Monday, October 2, 2017

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

ANOTHER DAY OF CLEAR SKIES

Today has been quite seasonable with normal temperatures and
low dew points.  The min. temp. this morning was 46F, and the
max. temp. by 1:00PM EST was 65F.  Visibility continued to be
excellent today measuring 80 miles at each observation. Skies
were generally clear with few cirrus for the most of the day
and few distant cumulus appearing in the early afternoon.  Winds
began to shift from the northwest to the northeast around 9:00AM
as the high pressure system to our south continues to move northward.

 

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 74.5 [+2.9] Avg. Min. 57.3 [+2.7] Mean      65.9 [+2.8] 24-hour corrected mean: 65.1
Max. for month: 86F on 25th and 27th
Min. for month: 44F on 30th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 67 [-50] Total for the season: 93 [-49] Total for last season: 75

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 100 [+40] Total for the season: 707 [+110] Total for last season: 894

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 5.50 [+1.44] Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.33 on the 30th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 10.2
Avg. corrected wind speed: 10.8
Prevailing wind direction: NNE at 13%
Peak gust and direction: 47 NNE on 21st

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes: N/A

 

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Few cirrus NW-E, mountains looming NW
Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 40F; Wind: NW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.37 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 48F
6-hr Min temp: 46F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 285/47/40/3209/037/ FEW CI NW-E LOOMING OF MTNS NW/
8/001 52021 10048 20046

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cirrus NNW-S
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 42F; Wind: NE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 300/63/42/0407/042/ FEW CI NNW-S/ 8/001 51015

1 P.M.
Weather: Few distant cumulus SSE and N, few cirrus E-SE and NW
Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 42F; Wind: ENE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.41 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 47F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 299/65/42/0707/041/ FEW CU DSNT SSE AND N FEW CI
E-SE AND NW/ 8/101 58001 10065 20047

 

SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2017

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..65   NORMAL…..66
MIN…..42   NORMAL…..49
MEAN….54   NORMAL…..57

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….-3 [-3.2 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0   DEPARTURE……….-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………0   DEPARTURE……….-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………707   DEPARTURE……..+110
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….894   DEPARTURE……..-187

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..11   DEPARTURE……….+2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..11   DEPARTURE……….+3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………104   DEPARTURE………-47
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..85   DEPARTURE………+19

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….18 WNW AT 11:36 P.M.
AERO……………………16 NW  AT 11:33 P.M.
ASOS……………………18 NW  AT 11:37 P.M.
DAVIS…………………..16 WNW AT  8:58 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………14 WNW AT 11:32 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………14 NW  AT 11:33 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..13 WNW AT 11:33 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..9.1 WNW
ASOS…………………..9.6
DAVIS………………….7.9 NW [312 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……….0.00  DEPARTURE……-0.16
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….41.86  DEPARTURE……+2.62
ASOS……………N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings

 

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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

9/1  68/47/58/-10/0.00/749/95              26 WNW AERO 28 WNW RMY 31
9/2  72/46/59/-9/0.00/542/69               18 NNW AERO 18 NNW RMY 21
9/3  63/52/58/-9/0.24/000/00               33 W   AERO 33 W   RMY 37
9/4  79/55/67/0/0.00/702/90                29 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
9/5  84/62/73/+6/0.00/583/75               36 S   AERO 32 S   RMY 38
9/6  76/59/68/+1/0.49/070/09               28 S   AERO 28 S   RMY 30 TSTM
9/7  74/58/66/0/0.79/417/54                24*WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY 24
9/8  74/53/64/-2/0.00/577/75               21 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 22
9/9  68/51/60/-6/T/620/81                  18 ENE AERO 16 ENE RMY 18
9/10 71/51/61/-4/0.00/694/91               18 NW  AERO 16 NW  RMY N/A
9/11 78/50/64/-1/0.00/692/91               20 NNW AERO 17 NNW RMY 20
9/12 84/58/71/+6/0.00/690/91               22 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 23
9/13 84/59/72/+8/T/680/90                  18 WSW AERO 15 WSW RMY 20 TSTM
9/14 82/66/74/+10/0.00/233/31              23 SW  AERO 23 WSW RMY 25 TSTM
9/15 83/66/75/+11/0.05/300/40              18 WNW AERO 15 WNW RMY 18
9/16 78/65/72/+9/T/261/35                  14 E   AERO  9 E   RMY 12
9/17 79/61/70/+7/T/334/45                  15 SSE AERO 14 SSE RMY 15
9/18 67/62/65/+3/0.02/000/00               21 NE  AERO 18 NE  RMY N/A
9/19 63/61/62/0/0.13/000/00                28 NE* AERO 25 NNE RMY N/A
9/20 68/62/65/+3/0.67/000/00               41 NNE AERO 44 NNE RMY 45
9/21 69/60/65/+4/0.01/242/33               47 NNE AERO 44 NNE RMY 50
9/22 60/54/57/-4/0.56/000/00               40 NNE AERO 38 NNE RMY N/A
9/23 74/59/67/+7/0.21/421/58               29 NNE AERO 29 NNE RMY N/A
9/24 85/63/74/+14/0.00/688/95              16 N   AERO 14 N*  RMY N/A
9/25 86/66/76/+16/0.00/671/93              15 ESE*AERO 13 ESE RMY 14
9/26 84/66/75/+16/0.00/503/70              15 SW  AERO 12 SW* RMY 14
9/27 86/64/75/+16/0.00/551/77              21 S   AERO 20 S   RMY 22
9/28 75/52/64/+6/0.00/605/85               29 NNW AERO 30 NNW RMY 33
9/29 65/46/56/-2/0.00/…/..               21 NNW AERO 20 NNW RMY N/A
9/30 56/44/50/-8/2.33/000/00               28 NE  AERO 25 ENE RMY 27 TSTM

DAILY RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER

9/1/17: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 47F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1975

9/27/17: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 86F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1998 AND TIED IN 2014

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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

10/1  65/42/54/-3/0.00/…/..               18 WNW AERO 16 NW  RMY N/A

10/2 Low temp since midnight is 42F; normal low is now 49F

DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER

None so far.

 

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

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 1
HIGH 85F IN 1927
LOW 30F IN 1992
PRECIP 1.63 INCHES IN 2014
PEAK GUST 68e MPH SSE IN 1977

RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 2
HIGH 85F IN 1968
LOW 29F IN 1899
PRECIP 1.75 INCHES IN 1984
PEAK GUST 52e MPH S IN 1952, 52 NNW IN 1984

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle