BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
GUSTY WINDS BRING WARM TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL
OF THE COLD FRONT
 
High clouds filled the sky early but quickly gave way
as the sun warmed things up by the 10 o'clock observation.
 
Winds gusting into the upper 30s and lower 40s preceded
the arrival of a cold front.  The system associated with
this cold front left pressure readings around 976 millibars.
 
By the 1 o'clock observation, cumulus clouds began to fill in
with mostly cloudy conditions with winds sustained in the 20s. 
Temperatures had begun to cool a little and conditions were dry
with humidities in the mid 40s. 
 
Today's Observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken Cirrostratus, few cumulus all quadrants
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 64F; Wind: WSW at 11 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.95 ins. Hg, Decreasing then more slowly
Visibility: 30 miles. hazy
6-hr Max temp: 70F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr precip: 0.06 in.
BHO SA 1155 E250 BKN 30 951/70/64/2511/995/ FEW CU ALQDS
HAZY/ 8/208 ASOS 70006 MANUAL 70006 56020 10070 20064
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered Cumulus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 45F; Wind: W at 13 G 31 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, falling then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT 40 950/75/45/2813G31/989/ LGT DSNT HZ
PEAK WIND 28038/1402  8/200 58006
 
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus
Temperature: 71F; Dew Point: 51F; Wind: WNW at 16 G 30 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.90 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 35 miles, light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 70F
6-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1755 E70 BKN 35 950/71/51/3016G30/990/LGT DSNT HZ
PEAK WIND 2735/1718/ 53001 10077 20070
 
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....68   NORMAL.....74
MIN.....52   NORMAL.....56
MEAN....60   NORMAL.....65
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................-5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+10 [+1.0 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............5   DEPARTURE..........+2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............27   DEPARTURE.........-16
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........5275   DEPARTURE.......-1071
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......6482   DIFFERENCE......-1207
 
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0   DEPARTURE..........-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............19   DEPARTURE..........-5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............67   DEPARTURE.........+19
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........66   DIFFERENCE........ +1   
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................30 SSW  AT  2:22 P.M. 
                   ASOS........................32 SW   AT  2:21 P.M.  
                   DAVIS.......................30 SSW  AT  2:21 P.M. RMY 31
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................23 SSW  AT  2:23 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................24 SSW  AT  2:23 P.M.   
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................23 SSW  AT  2:23 P.M. 
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............9.5 SSW 
                   ASOS.......................9.8 SSW
                   DAVIS......................8.9 SSW [207 Deg.]
* Last of several occurrences
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.06  DEPARTURE......-0.10
                         ASOS..............0.06
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.04  DEPARTURE......-0.76
                         ASOS..............1.08
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........21.12  DEPARTURE......-3.35
                         ASOS.............21.52

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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  71/54/63/+1/0.00/.../..                 26 NE  AERO 30 NE  RMY N/A
6/2  68/54/61/-1/0.00/.../..                 21 NE  AERO 22 NE  RMY 21
6/3  70/57/64/+2/T/.../..                    16 SSW AERO 17 SSW RMY 16
6/4  81/61/71/+8/0.00/.../..                 18 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 20
6/5  67/60/64/+1/0.76/000/00                 32 SSE AERO 36 SSE RMY 34 
6/6  80/63/72/+9/0.00/.../..                 26 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 27
6/7  83/58/71/+7/0.18/.../..                 32 WNW AERO 36 WNW RMY 33 TSTM
6/8  72/52/62/-2/0.05/.../..                 37 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 38
6/9  67/48/58/-6/0.00/.../..                 41 WNW AERO 45 WNW RMY 40
6/10 71/50/61/-4/0.00/.../..                 25 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 26
6/11 68/52/60/-5/0.06/.../..                 30 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY 31
 
6/12 low temp since midnight is 64F; normal low now 56F

 
DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE 2016
None so far
    
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 12
HIGH 92F IN 1973
LOW 40F IN 1906
PRECIP 1.79 INS 1955
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NW IN 1991
 
RECORDS FOR JUNE 13
HIGH 93F IN 1988
LOW 43F IN 1982
PRECIP 6.07 INS 1998 [Record for month]
PEAK GUST 69 MPH N IN 1956
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette