Saturday, June 25, 2022

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0408E
SUNSET:  1925E

JUST ANOTHER EARLY SUMMER’S DAY….

Today was on the hotter side and partly cloudy with an
average visibility of 60 miles. The dew point thankfully
stayed in the upper 50’s, keeping the weather a little
more bearable. Temperatures rose to the upper 80’s!
Wind was light and easterly off the ocean, with no gusts
worth mentioning.

Rainfall totals continue to disappoint, as we are -1.85
inches from normal on the month and -6.87 inches from
normal on the year. Our drought status is moderate, and
will be updated next Thursday.

The high so far today is 87F, which is 8 degrees above
the normal maximum of 79F. The low since midnight is 62F,
which is a degree above the normal minimum of 61F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrostratus
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: N @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1019.1 mb; 30.09 in. Hg: rising, then
more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 70F
6-hr Min temp: 62F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 191/72/61/3608/009/ FEW CS ALQDS/ 8/005
51014 10070 20062

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus offshore and few cirrostratus
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 48%
Wind: NNE @ 5 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1019.5 mb; 30.10 in Hg: rising, then more
rapidly
Visibility: 60 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 195/79/57/0205/010/ FEW CU DSNT OFFSHR NE-E
FEW CS ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/105 53004

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few cumulus
Temperature: 85F, Dew point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: NE @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1019.4 mb; 30.10 in Hg: rising then
falling
Visibility: 50 miles
6-hr Max temp: 87F
6-hr Min temp: 70F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 BKN 50 194/85/57/0506/010/ FEW CU ALQDS WND
LGT/ 8/101 55001 10087 20070

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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….80   NORMAL…..78
MIN…….57   NORMAL…..60
MEAN……69   NORMAL…..69

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..0 [-0.2 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE……..-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………41  DEPARTURE…….-21
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5607  DEPARTURE……-600
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5596  DEPARTURE…….+11

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….4  DEPARTURE……..-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………53  DEPARTURE…….-23
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….113  DEPARTURE……..+9
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..154  DEPARTURE…….-41

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….15 SW  @  9:58 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..16     @ 10:23 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………15 S   @  4:25 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..16 SW  @  9:58 P.M.
ASOS………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
RMY #1………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MERLIN………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………10 W   @  9:58 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..11     @  9:39 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………12 WSW @  9:39 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..12 WSW @  9:39 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..5.8 WSW [139 total miles] VECTOR #2………………6.6
DAVIS #2……………….6.3 WSW
RMY #2…………………6.6 WSW
RMY #1……….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
ASOS…………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00  DEPARTURE…..-0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.97  DEPARTURE…..-1.85
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..19.55  DEPARTURE…..-6.87

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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

6/01  62/52/57/-5/0.08/009/01             21 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 22
6/02  67/53/60/-2/T/308/34                20 S   AERO N/A    RMY 21
6/03  64/52/58/-7/0.05/000/00             22 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 22
6/04  75/52/64/+1/0.01/554/61             28 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 29
6/05  76/50/63/0/0.00/882/97              28 WNW AERO N/A    RMY 28
6/06  80/56/68/+5/0.00/783/86             22 S   AERO N/A    RMY 23
6/07  80/60/70/+6/0.02/619/68             36 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 38
6/08  79/60/70/+6/0.42/537/59             36 S   AREO N/A    RMY 39
6/09  80/59/70/+6/0.71/466/51             43 WNW AERO N/A    RMY 45
6/10  75/55/65/0/0.00/803/88              34 WNW AERO N/A    RMY 33
6/11  78/58/68/+3/0.00/494/54             27 W   AERO N/A    RMY 27
6/12  77/59/68/+3/0.00/484/53             31 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 32
6/13  82/64/73/+7/0.17/650/71             26 NW  AERO N/A    RMY 25
6/14  81/58/70/+4/0.00/869/95             23 NW  AERO N/A    RMY 24
6/15  73/59/66/0/0.00/632/69              22 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 23
6/16  71/58/65/-2/0.00/421/46             34 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 37
6/17  82/64/73/+6/0.20/559/61             35 NW  AERO N/A    RMY 35
6/18  68/51/60/-7/T/440/48                36 NW  AERO N/A    RMY 37
6/19  60/48/54/-14/0.31/028/03            28 NNW AERO N/A    RMY 27
6/20  77/48/63/-5/0.00/834/91             31 NNW AERO N/A    RMY 30
6/21  77/54/66/-2/0.00/…/..             24 S   AERO N/A    RMY 25
6/22  73/56/65/-4/0.00/…/..             26 ESE AERO N/A    RMY 28
6/23  75/58/67/-2/0.00/…/..             27 SE  AERO N/A    RMY 29
6/24  80/57/69/0/0.00/…/..              15 W   AERO N/A    RMY 16

6/25  The low since midnight is 62F, the daily normal low is 61F

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 25
HIGH 93F IN 1943, 1980, 2005
LOW 47F IN 1903
PRECIP 1.38 INS IN 2012
PEAK GUST 51 MPH W IN 1960

RECORDS FOR JUNE 26
HIGH 96F IN 1952
LOW 45F IN 1986
PRECIP 1.22 INS IN 1938
PEAK GUST 48 MPH N IN 1998

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner