Friday, September 6, 2019

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

OVERCAST AND COOL WITH GOOD VISIBILITY
ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL….

We observed a good visibility of 70 miles
throughout the day. Wind increased as the day went on,
and shifted from NE-E around noon. The highest gust so
far today is 30 mph later on in the day. Higher winds
have been more consistent due to Hurricane Dorian
moving closer and closer to New England. Skies became
completely overcast between 7 A.M. and 10 A.M. with
a mix of stratus fractus and altocumulus clouds.
The high so far today is 65F, which is 10 degrees
below the daily normal maximum of 75F. The low since
midnight is 56F, which is 2 degrees below the normal
minimum of 58F.

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR AUGUST 2019

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 80.4 [+1.2] Avg. Min. 62.1 [+0.3] Mean      71.5 [+1.0] 24-hour corrected mean: 70.5
Max. for month: 92F on the 19th
Min. for month: 51F on the 26th

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units:   211 [+22] Total for the season:  619 [+82] Total for last season: 753

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 1.83 [-2.21] Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.1 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   9.8 mph
Prevailing wind direction: N/A
Peak gust and direction: N/A

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes:   N/A

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 58F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: NE at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.06 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles, smoke layer along horizon
6-hr Max temp: 58F
6-hr Min temp: 56F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E220 BKN 70 178/58/55/0509/006/ K LYR
ALG HRZN/ 8/070 50002 10058 20056

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, overcast altocumulus
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: E at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 20 SCT E220 OVC 70 176/64/54/0909/005/
8/17/ 58002

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, overcast altocumulus
Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 57F; Wind: E at 10G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, falling rapidly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 58F
BHO SA 1755 15 SCT E150 OVC 70 160/65/57/0810G21/000/
8/77/ 58016 10065 20058

SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..68   NORMAL…..75
MIN…..54   NORMAL…..58
MEAN….61   NORMAL…..67

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….-6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….-4 [-1.0 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0   DEPARTURE………-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..12   DEPARTURE………-6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………631   DEPARTURE……..+76
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….804   DEPARTURE……..173

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..23 NW  AT  3:00 A.M.
AERO…………………….17 NW  AT  2:52 A.M.
ASOS…………………….22 NNW AT  3:02 A.M.
DAVIS……………………21 NNW AT  3:01 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….15 NW  AT  2:48 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….14 NNW AT  3:02 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………14 NW  AT  3:00 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………7.5 NW
ASOS……………………7.9
DAVIS…………………..8.0 NE [44 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……….0.37  DEPARTURE……-0.21
ASOS…………..0.36
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….37.52  DEPARTURE……+1.91
ASOS………….37.40

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

8/01  84/66/75/+3/0.00/755/87               18 NNW AERO 20 NW  RMY 17
8/02  83/61/72/0/0.00/804/93                18 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 18
8/03  84/66/75/+3/0.00/302/35               25 SW  AERO 26 SW  RMY 25
8/04  83/66/75/+3/0.00/732/85               21 NE  AERO 23 SW  RMY 25
8/05  81/58/70/-2/0.00/842/98               20 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 19
8/06  79/63/71/-1/0.00/282/33               15 S   AERO 14 S   RMY 17
8/07  82/66/74/+2/…./367/43               32 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 35
8/08  84/67/76/+4/…./588/69               30 SW  AERO 24 WNW RMY 29
8/09  82/63/73/+1/…./815/96               28 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY 26
8/10  78/59/69/-2/…./720/85               32 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY 28
8/11  78/55/67/-4/0.00/734/87               28 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 28
8/12  82/60/71/0/0.00/749/89                25 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 26
8/13  77/66/72/+1/0.02/059/07               25 W   AERO 24 WSW RMY 24
8/14  75/62/69/-2/…./452/54               24 ENE AERO 22 ENE RMY 22
8/15  77/59/68/-3/…./568/68               17 ESE AERO 15 SSE RMY 16
8/16  78/61/70/-1/…./732/88               20 E   AERO 17 ESE RMY 18
8/17  78/67/73/+2/…./099/12               14 SE  AERO 15 SE  RMY 15
8/18  88/70/79/+8/…./529/64               18 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY 21
8/19  92/69/81/+11/…./…/..              25 WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY 25
8/20  87/66/77/+7/…./…/..               18 W   AERO 14 WSW RMY N/A
8/21  85/68/77/+7/0.12/…/..               33 SW  AERO 32 SW  RMY 33
8/22  88/68/78/+8/0.00/…/..               25 W   AERO 21 W   RMY 26
8/23  78/60/69/-1/0.04/…/..               23 N   AERO 18 N   RMY 24
8/24  72/55/64/-6/0.00/…/..               25 ENE AERO 21 ENE RMY 22
8/25  66/56/61/-8/0.00/…/..               31 ENE AERO 25 ENE RMY 29
8/26  71/51/61/-8/0.00/…/..               25 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY 25
8/27  77/54/66/-3/0.00/…/..               18 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY 17
8/28  78/59/69/0/…./…/..                21 SSE AERO 18 SSE RMY 20
8/29  83/63/73/+4/…./…/..               25 WNW AERO 21 WNW RMY 26
8/30  84/59/72/+4/…./…/..               30 SW  AERO 30 SW  RMY 28
8/31  79/61/70/+2/…./…/..               21 W   AERO 18 W   RMY 20

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

9/01  73/56/65/-3/0.00/…/..                21 ENE AERO 14 ENE RMY 18
9/02  75/57/66/-2/0.37/…/..                39 W   AERO 41 W   RMY 41
9/03  77/61/69/+2/0.00/…/..                18 S   AERO 16 S   RMY N/A
9/04  83/61/72/+5/0.00/…/..                30 SW  AERO 28 SW  RMY 30
9/05  68/54/61/-6/0.00/…/..                23 NW  AERO 17 NW  RMY N/A

9/06 Low temp since midnight is 56F; normal low is 58F

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

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 6
HIGH 92F IN 1900, 2018
LOW 39F IN 1888
PRECIP 3.19 INCHES IN 1890
PEAK GUST 78e MPH SE IN 1979 (TROPICAL STORM DAVID)

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 7
HIGH 92F IN 2007, 2015
LOW 40F IN 1888
PRECIP 2.95 INCHES IN 1891
PEAK GUST 58e MPH W IN 1941

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner and Rusty Monroe