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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0441E SUNSET:  1858E WARM AND HUMID ONCE AGAIN UNDER MAINLY SUNNY SKIES…. Showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and evening left 0.20″ of rain in the gauge, but brought heavier amounts to areas just north and south of the Hill. As for today, skies were mainly clear into early this afternoon, however both low convective and high cirrus clouds have begun to increase in coverage as we progress through the afternoon. Temperatures have warmed well into the 80s, so it’s another very warm day out there. The dew point remains in the upper 60s to low 70s, thus the muggy feel continues to be with us. The combination of the temperature and dew point is still making the heat index reach the low 90s. Winds have been decreasing since the overnight hours. The average speed for the day so far is around 8mph, but it’s been averaging around 3-4mph for the past couple of hours. The peak gust for the day to this point is 18mph, which occurred after midnight. Visibility has been limited today due to thin fog early this morning, and general haziness thereafter. The views has been held to around 25-30 miles all day. The maximum temperature so far today is 88F, which is 6 degrees above the normal high of 82F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 67F, which is 3 degrees above the normal low of 64F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant W-N Temperature: 71F; Dew Point: 70F; Relative Humidity: 97% Wind: NW @ 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 1016.7 mb; 30.02 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly Visibility: 25 miles, thin fog 6-hr Max temp: 71F 6-hr Min temp: 67F 24-hr Precip:  0.20 inches BHO SA 1155 CLR 25 167/71/70/3207/002/ FEW CI DSNT W-N THN F ALQDS/ 8/001 53020 70020 10071 20067 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant WNW-NW and distant ESE-SE, few cirrus distant NW-N Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 70F; Relative Humidity: 72% Wind: NW @ 5 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1017.0 mb; 30.03 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 25 miles, hazy 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 CLR 25 170/80/70/3205/003/ FEW CU DSNT WNW-NW AND DSNT ESE-SE FEW CI DSNT NW-N HAZY WND LGT/ 8/201 50003 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered cirrus Temperature: 86F; Dew Point: 69F; Relative Humidity: 57% Wind: SSW @ 6 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1015.7 mb; 29.99 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly Visibility: 30 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 88F 6-hr Min temp: 71F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 45 SCT 250 SCT 30 157/86/69/2006/999/ HAZY WND LGT/ 8/204 58013 10088 20071 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2024 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….85  NORMAL…..82 MIN…….68  NORMAL…..64 MEAN……77  NORMAL…..73 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+35 [+8.6 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0  DEPARTURE……..-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………0  DEPARTURE……..-8 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….0  DEPARTURE………0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………12  DEPARTURE……..+4 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………67  DEPARTURE…….+35 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….564  DEPARTURE……+145 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..433  DEPARTURE……+131 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH): Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower, F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower. E=Estimated F420C (Official)……….E29 WSW  @   01:25 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….29 WSW  @   01:25 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….30 WSW  @   01:24 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….27 W    @   01:25 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………29 WSW  @   01:24 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..31 WSW  @   01:25 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..33 WSW  @   01:24 P.M. MERLIN…………………29 WSW RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………22 WSW  @   01:50 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..21      @   01:26 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..23      @   01:26 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………21 WSW  @   01:25 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………23 WSW  @   01:26 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..21 WSW  @   01:26 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 WSW  @   01:26 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…….9.9 SW [238 total miles] VECTOR #1…………….10.2 VECTOR #2…………….10.6 DAVIS #1……………..10.0 WSW DAVIS #2……………..10.4 WSW RMY #1……………….10.1 WSW RMY #2……………….10.5 SW RICHARDS (C5C)…………OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.20 DEPARTURE…..+0.07 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.21 DEPARTURE…..-0.31 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….38.46 DEPARTURE…..+7.24 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST PEAK GUST: F420C (Official) VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust RMY:  R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous) TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ….: Data not yet available, records not finalized M:    Missing data 8/1   92/71/82/+9/T/…/..                24 W   VEC1 24 W   RMY 23 8/2   94/73/84/+11/0.01/…/..            31 SSW VEC1 31 SSW RMY 30 TSTM 8/3   92/75/84/+11/0.00/…/..            29 W   VEC1 28 W   RMY 28 8/4   85/68/77/+4/0.20/…/..             29 WSW VEC1 29 WSW RMY 31 TSTM 8/5  The low since midnight is 67F, the daily normal low is 64F. ————————————————————– AUGUST DAILY RECORDS TO DATE 8/3  RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 75F, TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2020 ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR AUGUST 5 HIGH 98F IN 1955 LOW 48F IN 1929,1972 PRECIP 2.97 INCHES IN 1893 PEAK GUST 60e MPH SW 1977 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 6 HIGH 95F IN 1931, 2022 LOW 48F IN 1934 PRECIP 1.47 INCHES IN 1995 PEAK GUST 44e MPH SSW IN 1940 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
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