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August 10, 2024

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

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0447E SUNSET:  1852E MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AS DEBBY DEPARTS…. The remnants of Debby have finally exited the region, but the airmass remains moist for now. We began the morning with fog, which quickly lifted to form a stratus overcast. This rapidly dissipated, and shortly thereafter fair-weather cumulus developed, dotting the sky. The temperature dropped to the low 70s this morning before rising to the mid 80s once the sun came out. The dew point has been slow to fall, beginning in the mid 70s and only dropping to 70F by the final observation. The wind was quite gusty yesterday out of the south-southwest, with a peak gust of 50mph measured at 4:18pm. Speeds remained elevated through early this morning, but since then have dropped off dramatically. Our peak gust for the day today is around 40mph, occurring just after 1am. the average speed so far is 12mph, now out of the west. Visibility has increased as the day has gone on, rising from 10 miles at the first observation to 40 miles by 1pm, but skies remain hazy. The maximum temperature so far today is 84F, which is 3 degrees above the normal high of 81F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 72F, which is 9 degrees above the normal low of 63F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Overcast stratus, few lower stratus fractus all quadrants, few breaks in overcast all quadrants, higher clouds visible NE-ESE Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 73F; Relative Humidity: 99% Wind: W @ 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 1011.5 mb; 29.87 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 10 miles, thin fog all quadrants 6-hr Max temp: 73F 6-hr Min temp: 72F 24-hr Precip:  0.82 inches BHO SA 1155 E3 OVC 10 115/73/73/2807/987/ FEW LWR STFRA ALQDS FEW BINOVC ALQDS HIER CLDS VSBL DSNT NE-ESE THN F ALQDS/ 8/6// 51016 70082 10073 20072 10 A.M. Weather: Broken cumulus Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 73F; Relative Humidity: 80% Wind: W @ 6 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1011.9 mb; 29.88 in. Hg: rising unsteadily Visibility: 40 miles, hazy 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 E18 BKN 40 119/80/73/2706/988/ HAZY WND LGT/ 8/200 52004 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered cirrus Temperature: 84F; Dew Point: 70F; Relative Humidity: 64% Wind: W @ 10 kts Sea-level pressure: 1011.7 mb; 29.88 in. Hg: steady, then rising Visibility: 40 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 84F 6-hr Min temp: 73F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 35 SCT 250 SCT 40 117/84/70/2610/988/ HAZY/ 8/201 58002 10084 20073 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….82  NORMAL…..81 MIN…….62  NORMAL…..64 MEAN……72  NORMAL…..72 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……………0 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+18 [+1.8 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…………….2  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………2  DEPARTURE……..-7 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….0  DEPARTURE……..+2 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….7  DEPARTURE……..-1 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………90  DEPARTURE…….+20 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….587  DEPARTURE……+130 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..472  DEPARTURE……+115 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)……….E50 SSW  @   04:18 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….48 S    @   04:15 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….50 S    @   04:07 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….54 S    @   04:15 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………59 S    @   02:07 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..50 S    @   04:15 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..52 SSW  @   04:18 P.M. MERLIN…………………46 S RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………36 SSW  @   04:18 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..36      @   04:18 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..37      @   04:18 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………36 S    @   04:19 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………39 S    @   04:17 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..35 S    @   04:19 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..37 SSW  @   04:18 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……17.1 SSW [410 total miles] VECTOR #1…………….16.7 VECTOR #2…………….18.0 DAVIS #1……………..16.7 S DAVIS #2……………..18.7 S RMY #1……………….16.3 S RMY #2……………….18.2 SSE RICHARDS (C5C)…………OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.82 DEPARTURE…..+0.69 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.89 DEPARTURE…..+0.70 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….40.14 DEPARTURE…..+8.25 ————————————————————– 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/779/90                24 W   VEC1 24 W   RMY 23 8/2   94/73/84/+11/0.01/579/67            31 SSW VEC1 31 SSW RMY 30 TSTM 8/3   92/75/84/+11/0.00/612/71            29 W   VEC1 28 W   RMY 28 8/4   85/68/77/+4/0.20/318/37             29 WSW VEC1 29 WSW RMY 31 TSTM 8/5   90/67/79/+6/T/686/80                28 SSW VEC1 28 SSW RMY 29 8/6   73/60/67/-6/0.56/009/01             26 ENE VEC1 26 ENE RMY 26 8/7   69/57/63/-10/0.18/119/14            25 NE  VEC1 23 NE  RMY 23 8/8   72/58/65/-7/0.09/187/22             20 ESE VEC1 20 ESE RMY 19 8/9   82/62/72/0/…/…/..               50 SSW VEC1 48 S   RMY 50 8/10  The low since midnight is 72F, the daily normal low is 63F. ————————————————————– 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 10 HIGH 101F IN 1949 [STATION RECORD MAXIMUM – Tied with 8/2/1975] LOW 49F IN 1964 PRE 2.27 INS IN 1952 PEAK GUST 88e MPH S IN 1976 RECORDS FOR AUGUST 11 HIGH 97F IN 1944 LOW 49F IN 1972 PRECIP 3.13 INCHES IN 1990 PEAK GUST 44 MPH SW IN 1971 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Joshua Polen
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