BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2003

DAILY DISCUSSION...
PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM TODAY, MORE HUMID WITH THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY...The temperature has climbed to the mid-80s
by 2 PM today. This is the highest temperature since 88 was
recorded on July 8th.  There have been only three days so
far this year with a maximum temperature of 90 or higher.
June saw two 91 degree readings, and 90 was recorded on
July 5th.  Two days with thunderstoms this week brings the
total number of thunderstorm days for the year up to 6, with
one each in March, May and June, and three in July.  The month
is still averaging above normal for both temperature and
precipitation.


Today's observations:

8 AM
BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 45 242/71/60/2310/025/ THN K LYR ALG HZN
S-N/ 8/001 54000 10071 20065

11 AM
BHO SA 1455 200 SCT 250 -SCT 35 232/83/63/2309/022/ HAZY VSBY NW
30/ 8/001 57010

2 PM
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 200 SCT 250 BKN 25 212/82/60/2415/016/ MDT CU
VCNTY STN S VSBY NW 20 HAZY WND 21V27/ 8/101 56020 10085 20071


WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JULY 25
PEAK WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY...........23 MPH W AT 2:51 PM EDT (ESTIMATED)
                   AEROVANE.........26 MPH W AT 2:51 PM EDT
                   ASOS.............22 MPH W AT 5:10 PM EDT
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIR........11.9 MPH, WSW
                   ASOS...........12.0 MPH

WINDS AT BLUE HILL FOR SATURDAY, JULY 26
PEAK WIND GUST THROUGH 2 PM..........24 MPH WSW AT 1:55 PM EDT (ESTIMATED)
                   AEROVANE..........28 MPH WSW AT 1:55 PM EDT
                   ASOS..............22 MPH WSW AT 1:55 PM EDT


TEMPERATURES AT BLUE HILL FOR FRIDAY, JULY 25

MAX.....82    NORMAL.....82    ASOS.....82 AT 4:21 PM EDT
MIN.....65    NORMAL.....63    ASOS.....65 AT 6:57 AM EDT
MEAN....74    NORMAL.....73    DEP......1    DEP FOR MONTH....+34

The month is averaging more than 1 degree above normal per day.


PRECIPITATION DATA AT BLUE HILL.....
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 8 AM....0.00 IN    DEP....-0.12 IN
                         ASOS.............0.00 IN
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........3.25 INS   DEP....+0.23 IN
                         ASOS.............3.21 INS
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.........32.99 INS   DEP....+5.22 INS
                         ASOS............30.84 INS


RECORDS FOR JULY 26

HIGH   97 IN 1963
LOW    47 IN 1920
PRE  2.05 INS IN 1899
WIND   74 MPH NNW IN 1940 (ESTIMATED)

RECORDS FOR JULY 27

HIGH   95 IN 1949, 1963
LOW    50 IN 1920, 2001
PRE  4.01 INS IN 1979
WIND   47 MPH ENE IN 1984

Daily wind records are for the period 1940-2002. Temperature and
precipitation records are for the full period of record 1885-2002.

Mike Iacono