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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST BRINGS COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA...OUR DRY SPELL CONTINUES...

Today has been a reasonably fair weather day with 
cloud cover remaining at scattered or broken and 
no precipitation measured since yesterday. A 
northeasterly wind brings a sea-breeze which
has kept temperatures cooler than normal with a 
high temperature so far of 75F, 5 degrees below
our normal maximum temperature for today of 80F. 
Humidity has dropped since yesterday, with 100%
humidity being recorded on our hygro-thermograph through
a majority of last night. Since then, humidity has
dropped to about 70% where it has remained for a 
majority of the late morning and early afternoon.
We continue our dry streak today, with no new 
precipitation falling overnight, which brings our 
monthly total to about 1.05" below normal for the 
month so far. This is a contrast to our higher than 
average precipitation that we have experienced in the 
earlier portion of this year.


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: Scattered altocumulus, few cumulus SW-NNE
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 59F; Wind: NNE at 9G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 66F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr Precip: 0.02 ins.
BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 70 108/66/59/0209G15/985/ FEW CU SW-NNE/ 
8/140 53023 70002 10066 20064

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions, broken altocumulus
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: NE at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E150 BKN 70 115/70/62/0408/987/ FEW CU ALQDS/ 
8/140 53007

1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus SW-NW, scattered altocumulus
distant fog along the horizon NNE-ESE
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: NE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. 
BHO SA 1755 120 SCT 70 114/72/60/0507/987/ FEW CU SW-NW 
DSNT FOG ALNG HRZN NNE-ESE/ 8/180 55001 10075 20066

SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....77   NORMAL.....80
MIN.....66   NORMAL.....62
MEAN....72   NORMAL.....71

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......................+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................+8 [+0.4 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............7   DEPARTURE.........+1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............95   DEPARTURE.........+4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............506   DEPARTURE........+64
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......606   DEPARTURE.......-100

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................25 W   AT 11:35 A.M.
                   AERO.........................24 WSW AT  3:17 P.M.
                   ASOS.........................25 SW  AT  2:52 P.M.
                   DAVIS........................24 WSW AT 11:04 A.M. RMY 24
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................18 WSW AT  2:50 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................18 SW  AT  3:45 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................18 SW  AT  2:47 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............11.4 WSW
                   ASOS.......................11.6
                   DAVIS......................11.0 SW [223 deg.]


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..........0.80  DEPARTURE......-1.05
                         ASOS..............0.82
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........36.12  DEPARTURE......+3.28
                         ASOS.............36.10

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   77/66/72/+1/0.02/.../..               25 W   AERO 24 WSW RMY 24

8/14 Low temp since midnight is 64F; normal low is 62F


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

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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 15
HIGH 95F IN 1928
LOW 47F IN 1964
PRECIP 1.89 INCHES IN 2011 
PEAK GUST 44e MPH S IN 1941

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Samantha Richard