BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Today's observations:

7 A.M. EST
Weather: Scattered AC, Broken CI
Temperature: 67F, Dew point: 59F, Wind: W at 15 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 50 miles
BHO SA 1155 180 SCT 200 BKN 220 -BKN 50 120/67/59/2815G25/988/
FEW ACSL ALQDS PK WND 2826/1153/ 8/073 53012 70002 10067 20062

10 A.M. EST
Weather: Scattered cirrus with stratocumulus
Temperature: 76F, Dew point: 63F, Wind: W at 11 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.90 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 50 miles
BHO SA 1455 220 SCT 50 127/76/63/2811G16/990/
FEW SC FRMG ALQDS/ 8/501 51007

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JULY 9

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....76   NORMAL.....81    ASOS.....76 AT 4:29 P.M.
MIN.....54   NORMAL.....61    ASOS.....53 AT 7:04 A.M.
MEAN....65   NORMAL.....71
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......-6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....-41 (-4.6 DEGREES/DAY)

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........35 W AT 5:57 P.M.
                   AEROVANE..........37 W AT 5:57 P.M.
                   ASOS..............32 W AT 5:58 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........26 W AT 5:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE........25 W AT 5:59 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...14.2 SW
                   ASOS............14.5


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.02   DEPARTURE....-0.11
                         ASOS..............0.01
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........2.56   DEPARTURE....+1.45
                         ASOS..............2.57
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........33.37   DEPARTURE....+6.74
                         ASOS.............32.25*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available

7/1  75/60/68/-2/0.02/110/12     20 MPH SSW
7/2  80/62/71/+1/0/776/85        24 MPH W
7/3  77/59/68/-2/0/.../..        18 MPH ENE
7/4  81/58/70/0/0/.../..         22 MPH SSE
7/5  86/60/73/+2/0/.../..        27 MPH S
7/6  71/57/64/-7/1.43/000/00     35 MPH NNE
7/7  62/56/59/-12/T/.../../      30 MPH NE
7/8  59/53/56/-15/../000/00/     39 MPH NNE
7/9  76/54/65/-6/.../.../..      35 MPH SW

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

RECORDS FOR JULY 10
HIGH      99F IN 1911
LOW       46F IN 1890
PRECIP    1.68 INCHES IN 1933
PEAK GUST 75 MPH W IN 1985

RECORDS FOR JULY 11
HIGH      98F IN 1911
LOW       49F IN 1890
PRECIP    1.87 INCHES IN 1959
PEAK GUST 53 MPH NW IN 1988

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell