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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

ANOTHER HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID DAY ON TOP OF GREAT
BLUE HILL....

Temperatures today were warmer than yesterday with a 
max so far of 88F. This is 7 degrees above the daily
normal of 81F. Although this is high it is not record
breaking. The record for this day of 99F was set back
in 1999. Overnight temperatures were also well above
normal with a low so far of 71F, which is 8 degrees 
above the daily normal of 63F. Dew points today in the 
low 70's made for very sticky and humid air. Wind from 
the south was moderate today with a peak gust of 27 kts
(31 MPH) by 2:00 P.M.EST. Wind from the south also kept
the haze in area with a max of 35 miles at 10:00 A.M.,
becoming thicker at 1:00 P.M. limiting visibility to
15-25 miles. The clouds increased today as pressure 
began to drop. These clouds produced distant lightning 
from W-NW at the 1:00 P.M. observation. 

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus 
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 70F; Wind: SSW at 12G18 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.86 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 20 miles, hazy 
6-hr Max temp: 76F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.  
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 20 117/76/70/2112G18/986/ HAZY/ 
8/008 58004 10076 20071  

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered altocumulus,
broken cirrostratus  
Temperature: 83F; Dew Point: 72F; Wind: S at 8G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly 
Visibility: 35 miles, distant haze in all directions  
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. 
BHO SA 1455 40 SCT 140 SCT E250 BKN 35 109/83/72/1808G17/985/ 
DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/138 58008  

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, broken altocumulus, few
cumulonimbus, occasional lightning W-N, thunderstorm
moving W-N moving NE  
Temperature: 88F; Dew Point: 73F; Wind:SWW at 11G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.84 ins. Hg, falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 25 miles, haze
6-hr Max temp: 83F
6-hr Min temp: 72F
6-hr precip: 0.00 ins. 
BHO SA 1755 E45 BKN E160 BKN 25 105/88/73/2111G18/984/ 
FEW CB W-N OCNL LTGICCCCG W-N TS W-N MVNG NE VSBY 15 SW-NW HAZY/ 
8/230 10088 20075  

SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....83   NORMAL.....81
MIN.....67   NORMAL.....63
MEAN....75   NORMAL.....72

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+50 [+2.9 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............10   DEPARTURE..........+3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............153   DEPARTURE.........+46
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............312   DEPARTURE.........+76
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......318   DEPARTURE..........-6

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................23 S AT 8:28 P.M.
                   AERO.........................23 S AT 8:28 P.M.
                   ASOS.........................24 S AT 8:29 P.M.
                   DAVIS........................26 S AT 6:44 P.M. RMY 23
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................17 S AT 8:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................18 S AT 8:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................17 S AT 8:30 P.M. 
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............6.6 S
                   ASOS........................7.2
                   DAVIS.......................6.8 SSE [157 deg.]

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..........1.29  DEPARTURE......-0.64
                         ASOS..............1.31 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........31.46  DEPARTURE......+2.74
                         ASOS.............33.04

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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

7/01 94/72/83/+13/0.00/667/73       21 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 19 
7/02 90/68/79/+9/0.00/858/94        21 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 22
7/03 94/69/82/+11/0.00/657/72       20 SSW AERO 18 SW  RMY 19 TSTM
7/04 89/73/81/+10/0.00/884/97       17 NE  AERO 15 NE  RMY 16
7/05 91/73/82/+11/0.00/865/95       29 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
7/06 80/59/70/-1/0.56/018/02        37 NNW AERO 38 SW  RMY 40 TSTM
7/07 78/54/66/-5/0.00/900/99        22 N   AERO 18 N   RMY N/A 
7/08 83/57/70/-2/0.00/890/98        23 S   AERO 21 S   RMY 22  
7/09 88/60/74/+2/0.00/852/94        23 SW  AERO 23 SW  RMY 24 
7/10 91/63/77/+5/..../751/83        24 W   AERO 22 W   RMY N/A
7/11 73/62/68/-4/..../705/78        28 NE  AERO 25 NE  RMY 27 TSTM
7/12 77/56/67/-5/0.00/.../..        16 NW  AERO 15 NW  RMY N/A 
7/13 84/61/73/+1/0.00/.../..        23 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY 24
7/14 80/61/71/-1/0.00/.../..        18 S   AERO 16 S   RMY 19
7/15 84/65/75/+3/T/.../..           16 S   AERO 15 S   RMY 14 
7/16 83/67/75/+3/0.00/.../..        23 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 23 

7/17 Low temp since midnight is 71F; normal low is now 63F

DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2018

07/01/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72F, 
          TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1968

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

RECORDS FOR JULY 17
HIGH 96F IN 1999
LOW 47F IN 1892
PRECIP 1.39 INS IN 1989
WIND 46 MPH WNW IN 1971

RECORDS FOR JULY 18
HIGH 96F IN 1991, 1999
LOW 54F IN 1892, 1956, 1971
PRECIP 1.65 INS IN 2000
WIND 43e MPH SW IN 1949

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Kaitlin Geagan