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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, AUGUST…

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES

It was a pleasantly cool morning here at the summit, with a low temperature
of 62F.  Once again, however, temperatures have warmed into the 80s, with a
high so far of 85F.  The air has been drier today as well, with the dew point
mostly in the mid-50s.  Visibility has been good, as high as 75 miles this
morning but dropping off to around 60 miles this afternoon.  A light westerly
breeze this morning picked up a little into the afternoon as it turned towards
the southwest, gusting over 20mph at times.

A brief heavy rain shower moved over the summit yesterday afternoon, bringing
only 0.06 inches of rain, as our yearly deficit continues to grow, now
approaching four inches.

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JULY 2015

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 82.2 [+1.4] Avg. Min. 63.6 [+0.7] Mean      72.9 [+1.0] Corrected mean: 72.4
Max. for month: 92 on 29th
Min. for month: 56 on 16th, 17th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 1 [-8] Total for the season: 1 [-8] Total for last season: 0

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 256 [+34] Total for the season: 394 [+43] Total for last season: 337

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 3.09 [-0.93] Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.03, 9-10th

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.6
Avg. corrected wind speed: 10.2
Prevailing wind direction: S @ 14%
Peak gust and direction: 35 S on the 7th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 16452 / 26682 or 62%
Astronomical total minutes:   17101 / 27760 or 62%

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant SE, few altocumulus distant E-SSE
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: W at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, rising then rising more rapidly
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 62F
24-hr precip: 0.06 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 127/68/55/2607/991/ FEW CU DSNT SE FEW AC DSNT E-SSE/
8/130 53020 ASOS 70006 MANUAL 70006 10068 20062

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant SW-NW, few altocumulus distant S,
cirrus distant WNW-NNE
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point 56F; Wind: W at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.93 ins. Hg, rising then rising more slowly
Visibility: 65 miles, light distant haze
BHO SA 1455 CLR 65 134/79/56/2607/993/ FEW CU DSNT SW-NW FEW AC DSNT S
CI DSNT WNW-NNE LGT DSNT HZ/ 8/131 51007

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, few moderate cumulus SW-WNW, cirrus distant SE-S
Temperature: 81F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: WSW at 11 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, rising slightly then falling
Visibility: 65 miles, light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 85F
6-hr Min temp: 68F
BHO SA 1755 60 SCT 65 129/81/55/2511/991/ FEW MDT CU SW-WNW CI DSNT SE-S/
8/201 58005 10085 20068

SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..88   NORMAL…..81
MIN…..68   NORMAL…..63
MEAN….78   NORMAL…..72

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+6 [+6.0 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..13   DEPARTURE……….+6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..13   DEPARTURE……….+6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………407   DEPARTURE………+49
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….347   DIFFERENCE……..+60

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….28  WNW  AT  3:47 P.M.*
ASOS……………………31  WNW  AT  3:46 P.M.
DAVIS…………………..28  WNW  AT  2:52 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………23  WNW  AT  3:15 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………22  WNW  AT  3:47 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..19  WNW  AT  3:16 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….11.8  WSW
ASOS………………….12.0
DAVIS………………….9.3  SW [233 deg.] * Last of several occurrences…

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…..0.06  DEPARTURE…..-0.09
ASOS……………0.06
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………..0.06  DEPARTURE…..-0.09
ASOS……………0.06
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..27.42  DEPARTURE…..-3.72
ASOS……………N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY-AUGUST CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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

7/1  80/63/72/+2/0.59/466/51               30 SSE RMY 33  TSTM
7/2  78/60/69/-1/0.00/721/79               23 WNW RMY N/A
7/3  79/58/69/-2/0.00/867/95               17 SSW RMY 17
7/4  74/61/68/-3/T/109/12                  16 S   RMY N/A
7/5  82/58/70/-1/0.00/865/95               20 WSW RMY 20
7/6  85/64/75/+4/0.00/755/83               20 S   RMY 21
7/7  84/65/75/+4/0.02/445/49               35 S   RMY 40
7/8  87/68/78/+6/T/372/41                  23 NE  RMY N/A
7/9  73/61/67/-5/0.08/390/43               24 NE  RMY 25
7/10 80/59/70/-2/1.95/535/59               18 W   RMY N/A TSTM
7/11 84/61/73/+1/0.00/868/96               21 NW  RMY 19
7/12 88/67/78/+6/0.00/813/90               20 W   RMY 17
7/13 82/66/74/+2/0.00/424/47               21 E   RMY 20
7/14 81/64/73/+1/…./396/44               25 S   RMY 27
7/15 84/61/73/+1/…./297/33               24 ENE RMY 26
7/16 72/56/64/-8/0.00/852/95               25 NNE RMY 24
7/17 79/56/68/-4/0.00/708/79               21 S   RMY N/A
7/18 76/63/70/-2/0.16/027/03               29 SSW RMY 30  TSTM
7/19 89/68/79/+7/0.01/509/57               25 SSW RMY 27
7/20 90/73/82/+10/0.00/793/89              24 W   RMY 26
7/21 87/70/79/+7/T/267/30                  24 W   RMY 25
7/22 82/64/73/+1/T/727/82                  24 WNW RMY 26
7/23 81/62/72/+0/0.00/753/85               22 W   RMY 23
7/24 80/60/70/-2/T/663/75                  23 N   RMY 25
7/25 71/59/65/-7/0.00/265/30               20 ENE RMY N/A
7/26 78/59/69/-3/T/018/02                  24 SSE RMY 25  TSTM
7/27 84/67/76/+4/T/378/43                  24 S   RMY N/A TSTM
7/28 89/68/79/+7/0.00/604/69               18 S   RMY N/A
7/29 92/70/81/+9/0.00/830/95               21 W   RMY N/A
7/30 89/72/81/+9/0.10/514/59               31 S   RMY N/A
7/31 87/68/78/+6/0.00/870/100              28 W   RMY N/A

8/1  88/68/78/+6/0.06/…/..               28 WNW RMY N/A

8/2 low since midnight is 62F; normal low is now 63F

DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2015

7/10 – RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.95 INCHES,
surpasses previous record of 1.68 in. in 1933
7/20 – RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F,
ties previous record of 73F in 1977

DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2015
None so far.

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

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2
HIGH 101F IN 1975 [STATION RECORD MAXIMUM – Tied with 8/10/1949] LOW 50F IN 1929, 1947
PRECIP 1.59 INCHES IN 1946
PEAK GUST 50 MPH SW IN 2006

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 3
HIGH 96F IN 1930
LOW 50F IN 1976
PRECIP 1.45 INCHES IN 1979
PEAK GUST 52 MPH NW IN 2008 [TSTM]

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O’Brien

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