Monday, August 25, 2014
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 80S EARLY,
CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE
The mercury finally breached the 80F mark for the first time
since August 12th, ending a remarkably cool stretch of weather
for August. By 1:00 PM EST this afternoon a daytime maximum of
85F had been reached with mostly clear conditions present for
a second day in a row.
Our dry streak continues as well, with our monthly deficit increasing
to -1.80 inches of precipitation below the norm, and -3.16 inches
below the norm for the year.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus fibratus distant WNW-NW
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: N at 8 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, rising then rising more quickly
Visibility: 50 miles, light distant haze
6-hr max temp: 69F
6-hr min temp: 63F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 211/69/60/3508/015/ FEW CI DSNT WNW-NW LGT DSNT
HZ ALQDS/ 8/001 53012 10069 20063
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus fibratus distant S and WNW-NW
Temperature: 82F; Dew Point: 57F; Wind: NE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 40 miles, light distant haze
BHO SA 1455 CLR 40 220/82/57/0507/018/ FEW CI DSNT S AND WNW-NW
LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/001 52009
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant S-NW, few cirrus fibratus
distant WNW-ESE
Temperature: 85F; Dew Point: 58F; Wind: Estimated NE at 5 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, increasing, then decreasing
and lower than 3 hours ago
Visibility: 40 miles, light distant haze
6-hr max. temp: 85F
6-hr min. temp: 69F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 40 210/85/58/E0405/015/ FEW CU DSNT S-NW FEW CI
DSNT WNW-ESE LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/101 58010 10085 20069
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..78 NORMAL…..78
MIN…..58 NORMAL…..61
MEAN….68 NORMAL…..70
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………-52 [-2.4 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..3 DEPARTURE………..-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….96 DEPARTURE……….-58
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..433 DEPARTURE……….-72
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……600 DIFFERENCE……..-167
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………16 ENE AT 12:00 P.M.
ASOS…………………..18 E AT 12:01 P.M.
DAVIS………………….16 ENE AT 11:59 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..12 ENE AT 12:02 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..14 ENE AT 12:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….13 ENE AT 12:01 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..6.3 N
ASOS…………………..6.9
DAVIS………………….5.7 NNE [021 deg.]
* last of several occurrences…
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……….-0.12
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR AUGUST………….1.45 DEPARTURE……….-1.80
ASOS…………..1.41
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….31.08 DEPARTURE……….-3.16
ASOS………….31.32
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 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
8/1 86/63/75/+3/0.00/598/69 25 S RMY 29
8/2 68/59/64/-8/0.11/009/01 21 ESE RMY 22
8/3 71/60/66/-6/0.01/104/12 12 SE RMY 12
8/4 83/64/74/+2/0.00/550/64 20 S RMY 21
8/5 87/66/77/+5/0.00/798/93 17 S RMY 19
8/6 79/64/72/0/0.07/462/54 23 WNW RMY 25
8/7 79/58/69/-3/T/589/69 22 NW RMY 24 TSTM
8/8 82/55/69/-3/0.00/817/96 20 WNW RMY 20
8/9 82/60/71/-1/0.00/730/86 16 WNW RMY 17
8/10 84/63/74/+3/0.00/770/91 15 W RMY N/A
8/11 85/63/74/+3/0.00/667/79 25 S RMY 29
8/12 81/64/73/+2/0.00/387/46 25 SSE RMY N/A
8/13 69/61/65/-6/1.09/000/00 35 ESE RMY 37
8/14 73/57/65/-6/0.00/828/99 27 W RMY 29
8/15 74/56/65/-6/0.09/459/55 23 W RMY 23 TSTM
8/16 76/56/66/-5/0.00/640/77 24 SW RMY 27
8/17 78/60/69/-2/0.01/555/67 21 WNW RMY 23
8/18 77/56/67/-4/0.00/777/94 23 WNW RMY 25
8/19 78/54/66/-4/0.00/816/99 17 WNW RMY 17
8/20 78/58/68/-2/0.00/813/99 15 NE RMY 15
8/21 76/58/67/-3/T/434/53 16 ENE RMY 17
8/22 71/60/66/-4/0.07/…/.. 17 NE RMY 19
8/23 71/58/65/-5/0.00/…/.. 22 ENE RMY 25
8/24 78/58/68/-2/0.00/…/.. 16 ENE RMY N/A
8/25 morning low of 63F; the normal low is now 61F
DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2014:
None so far.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 25
HIGH 93F IN 1947, 1948, 2007
LOW 41F IN 1940
PRECIP 2.69 INCHES IN 2010
PEAK GUST 60e MPH SSW IN 1941
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 26
HIGH 96F IN 1900, 1948
LOW 46F IN 1885
PRECIP 5.85 INCHES IN 1924
PEAK GUST 55e MPH NNW IN 1947
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
