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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0446E
SUNSET:  1852E

MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN, LAST "COOL" DAY BEFORE HEAT RETURNS....

Rainfall late yesterday afternoon and overnight amounted to 0.37"
as measured at 7 A.M. No rain has fallen since, but cloudy skies
have dominated yet again today. We did get a period of sun this
afternoon, but clouds once again filled back in.

The dew point continues on the high side with readings in the
mid to upper 60s, however this will feel nice compared to what
is coming starting tomorrow.

The wind has been very light and variable most of the day, but
has settled out of the south by mid afternoon.

Visibility started quite limited due to fog this morning, but
increased considerably by mid morning to 50 miles. It decreased
a bit to 40 miles this afternoon however as the humidity levels
increased.

The high so far today is 74F, 7 degrees below the daily normal
maximum of 81F. The low so far today is 63F, which is equal to
the daily normal minimum of 63F.

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PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JULY 2021

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 76.3 [-5.4]
Avg. Min. 60.4 [-2.5]
Mean      68.8 [-3.9]
24-hour corrected mean: 67.9
Max. for month: 90F on the 16th
Min. for month: 52F on the 31st

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:     28 [+21]
Total for the season:    28 [+21]
Total for last season:    1

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units:     153 [-95]
Total for the season:    379 [-8]
Total for last season:   487

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 11.59 [+8.12]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 3.09 on the 9-10th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed:  9.0 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:    9.7 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   NE [14%]
Peak gust and direction:     63 NW on the 7th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 11574 minutes of a possible 26682 or 43%
Astronomical total minutes: 12005 minutes of a possible 27732 or 43%


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Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscured, vertical visibility 300 ft
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 64F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: N @ 6kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 in. Hg; rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 1.5 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 64F
6-hr Min temp: 63F
24-hr Precip: 0.37 ins.
BHO SA 1155 X W3 11/2F 223/64/64/3506/019/ L-E40/ 8//// 51007
6010/ 70037 10064 20063

10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus fractus
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 66F; Relative Humidity: 97%
Wind: W @ 4 kts, wind light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 in Hg; rising, then steady
Visibility: 50 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E9 OVC 50 224/67/66/2704/019/ WND L/V/ 8/6// 51001


1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, broken cumulus, broken altocumulus
standing lenticularis
Temperature: 74F, Dew point: 68F; Relative Humidity: 82%
Wind: Calm
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 in Hg; falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles
6-hr Max temp: 74F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E17 BKN 25 BKN 50 BKN 40 210/74/68/0000/015/ WND CALM/
8/840 58014 10074 20064


SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.......75     NORMAL.....81
MIN.......64     NORMAL.....64
MEAN......70     NORMAL.....72

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL...........-2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................-21 [-2.5 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY................0  DEPARTURE.........0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH................0  DEPARTURE........-2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..............28  DEPARTURE.......+19
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE..........1  DEPARTURE.......+27

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2021 THRU DEC 2021)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY................5  DEPARTURE........-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............49  DEPARTURE.......-21
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............428  DEPARTURE.......-29
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........594  DEPARTURE......-166

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
                     Official...................22 ENE @  4:11 P.M.
                     AEROVANE (south tower).....21 NE  @  4:28 P.M.
                     VECTOR #2 (south tower)....23     @  4:28 P.M.
                     DAVIS #2 (south tower).....21 NE  @ 11:20 A.M.
                     ASOS...........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     VECTOR #1......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     DAVIS #1.......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     RMY............OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS  
                     MERLIN.........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL..................14 NE  @  4:31 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............16     @  5:23 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............16 ENE @  5:25 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE...OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY AVERAGE........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
                     CONTACTING/OFFICIAL...... 8.8 NE [211 total miles]
                     VECTOR #2................ 9.4
                     DAVIS #2................. 9.3 ENE
                     RMY.................OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     ASOS................OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     VECTOR #1...........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
                     DAVIS #1............OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......0.37  DEPARTURE....+0.24
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............2.76  DEPARTURE....+1.57
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............37.73  DEPARTURE....+6.10


