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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME [unless otherwise noted]

Discussion at 2 p.m.

WARM AND DRY JUNE UNDERWAY....

Since we changed the calendar from May to June there has come
a complete reversal of the weather pattern and a corresponding
change to warmer and drier than normal weather. Only June 1 has been
cooler than normal to date. The month is averaging near three
degrees warmer than normal at the end of this first week.

There's been no rainfall in June and so the month will soon
be an inch drier than normal.

Today's observations:

6/7/2005 TUE

8 A.M.  high thin clouds with 9 miles visibility in dissipating fog
fog and hazy conditions; temp. 67; dewpoint 62, wind s 14 gusting 24 mph;
six hourly min. temp. 61 deg. Heavy fog was observed here at the summit
several hours ago.

BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 300 -BKN 9 111/67/62/1912G21/986/ FEW STRA DSSPTNG SE-SW
FEW AC/ACC NE-SE THN F DSSPTNG PST HR HAZY VSBY E-S 7/ 8/681 50002 10067 20061

11 A.M. high scattered cirrus with 15 miles visibility and hazy;
temp. 79, dewpoint 63; wind ssw 13 mph;

BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 15 105/79/63/2111/984/ HAZY/ 58006 /8/001

2 P.M. scattered cumulus with 20 miles visibility but 15 miles
east through south hazy all directions; temp. 84; dewpoint 62;
wind south at 17 gusting 25 mph; six hourly max. temp. 85 deg.

BHO SA 1755 60 SCT 20 084/84/62/1815G22/978/ FEW MDT CU HAZY
VSBY E-S 15/ 8/200 56021 10085 20067

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JUNE 06:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....76   NORMAL.....73    HAZEN....76.2 AT 3:28 P.M.
MIN.....52   NORMAL.....53    HAZEN....51.9 AT 7:15 A.M.
MEAN....64   NORMAL.....63

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....+12  (+1.8 DEGREES/DAY)

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)(Time: EDT)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........30 SSE AT 11:25 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........34 SSE AT 11:25 P.M.
                   ASOS.............30 SSE AT 11:25 P.M.
                   DAVIS............33   S AT 11:18 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........24   S AT 11:28 P.M. **
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......25   S AT 11:28 P.M. **
DAVIS MAXIMUM ONE MINUTE SPEED......27   S AT 11:19 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..9.8 MPH N
                   ASOS...........9.6 MPH N   [350 deg]
                   DAVIS..........9.5 MPH ENE [060 deg]
** Eastern Standard Time


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING AT 8 A.M. (EDT)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.13
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.78
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........29.74   DEPARTURE....+7.37
                         ASOS.............28.62

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED IN THE ORDER DESCRIBED BELOW:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

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

6/1 64/46/55/-7/0/570/63                 22 MPH S
6/2 75/48/62/0//.../..                   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/.../..                 27 MPH N
6/6 76/52/64/+1/0/.../..                 30 MPH SSE

6/7 morning low temp. 61 deg.; normal now 54 deg.

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

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 8
HIGH 94F IN 1984
LOW 37F IN 1932
PRECIP 1.53 INS IN 1947
PEAK GUST 86e MPH WNW IN 1946 [Record for month]

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling