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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

CLOUDY DAY WITH LATE MORNING DRIZZLE AND HAZE...

Visibility has been teetering between 30 and 40 miles all
day with hazy conditions and an abundance of clouds. 0.02"
of rain was measured at 1 PM after light drizzle fell 
through the late morning into the early afternoon. Last 
night temperatures got as low as 70F, which is fairly high
compared to our normal low temperature for today of 62F.
Our high so far today, however, was 77F, which is 3 degrees
below our normal maximum temperature for today of 80F. 

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JULY 2019

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 84.6 [+3.8]
Avg. Min. 65.6 [+2.7]
Mean      75.1 [+3.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 74.5
Max. for month: 93F on the 20th, 30th
Min. for month: 58F on the 1st, 23rd

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units:   322 [+100]
Total for the season:  411 [+60]
Total for last season: 455

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 5.45 [+1.43]
Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A 

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 8.8
Avg. corrected wind speed:   9.6
Prevailing wind direction: W at 14%
Peak gust and direction: 44 W on 17th  

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 18300 minutes of possible 26682 or 69%
Astronomical total minutes:   19049 minutes of possible 27759 or 69%

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 66F; Wind: SSW at 7G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.82 ins. Hg, rising then steady
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 73F
6-hr Min temp: 70F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E110 BKN 40 097/73/66/2107G16/982/ HAZY/ 8/070 
51001 10073 20070

10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altostratus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 68F; Wind: SW at 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.81 ins. Hg, falling then steady
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E110 OVC 30 095/74/68/2310/981/ HAZY/ 8/020 56002

1 P.M.
Weather: Light drizzle, overcast stratocumulus
Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 68F; Wind: SSW at 11G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.80 ins. Hg, steady then falling
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 73F
6-hr Precip: 0.02 ins. 
BHO SA 1755 E20 OVC 30L- 092/73/68/2111G18/980/ L-CTD HAZY/ 8/400 
58003 6002/ 10077 20073

SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....82   NORMAL.....80
MIN.....60   NORMAL.....62
MEAN....71   NORMAL.....71

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.......................0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................+7 [+0.4 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............6   DEPARTURE..........0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............88   DEPARTURE.........+4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............499   DEPARTURE........+64
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......604   DEPARTURE.......-105

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................25 W   AT 10:16 P.M.
                   AERO.........................23 W   AT 10:16 P.M.
                   ASOS.........................26 SSW AT 10:17 P.M.
                   DAVIS........................24 SW  AT 10:17 P.M. RMY 28
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................19 W   AT 10:17 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................17 SW  AT  9:16 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................18 W   AT  4:11 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............11.5 W
                   ASOS.......................11.2
                   DAVIS......................11.8 WSW [250 deg.]


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE......-0.12
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.78  DEPARTURE......-0.95
                         ASOS..............0.81
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........36.10  DEPARTURE......+3.38
                         ASOS.............36.09

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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

07/01 83/58/71/+1/0.00/896/98               21 NNW AERO 21 NNW RMY N/A
07/02 82/65/74/+4/0.00/329/36               23 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 23
07/03 89/67/78/+7/0.00/866/95               18 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 18
07/04 88/68/78/+7/0.00/748/82               17 SSW AERO M  M   RMY 17
07/05 87/69/78/+7/0.00/829/91               21 SW  AERO M  M   RMY 21
07/06 90/71/81/+10/0.83/646/71              26 WNW AERO M  M   RMY N/A TSTM
07/07 78/64/71/0/0.00/827/91                30 NE  AERO M  M   RMY N/A
07/08 79/59/69/-3/0.00/763/84               16 N   AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
07/09 85/61/73/+1/0.00/871/96               18 NW  AERO 16 NW  RMY 18
07/10 88/69/79/+7/0.00/607/67               20 ESE AERO 16 ESE RMY 17
07/11 81/67/74/+2/0.62/000/00               35 S   AERO 33 S   RMY 36
07/12 84/68/76/+4/0.00/316/35               31 WNW AERO 30 WNW RMY 32
07/13 85/65/75/+3/0.00/812/90               21 W   AERO 20 WSW RMY 20
07/14 87/68/78/+6/0.00/702/78               25 W   AERO 21 W   RMY 23
07/15 82/63/73/+1/0.00/791/88               24 WNW AERO 23 WNW RMY 22
07/16 86/65/76/+4/0.00/682/76               23 W   AERO 21 W   RMY 21
07/17 90/70/80/+8/1.32/260/29               44 W   AERO M  M   RMY 47 TSTM
07/18 72/61/67/-5/0.04/000/00               33 NE  AERO 36 NE  RMY 33
07/19 89/61/75/+3/0.00/580/65               24 WSW AERO 26 SW  RMY 25
07/20 93/75/84/+12/0.00/802/90              21 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY N/A
07/21 92/76/84/+12/0.00/729/82              31 W   AERO 35 W   RMY 31
07/22 81/64/73/+1/1.22/284/32               35 ENE AERO 37 ENE RMY 34
07/23 66/58/62/-10/0.86/009/01              30 NNE AERO 33 NNE RMY 30
07/24 77/60/69/-3/0.01/575/65               14 NE  AERO 15 NE  RMY N/A
07/25 80/61/71/-1/0.00/732/83               17 SSE AERO 23 N   RMY 17
07/26 84/62/73/+1/0.00/730/83               22 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY 20
07/27 83/64/74/+2/0.00/834/95               21 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 21
07/28 89/64/77/+5/0.00/710/81               25 WSW AERO 36 WSW RMY 26
07/29 89/71/80/+8/0.01/804/92               23 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 21
07/30 93/71/82/+10/0.00/767/88              24 S   AERO 24 S   RMY 23
07/31 90/68/79/+7/0.55/548/63               37 SW  AERO 35 SW  RMY 38 TSTM

DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2019

7/20/19: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 75F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 73F SET IN 1977, 2015

7/21/19: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 76F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 75F SET IN 1991

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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

8/01   84/66/75/+3/0.00/.../..               18 NNW AERO 20 NW  RMY 17
8/02   83/61/72/0/0.00/.../..                18 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 18 
8/03   84/66/75/+3/0.00/.../..               25 SW  AERO 26 SW  RMY 25
8/04   83/66/75/+3/0.00/.../..               21 NE  AERO 23 SW  RMY 25
8/05   81/58/70/-2/0.00/.../..               20 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 19
8/06   79/63/71/-1/0.00/.../..               15 S   AERO 14 S   RMY 17
8/07   82/66/74/+2/..../.../..               32 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 35
8/08   84/67/76/+4/..../.../..               30 SW  AERO 24 WNW RMY 29
8/09   82/63/73/+1/..../.../..               28 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY 26
8/10   78/59/69/-2/..../.../..               32 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY 28
8/11   78/55/67/-4/0.00/.../..               28 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 28
8/12   82/60/71/0/0.00/.../..                25 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 26

8/13 Low temp since midnight is 70F; normal low is 62F


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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 13
HIGH 98F IN 1944, 2002
LOW 47F IN 1902, 1957
PRECIP 2.92 INCHES IN 1989
PEAK GUST 52 MPH SSE IN 1963

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 14
HIGH 99F IN 2002
LOW 46F IN 1964
PRECIP 3.06 INCHES IN 1919
PEAK GUST 61 MPH WNW IN 1963

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Samantha Richard