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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

THE END OF THE HEAT WAVE WITH A SEA BREEZE
IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS....

We observed decent visibility in the morning hours, 
with a max of 70 miles and a low of 45 miles seen 
after noontime. This happened with a wind shift from
north to east, that occurred gradually since this 
morning. Skies are mostly cloudy with breaks of 
sunshine also keeping temperatures lower with the
light sea breeze. 

The high so far today is 87F, 7 degrees above the 
daily normal maximum of 80F. The low since midnight
is 71F, 9 degrees above the normal minimum of 62F. 


PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JULY 2020

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 83.5 [+2.7]
Avg. Min. 66.0 [+3.1]
Mean      74.8 [+2.9]
24-hour corrected mean: 73.6
Max. for month: 95F on the 28th
Min. for month: 57F on the 16th and 17th

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units:    303  [+81]
Total for the season:   487  [+136]
Total for last season:  411

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 1.72 [-2.30]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 0.58 ins. on the 22nd-23rd

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.1 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   9.8 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   S [12%]
Peak gust and direction:     39 S on the 11th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 15300 minutes of a possible 26682 or 57%
Astronomical total minutes: 15879 minutes of a possible 27720 or 57%


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 61%
Wind: N at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg: Falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 90 SCT E250 BKN 70 199/75/61/0107/012/ VIRGA SW/ 
8/071 51013 10075 20071

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrostratus
Temperature: 82F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 43%
Wind: NE at 8 kts 
Sea-level pressure: 30.13 ins. Hg: Rising then falling
Visibility: 65 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT E100 BKN 250 BKN 65 202/82/57/0608/013/ 
8/836 51003

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken altocumulus, broken
cirrostratus
Temperature: 85F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: ENE at 6 kts, light
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg: Falling, then steady
Visibility: 45 miles
6-hr Max temp: 87F
6-hr Min temp: 75F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT E100 BKN 250 BKN 45 195/85/57/0706/011/
WND LGT/ 8/138 56007 10087 20075


SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....93   NORMAL.....80
MIN.....74   NORMAL.....62
MEAN....84   NORMAL.....71

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.................+13
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.................+79 [+6.4 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY.................19  DEPARTURE......+13                      
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH................160  DEPARTURE......+76
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...............647  DEPARTURE.....+212
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE..........499  DEPARTURE.....+148

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................22 SSW AT 12:40 A.M.  
                   AERO.........................22 SW  AT  1:43 A.M. 
                   ASOS.........................23 SSW AT 12:50 A.M.
                   DAVIS........................23 SW  AT 12:50 A.M
                   RMY N/A  MERLIN N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................18 SW  AT  1:40 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................17 SSW AT  1:40 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................17 SSW AT  1:40 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION................ 8.4 WNW           
                   ASOS......................... 8.2
                   DAVIS........................ 8.6 WSW [257 deg.]

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..........0.23  DEPARTURE......-1.49
                         ASOS..............0.23
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........29.30  DEPARTURE......-3.41
                         ASOS.............30.04



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  76/63/70/0/0.01/228/25              16 E    AERO 14 E    RMY 14  TSTM
07/02  86/61/74/+4/0.00/803/88             30 WSW  AERO 25 WSW  RMY 33
07/03  73/60/67/-4/0.00/091/10             30 NE   AERO 28 NE   RMY 30
07/04  79/60/70/-1/0.00/565/62             16 S    AERO 16 S    RMY 16
07/05  83/63/73/+2/0.54/373/41             24 NW   AERO 30 NW   RMY 26  TSTM
07/06  73/60/67/-4/0.00/482/53             20 ENE  AERO 16 NNE  RMY 18
07/07  78/60/69/-2/0.00/454/50             25 S    AERO 25 S    RMY 26
07/08  83/64/74/+2/0.00/227/25             32 SSW  AERO 32 SSW  RMY 32
07/09  89/70/80/+8/0.00/834/92             24 S    AERO 23 S    RMY 22 
07/10  83/70/77/+5/0.05/109/12             30 SSE  AERO 32 SSE  RMY N/A TSTM
07/11  85/70/78/+6/0.00/614/68             39 S    AERO 39 S    RMY 38
07/12  86/70/78/+6/0.00/830/92             28 WSW  AERO 28 WSW  RMY 29
07/13  82/69/76/+4/0.23/306/34             30 SSE  AERO 31 SSE  RMY 30  TSTM
07/14  78/63/71/-1/0.00/369/41             26 ENE  AERO 25 ENE  RMY 26  
07/15  72/59/66/-6/0.00/539/60             21 NE   AERO 21 NE   RMY N/A
07/16  73/57/65/-7/0.00/815/91             21 E    AERO 21 E    RMY 19
07/17  71/57/64/-8/0.19/027/03             24 SSW  AERO 24 SSW  RMY 25 
07/18  89/66/78/+6/0.00/822/92             18 W    AERO 17 W    RMY 19
07/19  92/69/81/+9/0.00/722/81             28 S    AERO 28 S    RMY 26
07/20  91/72/82/+10/T/481/54               25 SSW  AERO 25 SSW  RMY N/A
07/21  88/68/78/+6/0.00/799/90             25 W    AERO 25 W    RMY 24
07/22  80/67/74/+2/0.17/275/31             16 ENE  AERO M  M    RMY 16
07/23  88/68/78/+6/0.48/203/23             31 N    AERO 32 N    RMY 31  TSTM 
07/24  81/68/75/+3/0.00/476/54             15 ENE  AERO 15 ENE  RMY 16
07/25  88/67/78/+6/0.00/845/96             18 W    AERO 18 WNW  RMY N/A
07/26  89/70/80/+8/0.00/632/72             27 W    AERO 28 W    RMY 27
07/27  94/72/83/+11/0.00/823/94            23 SW   AERO 25 SW   RMY N/A
07/28  95/74/85/+13/0.01/621/71            28 WSW  AERO 25 WSW  RMY 25
07/29  90/68/79/+7/0.00/698/80             23 SSW  AERO 25 SSW  RMY 24
07/30  88/71/80/+8/0.00/252/29             29 W    AERO 28 W    RMY 29   
07/31  84/69/77/+5/0.00/564/65             14 ENE  AERO 14 ENE  RMY 15 

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

08/01  87/66/77/+5/0.00/.../..             18 S    AERO 21 S    RMY 19
08/02  85/69/77/+5/0.02/.../..             36 S    AERO 37 S    RMY 38
08/03  91/75/83/+11/0.00/.../..            36 WSW  AERO 38 SW   RMY 36
08/04  83/71/77/5/0.21/.../..              67 SSE  AERO 71 S    RMY 70
08/05  90/68/79/+7/0.00/.../..             28 SW   AERO 30 SW   RMY 29
08/06  84/65/75/3/0.00/.../..              20 W    AERO 17 W    RMY 19
08/07  79/65/72/0/T/.../..                 16 NE   AERO 16 NE   RMY N/A
08/08  83/64/74/+2/0.00/.../..             20 S    AERO 20 S    RMY 19
08/09  90/65/78/+6/0.00/.../..             26 SSW  AERO 26 SSW  RMY 26
08/10  94/69/82/+11/0.00/.../..            22 W    AERO 20 W    RMY 20
08/11  92/72/82/+11/0.00/.../..            31 SSW  AERO 35 SSW  RMY 31  TSTM
08/12  93/74/84/+13/0.00/.../..            22 SSW  AERO 22 SW   RMY 19

08/13  The low since midnight is 71F, the daily 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: Benjamin Turner