BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008    
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNLESS NOTED 
 
Today's observations: 
 
8 A.M. EDT
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 67F, Dew point: 66F,  Wind: W at 19G23 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.77 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 30 miles
6-hourly minimum temperature: 66F
24-hourly rainfall: 1.72 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 30 080/67/66/2719G23/977/
FEW AC ALQDS FEW SC DSSPTNG OVHD/ 8/460 51067 70172 10072 20066
 
11 A.M. EDT
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus
Temperature: 72F, Dew point: 62F, Wind: W at 16G24 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.86 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 50 miles
BHO SA 1455 20 SCT 50 111/72/62/2616G24/986/ 8/400 51031
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....82    NORMAL.....74
MIN.....68    NORMAL.....56
MEAN....75    NORMAL.....65
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL............+10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH............+33 (+5.3 PER DAY)
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............44 SE  AT 11:09 P.M.    
                   AEROVANE.............39 SE  AT 11:09 P.M.               
                   ASOS.................41 SSE AT 11:10 P.M.     
                   DAVIS................46 SE  AT 10:41 P.M.    
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY............. 34 SE  AT 11:07 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........29 SSE AT 11:10 P.M.    
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........33 SE  AT 10:43 P.M.   
                   AVERAGE............12.1 SE        
                   ASOS...............11.5
                   DAVIS..............10.8 SSE [148 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....1.72   DEPARTURE.......+1.59 
                         ASOS..............1.73
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR  SEPT..............2.19   DEPARTURE.......+1.41
                         ASOS..............2.21  
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........37.65   DEPARTURE.......+3.40 
                         ASOS.............40.21 #
#  Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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
 
9/1  81/57/69/+2/0.00/787/100    29 NW
9/2  74/60/67/+1/0.00/604/77     27 N 
9/3  75/57/66/0/0.00/766/98      22 N    Aero 20 MPH SSE
9/4  85/62/74/+8/0.00/.../..     23 SSW
9/5  86/67/77/+12/0.00/.../..    32 SSE
9/6  82/68/75/+10/.../.../..     44 SE   Aero 39 MPH SE
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER
 
None to date..
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 7
HIGH 92F IN 2007
LOW 40F IN 1888
PRECIP 2.95 INCHES IN 1891
PEAK GUST 58e MPH W IN 1941
 
RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 8
HIGH 93F IN 2007
LOW 42F IN 1978
PRECIP 0.74 INCHES IN 1888
PEAK GUST 40e MPH NW IN 1941, WSW IN 1944
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andrew Hoell