BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2014 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
SPECTACULAR WEATHER TODAY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE YESTERDAY
 
A cold front moved through the region yesterday, passing by us at the summit
in the late morning hours.  This put an end to the roughly day and a half
long stretch of fog and drizzle with occasional steadier rain, which added
up to 0.39 inches of rain between Friday and Saturday.  Today dawned mostly
sunny, and while a few fair weather clouds have been present all day the Sun
has been out nonstop, making for great weather on this Fathers' Day.
Temperatures have risen into the mid 70s, and the NW breeze in the wake of
the front has helped dry out the air, providing us with comfortably low
humidity.  That breeze has been fairly steady, gusting over 20mph at times.
The visibility has improved to 65 miles this afternoon.
 
Today's Observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, stratocumulus distant SW-NW, few cumulus fractus N,
few altocumulus ENE-E, few altocumulus castellanus SE, thin smoke layer above
horizon SW-NW
Temperature: 61F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: NWW at 12 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.99 ins. Hg, rising then rising more slowly    
Visibility: 55 miles, distant haze 
6-hr max temp: 61F
6-hr min temp: 53F
24-hr precip: Trace 
BHO SA 1155 240 SCT 55 157/61/53/3312/999/ SC DSNT SW-NW FEW CUFRA N
FEW AC ENE-E FEW ACC SE DSNT HZ THN K LYR ABV HRZN SW-NW/ 8/581 51020
MANUAL 7000/ 10061 20053
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few cumulus SE-S, stratocumulus distant S-NNW, few
altocumulus N-NE
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: NNW at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, rising slightly  
Visibility: 55 miles, distant haze
BHO SA 1455 240 SCT 55 159/69/55/3313/000/ FEW CU SE-S SC DSNT S-NNW
FEW AC N-NE DSNT HZ/ 8/531 50002
 
1 P.M. 
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, few distant cirrus
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: NW at 11 kts,
Wind: Direction variable WNW-NNW
Sea-level pressure: 29.99 ins. Hg, falling slightly
Visibility: 65 miles, light distant haze
6-hr max temp: 76F 
6-hr min temp: 61F  
BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 65 156/76/56/3211/999/ FEW DSNT CI LGT DSNT HZ
WND 29V35/ 8/501 58003 10076 20061
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....73    NORMAL.....75
MIN.....58    NORMAL.....57
MEAN....66    NORMAL.....66
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..........................0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........................+17 [+1.0 DEGREE/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0  DEPARTURE..........-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............27  DEPARTURE.........-24     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........6421  DEPARTURE.........+67     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......5778  DIFFERENCE.... ..+643
 
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............1   DEPARTURE..........-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............27   DEPARTURE..........-6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............40   DEPARTURE.........-17
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......60   DIFFERENCE........-20
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................23  WNW  AT   7:57 P.M.         
                   ASOS.......................25  WNW  AT   7:57 P.M.          
                   DAVIS......................23  W    AT   7:57 P.M. RMY 24
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................18  WNW  AT   7:58 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................18  WNW  AT   7:58 P.M.       
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................117 WNW  AT   7:58 P.M.       
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION............. 6.8 WNW            
                   ASOS.......................7.2    
                   DAVIS......................5.7 NW [311 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...Trace  DEPARTURE..........-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.64  DEPARTURE..........-0.64         
                         ASOS..............1.59 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........23.98  DEPARTURE..........-0.96
                         ASOS.............24.11
 
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/+7/0.00/889/98              25 SSE RMY 28
6/4  64/52/58/-5/0.11/000/00              16 SE  RMY N/A
6/5  60/55/58/-5/0.91/000/00              21 NNW RMY 24
6/6  73/54/64/+1/0.00/655/72              22 WNW RMY 23
6/7  82/56/69/+5/0.00/893/98              21 W   RMY 22
6/8  84/63/74/+10/0.00/702/77             18 SW  RMY N/A
6/9  77/61/69/+5/0.13/046/05              21 WSW RMY 22
6/10 80/56/68/+3/0.10/183/20              29 ENE RMY 33 
6/11 69/55/62/-3/T/439/48                 21 ENE RMY 20
6/12 70/56/63/-2/0.00/101/11              21 ESE RMY N/A
6/13 67/58/63/-2/..../000/00              25 E   RMY N/A 
6/14 73/58/66/0/..../.../..               23 WNW RMY 24
 
6/15 morning low temp: 53F; the normal low is now 57F
 
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 15
HIGH 94F IN 1988
LOW 42F IN 1959, 1978
PRECIP 2.04 INS IN 1903
PEAK GUST 52 MPH SW IN 1972
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 16
HIGH 92F IN 1891, 1967
LOW 44F IN 1926
PRECIP 2.17 INS IN 1931
PEAK GUST 55 MPH W IN 1958
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O'Brien