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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Today's observations:

7 A.M. EST
Weather: Obscured
Temperature: 52F, Dew point: 52F, Wind: N at 10 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.07 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 1/4 of a mile
BHO SA 1155 W2 X1 1/4F 182/52/52/3510/007/ 8//// 53008 10056 20052

10 A.M. EST
Weather: Overcast
Temperature: 56F, Dew point: 51F, Wind: ENE at 3 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.07 inches Hg, steady
Visibility: 9 miles
BHO SA 1455 E5 OVC 9 182/56/51/0603/007/ FEW BRGT SPTS IOVC WND L/V HAZY/ 
8/4// 58000

1 P.M. EST
Weather: Clear with a few stratocumulus
Temperature: 70F, Dew point: 56F, Wind: SSE at 5 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 15 miles
BHO SA 1755 CLR 15 160/70/56/1505/000/ FEW SC FRMG E WND L/V HAZY/ 8/500 
58022 10070 20052

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 5

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....88   NORMAL.....73    ASOS.....88 AT 12:58 P.M.
MIN.....55   NORMAL.....53    ASOS.....55 AT MIDNIGHT P.M.
MEAN....72   NORMAL.....63
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+11  (+2.2 DEGREES/DAY)

HEATING DEGREE DAY UNITS...
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY........0   DEP......0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.......15   DEP.....-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON....6361   DEP....+42
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR LAST SEASON...6238   DIF...+123

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........27 N  AT 23:20
                   AEROVANE.........27 N  AT 23:20
                   ASOS.............25 SE AT 15:54
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........20 N  AT 23:26
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......20 SE AT 15:55
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..9.0 ESE
                   ASOS...........9.9
*LAST OF SEVERAL

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..........0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.65
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........29.74   DEPARTURE....+7.50
                         ASOS.............28.62*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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

6/1 64/46/55/-7/0/570/63                 22 MPH S
6/2 75/48/62/0/0/.../..                  22 MPH S
6/3 77/49/63/+1/0/.../...                29 MPH S
6/4 83/58/71/+8/0/.../..                 15 MPH SW
6/5 88/55/72/+9/0/.../..

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 6
HIGH      95F IN 1925
LOW       41F IN 1891
PRECIP    3.61 INCHES IN 2000
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NE IN 2000

RECORDS FOR JUNE 7
HIGH      93F IN 1999
LOW       40F IN 1932
PRECIP    1.68 INCHES IN 1913
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NE IN 1982

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Andrew Hoell/George Holdsworth