BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA   DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME YET ANOTHER SUNNY, DRY DAY WITH 50-60 MILES VISIBILITY TEMPERATURES RISE TO 80F BY EARLY AFTERNOON--DEW POINT NEAR 50F   Cirrus clouds were the predominant cloud type for the day with a few cumulus popping up to the west around the 1 o'clock observation. Winds remained very light through the observation period and the wind direction changed frequently.    Under a very sunny sky the temperature had re-bounded to near 85F by early this afternoon with visibility 50-60 miles. This area is now very close to being placed in an area of moderate drought by the U.S. Drought Monitor. June rainfall has been very much on the light side with only a half inch of rainfall since June 5th.   Today's Observations:   7 A.M. Weather: Scattered Cirrus Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 51F; Wind: SW at 4 kts (estimated) Wind: Light Sea-level pressure: 30.23 in. Hg, falling then rising Visibility: 50 miles, light distant haze 6-hr Max temp: 71F 6-hr Min temp: 59F 24-hr precip: 0.00 in. BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 50 236/69/51/2204/023/ WND LGT LGT DSNT HZ/ 8/001 53000 10071 20059   10 A.M. Weather: Clear, Few Cirrus Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: VRB at 5 kts (estimated) Wind: Light and variable Sea-level pressure: 30.20 in. Hg, rising then falling Visibility:  50 miles, light distant haze  BHO SA 1455 CLR 50 230/79/54/VRB05/020/ FEW CI ALQDS WND LGT AND VRB LGT DSNT HZ/ 8/001 58006 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, Few cumulus SW-NW, Few Cirrus SW-NW Temperature: 85F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: Variable at 4 kts Wind: Light and Variable Sea-level pressure: 30.12 in. Hg, steady then falling  Visibility: 50 miles, light distant haze 6-hr Max temp: 85F 6-hr Min temp: 69F BHO SA 1755 CLR 50 220/85/56/VRB04/012/ FEW CU SW-NW FEW CI SW-NW LGT DSNT HZ WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/1/1 58010 10085 20069     SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2016   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....80   NORMAL.....78 MIN.....60   NORMAL.....60 MEAN....70   NORMAL.....69   DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+21 [+0.6 DEGREES/DAY]   HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0   DEPARTURE..........-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............34   DEPARTURE.........-36 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........5282   DEPARTURE.......-1090 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......6491   DIFFERENCE......-1209   COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............5   DEPARTURE..........0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............66   DEPARTURE.........-11 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............114   DEPARTURE.........+13 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......132   DIFFERENCE........-18     PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................16 ENE  AT  2:57 P.M. *                      ASOS........................17 NNE  AT 12:26 P.M.                        DAVIS.......................15 NNE  AT 12:15 P.M. RMY 16 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................12   S  AT 10:10 P.M.    MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................13 SSW  AT 10:11 P.M.      MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................12   S  AT 10:00 P.M.     AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............6.9 ENE                    ASOS........................7.0                    DAVIS.......................6.5 SE [133 Deg.] * Last of several occurrences   PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE......-0.12                          ASOS..............0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.46  DEPARTURE......-2.28                            ASOS............1.51 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........21.53  DEPARTURE......-4.87                          ASOS.............21.95 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/+1/0.00/860/95                 26 NE  AERO 30 NE  RMY N/A 6/2  68/54/61/-1/0.00/444/49                 21 NE  AERO 22 NE  RMY 21 6/3  70/57/64/+2/T/173/19                    16 SSW AERO 17 SSW RMY 16 6/4  81/61/71/+8/0.00/491/54                 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/+9/0.00/747/82                 26 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 27 6/7  83/58/71/+7/0.18/602/66                 32 WNW AERO 36 WNW RMY 33 TSTM 6/8  72/52/62/-2/0.05/684/75                 37 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 38 TSTM 6/9  67/48/58/-6/0.00/466/51                 41 WNW AERO 45 WNW RMY 40 6/10 71/50/61/-4/0.00/841/92                 25 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 26 6/11 68/52/60/-5/0.06/.../..                 30 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 31 6/12 76/51/64/-1/T/.../..                    41 W   AERO 48 W   RMY 42 6/13 70/49/60/-5/0.00/.../..                 36 NW  AERO 46 NW  RMY 38 6/14 77/50/64/-2/0.00/.../..                 32 NNW AERO 38 NNW RMY 33 6/15 83/60/72/+6/0.00/.../..                 22 NW  AERO 26 NW  RMY 25 6/16 82/62/72/+6/0.00/.../..                 26 E   AERO 28 E   RMY 27 6/17 77/59/68/+1/T/.../..                    25 E   AERO 28 E   RMY 23 TSTM 6/18 75/55/65/-2/0.00/.../..                 22 SSW AERO 24 SSE RMY N/A 6/19 79/55/67/+0/0.00/.../..                 32 S   AERO 35 S   RMY 36 6/20 81/57/69/+1/0.00/.../..                 25 S   AERO 28 S   RMY 27 6/21 82/61/72/+1/0.40/.../..                 30 WSW AERO 31 W*  RMY 33 6/22 79/59/69/+1/0.01/.../..                 31 NW  AERO 35 NW  RMY 31 6/23 84/56/70?+2/0.00/.../..                 17 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 18 . 6/24 77/58/68/-1/0.00/.../.. 6/25 80/60/70/+1/0.00/.../..                 16 ENE AERO 17 ENE RMY 16   6/26 low temp since midnight is 58F; normal low now 60F   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 26 HIGH 96F IN 1952 LOW 45F IN 1986 PRECIP 1.52 INS IN 1945 PEAK GUST 48 MPH N IN 1998   RECORDS FOR JUNE 27 HIGH 93F IN 1999, 2007 LOW 46F IN 1897 PRECIP 1.72 INS IN 1938 PEAK GUST 55e N IN 1945   TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette