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

SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

HAZY WITH SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS....

We observed a normal, hazy summer day until 
around noontime where a massive thunderstorm
popped up to the northwest. It moved slowly
over the Boston area, where multiple lightning
strikes were seen. Weather conditions became 
more volatile as the day went on, with storms
moving from west to east. The observatory has
experienced near an inch of rainfall between 
2 P.M. and 3 P.M, eastern time. This should 
put a significant damper on the monthly 
rainfall deficit!  

The high so far today is 84 degrees, this is 5
degrees above the daily normal high of 79F. The 
low since midnight is 62F, which is a degree
above the daily normal low of 61F.


Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 64F; Relative Humidity: 87%
Wind: SW at 3 kts, light
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg: rising steadily
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 62F
24-hr Precip: 0.0
24-hr Frozen: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 55 SCT 250 BKN 30 084/68/64/2203/978/ HAZY WND 
L/V/ 8/108 70005 51013 10068 20062

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus/stratocumulus  
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 68F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: WSW at 5 kts, light
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg: Steady, then falling
Visibility: 35 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Frozen:   0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 40 SCT 250 BKN 35 083/79/68/2405/978/ HAZY 
WND LGT/ 8/808 58001

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus/ cumulonimbus and cirrus, 
thunder and lightning mostly from the NW-NW. Very 
light rain beginning around 12:55 P.M.
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 64F; Relative Humidity: 67%
Wind: SSW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.75 ins. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 65 miles, except 8 miles NW-NE due to rain
6-hr Max temp: 84F
6-hr Min temp: 68F
6-hr Precip:  Trace
6-hr Frozen:   0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 BKN 250 BKN 65R- 072/76/64/2109/975/ VSBY 8 DSNT 
LTG NW-NE VIRGA NW-NE R-B55 PCPN VRY LGT TB10 TSTM MVNG NW-E/ 8/302 
600// 58011 10084 20068


SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....82   NORMAL.....78
MIN.....65   NORMAL.....60
MEAN....74   NORMAL.....69

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL................. +5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.................+84 [+2.8 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY................0  DEPARTURE....... -1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............40  DEPARTURE.......-32
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............5852  DEPARTURE......-523
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......6254  DEPARTURE......-402

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY................ 9  DEPARTURE....... +4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............143  DEPARTURE.......+55
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..............175  DEPARTURE.......+63
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE..........68  DEPARTURE......+107

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................21 S   AT  3:07 P.M.  
                   AERO.........................20 S   AT  3:01 P.M.  
                   ASOS.........................21 S   AT  3:08 P.M. 
                   DAVIS........................19 S   AT  3:05 P.M RMY 20
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................15 S   AT  3:04 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................15 S   AT  3:05 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................15 W   AT  4:09 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...............8.1 S              
                   ASOS....................... 8.6
                   DAVIS...................... 8.2 SW [224 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.05  DEPARTURE......-0.07
                         ASOS..............0.05
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........2.81  DEPARTURE......-1.17
                         ASOS..............2.81
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........22.60  DEPARTURE......-3.97
                         ASOS.............23.12


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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

06/01  64/42/53/-9/T/0.0/.../..            28 WNW  AERO 29 WNW RMY 28
06/02  72/45/59/-3/..../0.0/.../..         28 W    AERO 27 W   RMY 28
06/03  79/55/67/+5/T/0.0/.../..            29 W    AERO 28 W   RMY 26
06/04  87/62/75/+12/..../0.0/.../..        26 W    AERO 25 S   RMY N/A
06/05  80/65/73/+10/..../0.0/.../..        28 SSW  AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A TSTM
06/06  86/57/72/+9/..../0.0/.../..         55 SW   AERO 59 SW  RMY 59  TSTM
06/07  68/54/61/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..         24 NW   AERO 24 NW  RMY N/A
06/08  77/51/64/0/0.00/0.0/.../..          25 W    AERO 24 W   RMY 25
06/09  77/60/69/+5/T/0.0/.../..            23 E    AERO 21 E   RMY N/A
06/10  70/58/64/-1/T/0.0/.../..            25 E    AERO 24 E   RMY N/A
06/11  71/64/68/+3/0.62/0.0/.../..         40 S    AERO 40 S   RMY 42
06/12  82/63/73/+8/0.00/0.0/.../..         26 W    AERO 25 W   RMY 27
06/13  71/53/62/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..         21 WNW  AERO 20 WNW RMY N/A            
06/14  67/49/58/-8/0.00/0.0/.../..         21 E    AERO 21 ENE RMY 21
06/15  67/53/60/-6/5/0/0.0/.../..          21 NE   AERO 16 ENE RMY 20
06/16  73/54/64/-2/0.00/0.0/.../..         18 E    AERO 18 E   RMY 18
06/17  78/57/68/+1/0.00/0.0/.../..         20 S    AERO 20 S   RMY 20
06/18  86/59/73/+6/0.00/0.0/.../..         22 S    AERO 22 SSW RMY 22
06/19  86/66/76/+9/0.00/0.0/.../..         22 S    AERO 22 S   RMY 21
06/20  90/65/78/+10/0.00/0.0/.../..        22 S    AERO 21 S   RMY 21
06/21  90/66/78/+10/0.83/0.0/.../..        33 ESE  AERO 35 ESE RMY 33  TSTM
06/22  77/65/71/+3/0.00/0.0/.../..         15 E    AERO 17 S   RMY 14
06/23  85/65/75/+7/0.00/0.0/.../..         27 S    AERO 24 S   RMY 26
06/24  84/66/75/+6/0.00/0.0/.../..         25 S    AERO 24 S   RMY 25
06/25  84/63/74/+5/0.00/0.0/.../..         29 W    AERO 29 W   RMY 29
06/26  83/65/74/+5/0.02/0.0/.../..         25 S    AERO 25 S   RMY 27
06/27  82/65/74/+5/0.05/0.0/.../..         21 S    AERO 20 S   RMY 20

06/28  The low since midnight is 62F, the daily normal low is 61F

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 28
HIGH 95F IN 1991
LOW 47F IN 1970
PRECIP 2.09 INS IN 1938
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WSW IN 1993

RECORDS FOR JUNE 29
HIGH 93F IN 1933
LOW 42F IN 1919
PRECIP 1.60 INS IN 1889
PEAK GUST 49 MPH S IN 1957

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner