Monday, June 3, 2019

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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

PARTLY CLOUDY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND
INCREASING WIND IN THE AFTERNOON….

Visibility this morning was 80 miles, but decreased
to 70 by 10 A.M. due to a distant haze. Rainfall
overnight left 0.04 inches in the gauge, measured
at 7 A.M. Wind increased later on this morning, with
the average wind speed currently being 20 mph. The
highest gust so far today is 40 mph following the
1 P.M. observation. Wind has remained westerly
throughout the day, supplying the area with some
cold air. Despite sunny conditions, temperatures
today have remained consistent with seasonal
averages for this reason. The high so far today is
68F, 3 degrees below the daily normal maximum of 71F.
The low since midnight is 51F, 2 degrees below the
normal minimum of 53F.

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few altocumulus NE-S
Temperature: 56F; Dew Point: 35F; Wind: W at 11G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.80 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 56F
6-hr Min temp: 51F
24-hr Precip: 0.04 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 80 091/56/35/2711G18/980/ FEW AC
NE-S/ 8/075 53025 10056 20051

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few cumulus
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 33F; Wind: WNW at 13G24 kts,
Peak wind: 30 MPH (26 kts) WNW @ 9:45 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.80 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles, distant haze
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 70 092/64/33/2913G24/980/ FEW CU
DSNT HZ ALQDS PK WND 2926/45/ 8/105 55001

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few cumulus
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 31F; Wind: W at 14G30 kts,
Peak wind: 35 MPH (30 kts) W at 12:53 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.77 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 56F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 70 082/68/31/2614G30/977/ FEW CU DSNT
HZ ALQDS PK WND 2630/53/ 8/105 58010 10068 20056

SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..75   NORMAL…..71
MIN…..51   NORMAL…..53
MEAN….63   NORMAL…..62

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….+2 [+0.8 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………2   DEPARTURE………-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………4   DEPARTURE………-6
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..6223   DEPARTURE……..-89
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5847   DIFFERENCE……+376

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0   DEPARTURE………-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………0   DEPARTURE………-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..8   DEPARTURE……..-19
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..69   DEPARTURE……..-61

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..23 S   AT 6:03 P.M.
AERO…………………….21 S   AT 6:00 P.M.
ASOS…………………….22 NNE AT 6:03 P.M.
DAVIS……………………24 S   AT 5:44 P.M.  RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….16 S   AT 5:14 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….16 S   AT 5:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………16 S   AT 5:13 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………….7.2 NE
ASOS…………………….7.5
DAVIS……………………7.6 SE [130 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.04  DEPARTURE…….-0.12
ASOS…………..0.03
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.04  DEPARTURE…….-0.12
ASOS…………..0.03
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….25.93  DEPARTURE…….+2.94
ASOS………….25.76

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 57/40/49/-4/0.00/0.0/…/..           21 S   AERO 21 SSE  RMY 21
05/02 45/41/43/-10/0.02/0.0/…/..          21 NE  AERO 21 SSW  RMY 20
05/03 60/43/52/-1/…./0.0/…/..           23 S   AERO 23 S    RMY 22
05/04 54/46/50/-4/…./0.0/…/..           14 ENE AERO 14 ENE  RMY 17
05/05 52/44/48/-6/0.00/0.0/…/..           18 NE  AERO 20 NE   RMY N/A
05/06 58/44/51/-3/…./0.0/…/..           25 NE  AERO 26 ENE  RMY 24
05/07 72/41/57/+2/0.12/0.0/…/..           30 S   AERO 29 S    RMY 30
05/08 67/48/58/+3/0.00/0.0/…/..           20 NE  AERO 20 NE   RMY 19
05/09 60/43/52/-3/0.00/0.0/…/..           21 SE  AERO 21 E    RMY 22
05/10 61/46/54/-1/0.16/0.0/…/..           35 S   AERO 37 S    RMY 37
05/11 68/50/59/+3/…./…/…/..           26 NW  AERO M  M    RMY N/A
05/12 50/36/43/-13/0.68/…/…/..          30 ENE AERO M  M    RMY N/A
05/13 52/38/45/-11/…./…/…/..          35 E   AERO M  M    RMY 34
05/14 44/38/41/-16/…./…/…/..          26 NNE AERO M  M    RMY 25
05/15 58/40/49/-8/…./…/…/..           28 NW  AERO M  M    RMY 28
05/16 68/46/57/0/…./…/…/..            17 NW  AERO M  M    RMY 19
05/17 64/49/57/0/…./…/…/..     22 WNW AERO 21 WNW  RMY 25
05/18 72/49/61/+3/…./…/…/..           26 SSE AERO 25 SSE  RMY 29
05/19 69/50/60/+2/…./…/…/..           39 S   AERO 43 SSE  RMY 42
05/20 85/52/69/11/…./…/…/..     35 SW  AERO 40 SW   RMY 39
05/21 69/52/61/+2/0.00/…/…/..           40 NW  AERO 46 NW   RMY 45
05/22 68/49/59/0/0.00/…/…/..            32 NNW AERO 29 NW   RMY N/A
05/23 68/48/58/-1/…./…/…/..     36 SSW AERO 37 SSW  RMY 40
05/24 68/47/58/-1/…./…/…/..    47 NW  AERO 47 NW   RMY 51
05/25 75/47/61/+1/…./…/…/..     M  M   AERO 35 SSW  RMY 39
05/26 85/49/67/+7/…./0.0/…/..           40 W   AERO 38 W    RMY 39
05/27 76/57/67/+7/…./0.0/…/..           30 NE  AERO 22 NE   RMY 27
05/28 57/48/53/-8/…./0.0/…/..           26 E   AERO 22 ESE  RMY 25
05/29 51/45/48/-13/…./0.0/…/..          21 NNW AERO 21 NNW  RMY N/A
05/30 63/46/55/-6/…./0.0/…/..     23 S   AERO 23 S    RMY 25
05/31 72/54/63/2/…./0.0/…/..     28 N   AERO 23 N    RMY 26

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

06/01 71/54/63/+1/0.00/…/..               21 E  AERO 20 E  RMY 18
06/02 75/51/63/+1/…./…/..               23 S  AERO 21 S  RMY N/A

06/03 Low temp since midnight is 51F; normal low is 53F

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

RECORDS FOR JUNE 3
HIGH 98F IN 1919
LOW 38F IN 1929
PRECIP 2.40 INS 2006
PEAK GUST 47 MPH NW IN 1998

RECORDS FOR JUNE 4
HIGH 99F IN 1919 [Record for month] LOW 41F IN 1915,1926
PRECIP 1.52 INS IN 2007
PEAK GUST 48 MPH SSE IN 1983

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner