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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME


SUN RETURNS TO GREAT BLUE HILL

More rain fell in the late afternoon yesterday. The storm gave us 
a total of 1.10 ins. of rain. Blue Hill is currently measuring 
1.09 ins. of precip. above normal for the month of May, and 3.35 ins. 
above normal for 2017.

This morning, there were mostly cloudy skies covered mostly with 
stratocumulus, but visibility stayed at 70 miles all day. The 
temperature was at 53F at the 7:00 A.M. EST observation. The air 
was very humid, with the relative humidity being at 93%. As the day 
went on, the clouds began to move away and dissipate as the sun warmed 
the air. The temperature warmed to a maximum of 65F by 1:00 P.M, and 
relative humidity went down to 59%. Winds were very light, and they 
shifted from NW in the morning to NE in the afternoon. A peak gust of 
just 12 kts (14 MPH) out of the NE was measured at 11:49 A.M. Pressure 
increased steadily today.


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken stratocumulus, few altocumulus in all 
directions
Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 51F; Wind: NW at 5 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 53F
6-hr Min temp: 51F
24-hr precip: 0.10 in.
BHO SA 1155 10 SCT E23 BKN 70 107/53/51/3205/985/ FEW AC ALQDS WND LGT/ 
8/530 52013 MANUAL 70010 ASOS 70011 10053 20051

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions, broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 59F; Dew Point: 49F; Wind: Estimated N at 2 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.88 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1455 E29 BKN 70 117/59/49/E0102/988/ FEW CU ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/500 
51010

1 P.M. 
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, few cirrus
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 49F; Wind: NE at 6 kts,
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 29.88 ins. Hg, falling, then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 53F
6-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1755 32 SCT 70 120/64/49/0506/988/ FEW CI ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/401 53003 
10065 20053


SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....56   NORMAL.....69
MIN.....46   NORMAL.....51
MEAN....51   NORMAL.....60

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..........................9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................-29 [-1.3 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............14   DEPARTURE..........+8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............288   DEPARTURE.........+47
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........5621   DEPARTURE........-654
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE......5242   DIFFERENCE.......+379

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................35 N   AT 2:31 A.M.
                   AERO........................37 N   AT 2:29 A.M.
                   ASOS........................37 NNE AT 2:30 A.M.
                   DAVIS.......................33 N   AT 2:30 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................25 N   AT 2:26 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................25 N   AT 2:27 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................23 N   AT 2:27 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............10.2 NW
                   ASOS.......................9.8
                   DAVIS......................8.6 NNW [342 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.10  DEPARTURE......-0.05
                         ASOS..............0.11
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........4.45  DEPARTURE......+1.09
                         ASOS..............4.59
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........25.26  DEPARTURE......+3.35
                         ASOS...............N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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

5/1  50/43/47/-6/T/034/04                  21 N   AERO 18 N   RMY 22
5/2  65/42/54/+1/0.26/136/16               41 W   AERO 44 W   RMY 43               
5/3  52/42/53/0/0.00/595/70                37 WNW*AERO 39 WNW RMY 40
5/4  65/40/53/-1/0.00/724/85               23 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 24
5/5  51/44/48/-6/0.73/000/00               28 E   AERO 28 E   RMY N/A
5/6  65/50/58/+4/0.23/094/11               46 SSE AERO 48 SSE RMY 49
5/7  63/47/55/0/T/670/78                   35 S   AERO 38 S   RMY 39
5/8  54/38/46/-9/T/224/26                  29 WSW AERO 29 WSW RMY 32
5/9  53/36/45/-10/T/251/29                 20 ESE AERO 17 ESE RMY 19
5/10 57/42/50/-5/0.00/225/26               17 NNE AERO 16 NW  RMY N/A
5/11 58/45/52/-4/0.00/443/51               23 NE* AERO 23 NE  RMY 23 
5/12 57/41/49/-7/0.01/453/52               21 NE  AERO 20 NE  RMY 19
5/13 57/41/49/-7/0.19/009/01               24 ENE AERO 24 E   RMY N/A
5/14 47/43/45/-12/1.49/000/00              33 NNE AERO 36 N   RMY 36
5/15 58/43/51/-6/0.24/018/02               36 NNW AERO 40 NNW RMY 41
5/16 79/51/65/+8/0.00/870/99               26 WNW AREO 26 WNW RMY 29
5/17 90/60/75/+18/T/775/88                 32 SSE AERO 33 SW* RMY 34
5/18 96/69/83/+25/0.01/830/94              39 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 42 TSTM
5/19 89/56/73/+15/T/832/94                 35 W   AERO 33 W   RMY 37
5/20 67/49/58/0/0.00/.../..                23 NE  AERO 22 NE  RMY 21
5/21 66/45/56/-3/0.00/.../..               21 E   AERO 20 S   RMY 21
5/22 53/48/51/-8/..../.../..               22 S   AERO 22 S   RMY 23
5/23 70/51/61/+2/..../.../..               21 NNW AERO 18 NNW RMY 19
5/24 65/53/59/0/0.00/.../..                17 E   AERO 16 E   RMY N/A
5/25 52/49/51/-9/..../.../..               36 E   AERO 38 E   RMY N/A TSTM
5/26 56/46/51/-9/..../.../..               35 N   AERO 37 N   RMY N/A

5/27 Low temp since midnight is 50F; normal low is now 51F


DAILY RECORDS FOR MAY

5/17/17: DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90F,
         BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 88F SET IN 1974
         AND TIED IN 1977

5/17/17: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F,
         TIES PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1932

5/18/17: DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 96F,
         BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 88F SET IN 1906
         AND TIED IN 1936 AND 1986;
         BREAKS PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD OF 94F SET ON
         MAY 26, 2010

5/18/17: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69F,
         BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 61F SET IN 1943


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

RECORDS FOR MAY 27
HIGH 92F IN 1914
LOW 36F IN 1915
PRECIP 1.40 INS IN 1898
PEAK GUST 55 S IN 1956

RECORDS FOR MAY 28
HIGH 92F IN 2016
LOW 39F IN 1917
PRECIP 2.48 INS 1906
PEAK GUST 51e MPH NE IN 1946


TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Lizzy Suzedell

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