Monday, June 1, 2020

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

STARTING JUNE ON A COOL, BREEZY, BUT DRY NOTE….

A mix of sun and clouds have been the theme today with
a cool northwest breeze and very dry air. Dew points
have been in the upper 20s to low 30s which is pretty
impressive for early June standards. The dry air has
enhanced the chill in the air.

As a result of the polar air mass, visibility has been
phenomenal averaging 80-90 miles!

Temperatures for the day have been below normal with a
high so far only 63 degrees, this is 8 degrees below the
daily normal high of 71F. The low since midnight is 42F,
which is 11 degrees below the daily normal low of 53F.

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulonimbus distant NNW-N, few
stratocumulus/cumulus distant S and distant NW, few
altocumulus distant WSW-NW, few altocumulus castellanus
distant NE-SE
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 36F; Relative Humidity: 58%
Wind: NW at 6 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.20 ins. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 90 miles
6-hr Max temp: 50F
6-hr Min temp: 42F
24-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 90 226/50/36/3306/020/ FEW CB DSNT NNW-N
FEW SC/CU DSNT S AND DSNT NW FEW AC DSNT WSW-NW FEW ACC
DSNT NE-SE WND LGT/ 8/370 53014 10050 20042

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered altocumulus standing
lenticular, thin scattered cirrus
Temperature: 58F; Dew Point: 31F; Relative Humidity: 35%
Wind: NW at 12G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.17 ins. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT 70 SCT 250 –SCT 80 216/58/31/3212G20/017/
8/241/ 58010

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 33F; Relative Humidity: 32%
Wind: WNW at 13G24 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.10 ins. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 63F
6-hr Min temp: 50F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E70 BKN 80 193/63/33/2913G24/010/ 8/200 56023
10063 20050

SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..67   NORMAL…..71
MIN…..45   NORMAL…..52
MEAN….56   NORMAL…..61

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………….. -5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………..-15 [-0.7 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………… 9  DEPARTURE……..+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..291  DEPARTURE…….+23
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5812  DEPARTURE……-491
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….6218  DEPARTURE……-406

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE……..-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………32  DEPARTURE…….+10
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..32  DEPARTURE……..+8
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….8  DEPARTURE…….+24

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..33 WNW AT  3:18 P.M.
AERO…………………….33 WNW AT  2:59 P.M.
ASOS…………………….32 WNW AT  3:20 P.M.
DAVIS……………………33 WNW AT  3:19 P.M. RMY 32
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….23 NW  AT 10:51 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….22 WNW AT 10:58 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………23 WNW AT 10:58 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………….13.4 NW
ASOS…………………….13.2
DAVIS……………………13.5 NW [312 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00  DEPARTURE……-0.17
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.75  DEPARTURE……-1.36
ASOS…………..2.71
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….19.79  DEPARTURE……-2.87
ASOS………….20.31

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0  DEPARTURE……..0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………..Trace  DEPARTURE……..0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..31.9  DEPARTURE……-30.8

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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

05/01  64/52/58/+5/…./0.0/000/00         46 SSE  AERO 44 SSE RMY N/A
05/02  70/42/56/+3/…./0.0/729/86         41 NW   AERO 40 NW  RMY N/A
05/03  78/55/67/+14/0.00/0.0/613/72        35 SSW  AERO 35 SSW RMY 36
05/04  72/45/59/+5/T/0.0/247/29            37 NW   AERO 40 WNW RMY 39
05/05  60/40/50/-4/0.00/0.0/821/96         31 NW   AERO 32 NW  RMY N/A
05/06  57/38/48/-6/T/0.0/498/58            24 ESE  AERO 22 ENE RMY 22
05/07  63/37/50/-5/0.00/0.0/576/67         30 WSW  AERO 29 WSW RMY N/A
05/08  57/40/49/-6/…./0.0/328/38         31 W    AERO 32 W   RMY N/A
05/09  44/32/38/-17/…./T/484/56          52 W    AERO 53 W   RMY 54
05/10  59/31/45/-10/0.00/0.0/763/88        46 W    AERO 46 W   RMY 49
05/11  65/43/54/-2/0.22/0.0/322/37         39 S    AERO 43 S   RMY 41
05/12  55/37/46/-10/0.00/0.0/801/92        37 W    AERO 37 W   RMY 37
05/13  59/32/46/-10/0.00/0.0/864/99        37 WNW  AERO 37 WNW RMY 38
05/14  70/40/55/-2/0.00/0.0/831/95         29 W    AERO 26 W   RMY 27
05/15  78/50/64/+7/…./0.0/535/61         40 WSW  AERO 40 WSW RMY 43
05/16  69/47/58/+1/…./0.0/730/83         31 NW   AERO 31 NW  RMY 32
05/17  67/47/57/0/0.00/0.0/132/15          22 SSW  AERO N/A    RMY 21
05/18  60/47/54/-4/T/0.0/053/06            24 W    AERO 22 ENE RMY N/A
05/19  56/45/51/-7/0.00/0.0/797/90         35 ENE  AERO 34 ENE RMY 32
05/20  63/43/53/-5/0.00/0.0/869/98         22 ESE  AERO 20 SE  RMY 19
05/21  76/42/59/0/0.00/0.0/862/97          26 S    AERO 25 S   RMY 25
05/22  82/50/66/+7/0.00/0.0/864/97         29 W    AERO 29 W   RMY 28
05/23  67/44/56/-3/0.02/0.0/187/21         42 ENE  AERO 43 ENE RMY 40
05/24  58/43/51/-8/T/0.0/822/92            27 ENE  AERO 24 ENE RMY N/A
05/25  66/46/56/-4/0.00/0.0/…/..         18 ENE  AERO 18 ENE RMY N/A
05/26  82/56/69/+9/0.00/0.0/…/..         21 S    AERO 21 S   RMY 21
05/27  84/59/72/+12/0.00/0.0/…/..        31 SSW  AERO 31 SSW RMY 31
05/28  77/63/70/+9/…/0.0/…/..          33 SSW  AERO 33 S   RMY 33
05/29  78/66/72/+11/…./…/…/..        41 SSW  AERO 41 SSW RMY 43
05/30  79/63/71/+10/…./…/…/..        30 S    AERO 30 S   RMY N/A
05/31  67/45/56/-5/0.00/0.0/…/..         33 WNW  AERO 33 WNW RMY 32

06/01 The low since midnight is 42F, the daily normal low is 53F

DAILY RECORDS FOR MAY 2020

5/13/2020: NEW RECORD LOW OF 32F, REPLACING 35F SET IN
1914 AND 2005

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 1
HIGH 90F IN 1937,2013
LOW 36F IN 1945 [Record for month] PRECIP 2.28 INS IN 1992
PEAK GUST 51e MPH SE IN 1952

RECORDS FOR JUNE 2
HIGH 91F IN 1895
LOW 41F IN 1907, 1929
PRECIP 2.36 INS IN 1982
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1907 (IP)
PEAK GUST 63 MPH NW IN 2000

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas