Saturday, July 14, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CONTINUED WARM, DRY, AND CALM CONDITIONS
Today’s temperatures were similar but slightly cooler than yesterday’s.
84F was the maximum temperature reached yesterday, but with a minimum
of 61F, the average temperature was only 1F above normal. So far today,
a maximum of 80F was reached, and the minimum was 61F which occurred early
this morning. The air was dry as dew points stayed in the mid-50s. The
wind was fairly light today out of the south-southeast, and the peak gust
so far was just 15 MPH out of the S at 11:54 A.M. EST. Altocumulus and
cirrus were in the area all day, and visibility stayed around 30-50 miles
due to distant haze in the area.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 57F; Wind: SSE at 5 kts,
Wind speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 ins. Hg, falling, then rising
Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 67F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 140 SCT 250 SCT 30 225/67/57/1505/019/ DSNT HZ ALQDS
WND LGT/ 8/031 53001 10067 20061
10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus S-NW, broken altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: SSE at 5 kts,
Wind speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, falling, then steady
Visibility: 50 miles, distant haze in all directions
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E140 BKN 250 BKN 50 214/74/53/1505/016/ FEW CU S-NW
DSNT HZ ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/131 58011
1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus SE-WNW, scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 79F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: SSE at 5 kts,
Wind speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 80F
6-hr Min temp: 67F
6-hr precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 160 SCT 250 SCT 40 201/79/56/1605/012/ FEW CU SE-WNW DSNT HZ
ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/131 58013 10080 20067
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..84 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..61 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….73 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+45 [+3.3 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………8 DEPARTURE……….+1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….127 DEPARTURE………+42
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………286 DEPARTURE………+72
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….302 DEPARTURE………-16
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..23 SSE AT 3:47 P.M.
AERO…………………….23 SSE AT 3:47 P.M.
ASOS…………………….23 SSE AT 3:49 P.M.
DAVIS……………………25 SSE AT 3:38 P.M. RMY 24
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….17 SSE AT 3:53 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….16 SSE AT 4:33 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………18 SE AT 3:45 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………9.2 SSE
ASOS……………………9.3
DAVIS…………………..9.0 S [180 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.14
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….1.29 DEPARTURE……-0.22
ASOS…………..1.31
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….31.46 DEPARTURE……+3.15
ASOS………….33.04
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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
7/01 94/72/83/+13/0.00/…/.. 21 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 19
7/02 90/68/79/+9/0.00/…/.. 21 S AERO 21 S RMY 22
7/03 94/69/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 20 SSW AERO 18 SW RMY 19 TSTM
7/04 89/73/81/+10/0.00/…/.. 17 NE AERO 15 NE RMY 16
7/05 91/73/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 29 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
7/06 80/59/70/-1/0.56/…/.. 37 NNW AERO 38 SW RMY 40 TSTM
7/07 78/54/66/-5/0.00/…/.. 22 N AERO 18 N RMY N/A
7/08 83/57/70/-2/0.00/…/.. 23 S AERO 21 S RMY 22
7/09 88/60/74/+2/0.00/…/.. 23 SW AERO 23 SW RMY 24
7/10 91/63/77/+5/…./…/.. 24 W AERO 22 W RMY N/A
7/11 73/62/68/-4/…./…/.. 28 NE AERO 25 NE RMY 27 TSTM
7/12 77/56/67/-5/0.00/…/.. 16 NW AERO 15 NW RMY N/A
7/13 84/61/73/+1/0.00/…/.. 23 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY 24
7/14 Low temp since midnight is 61F; normal low is now 63F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2018
07/01/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1968
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 14
HIGH 98F IN 1952
LOW 51F IN 1895, 1937
PRECIP 1.97 INS IN 1960
WIND 110e MPH NW IN 1942 [THUNDERSTORM GUST; RECORD FOR MONTH]
RECORDS FOR JULY 15
HIGH 94F IN 1995
LOW 50F IN 1929, 1930
PRECIP 1.64 INS IN 1896
WIND 71 MPH WNW IN 2002
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Lizzy Suzedell
