BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
TIED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMP. FOR AUGUST 3
VERY WARM AND VERY HUMID AGAIN TODAY
AUGUST IS OFF TO A VERY WARM START; +6 DEGREES
DEW POINTS AGAIN INTO THE 70'S
 
The minimum temperature of 72F for yesterday, August 3,
equaled the highest minimum temperature for the date
of 72F recorded in 1974.
Our temperatures today are passing into the mid-80's
by late this morning with dew points of around 73F
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratus, stratocumulus, few moderate
cumuloform tops 
Temperature: 77F; Dew Point: 73F; Wind: SSW at 13 kts,
Wind: Gust to 21 kts past hour
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 in. Hg, falling then more slowly  
Visibility: 15 miles, thin fog, hazy 
6-hour min. temp: 73F   
BHO SA 1155 8 SCT 15 222/77/73/1913/019/ STRA/SC/SC FEW MDT CUFRM
TOPS THN F HAZY/ 8/500 56005 10077 20073
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, moderate cumulus, and scattered
altocumulus lenticularis  
Temperature: 83F; Dew Point: 72F; Wind: SSW at 14 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, falling then more rapidly
Visibility: 25 miles, hazy    
BHO SA 1455 25 SCT 180 SCT 25 210/83/72/2114/015/ CU/MDT CU ALQDS
FEW ACSL ALQDS HAZY/ 8/240 58012
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....91    NORMAL.....81
MIN.....72    NORMAL.....63
MEAN....82    NORMAL.....72
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL....................+10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+25 [+6.1 DEGREES/DAY]
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.............22 S   AT 10:55 P.M.
                   AERO..................21 S   AT 10:55 P.M.
                   ASOS..................22 S   AT 10:56 P.M.
                   DAVIS.................21 S   AT 10:55 P.M.
THE FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........14 S   AT 10:24 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE............15 S   AT 11:01 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE...........15 S   AT  9:10 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION....... 8.0 S
                   ASOS.................8.6 
                   DAVIS................7.5 SSW [200 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE...........-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.58   DEPARTURE...........-0.02
                         ASOS..............0.60
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........22.19   DEPARTURE...........-9.40
                         ASOS.............22.15
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2012 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust
RMY:  RMY = R.M. Young wind gust recording system added 8/9/2011
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
 
8/1  82/66/74/+2/0.58/.../..        33 W   AERO 33 MPH W   RMY 35
8/2  87/67/77/+5/T/.../..           20 W   AERO 20 MPH W   RMY 20
8/3  90/70/80/+8/0.00/.../..        23 SW  AERO 23 MPH SW  RMY 23
8/4  91/72/82/+10/0.00/.../..       22 S   AERP 21 MPH S   RMY 23
 
8/5  morning low temp: 73F; the normal low is now 63F
 
DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2012
None.
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 5
HIGH 98F IN 1955
LOW 48F IN 1929,1972
PRECIP 3.03 INCHES IN 1893
PEAK GUST 60e MPH SW 1977
 
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
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Skilling