Friday, August 21, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SPECTACULAR SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES…
Overall, today has been a closer mirror to yesterday.
Visibility slipped just a little to about 70 miles on
average. Dew points have ticked up a bit to the
mid- and upper-50s, but a far cry from feeling
tropical! Yesterday capped out at 80 degrees, while
today is set to outpace that high by several degrees-
clocking in at 87 degrees by our 1PM observation.
Winds have been a bit busier on average – so far
a mean of 14 MPH or so. Yesterday’s NW wind transitioned
around 7 PM to the SW, which explains the increase
in dew points and ambient air temperature today.
The high so far today is 87F, 8 degrees below the
daily normal maximum of 79F. The low since midnight
is 61F, which equals are the normal minimum of 61F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear (few altocumulus distant E-SW, few cirrus
distant E-SW)
Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 58F; Relative Humidity: 77%
Wind: SW at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg: rising unsteadily
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 150/65/58/2213/997/ FEW AC DSNT E-SW
FEW CI DSNT E-SW/ 8/052 52001 10065 20061
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered Cirrus
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 60F; Relative Humidity: 51%
Wind: SW at 11 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.93 ins. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 70 136/80/60/2211/993/ 8/001 58014
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered Cirrus (few cumulus all quads, few alto-
cumulus lenticularis NW-N)
Temperature: 78F; Dew Point: 55F; Relative Humidity: 34%
Wind: WSW at 14G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 87F
6-hr Min temp: 65F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 70 122/87/55/2414G18/989/ FEW CU ALQDS
FEW ACL NW-N/ 8/141 57014 10087 20065
SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..80 NORMAL…..79
MIN…..56 NORMAL…..62
MEAN….68 NORMAL…..70
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………-2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………..+77 [+3.7 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY………………3 DEPARTURE…….-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….204 DEPARTURE……+71
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………691 DEPARTURE…..+207
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….568 DEPARTURE…..+123
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..22 W AT 3:26 P.M.
AERO…………………….21 W AT 3:28 P.M.
ASOS…………………….22 W AT 3:26 P.M.
DAVIS……………………21 W AT 3:26 P.M
RMY 22 MERLIN 20
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….14 W AT 4:43 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….15 W AT 4:42 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………16 W AT 1:49 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………9.1 NNW
ASOS……………………9.2
DAVIS…………………..9.5 WNW [291 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.13
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.87 DEPARTURE……-1.88
ASOS…………..0.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….29.94 DEPARTURE……-3.80
ASOS………….30.69
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
08/01 87/66/77/+5/0.00/…/.. 18 S AERO 21 S RMY 19
08/02 85/69/77/+5/0.02/…/.. 36 S AERO 37 S RMY 38
08/03 91/75/83/+11/0.00/…/.. 36 WSW AERO 38 SW RMY 36
08/04 83/71/77/5/0.21/…/.. 67 SSE AERO 71 S RMY 70
08/05 90/68/79/+7/0.00/…/.. 28 SW AERO 30 SW RMY 29
08/06 84/65/75/3/0.00/…/.. 20 W AERO 17 W RMY 19
08/07 79/65/72/0/T/…/.. 16 NE AERO 16 NE RMY N/A
08/08 83/64/74/+2/0.00/…/.. 20 S AERO 20 S RMY 19
08/09 90/65/78/+6/0.00/…/.. 26 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY 26
08/10 94/69/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 22 W AERO 20 W RMY 20
08/11 92/72/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 31 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 31 TSTM
08/12 93/74/84/+13/0.00/…/.. 22 SSW AERO 22 SW RMY 19
08/13 88/71/80/+9/0.00/…/.. 18 ENE AERO 18 NE RMY 18
08/14 82/67/75/+4/0.00/…/.. 23 ENE AERO 23 ENE RMY N/A
08/15 67/62/65/-6/T/…/.. 33 NNE AERO 32 NNE RMY N/A
08/16 69/62/66/-5/…./…/.. 26 ENE AERO 28 ENE RMY 26
08/17 73/59/66/-5/…./…/.. 25 NE AERO 24 NE RMY N/A
08/18 84/63/74/+3/…./…/.. 23 W AERO 23 W RMY 24
08/19 81/59/70/0/0.03/…/.. 26 W AERO 28 W RMY 27
08/20 80/56/68/-2/0.00/…/.. 22 W AERO 21 W RMY 22
08/21 The low since midnight is 61F, 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 AUGUST 21
HIGH 92F IN 1937, 1995
LOW 47F IN 1982
PRECIP 2.84 INCHES IN 1888
PEAK GUST 54 MPH WSW IN 2004
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 22
HIGH 90F IN 1939
LOW 42F IN 1894
PRECIP 2.28 INCHES IN 1935
PEAK GUST 44 MPH SSW IN 1987
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Andrew Swanson
