Saturday, July 2, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0412E
SUNSET: 1925E
WARM AND MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS PASSING
US BY IN THE AFTERNOON….
Visibility was limited due to haze this morning, but reached
60 miles by noontime. Skies were mostly cloudy with scattered cumulus
popping up around noontime. Wind was westerly with
10 mph speeds and a max gust of almost 25 mph.
Rainfall early on this morning amounted to 0.21 inches,
and that was the most rainfall the summit saw today.
Thunderstorms missed us to the northwest and south, but
left us with another 1 or 2 hundredths of an inch.
The high so far today is 80F, which is the same as the
normal maximum. The low since midnight is 68F, which
is 6 degrees above the normal minimum of 62F.
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PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JUNE 2022
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 76.3 [+0.9]
Avg. Min. 57.0 [-0.6]
Mean 66.7 [+0.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 65.3
Max. for month: 92F on the 26th
Min. for month: 48F on the 19th and 20th
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 44 [-022]
Total for the season: 5610 [-600]
Total for last season: 5597
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 95 [+016]
Total for the season: 155 [-071]
Total for last season: 226
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 2.81 [-1.82]
Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.7 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 10.4 mph
Prevailing wind direction: SSW [15%]
Peak gust and direction: 43 WNW on the 9th
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes: N/A
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, overcast altocumulus
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 68F; Relative Humidity: 97%
Wind: SW @ 9G13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1012.3 mb; 29.89 in. Hg: rising, then
more slowly
Visibility: 15 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 72F
6-hr Min temp: 68F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 50 SCT 150 OVC 15 123/69/68/2209G13/989/ THN F
ALQDS/ 8/85/ 51011 70021 6021/ 10072 20068
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken altocumulus
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 68F; Relative Humidity: 80%
Wind: W @ 9G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1012.0 mb; 29.88 in Hg: rising then falling
Visibility: 25 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT 150 BKN 25 120/75/68/2709G14/988/ HAZY/
8/850 55003
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken altocumulus
Temperature: 79F, Dew point: 66F; Relative Humidity: 65%
Wind: SSW @ 11G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1012.5 mb; 29.90 in Hg: rising, then more
slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 80F
6-hr Min temp: 69F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 150 BKN 60 125/79/66/2711G18/990/ 8/250 51005
10080 20069
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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….90 NORMAL…..80
MIN…….63 NORMAL…..62
MEAN……77 NORMAL…..71
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…….+6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+6 [+5.8 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………12 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………12 DEPARTURE……..+5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….167 DEPARTURE…….+21
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..234 DEPARTURE…….-67
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….33 S @ 3:10 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..37 @ 2:10 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………38 S @ 2:59 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..34 S @ 3:10 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………………25 S @ 3:10 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..24 @ 3:11 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………26 S @ 3:11 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..25 S @ 3:45 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……..13.7 SW [328 total miles]
VECTOR #2………………14.3
DAVIS #2……………….14.0 SW
RMY #2…………………14.5 SW
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……..0.21 DEPARTURE…..+0.09
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.21 DEPARTURE…..+0.09
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..20.60 DEPARTURE…..-6.75
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/-2/0.00/771/84 24 S AERO N/A RMY 25
6/22 73/56/65/-4/0.00/651/71 26 ESE AERO N/A RMY 28
6/23 75/58/67/-2/0.00/459/50 27 SE AERO N/A RMY 29
6/24 80/57/69/0/0.00/541/59 15 W AERO N/A RMY 16
6/25 87/62/75/+5/0.00/861/94 18 NNW AERO N/A RMY 18
6/26 92/67/80/+10/0.00/852/93 33 SSW AERO N/A RMY 35
6/27 74/61/68/-2/0.84/064/07 35 SW AERO N/A RMY 36
6/28 80/55/68/-2/0.00/…/.. 22 NW AERO N/A RMY 21
6/29 83/62/73/+2/0.00/…/.. 22 SSW AERO N/A RMY 24
6/30 80/61/71/0/0.00/…/.. 28 NW AERO N/A RMY 27
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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
7/1 90/63/77/+6/0.00/…/.. 33 S AERO N/A RMY 34
7/2 The low since midnight is 68F, the daily normal low is 62F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JULY 2
HIGH 95F IN 1963
LOW 47F IN 1988
PRECIP 1.49 INS IN 2021
PEAK GUST 45 MPH SW IN 1999
RECORDS FOR JULY 3
HIGH 99F IN 1911
LOW 47F IN 1914
PRECIP 1.98 IN 2021
PEAK GUST 52 MPH NW IN 1963
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
