Friday, October 7, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0548E
SUNSET: 1715E
SPLENDID DAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPERATURES….
Sunshine has been the rule today with only some passing clouds
of various types throughout the day. Temperatures have responded
nicely with readings reaching the mid to upper 70s! The dew
point has been creeping up a bit however, reaching near 60 this
afternoon. It’s making it feel a touch on the humid side, but
otherwise a very pleasant day for outdoor activity!
The wind has been a bit active at times, but nothing like a few
days ago. The average speed for the day so far is around 10mph
with a peak gust thus far of 22mph occurring just after 1pm.
Visibility has been decent today ranging from 40 miles early
this morning to 60 miles this afternoon.
The high so far today is 77F, which is 13 degrees above the
normal maximum of 64. The low since midnight is 55F, which is
8 degrees above the normal minimum of 47F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, scattered altocumulus castellanus,
broken cirrocumulus
Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 87%
Wind: SW @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1014.1 mb; 29.95 in. Hg: steady, then rising
Visibility: 40 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 58F
6-hr Min temp: 55F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 100 SCT 150 BKN 220 BKN 40 141/57/53/2208/995/
THN F ALQDS/ 8/089 53005 10058 20055
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus castellanus, scattered cirrocumulus,
thin scattered cirrus
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 55F; Relative Humidity: 63%
Wind: WSW @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1014.0 mb; 29.94 in Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 50 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 150 SCT 220 SCT 250 -SCT 50 140/68/55/2506/994/
HAZY WND LGT/ 8/089 58001
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus
Temperature: 76F, Dew point: 59F; Relative Humidity: 56%
Wind: SW @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1012.3 mb; 29.89 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 57F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 60 123/76/59/2208/989/ 8/200 58017 10077 20057
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SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….72 NORMAL…..65
MIN…….56 NORMAL…..48
MEAN……64 NORMAL…..56
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……….+8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………-17 [-3.0 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….1 DEPARTURE……..-8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………64 DEPARTURE…….+14
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….163 DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..121 DEPARTURE…….+42
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….884 DEPARTURE……+210
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..714 DEPARTURE……+170
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….23 N @ 12:53 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..23 @ 1:01 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………21 NE @ 3:52 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..23 N @ 12:53 A.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………………16 N @ 1:35 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..15 @ 12:55 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………14 WSW @ 11:58 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..15 N @ 12:55 A.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…….7.1 N [171 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..7.9
DAVIS #2………………7.6 NNW
RMY #2………………..7.9 NW
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…..-0.17
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.78 DEPARTURE…..+0.79
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..29.77 DEPARTURE…..-9.89
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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
10/1 56/48/52/-6/0.02/000/00 26 NE AERO N/A RMY 27
10/2 55/48/52/-6/0.00/077/11 53 ENE AERO N/A RMY 55
10/3 54/48/51/-6/0.00/014/02 41 ENE AERO N/A RMY 41
10/4 56/49/53/-4/0.62/000/00 39 ENE AERO N/A RMY 38
10/5 56/52/54/-3/1.09/000/00 32 NNE AERO N/A RMY 32
10/6 72/56/64/+8/0.05/…/.. 23 N AERO N/A RMY 23
10/7 The low since midnight is 55F, the daily normal low is 47F
DAILY RECORDS
10/02/2022: NEW PEAK WIND GUST RECORD OF 53 MPH ENE,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52e MPH S IN 1952 AND
52 MPH NNW IN 1984.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 7
HIGH 88F IN 1963 (RECORD FOR MONTH)
LOW 30F IN 1904,1986
PRECIP 1.75 INCHES IN 1972
PEAK GUST 76 W IN 2020
RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 8
HIGH 81F IN 1916,1990
LOW 28F IN 1919
PRECIP 2.22 INCHES IN 1891
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1988, 2001 (EARLIEST DATE)
PEAK GUST 60 MPH NE IN 1996
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
