BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA   DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME   ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASING MOISTURE   Today has been another day of above average temperatures, with a high so far of 87F, which is well above average.  The dew point has also been on the rise today, as it had risen to almost 70F by early afternoon, giving the air a muggy feel.  Winds have been fairly light out of the SSW-SW again today, averaging about 10-15mph so far, with a peak gust of just 21mph.  It has been another hazy day today, which has kept visibility to 35 miles or less, similar to yesterday.  A very light rain shower early this morning left just a trace of precipitation.   Warm weather is expected for the next few days, and the high temperature may approach the daily records for a few days early this week.   Blue Hill Current Record High Maximum Temperatures (1885-2012) Jun 23  93F  in 1888 Jun 24  91F  in 1914, 1976 Jun 25  93F  in 1943, 1980, 2005   Blue Hill Wettest Junes, inches (1886-2013) 1) 17.32 in 1998 2) 13.73 in 1982 3) 12.31 in 2006 4) 11.13 in 2013 (through 6/22) 5) 10.78 in 1922 6) 10.55 in 2013 7)  9.03 in 1938 8)  8.77 in 1931 9)  8.64 in 1920 10) 8.02 in 1959   Today's Observations:   7 A.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus, few lower altocumulus, few altocumulus castellanus WSW-N Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: SSW at 9 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.17 ins. Hg, falling then rising Visibility: 35 miles, distant haze 6-hour min. temp: 63F 6-hr. precip: Trace 24-hr. precip: Trace BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 35 217/68/62/2109/017/ FEW LWR AC FEW ACC WSW-N DSNT HZ/ 8/080 53003 MANUAL 6000/ MANUAL 7000/ 10068 20063   10 A.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus, few small cumulus NE, few altocumulus castellanus, haze aloft Temperature: 81F; Dew Point: 68F; Wind: SSW at 10 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, rising then falling Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze BHO SA 1455 70 SCT 30 207/81/68/2110/014/ FEW SML CU NE FEW ACC HZ ALF DSNT HZ/ 8/180 58010   1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cirrus, few cumulus and cumulus fractus all quadrants, haze aloft Temperature: 87F; Dew Point: 69F; Wind: SW at 11G18 kts, Wind: Direction variable SSW-W Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg, falling then falling more rapidly Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze 6-hr max. temp: 87F BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 30 195/87/69/2311G18/011/ FEW CU AND CUFRA ALQDS HZ ALF DSNT HZ WND 20V27/ 8/101 58012 10087 20068   WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....82     NORMAL.....77 MIN.....62     NORMAL.....59 MEAN....72     NORMAL.....68   DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL....................+4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+5 [0.0 DEGREE/DAY]   HEATING DEGREE DAYS  TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............0   DEPARTURE..........-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............47   DEPARTURE.........-19 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........5781   DEPARTURE........-587 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....4983   DIFFERENCE.......+798   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...............23 SW  AT 12:05 P.M. *                    AERO....................24 SW  AT  2:24 P.M. *                    ASOS....................25 SW  AT 12:05 P.M.                    DAVIS...................24 SW  AT 11:58 A.M. RMY 25 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.................20 SW  AT 12:27 P.M. * MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..............20 SSW AT 12:28 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.............19 SSW AT 12:28 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..........13.0 SW                    ASOS...................12.6                    DAVIS..................11.9 SSW [213 deg] * last of several occurrences...   PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...Trace   DEPARTURE............-0.12                          ASOS..............0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........11.13   DEPARTURE............+7.74                          ASOS.............11.20 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........31.22   DEPARTURE............+5.17                          ASOS..............N/A* *ASOS malfunctioned during storm on 2/8-9, leading to erroneous totals        PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2013 CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust RMY:  RMY = R.M. Young wind gust recording system added 8/9/2011 TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ....: Data not yet available, records not finalized                               6/1  90/69/80/+18/0.00/905/100       30 SW  AERO 32 MPH SW  RMY 33 6/2  86/64/75/+13/T/761/84           42 SSW AERO 44 MPH SSW RMY 46 6/3  75/57/66/+4/0.47/154/17         22 WNW AERO 22 MPH SSW RMY 22 6/4  70/48/59/-4/0.00/899/99         25 W   AERO 25 MPH W   RMY 25 6/5  73/51/62/-1/0.00/727/80         20 SSW AERO 21 MPH S   RMY 22 6/6  74/54/64/+1/0.03/455/50         22 SSE AERO 22 MPH S   RMY 22 6/7  57/51/54/-10/3.28/000/00        33 NE  AERO 32 MPH NE  RMY 34 6/8  77/52/65/+1/0.78/356/39         29 W   AERO 29 MPH W   RMY 29 TSTM 6/9  78/57/68/+4/0.00/886/97         25 W   AERO 23 MPH W   RMY 25 6/10 69/55/62/-3/0.76/119/13         24 E   AERO 24 MPH E   RMY N/A 6/11 65/53/59/-6/1.61/000/00         29 E   AERO 29 MPH E   RMY N/A 6/12 69/54/62/-3/0.01/320/35         38 NW  AERO 41 MPH NW  RMY 41 6/13 65/50/58/-7/0.93/110/12         32 NE  AERO 33 MPH NE  RMY 34 6/14 70/61/61/-5/1.38/421/46         32 NE  AERO 32 MPH NE  RMY 29 6/15 77/56/67/+1/0.00/907/99         23 NW  AERO 24 MPH NW  RMY 26 6/16 74/57/66/0/0.00/266/29          25 S   AERO 24 MPH S   RMY 27 6/17 84/60/72/+5/1.27/.../..         45 NW  AERO 51 MPH NW  RMY 48 TSTM 6/18 74/56/65/-2/0.61/.../..         32 ENE AERO 32 MPH ENE RMY 33 TSTM 6/19 71/53/62/-5/T/.../..            20 NNE AERO 20 MPH NNE RMY N/A 6/20 78/53/66/-2/0.00/.../..         18 SSW AERO 20 MPH SSW RMY N/A 6/21 82/57/70/+2/0.00/.../..         22 SW  AERO 22 MPH SW  RMY 21 6/22 82/62/72/+4/0.00/.../..         23 SW  AERO 24 MPH SW  RMY 25   6/23 morning low temp: 63F; the normal low is now 59F   DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE 2013 6/1 - TIED DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90F;      previous record of 90F set in 1937 6/1 - NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69F;      surpasses previous record of 68F set in 1944, 1987   DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):   RECORDS FOR JUNE 23 HIGH 93F IN 1888 LOW 45F IN 1885 PRECIP 0.70 INS IN 2006 PEAK GUST 63 MPH SE IN 1972 (AGNES)   RECORDS FOR JUNE 24 HIGH 91F IN 1914,1976 LOW 40F IN 1932 PRECIP 2.80 INS IN 1929 PEAK GUST 54 MPH WNW IN 2010   TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O'Brien, Peter Volpe