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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE

High pressure and dry air over the region helped skies stay
clear with few clouds this morning.  Thin cirrus became
scattered in the afternoon as more low clouds developed.
Dew points measured in the low 50s and visibility was 60 miles
during each observation.  Temperatures fell to an overnight low
of 59F but had risen to 80F before 1:00PM EST.  Winds remained
out of the west-northwest and west with gusts up to 20 MPH in
the mid-morning and afternoon.


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Few cirrostratus E-S
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 50F; Wind: WNW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.92 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 64F
6-hr Min temp: 59F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 133/64/50/2909/992/ FEW CS E-S DSNT FG ALQDS/
51013 8/005 10064 20059

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus S-N, few cirrostratus E-S
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: WNW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.92 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 60 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 133/75/52/2909/992/ FEW CU S-N FEW CS E-S/ 
8/105 58000

1 P.M. 
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 78F; Dew Point: 50F; Wind: W at 10G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 80F 
6-hr Min temp: 64F
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 60 127/78/50/2810G15/991/ FEW CU ALQDS/
8/101 56006 10080 20064


SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....83   NORMAL.....78
MIN.....64   NORMAL.....61
MEAN....74   NORMAL.....70

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+36 [+1.4 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............9   DEPARTURE..........+4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............178   DEPARTURE.........+29
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............599   DEPARTURE.........+99
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......709   DEPARTURE........-110

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................24 WNW AT 12:08 P.M.*
                   AERO........................26 SSW AT 12:31 A.M.
                   ASOS........................30  W  AT 12:08 A.M.
                   DAVIS.......................28 SSW AT 12:23 A.M. RMY 27
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................20 SSW AT 12:22 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................21 SSW AT 12:22 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................21 SSW AT 12:22 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............12.8 WNW
                   ASOS......................12.6
                   DAVIS.....................11.4  W [260 DEG.]
*last of multiple occurrences


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE......-0.13
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.44  DEPARTURE......-1.69
                         ASOS..............1.42
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........36.20  DEPARTURE......+2.08
                         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/-1/0.00/831/98               18 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 19 
8/10 86/63/75/+4/T/643/76                  20 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 20
8/11 82/63/73/+2/0.00/666/79               17 S   AERO 16 S   RMY 17
8/12 75/57/66/-5/0.17/294/35               22 SSW*AERO 22 SSW RMY 23
8/13 84/67/76/+5/0.00/796/95               26 WNW AERO 24 WNW RMY 26
8/14 82/67/75/+4/0.00/359/43               14 SSW*AERO 14 S   RMY 15
8/15 79/64/72/+1/T/058/07                  21 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 23
8/16 83/64/74/+3/0.00/698/84               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 79/63/71/0/0.01/.../..                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/+8/0.00/.../..               31 S   AERO 35 S   RMY 34  
8/23 83/64/74/+4/0.04/.../..               24 WNW*AERO 25 WNW RMY 27

8/24 Low temp since midnight is 59F; 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 24
HIGH 92F IN 1947
LOW 43F IN 1971
PRECIP 2.40 INCHES IN 2010 
PEAK GUST 54 MPH W IN 1986

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 25
HIGH 93F IN 1947, 1948, 2007 
LOW 41F IN 1940
PRECIP 2.69 INCHES IN 2010 
PEAK GUST 60e MPH SSW IN 1941

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle