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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2018 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

COOLER, DRIER AIR AND IMPROVED VISIBILITY

Today's temperatures have not been as warm as they were in the past 
few days. The minimum temperature this morning was 67F, which is 
the coolest it has been since last Sunday. However, this minimum 
is still 4F above the normal minimum temperature for this time of 
year of 63F. The maximum reached so far today has been only 80F, 
compared to 86F reached by this time yesterday. Dew points have 
also been lower, staying in the low 60s this afternoon making for 
much more pleasant conditions. Winds have also stayed light. 
Yesterday afternoon around 4:30 P.M. EST, winds began to pick up 
out of the south and a peak gust of 28 MPH was measured. So far 
today, the peak gust was only 15 MPH out of the WNW at 10:33 A.M. 
Today's drier conditions also allowed for much better visibility. 
By the 1:00 P.M. observation, visibility for most of the area was 
at 80 miles.


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Few altocumulus NE-S, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 71F; Dew Point: 64F; Wind: NW at 6 kts,
Wind speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg, rising, then less quickly
Visibility: 60 miles, distant haze in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 71F
6-hr Min temp: 67F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. 
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 60 176/71/64/3106/005/ FEW AC NE-S DSNT HZ 
ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/031 51016 10071 20067

10 A.M.
Weather: Few distant cumulus SE-S and SW-N, broken cirrostratus, 
full solar halo
Temperature: 77F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: W at 4 kts,
Wind speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg, falling, then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.  
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 70 177/77/60/2804/005/ FEW CU DSNT SE-S 
AND SW-N FULL SOLAR HALO WND LGT/ 8/106 53001

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken cirrostratus
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: WNW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg, falling
Visibility: 80 miles, except 50 miles NE
6-hr Max temp: 80F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
6-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 030 SCT E250 BKN 80 175/79/62/2908/005/ VSBY NE 
50/ 8/106 57002 10080 20071


SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....87   NORMAL.....81
MIN.....71   NORMAL.....63
MEAN....79   NORMAL.....72

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................+81 [+2.7 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............14   DEPARTURE..........+6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............268   DEPARTURE.........+68
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............427   DEPARTURE.........+98
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......412   DEPARTURE.........+15

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................28 S AT 4:23 P.M.
                   AERO.........................26 S AT 4:24 P.M.
                   ASOS.........................29 S AT 4:23 P.M.
                   DAVIS........................32 S AT 4:23 P.M. RMY 29
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................21 S AT 4:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................20 S AT 5:03 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................22 S AT 4:24 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............8.7 S
                   ASOS........................9.2
                   DAVIS.......................8.4 SW [214 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE......-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........3.84  DEPARTURE......+0.28
                         ASOS..............3.85 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........34.01  DEPARTURE......+3.66
                         ASOS.............35.58


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/+5/0.10/751/83        24 W   AERO 22 W   RMY N/A
7/11 73/62/68/-4/0.63/705/78        28 NE  AERO 25 NE  RMY 27 TSTM
7/12 77/56/67/-5/0.00/867/96        16 NW  AERO 15 NW  RMY N/A 
7/13 84/61/73/+1/0.00/568/63        23 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY 24
7/14 80/61/71/-1/0.00/540/60        18 S   AERO 16 S   RMY 19
7/15 84/65/75/+3/T/521/58           16 S   AERO 15 S   RMY 14 
7/16 83/67/75/+3/0.00/682/76        23 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 23 
7/17 88/67/78/+6/1.34/430/48        31 SW  AERO 30 SW  RMY 32 TSTM 
7/18 81/63/72/0/0.02/769/86         21 NW  AERO 22 NW  RMY 23 
7/19 80/56/68/-4/0.00/.../..        21 S   AERO 17 SSE RMY 19 
7/20 83/62/73/1/0.00/.../..         21 SE  AERO 17 ESE RMY 19
7/21 76/59/68/-4/..../.../..        23 ENE AERO 20 ENE RMY N/A
7/22 76/63/69/-3/..../.../..        29 ESE AERO 28 ESE RMY N/A
7/23 82/71/77/+5/..../.../..        32 S   AERO 30 S   RMY 32 
7/24 85/72/79/+7/T/.../..           31 S   AERO 29 S   RMY 29 
7/25 82/71/77/+5/..../.../..        35 SSE AERO 32 SSE RMY N/A 
7/26 83/69/76/+5/..../.../..        41 SSW AERO 39 SSW RMY N/A TSTM
7/27 88/69/79/+7/..../.../..        25 S   AERO 23 SSW RMY 26
7/28 87/71/79/+7/..../.../..        28 S   AERO 26 S   RMY 29

7/29 Low temp since midnight is 67F; 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 29
HIGH 97F IN 1949
LOW 53F IN 1888,1914
PRECIP 1.53 INS IN 1901
PEAK GUST 40e MPH E IN 1941

RECORDS FOR JULY 30
HIGH 99F IN 1949
LOW 51F IN 1956
PRECIP 1.84 INS IN 1976
PEAK GUST 70e MPH SW 1944\

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Lizzy Suzedell