8/001 51007 70007 10077 20072
 
11 A.M. EDT
Weather: Clear with a few cirrus and stratocumulus
Temperature: 86F, Dew point: 69F,  Wind: W at 10G14 kt, backing
Sea-level pressure: 29.84 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 15 miles, hazy
BHO SA 1455 CLR 15 105/86/69/2610G14/984/
FEW CI NE FEW SC FRMG S WND BACKING/ 8/506 58018
 
2 P.M. EDT
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 88F, Dew point: 67F,  Wind: WSW at 13G18 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.79 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 15 miles, hazy
6-hourly max. temp. 90F  
BHO SA 1755 50 BKN 15 088/88/67/2413G18/979/
HAZY/ 8/500 58017 10090 20077
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 7
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....91    NORMAL.....73
MIN.....55    NORMAL.....54
MEAN....73    NORMAL.....64
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.............+9 
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.............+7 [+/- 0 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY.............0  DEPARTURE........-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............27  DEPARTURE........-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........5928  DEPARTURE......-399
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE....5850  DIFFERENCE......+78 
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............45 SW  AT 7:03 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.............46 SW  AT 7:03 P.M.
                   ASOS.................46 WSW AT 7:03 P.M.
                   DAVIS................46 SSW AT 7:03 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............26 SW  AT 7:03 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........24 WSW AT 7:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........26 SW  AT 7:04 P.M.
                   AVERAGE............10.3 SW
                   ASOS...............10.1      
                   DAVIS..............10.8 SSW [210 deg] 
* Last of several occurrences.      
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.07   DEPARTURE......-0.07 
                         ASOS..............0.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.84   DEPARTURE......-0.14
                         ASOS..............0.85  
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........23.50   DEPARTURE......+0.85
                         ASOS.............25.89 #
# Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
 
6/1  79/58/69/+7/0/.../..        32 W 
6/2  76/53/65/+3/0/.../..        28 WNW
6/3  84/58/71/+9/0/.../..        28 S
6/4  66/54/60/-3/.../000/00      25 SSW   Aero 23 MPH SSW
6/5  55/51/53/-10/.../000/00     31 N     Aero 28 MPH N
6/6  59/51/55/-8/.../000/00      21 SSE
6/7  91/55/73/+9/.../.../..      45 SW    Aero 46 MPH SW 
 
NO NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE TO DATE..
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 8
HIGH 94F IN 1984
LOW  37F IN 1932
PRECIP 1.53 INCHES IN 1947
PEAK GUST 86e MPH WNW IN 1946 [Record for June]
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 9
HIGH 92F IN 1984
LOW 40F IN 1980
PRECIP 2.08 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 67 MPH NW IN 1973

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andy Hoell