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   80/65/73/+2/0.74/155/17           22 W   AERO 20 WSW  RMY 21
07/02   65/55/60/-11/1.49/000/00          37 NE  AERO 36 NE   RMY 39
07/03   56/54/55/-17/1.98/000/00          41 NE  AERO 44 NE   RMY 45 TSTM
07/04   66/54/60/-12/0.16/191/21          26 ENE AERO 23 ENE  RMY 26
07/05   74/53/64/-8/0.01/546/60           26 SSW AERO 28 SSW  RMY 27
07/06   87/66/77/+5/0.26/255/28           37 W   AERO 48 W    RMY 38 TSTM
07/07   88/88/77/+5/0.77/699/77           63 NW  AERO 75 NW   RMY 70 TSTM
07/08   67/59/63/-9/0.38/109/12           46 W   AERO 46 W    RMY 51 TSTM
07/09   73/62/68/-5/3.02/163/18           40 WNW AERO 44 WNW  RMY 43
07/10   71/63/67/-6/0.07/109/12           23 NE  AERO 21 NNE  RMY 22
07/11   81/61/71/-2/T/325/36              21 SW  AERO 19 S    RMY N/A
07/12   67/61/64/-9/1.01/000/00           31 ENE AERO 31 ENE  RMY N/A
07/13   66/60/63/-10/0.02/000/00          19 E   AERO 18 E    RMY N/A
07/14   80/62/71/-2/0.01/216/24           19 S   AERO 18 S    RMY N/A
07/15   88/67/78/+5/0.00/844/94           19 WSW AERO 18 SSW  RMY N/A
07/16   90/70/80/+7/0.04/609/68           36 NNW AERO 39 NNW  RMY N/A TSTM
07/17   78/64/71/-2/0.34/394/44           26 ENE AERO 25 ENE  RMY N/A TSTM
07/18   74/63/69/-4/0.15/000/00           22 NE  AERO 22 NE   RMY N/A TSTM
07/19   71/63/67/-6/0.07/027/03           17 ENE AERO 17 ENE  RMY N/A
07/20   83/64/74/+1/0.00/730/82           23 NW  AERO 23 NW   RMY N/A
07/21   79/62/71/-2/0.16/577/65           26 NNW AERO 23 NNW  RMY N/A TSTM
07/22   79/58/69/-4/T/656/74              20 WNW AERO 20 WNW  RMY N/A
07/23   79/62/71/-2/0.00/708/80           22 S   AERO 21 S    RMY N/A TSTM
07/24   78/59/69/-4/0.00/830/94           19 S   AERO 18 S    RMY N/A
07/25   71/64/68/-5/0.08/009/01           40 SSW AERO 41 SSW  RMY N/A
07/26   87/67/77/+4/0.01/765/87           27 WSW AERO 25 WNW  RMY N/A
07/27   87/65/76/+3/0.56/754/86           55 NW  AERO 58 NW   RMY N/A TSTM
07/28   72/61/67/-6/0.06/446/51           18 NNE AERO 18 NNE  RMY N/A
07/29   77/61/69/-4/0.19/323/37           39 S   AERO 40 S    RMY N/A
07/30   78/58/68/-5/0.01/714/82           31 NW  AERO 31 NW   RMY N/A
07/31   74/52/63/-10/0.00/851/98          24 WNW AERO 25 WNW  RMY N/A

RECORDS FOR JULY:
JULY 2: Record daily precipitation of 1.49",
        Surpasses previous record of 1.42" set in 1986

JULY 3: Record daily precipitation of 1.98",
        Surpasses previous record of 1.36" set in 1985

JULY 7: Record peak gust of 63 MPH,
        Surpasses previous record of 55 MPH set in 1989

JULY 2021: New record for number of days with measurable precipitation
           with 24 days. Beating the previous record of 20 in 1906
           This is also the record for ANY month, beating the previous
           record of 22 in December 1972


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   77/58/68/-5/T/.../..             23 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A
08/02   78/61/70/-3/T/.../..             28 WNW AERO 28 WNW RMY N/A
08/03   76/60/68/-5/0.00/.../..          15 N   AERO 16 N   RMY N/A
08/04   75/61/68/-5/0.71/.../..          21 ESE AERO 21 ESE RMY N/A
08/05   68/61/65/-8/1.68/.../..          28 NE  AERO 28 NE  RMY N/A
08/06   85/62/74/+1/0.00/.../..          19 S   AERO 20 WSW RMY N/A
08/07   88/66/77/+4/0.00/.../..          23 SW  AERO 23 SW  RMY N/A
08/08   80/67/74/+2/T/.../..             16 SW  AERO 16 WNW RMY N/A
08/09   75/64/70/-2/0.25/.../..          22 ENE AERO 21 NE  RMY N/A

08/10 The low since midnight is 63F, the daily normal low is 63F


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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 10
HIGH 101F IN 1949 [STATION RECORD MAXIMUM - Tied with 8/2/1975]
LOW 49F IN 1964
PRE 2.27 INS IN 1952
PEAK GUST 88e MPH S IN 1976

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 11
HIGH 97F IN 1944
LOW 49F IN 1972
PRECIP 3.13 INCHES IN 1990
PEAK GUST 44 MPH SW IN 1971

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas