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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

A WARMER THAN USUAL FALL DAY WITH INCREASING 
AFTERNOON CLOUDS....

Fog limited visibility to 5 miles this morning, but broke 
up around the 10 A.M. observation. Visibility has stayed 
at 40 miles since then. Between the 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. 
observations, clouds decreased, allowing for the sun 
to break through. This brought the temperature to a 
high of 74F so far today. This is 11 degrees above the
daily normal maximum of 63F. By 1 P.M., skies became 
overcast with a layer of low stratocumulus. The low 
since midnight is 56F, which is 11 degrees above our 
normal low of 45F.


PRELIMINARY STATS FOR SEPTEMBER 2018

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 72.5 [+0.9]
Avg. Min. 58.6 [+4.0]
Mean 65.6 [+2.5]
24-hour corrected mean: 64.8
Max. for month: 92F on 3rd, 6th
Min. for month: 47F on 23rd

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 87 [-30]
Total for the season: 87 [-55]
Total for last season: 93

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 110 [+50]
Total for the season: 863 [+266]
Total for last season: 707

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 9.13 [+5.07]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 3.32 ins. on the 18th-19th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.4
Avg. corrected wind speed: 10.1
Prevailing wind direction: NE [12% of total hours]
Peak gust and direction: 37 SSW

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 7608 minutes of possible 21582 or 35%
Astronomical total minutes: 7924 minutes of possible 22447 or 35%

BHO Lowest September Sunshine, hours (1886-2018):
1) 120.7 in 1934  [34%]
2) 126.8 in 2018  [35%]
3) 130.8 in 1889  [36%]
4) 131.1 in 1996  [36%]
5) 133.0 in 1907  [37%]

BHO Wettest Septembers, inches (1886-2018):
1) 12.37 in 1999
2) 11.04 in 1933
3) 10.23 in 1896
4) 10.00 in 1961
5) 9.62 in 1987
6) 9.58 in 1888
7) 9.36 in 1918
8) 9.13 in 2018
9) 8.81 in 1907
10) 8.78 in 1996      

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: ENE at 14G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.32 ins. Hg, falling steadily       
Visibility: 5 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 62F
6-hr Min temp: 56F
24-hr Precip: 0.03 ins.   
BHO SA 1155 E20 OVC 5F 267/62/62/2014G18/032/ 8/6// 70003
56006 10062 20056

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, few cumulus in all 
directions
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 65F; Wind: SSW at 14G18 kts 
Sea-level pressure: 30.30 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 40 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 70 SCT 40 261/70/65/2314G18/030/ FEW CU ALQDS/ 
8/170 58006  

1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 66F; Wind: SW at 14G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.24 ins. Hg, falling steadily    
Visibility: 40 miles
6-hr Max temp: 74F
6-hr Min temp: 62F 
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E25 OVC 40 242/74/66/2414G20/024/ 8/3// 56019 
10074 20062
  
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....56   NORMAL.....63
MIN.....53   NORMAL.....45
MEAN....55   NORMAL.....54

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.......................+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................23 [+2.7 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............10   DEPARTURE.........-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............52   DEPARTURE........-25
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............139   DEPARTURE........-81
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......121   DIFFERENCE........18

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0  DEPARTURE...........0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............1  DEPARTURE..........-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............864  DEPARTURE........+264
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......718  DIFFERENCE.......+146

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................22 ENE AT 6:53 A.M.
                   AERO.........................20 ENE AT 7:20 A.M.
                   ASOS.........................23 ENE AT 6:54 A.M.
                   DAVIS........................22 E   AT 6:53 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................16 ENE AT 7:20 A.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................16 ENE AT 8:12 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................17 E   AT 6:54 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............7.6 ENE
                   ASOS.......................7.0 
                   DAVIS......................8.1 E [90 deg.]   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.03  DEPARTURE......-0.12
                         ASOS..............0.02
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.40  DEPARTURE......+0.21
                         ASOS..............1.40 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........48.48  DEPARTURE......+8.39
                         ASOS.............50.32 

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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

9/01 75/58/67/-1/0.00/521/66        17 NE  AERO 15 NE  RMY 16 
9/02 83/61/72/+4/0.00/684/87        20 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A 
9/03 92/68/80/+13/0.00/650/83       24 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY 25
9/04 88/70/79/+12/0.00/695/89       17 W   AERO 16 W   RMY 17 
9/05 89/67/78/+11/0.00/638/82       23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25 
9/06 92/70/81/+14/0.56/488/63       29 NNW AERO 29 NNW RMY N/A TSTM
9/07 70/63/67/+1/0.01/000/00        24 NE  AERO 22 NE  RMY N/A 
9/08 68/54/61/-5/0.00/031/04        22 NE  AERO 18 NE  RMY 21
9/09 61/53/57/-9/0.00/000/00        23 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY N/A
9/10 62/56/59/-6/..../000/00        30 E   AERO 28 E   RMY 28
9/11 75/61/68/+3/..../000/00        23 E   AERO 21 E   RMY N/A TSTM 
9/12 69/63/66/+1/..../000/00        21 ENE AERO 21 ENE RMY 21  TSTM 
9/13 68/62/65/+1/..../091/12        21 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY N/A TSTM 
9/14 75/61/68/+4/..../233/31        13 NE  AERO 12 ENE RMY 12 
9/15 76/62/69/+5/0.01/218/29        14 SW  AERO 13 SW  RMY 13
9/16 84/61/73/+10/..../695/93       15 S   AERO 14 S   RMY N/A
9/17 82/64/73/+10/..../372/50       22 SSW AERO 22 SSW RMY N/A
9/18 74/67/71/+9/..../000/00        31 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY N/A TSTM
9/19 66/57/62/0/..../007/01         28 NE  AERO 25 NE  RMY 26
9/20 63/55/59/-3/..../110/15        22 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY 19
9/21 70/55/63/+2/..../352/48        37 SSW AERO 37 SSW RMY 41
9/22 70/51/61/0/..../175/24         37 SW  AERO 36 SW  RMY 30
9/23 60/47/54/-6/..../058/08        14 N   AERO 13 N   RMY N/A 
9/24 55/50/53/-7/..../000/00        37 ENE AERO 35 ENE RMY 35
9/25 68/51/60/0/..../000/00         36 SE  AERO 37 SE  RMY 38
9/26 79/66/73/+14/..../244/34       35 SSW AERO 37 SSW RMY 37
9/27 66/56/61/+2/..../465/65        26 NNE AERO 25 NNE RMY 28
9/28 56/52/54/-4/..../029/04        24 NNE AERO 21 NNE RMY 23
9/29 71/50/61/+3/..../518/73        20 NW  AERO 18 NW  RMY 20
9/30 68/48/58/0/..../650/92         20 W   AERO 16 W   RMY N/A

DAILY RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER

09/04/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70F,
          BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 68F SET IN 1937 AND 1959

09/06/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92F,
          TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 92F SET IN 1900 


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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

10/1 65/53/59/+2/..../.../..         21 ENE AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
10/2 64/53/59/+2/..../.../..         33 S   AERO 32 S   RMY 35 TSTM
10/3 60/52/56/0/..../.../..          18 NNE AERO 14 NNE RMY 14
10/4 69/57/63/+7/..../.../..         29 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 32
10/5 64/47/56/0/..../.../..          25 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY 24
10/6 64/45/55/0/0.00/.../..          23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
10/7 75/56/66/+11/..../.../..        28 NE  AERO 24 ENE RMY 27
10/8 56/53/55/+1/..../.../..         22 ENE AERO 20 ENE RMY N/A

10/9 Low temp since midnight is 56F; normal low is now 45F

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

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 9
HIGH 82F IN 2011
LOW 29F IN 1907,1937
PRECIP 2.54 INCHES IN 1976
SNOWFALL 0.2 INCHES IN 1888
PEAK GUST 81e MPH S IN 1976 (RECORD FOR MONTH)

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 10
HIGH 85F IN 1949
LOW 27F IN 1929
PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1998
SNOWFALL 6.8 INCHES IN 1979 (RECORD FOR MONTH)
PEAK GUST 59 MPH WNW IN 1958

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY:  Benjamin Turner and Nate Iannuccillo