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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
A QUIET MORNING REPLACED WITH MULTIPLE SHOWERS/STORMS…
We started the day With quiet conditions. A mix of sun
and mainly high clouds, transitioned to cumulus and
towering cumulus, then finally cumulonimbus by late
morning with a few showers and thunderstorms taking
place early this afternoon.
Wind has been quite light today with an average since
7 A.M. of only 3.3 mph. Wind direction has also been
quite variable swinging to all directions depending on
location of thunderstorms (outflow from the storms).
0.12″ of rain fell between 11-12, with an
additional 0.03″ fall after the 1 P.M. observation.
Showers are continuing to fall through mid afternoon,
so we’ll have a total tally tomorrow morning.
The high so far today is 85F, 6 degrees above the
daily normal maximum of 79F. The low since midnight
is 66F, which is 5 degrees above the normal minimum
of 61F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrostratus, thin broken cirrus, few altocumulus
castellanus distant WNW-NW
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 63F; Relative Humidity: 79%
Wind: NW at 3 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 29.93 ins. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 70F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E220 BKN 250 -BKN 40 136/70/63/3203/993/
FEW ACC DSNT WNW-NW HAZY WND LGT/ 8/086 51007 10070 20066
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrostratus, thin broken cirrus, cumulonimbus
distant WNW-NNW moving ESE, few cumulus distant SW-W,
few towering cumulus W
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 62F; Relative Humidity: 55%
Wind: WSW at 2 kts, wind light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E220 BKN 250 -BKN 40 144/80/62/2502/996/
CB DSNT WNW-NNW MVG ESE FEW CU DSNT SW-W FEW TCU W
HAZY WND L/V/ 8/396 53008
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulonimbus, broken altocumulus, thin broken
cirrus, thunderstorm with light rain shower
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 71F; Relative Humidity: 88%
Wind: SE at 4 kts, wind light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.94 ins. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 30 miles, 10 miles SE-S, 4 miles SW, 50 miles NW-NE
6-hr Max temp: 85F
6-hr Min temp: 70F
6-hr Precip: 0.12 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E55 BKN 130 BKN 250 -BKN 30TRW- 138/75/71/1204/994/
TRW SW MVG ESE LTGICCC VSBY 10 SE-S 4 SW 50 NW-NE TE05B52 RWB47
WND L/V/ 8/363 58006 6012 10085 20070
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..88 NORMAL…..79
MIN…..61 NORMAL…..61
MEAN….75 NORMAL…..70
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………….. +5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………..+82 [+3.7 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..10 DEPARTURE…….+4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….214 DEPARTURE……+76
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………701 DEPARTURE…..+212
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….580 DEPARTURE…..+121
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..28 SW AT 2:02 P.M.
AERO…………………….26 SW AT 2:13 P.M.
ASOS…………………….28 SW AT 2:04 P.M.
DAVIS……………………27 SW AT 2:04 P.M
RMY 28 MERLIN 27
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….19 SW AT 2:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….18 SW AT 2:05 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………19 SW AT 2:04 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..11.7 SW
ASOS…………………..11.6
DAVIS………………….11.5 SW [235 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.12
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.87 DEPARTURE……-2.00
ASOS…………..0.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….29.94 DEPARTURE……-3.92
ASOS………….30.69
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
08/01 87/66/77/+5/0.00/…/.. 18 S AERO 21 S RMY 19
08/02 85/69/77/+5/0.02/…/.. 36 S AERO 37 S RMY 38
08/03 91/75/83/+11/0.00/…/.. 36 WSW AERO 38 SW RMY 36
08/04 83/71/77/5/0.21/…/.. 67 SSE AERO 71 S RMY 70
08/05 90/68/79/+7/0.00/…/.. 28 SW AERO 30 SW RMY 29
08/06 84/65/75/3/0.00/…/.. 20 W AERO 17 W RMY 19
08/07 79/65/72/0/T/…/.. 16 NE AERO 16 NE RMY N/A
08/08 83/64/74/+2/0.00/…/.. 20 S AERO 20 S RMY 19
08/09 90/65/78/+6/0.00/…/.. 26 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY 26
08/10 94/69/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 22 W AERO 20 W RMY 20
08/11 92/72/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 31 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 31 TSTM
08/12 93/74/84/+13/0.00/…/.. 22 SSW AERO 22 SW RMY 19
08/13 88/71/80/+9/0.00/…/.. 18 ENE AERO 18 NE RMY 18
08/14 82/67/75/+4/0.00/…/.. 23 ENE AERO 23 ENE RMY N/A
08/15 67/62/65/-6/T/…/.. 33 NNE AERO 32 NNE RMY N/A
08/16 69/62/66/-5/…./…/.. 26 ENE AERO 28 ENE RMY 26
08/17 73/59/66/-5/…./…/.. 25 NE AERO 24 NE RMY N/A
08/18 84/63/74/+3/…./…/.. 23 W AERO 23 W RMY 24
08/19 81/59/70/0/0.03/…/.. 26 W AERO 28 W RMY 27
08/20 80/56/68/-2/0.00/…/.. 22 W AERO 21 W RMY 22
08/21 88/61/75/+5/0.00/…/.. 28 SW AERO 26 SW RMY 28
08/22 The low since midnight is 66F, the daily normal low is 61F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 22
HIGH 90F IN 1939
LOW 42F IN 1894
PRECIP 2.28 INCHES IN 1935
PEAK GUST 44 MPH SSW IN 1987
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 23
HIGH 88F IN 1918, 1947, 1949, 1996
LOW 45F IN 1923
PRECIP 2.09 INCHES IN 2010
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1940
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
