BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY 
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

MAXIMUM OF 85F YESTERDAY BREAKS 
12 DAY STREAK BELOW THE 80F MARK

The mercury finally breached the 80F mark yesterday for the first 
time since August 12th, ending a remarkably cool stretch of weather
for August. Light winds, almost entirely clear skies and a southerly
flow have added more heat and humidity to the air today, while
tomorrow's forecasted maximum may reach the 90F mark.

By the 1:00 PM EST observation a maximum of 89F had been recorded
today.

Our dry streak continues as well, with our monthly deficit increasing
to -1.91 inches of precipitation below the norm, and -3.27 inches
below the norm for the year.

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Sky Clear, partial undercast distant E-SSW
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 63F; Wind: S at 8 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 ins. Hg, rising then rising more quickly    
Visibility: 35 miles, 20 miles ESE-SSE, thin fog in all directions 
6-hr max temp: 67F
6-hr min temp: 63F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in. 
BHO SA 1155 CLR 35 220/67/63/1908/018/ SKC PARTIAL UNDERCAST CDN DSNT 
E-SSW VSBY ESE-SSE 20 MI THN FG ALQDS/ 8/000 53010 10067 20062

10 A.M.  
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant WNW-NW
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 65F; Wind: estimated SE at 5 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.17 ins. Hg, rising, then falling    
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy 
BHO SA 1455 CLR 30 218/79/65/E2305/017/ FEW CU DSNT WNW-NW HAZY ALQDS 
WND LGT/ 8/100 58002

1 P.M.  
Weather: Scattered cumulus
Temperature: 89F; Dew Point: 61F; Wind: Estimated S at 4 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, decreasing, then more quickly 
Visibility: 30 miles, 50 miles NE-ESE, hazy SE-NNE  
6-hr max. temp: 89F    
6-hr min. temp: 67F 
BHO SA 1755 44 SCT 30 205/89/61/E1804/014/ VSBY NE-ESE 50 MI HAZY 
SE-NNE WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/100 58013 10089 20067

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014  

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....85    NORMAL.....78
MIN.....63    NORMAL.....61
MEAN....74    NORMAL.....69

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................-47 [-2.1 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............9   DEPARTURE...........+4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............105   DEPARTURE..........-54
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........442   DEPARTURE..........-68
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......605   DIFFERENCE........-163

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................16  NW   AT  3:54 A.M.              
                   ASOS.......................18  E    AT 11:31 A.M.       
                   DAVIS......................17  WNW  AT  3:14 A.M. RMY 17       
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................13  NW   AT  3:59 A.M.*               
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................15  NW   AT  3:55 A.M.       
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................13  NW   AT  3:37 A.M.                  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............8.5 NE			
                   ASOS.......................9.1 
                   DAVIS......................7.8 N  [355 deg.] 
* last of several occurrences...

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE..........-0.11
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR AUGUST.............1.45  DEPARTURE..........-1.91	    
                         ASOS..............1.41  
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........31.08  DEPARTURE..........-3.27
                         ASOS.............31.32  

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY GUST
RMY:  R.M. Young wind gust recording system 
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized

8/1  86/63/75/+3/0.00/598/69              25 S   RMY 29
8/2  68/59/64/-8/0.11/009/01              21 ESE RMY 22
8/3  71/60/66/-6/0.01/104/12              12 SE  RMY 12
8/4  83/64/74/+2/0.00/550/64              20 S   RMY 21
8/5  87/66/77/+5/0.00/798/93              17 S   RMY 19 
8/6  79/64/72/0/0.07/462/54               23 WNW RMY 25
8/7  79/58/69/-3/T/589/69                 22 NW  RMY 24 TSTM 
8/8  82/55/69/-3/0.00/817/96              20 WNW RMY 20  
8/9  82/60/71/-1/0.00/730/86              16 WNW RMY 17
8/10 84/63/74/+3/0.00/770/91              15 W   RMY N/A
8/11 85/63/74/+3/0.00/667/79              25 S   RMY 29
8/12 81/64/73/+2/0.00/387/46              25 SSE RMY N/A
8/13 69/61/65/-6/1.09/000/00              35 ESE RMY 37
8/14 73/57/65/-6/0.00/828/99              27 W   RMY 29
8/15 74/56/65/-6/0.09/459/55              23 W   RMY 23 TSTM
8/16 76/56/66/-5/0.00/640/77              24 SW  RMY 27 
8/17 78/60/69/-2/0.01/555/67              21 WNW RMY 23
8/18 77/56/67/-4/0.00/777/94              23 WNW RMY 25
8/19 78/54/66/-4/0.00/816/99              17 WNW RMY 17
8/20 78/58/68/-2/0.00/813/99              15 NE  RMY 15 
8/21 76/58/67/-3/T/434/53                 16 ENE RMY 17 
8/22 71/60/66/-4/0.07/.../..              17 NE  RMY 19 
8/23 71/58/65/-5/0.00/.../..              22 ENE RMY 25 
8/24 78/58/68/-2/0.00/.../..              16 ENE RMY N/A
8/25 85/63/74/+5/0.00/.../..              16 NW  RMY 17

8/26 morning low of 62F; the normal low is now 61F  
 
DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2014:
None so far.

DAILY EXTREMES 
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):     

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 26
HIGH 96F IN 1900, 1948
LOW 46F IN 1885
PRECIP 5.85 INCHES IN 1924
PEAK GUST 55e MPH NNW IN 1947

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 27
HIGH 99F IN 1948
LOW 44F IN 1885
PRECIP 2.77 INCHES IN 1946
PEAK GUST 48 MPH NW IN 1983

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald