Tuesday, June 9, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CLOUDY MORNING, GIVING WAY TO INCREASING SUN THIS AFTERNOON….
Another quiet day on the hill today. The morning started with
cloudy skies and even a brief sprinkle. But as we’ve moved
into the afternoon, sunshine has been on the increase.
Visibility started the day at 70 miles, but has since decreased
to 50 miles as pollen has increased in the air creating the
all too common haziness very become accustomed to lately.
Wind has been very light all day generally under 10 mph, but
we did measure a peak gust of 15 mph late this morning.
The high so far today is 77 degrees, this is 4 degrees above
the daily normal high of 73F. The low since midnight is 60F,
which is 5 degrees above the daily normal low of 55F.
PRELIMINARY STATS FOR MAY 2020
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 67.2 [+0.9]
Avg. Min. 45.8 [-2.0]
Mean 56.5 [-0.6]
24-hour corrected mean: 56.1
Max. for month: 84F on the 27th
Min. for month: 31F on the 10th
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 291 [+21]
Total for the season: 5812 [-491]
Total for last season: 5432
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 32 [+10]
Total for the season: 32 [+8]
Total for last season: 8
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 2.75 [-1.36]
Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A
SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: Trace
Greatest in 24 hrs: Trace
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.3 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 12.7 mph
Prevailing wind direction: W [16%]
Peak gust and direction: 52 W on the 9th
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 15748 minutes of possible 26226 or 60%
Astronomical total minutes: 16360 minutes of possible 27210 or 60%
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altostratus, overcast altocumulus, few breaks
in overcast distant NW-NE and S-SW
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 48F; Relative Humidity: 58%
Wind: NNE at 4 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 63F
6-hr Min temp: 60F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E80 BKN 100 OVC 70 146/63/48/0204/996/ FEW BINOVC
DSNT NW-NE AND S-SW THN K LYR NNW-ENE VIRGA NW-NE-E WND LGT/
8/07/ 51010 10063 20060
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altocumulus, few breaks in overcast all
quadrants
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 48F; Relative Humidity: 47%
Wind: WSW at 4 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 29.95 ins. Hg: falling, then rising
Visibility: 50 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E110 OVC 50 142/69/48/2504/995/ FEW BINOVC ALQDS
HAZY WND LGT/ 8/07/ 55004 6000
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus, thin broken cirrus
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 49F; Relative Humidity: 40%
Wind: SW at 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 50 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 63F
6-hr Precip: Trace
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E110 BKN 250 –BKN 50 127/75/49/2306/991/ HAZY
WND LGT/ 8/071 58015 6000 10077 20063
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..77 NORMAL…..73
MIN…..51 NORMAL…..55
MEAN….64 NORMAL…..64
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………….. 0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………….+21 [+2.4 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………… 1 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………23 DEPARTURE…….-10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5835 DEPARTURE……-501
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….6234 DEPARTURE……-399
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………… 0 DEPARTURE……..-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………27 DEPARTURE……..11
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..59 DEPARTURE…….+19
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………24 DEPARTURE…….+35
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..25 W AT 1:53 P.M.
AERO…………………….24 W AT 1:57 P.M.
ASOS…………………….24 NW AT 12:24 P.M.
DAVIS……………………25 W AT 1:52 P.M. RMY 25
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….16 WNW AT 4:20 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….17 W AT 1:53 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………18 W AT 1:54 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….. 9.8 WNW
ASOS………………….. 9.4
DAVIS………………….10.2 NW [311 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.16
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….1.29 DEPARTURE……-0.04
ASOS…………..1.27
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….21.08 DEPARTURE……-2.91
ASOS………….21.58
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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
05/01 64/52/58/+5/…./0.0/000/00 46 SSE AERO 44 SSE RMY N/A
05/02 70/42/56/+3/…./0.0/729/86 41 NW AERO 40 NW RMY N/A
05/03 78/55/67/+14/0.00/0.0/613/72 35 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 36
05/04 72/45/59/+5/T/0.0/247/29 37 NW AERO 40 WNW RMY 39
05/05 60/40/50/-4/0.00/0.0/821/96 31 NW AERO 32 NW RMY N/A
05/06 57/38/48/-6/T/0.0/498/58 24 ESE AERO 22 ENE RMY 22
05/07 63/37/50/-5/0.00/0.0/576/67 30 WSW AERO 29 WSW RMY N/A
05/08 57/40/49/-6/…./0.0/328/38 31 W AERO 32 W RMY N/A
05/09 44/32/38/-17/…./T/484/56 52 W AERO 53 W RMY 54
05/10 59/31/45/-10/0.00/0.0/763/88 46 W AERO 46 W RMY 49
05/11 65/43/54/-2/0.22/0.0/322/37 39 S AERO 43 S RMY 41
05/12 55/37/46/-10/0.00/0.0/801/92 37 W AERO 37 W RMY 37
05/13 59/32/46/-10/0.00/0.0/864/99 37 WNW AERO 37 WNW RMY 38
05/14 70/40/55/-2/0.00/0.0/831/95 29 W AERO 26 W RMY 27
05/15 78/50/64/+7/…./0.0/535/61 40 WSW AERO 40 WSW RMY 43
05/16 69/47/58/+1/…./0.0/730/83 31 NW AERO 31 NW RMY 32
05/17 67/47/57/0/0.00/0.0/132/15 22 SSW AERO N/A RMY 21
05/18 60/47/54/-4/T/0.0/053/06 24 W AERO 22 ENE RMY N/A
05/19 56/45/51/-7/0.00/0.0/797/90 35 ENE AERO 34 ENE RMY 32
05/20 63/43/53/-5/0.00/0.0/869/98 22 ESE AERO 20 SE RMY 19
05/21 76/42/59/0/0.00/0.0/862/97 26 S AERO 25 S RMY 25
05/22 82/50/66/+7/0.00/0.0/864/97 29 W AERO 29 W RMY 28
05/23 67/44/56/-3/0.02/0.0/187/21 42 ENE AERO 43 ENE RMY 40
05/24 58/43/51/-8/T/0.0/822/92 27 ENE AERO 24 ENE RMY N/A
05/25 66/46/56/-4/0.00/0.0/072/08 18 ENE AERO 18 ENE RMY N/A
05/26 82/56/69/+9/0.00/0.0/215/24 21 S AERO 21 S RMY 21
05/27 84/59/72/+12/0.00/0.0/728/81 31 SSW AERO 31 SSW RMY 31
05/28 77/63/70/+9/…./0.0/027/03 33 SSW AERO 33 S RMY 33
05/29 78/66/72/+11/…./0.0/072/08 41 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY 43
05/30 79/63/71/+10/…./0.0/713/79 30 S AERO 30 S RMY N/A
05/31 67/45/56/-5/0.00/0.0/805/89 33 WNW AERO 33 WNW RMY 32
DAILY RECORDS FOR MAY 2020
5/13/2020: NEW RECORD LOW OF 32F, REPLACING 35F SET IN
1914 AND 2005
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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 The low since midnight is 60F, the daily normal low is 55F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JUNE 9
HIGH 94F IN 2008
LOW 40F IN 1980
PRECIP 2.08 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 67 MPH NW IN 1973
RECORDS FOR JUNE 10
HIGH 98F IN 2008
LOW 42F IN 1913,1920
PRECIP 2.51 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1941
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
