Monday, June 30, 2014
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
JUNE TO FINISH WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION
June will come to a close today continuing the trend
of hot and dry conditions. Since the 18th Great Blue
Hill has only recorded one day of measurable precipitation,
while adding each day to our monthly 7am-7am deficit of -1.99
inches based on our 30-year norms.
Mostly clear skies have prevailed this morning, with haze
and humidity increasing slightly, obscuring visibility
to 30 miles at times. By the 1:00 PM EST observation a maximum
of 86F had been reached.
Check back tomorrow for preliminary monthly statistics as we
start to wrap up the month of June.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Sky clear
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 30F; Wind: SW at 11 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.09 ins. Hg, rising then more quickly
Visibility: 35 miles, light distant haze
6-hr max temp: 69F
6-hr min temp: 60F
BHO SA 1155 CLR 35 189/68/30/2211/009/ SKC LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/
8/000 53006 10068 20061
10 A.M.
Weather: Few cirrus fibratus distant in all directions
Temperature: 81F; Dew Point: 67F; Wind: SW at 14 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.06 ins. Hg, steady, then falling
Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze
BHO SA 1455 CLR 30 179/81/67/2214/006/ FEW CI DSNT ALQDS DSNT
HZ ALQDS/ 8/001 58010
1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus distant E-SSW, few altocumulus lenticularis W-WNW,
few cirrus distant SSW-NW
Temperature: 86F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: SW at 12 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.01 Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze
6-hr max temp: 86F
6-hr min temp: 68F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 30 161/86/60/2212/001/ FEW CU DSNT E-SSW FEW ACSL DSNT
W-WNW FEW CI SSW-NW DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/141 58018 10086 20068
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..85 NORMAL…..79
MIN…..61 NORMAL…..61
MEAN….73 NORMAL…..70
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+31 [+0.9 DEGREE/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0 DEPARTURE……….-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..28 DEPARTURE………-45
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..6422 DEPARTURE………+47
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5782 DIFFERENCE…. ..+640
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..8 DEPARTURE……….+2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….87 DEPARTURE………-12
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..100 DEPARTURE………-23
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……145 DIFFERENCE……..-45
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………23 S AT 5:40 P.M.
ASOS…………………..24 S AT 5:40 P.M.
DAVIS………………….23 S AT 5:39 P.M. RMY 25
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..17 S AT 5:38 P.M.*
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..18 S AT 4:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….16 S AT 5:34 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….11.2 S
ASOS………………….11.2
DAVIS…………………10.0 SW [216 deg]
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 THE MONTH……….2.21 DEPARTURE……….-1.99
ASOS…………..2.16
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….24.55 DEPARTURE……….-2.31
ASOS………….24.86
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2014 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
6/1 72/47/60/-2/0.00/887/98 21 NNW RMY 21
6/2 81/52/67/+5//0.00/879/97 22 SSW RMY 23
6/3 81/57/69/+7/0.00/889/98 25 SSE RMY 28
6/4 64/52/58/-5/0.11/000/00 16 SE RMY N/A
6/5 60/55/58/-5/0.91/000/00 21 NNW RMY 24
6/6 73/54/64/+1/0.00/655/72 22 WNW RMY 23
6/7 82/56/69/+5/0.00/893/98 21 W RMY 22
6/8 84/63/74/+10/0.00/702/77 18 SW RMY N/A
6/9 77/61/69/+5/0.13/046/05 21 WSW RMY 22
6/10 80/56/68/+3/0.10/183/20 29 ENE RMY 33
6/11 69/55/62/-3/T/439/48 21 ENE RMY 20
6/12 70/56/63/-2/0.00/101/11 21 ESE RMY N/A
6/13 67/58/63/-2/0.34/000/00 25 E RMY N/A
6/14 73/58/66/0/0.05/238/26 23 WNW RMY 24
6/15 78/53/66/0/0.00/879/96 25 NNW RMY 27
6/16 79/56/68/+2/0.00/834/91 23 S RMY N/A
6/17 81/58/70/+3/0.28/752/82 25 S RMY 24 TSTM
6/18 83/65/74/+7/T/715/78 35 W RMY 38
6/19 81/61/71/+4/0.00/559/61 24 NW RMY 25
6/20 75/55/65/-3/0.00/889/97 24 NW RMY 27
6/21 75/52/64/-4/0.00/770/84 17 NNW RMY 19
6/22 75/54/65/-3/0.00/734/80 17 N RMY 19
6/23 80/57/69/+1/0.00/862/94 22 SSW RMY 24
6/24 81/57/69/0/0.00/688/75 29 S RMY 33
6/25 86/62/74/+5/0.00/761/83 28 SSW RMY 31
6/26 80/57/69/0/0.29/…/.. 26 NE RMY 27
6/27 74/56/65/-4/0.00/…/.. 25 NNE RMY 24
6/28 83/60/72/+2/0.00/…/.. 17 WSW RMY 18
6/29 85/60/73/+3/0.00/…/.. 23 S RMY N/A
6/30 morning low temp: 61F; the normal low is now 61F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE 2014
None so far.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JUNE 30
HIGH 94F IN 1964
LOW 47F IN 1919
PRECIP 3.04 INS IN 1921
PEAK GUST 51 MPH WNW IN 1957
RECORDS FOR JULY 1
HIGH 98F IN 1964
LOW 44F IN 1988 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
PRECIP 4.46 INS IN 1915 [RECORD FOR MONTH]
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WNW IN 1974
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
