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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIM

ANOTHER HOT BUT LESS HUMID DAY

Above seasonable temperatures continue on top of Great Blue Hill. 
Yesterday we had a high of 88F which is 9 degrees above the normal 
temperature of 79F for August 22nd. Today we have had a high of 81F 
by 1:00 PM EST, which is slightly above the normal 78F for August 
23rd. The morning started off very humid with a humidity of 92% but 
quickly dropped all the way down to 36% by 1:00 PM EST. Visibility 
also increased from 30-70 miles as the humidity dropped throughout 
the day. Westerly winds started to pick up around 8:30 AM EST with 
a peak gust of 25 MPH since 7 AM EST today. An early morning 
rainstorm started around 12:00 AM EST and left us 0.04 inches of 
precipitation.

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Two layers broken altocumulus and a few cumulus WSW-ESE
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 69F; Wind: SW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.75 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly 
Visibility: 30 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 74F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr precip: 0.04 in.
BHO SA 1155 E12 BKN E18 BKN 30 075/72/69/2308/975/ FEW CU WSW-ESE 
DSNT FG ALQDS/ 8/190 53011 MANUAL 70004 ASOS 70004 10074 20071 

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrocumulus, broken cirrus 
and a few cumulus in all directions 
Temperature: 77F; Dew Point: 59F; Wind: WNW at 13G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily
Visibility: 60 miles
BHO SA 1455 37 SCT E160 BKN E250 BKN 60 086/77/59/2913G18/978/ 
FEW CU ALQDS/ 8/199 51011

1 P.M. 
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few cumulus ENE-NW, few altocumulus all 
directions, patches of cirrocumulus overhead 
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 50F; Wind: W at 13G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 81F 
6-hr Min temp: 72F
BHO SA 1755 25 SCT 70 086/80/50/2713G20/978/ FEW CU ENE-NW FEW 
AC ALQDS PTCHS CC OVHD/ 8/189 50001 10081 20072 


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....88   NORMAL.....79
MIN.....68   NORMAL.....61
MEAN....78   NORMAL.....70

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+33 [+1.3 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............13   DEPARTURE..........+8
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............169   DEPARTURE.........+25
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............590   DEPARTURE.........+95
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......707   DEPARTURE........-117

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................31 S   AT 4:15 P.M.
                   AERO........................35 S   AT 5:49 P.M.
                   ASOS........................37 S   AT 4:18 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................36 SSW AT 4:36 P.M. RMY 34
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................26 S   AT 3:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................26 S   AT 3:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................23 SSW AT 5:17 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............14.5 SSW
                   ASOS......................15.4
                   DAVIS.....................12.9 SSW [204 DEG.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.04  DEPARTURE......-0.08
                         ASOS..............0.04
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.44  DEPARTURE......-1.56
                         ASOS..............1.42
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........36.20  DEPARTURE......+2.21
                         ASOS...............N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
M:    Missing data

8/1  87/65/76/+4/0.00/762/88               16 ESE*AERO 16 NNW RMY 16
8/2  86/65/76/+4/1.09/372/43               32 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 34 TSTM
8/3  83/65/74/+2/0.00/552/64               22 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 24
8/4  84/66/75/+3/0.00/697/81               26 S   AERO 30 S   RMY 29
8/5  75/63/69/-3/0.10/060/07               23 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY 29
8/6  76/57/67/-5/0.00/795/93               30 NW  AERO 32 NW  RMY 31
8/7  76/60/68/-4/0.01/597/70               28 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 29
8/8  74/60/67/-5/0.02/000/00               17 S   AERO 16 SSE RMY 16
8/9  83/58/71/-1/0.00/.../..               18 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 19 
8/10 86/63/75/+4/T/.../..                  20 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 20
8/11 82/63/73/+2/0.00/.../..               17 S   AERO 16 S   RMY 17
8/12 75/57/66/-5/0.17/.../..               22 SSW*AERO 22 SSW RMY 23
8/13 84/67/76/+5/0.00/.../..               26 WNW AERO 24 WNW RMY 26
8/14 82/67/75/+4/0.00/.../..               14 SSW*AERO 14 S   RMY 15
8/15 79/64/72/+1/T/.../..                  21 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 23
8/16 83/64/74/+3/0.00/.../..               23 NW* AERO 23 NW  RMY 25
8/17 81/58/70/-1/0.00/.../..               15 SSW AERO 14 SSW RMY N/A 
8/18 79/63/71/0/..../.../..                33 S   AERO 35 S   RMY 35
8/19 89/65/77/+7/0.00/.../..               23 WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY 25 
8/20 84/66/75/+5/0.00/.../..               23 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY 27
8/21 85/63/74/+5/0.00/.../..               18 SW  AERO 20 SW  RMY 20
8/22 88/68/78/+8/..../.../..               31 S   AERO 35 S   RMY 34  

8/23 Low temp since midnight is 71F; normal low is now 61F

DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST

None so far.

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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 23
HIGH 88F IN 1918, 1947, 1949, 1996
LOW 45F IN 1923
PRECIP 2.09 INCHES IN 2010
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1940

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 24
HIGH 92F IN 1947
LOW 43F IN 1971
PRECIP 2.40 INCHES IN 2010 
PEAK GUST 54 MPH W IN 1986

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Kaitlin Geagan