BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2014 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
CONTINUATION OF BEAUTIFUL SUNNY, WARM EARLY JUNE WEATHER
HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING
AIR BECOMING DRIER WITH DEW POINTS FALLING
 
Today is yet another warm, day and continued dry day and getting
drier as dew points drop from this morning's 50's to the upper
40's by early this afternoon. June temperatures are beginning
to edge warmer than normal.
 
Today's Observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant WNW-NNW 
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: N at 5 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg, rising, then more rapidly   
Visibility: 60 miles, except 20 miles NE, hazy, distant haze
SE-SW-N
6-hr max temp: 70F
6-hr min temp: 63F
24-hr precip: none
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 145/70/55/3505/996/ FEW CI DSNT WSW-NNW VSBY NE 20 HAZY
DSNT HZ SE-SW-N/ 8/001 53011 10070 20063
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, S-W-NNW, layer invading sky, cumulus,
few moderate cumulus forming except NE 
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: W at 2 kts (estimated),
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.95 ins. Hg, falling then rising slightly 
Visibility: 55 miles, except lower NE, distant haze 
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 55 142/78/53/E2602/995/ CU/FEW MDT CU FRMG XCPT NE
CI/CS S-W-NNW LYR INVADING VSBY LWR NE HAZY DSNT HZ WND L/V/
8/205 55003
 
1 P.M. 
Weather: Scattered cumulus, moderate cumulus and stratocumulus
formed from cumulus, overcast dense cirrostratus, thin spots in
overcast, break in overcast distant NE-SE 
Temperature: 81F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: WNW at 6 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.93 ins. Hg, falling then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles, WNW 45, NE 25 miles hazy,
distant haze all quadrants 
6-hr max temp: 83F
6-hr min temp: 70F  
BHO SA 1755 60 SCT E220 OVC 40 134/81/52/3006/993/ CU/MDT CU/SCCG ALQDS
THN SPTS IOVC BINOVC DSNT NE-SE VSBY NE 25 HAZY WNW 45 DSNT HZ
8/407 58008 10083 20070 
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....82    NORMAL.....73
MIN.....56    NORMAL.....55
MEAN....69    NORMAL.....64
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..........................+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........................+6 [+0.7 DEGREE/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0  DEPARTURE..........-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............20  DEPARTURE.........-10     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........6414  DEPARTURE.........+81     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......5755  DIFFERENCE.... ..+659
 
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............4   DEPARTURE..........+2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............10   DEPARTURE..........-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............23   DEPARTURE.........-15
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......57   DIFFERENCE........-34
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................21  W   AT   4:08 P.M.        
                   ASOS.......................24  W   AT   4:08 P.M.          
                   DAVIS......................22  WNW AT  11:16 A.M. RMY 23
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................14  WNW AT   2:00 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................16  WNW AT   2:00 P.M.       
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................15  NW  AT   2:10 A.M.      
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............9.0  NW             
                   ASOS......................9.2     
                   DAVIS.....................7.0  WNW [300 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE..........-0.16
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.02  DEPARTURE..........-0.14         
                         ASOS..............1.00 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........23.36  DEPARTURE..........-0.46
                         ASOS.............23.72 *
* Corrected
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2014 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
 
6/1  72/47/60/-2/0.00/887/98              21 NNW RMY 21
6/2  81/52/67/+5//0.00/879/97             22 SSW RMY 23
6/3  81/57/69/+7/..../889/98              25 SSE RMY 28
6/4  64/52/58/-5/..../000/00              16 SE  RMY N/A
6/5  60/55/58/-5/..../000/00              21 NNW RMY 24
6/6  73/54/64/+1/0.00/.../..              22 WNW RMY 23
6/7  82/56/69/+5/0.00/.../..              21 W   RMY 22
 
6/8  morning low temp: 63F; the normal low is now 55F
 
DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE 2014
None so far.
 
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 INS IN 1947
PEAK GUST 86e MPH WNW IN 1946 [Record for month]
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 9
HIGH 94F IN 2008
LOW 40F IN 1980
PRECIP 2.08 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 67 MPH NW IN 1973
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Skilling