Monday, June 13, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0407E
SUNSET: 1922E
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN GRADUAL CLEARING AND WARM….
A batch of showers moved through early this morning. While
thunderstorms were observed to our south and southeast, we
did not receive any thunder here on the hill. Regardless, we
did get some more much needed rainfall with 0.17″ falling
here on the summit. Not enough to help reverse current
drought status, but every little bit is welcomed.
High and mid level clouds have been gradually diminishing
through this morning leaving us with mainly cumulus clouds
this afternoon. There has still been enough low level moisture
that some of these cumulus have grown to become moderate in
size thanks to plenty of diurnal heating.
Temperatures have warmed into the low 80s early this afternoon.
The dew point, which started the day on the high side with
readings in the upper 60s, has been slow to decrease with the
reading down to 60 at the 1 P.M. observation. So it has felt
on the humid side today.
The wind, which started off light this morning, has been
gradually increasing a bit thanks to some mixing from aloft
this afternoon. The peak gust so far today is 23mph, which
occurred just after the 1 P.M. observation . The average speed
for the day so far is only around 9mph.
Visibility has been limited due to fog this morning, and
general haziness this afternoon. It’s up to 40-45 miles since
mid morning after starting the day around 1/16th of a mile
prior to the 7 A.M. observation.
The high so far today is 81F, which is 6 degrees above
the normal maximum of 75F. The low since midnight is 64F,
which is 7 degrees above the normal minimum of 57F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, broken stratocumulus,
broken altocumulus/castellanus, overcast cirrostratus
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 65F; Relative Humidity: 97%
Wind: WSW @ 5 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1012.9 mb; 29.91 in. Hg: falling than rising
Visibility: 2 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 66F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr Precip: 0.17 inches
BHO SA 1155 1 BKN 15 BKN 100 BKN 220 OVC 2F 129/66/65/2505/991/
STFRA OCNLY DRFTG OVR SMT FEW BINOVC W-NW WND LGT/ 8/787 55000
6017/ 70017 10066 20064
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken cumulus, thin broken cirrus,
moderate cumulus all quadrants
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 79%
Wind: WNW @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1012.4 mb; 29.90 in Hg: Rising, then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1455 20 SCT E35 BKN 250 -BKN 40 124/74/67/3006/990/
MDT CU ALQDS HAZY WND LGT/ 8/801 58005
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 80F, Dew point: 60F; Relative Humidity: 51%
Wind: WNW @ 10G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1011.2 mb; 29.86 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 45 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 81F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1755 E40 BKN 250 BKN 45 112/80/60/3010G20/986/ HAZY/
8/201 58012 10081 20066
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SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….77 NORMAL…..74
MIN…….59 NORMAL…..57
MEAN……68 NORMAL…..65
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+19 [+1.4 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………23 DEPARTURE…….-21
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5589 DEPARTURE……-600
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5590 DEPARTURE……..-1
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….3 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………24 DEPARTURE……..-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..84 DEPARTURE…….+29
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..106 DEPARTURE…….-22
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….31 SSW @ 3:27 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..33 @ 3:07 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………35 S @ 3:35 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..32 S @ 3:07 P.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………………23 SSW @ 3:20 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..22 @ 3:37 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………25 S @ 3:37 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..23 S @ 3:37 P.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……..11.4 SSW [273 total miles]
VECTOR #2………………12.0
DAVIS #2……………….12.0 SSW
RMY #2…………………12.2 SSW
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……..0.17 DEPARTURE….. 0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.46 DEPARTURE…..-0.48
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..19.04 DEPARTURE…..-5.50
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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
6/01 62/52/57/-5/0.08/009/01 21 SSW AERO N/A RMY 22
6/02 67/53/60/-2/T/308/34 20 S AERO N/A RMY 21
6/03 64/52/58/-7/0.05/000/00 22 ENE AERO N/A RMY 22
6/04 75/52/64/+1/0.01/554/61 28 SSW AERO N/A RMY 29
6/05 76/50/63/0/0.00/882/97 28 WNW AERO N/A RMY 28
6/06 80/56/68/+5/0.00/783/86 22 S AERO N/A RMY 23
6/07 80/60/70/+6/0.02/…/.. 36 SSW AERO N/A RMY 38
6/08 79/60/70/+6/0.42/…/.. 36 S AREO N/A RMY 39
6/09 80/59/70/+6/0.71/…/.. 43 WNW AERO N/A RMY 45
6/10 75/55/65/0/0.00/…/.. 34 WNW AERO N/A RMY 33
6/11 78/58/68/+3/0.00/…/.. 27 W AERO N/A RMY 27
6/12 77/59/68/+3/0.00/…/.. 31 SSW AERO N/A RMY 32
6/13 The low since midnight is 64F, the daily normal low is 57F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JUNE 13
HIGH 93F IN 1988
LOW 43F IN 1982
PRECIP 6.07 INS 1998 [Record for month]
PEAK GUST 69 MPH N IN 1956
RECORDS FOR JUNE 14
HIGH 93F IN 1956
LOW 41F IN 1912
PRECIP 1.49 INS 1896
PEAK GUST 55 MPH WNW IN 1958
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
