Saturday, July 26, 2014
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH NICE TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING SW BREEZE
It’s been another nice day today, with comfortable temperatures and plenty
of sunshine. Our afternoon high so far is 82F, after a morning low of 63F.
The air has been dry again today, especially this afternoon, with the dew
point falling into the mid 50s this afternoon. There have been some clouds
at various levels today, but these have not prevented us from seeing
sunshine for most of the day. The wind has picked up a little out of the SW
late this morning and early this afternoon, with a few gusts over 20mph.
The visibility has improved today, from 35 miles early this morning up to
50 miles this afternoon. Yesterday, the visibility fell to 15 miles during
the afternoon, with a significant amount of haze present as well as smoke
from wildfires burning far to our northwest in Canada. The shift in wind
direction today has helped clear that smoke out of our area, leaving us
with a more typical summertime haze. The barometer has started to fall
slowly today, and it should continue to do so as a weather system slowly
moves our way, with unsettled weather likely for the next couple
days.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus, broken cirrus, few altocumulus castellanus SW,
smoke layer along horizon S-NW
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 61F; Wind: SW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, rising then rising more slowly
Visibility: 35 miles, hazy, haze aloft
6-hr min temp: 63F
24-hr precip: none
BHO SA 1155 E140 BKN 230 BKN 35 160/66/61/2208/000/ FEW ACC SW
K LYR ALG HRZN S-NW HAZY HZ ALF/ 8/081 51005 10066 20063
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered cirrus, few altocumulus mostly E-SSW,
few cirrocumulus overhead
Temperature: 77F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: SW at 11G18 kts,
Wind: Direction variable S-W
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 50 miles, distant haze
BHO SA 1455 25 SCT 230 SCT 50 154/77/60/2211G18/998/ FEW AC MSTLY E-SSW
FEW CC OVHD DSNT HZ WND 19V26/ 8/139 58006
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus, few
moderate cumulus distant WNW-NW, few altocumulus lenticularis mostly NE-SE
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: WSW at 10G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.94 ins. Hg, falling then falling more slowly
Visibility: 50 miles, distant haze
6-hr max temp: 82F
6-hr min temp: 66F
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT 130 SCT 250 SCT 50 139/80/56/2410G18/994/
FEW MDT CU DSNT WNW-NW FEW ACSL MSTLY NE-SE DSNT HZ WND 21V28/
8/241 56015 10082 20066
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..80 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..56 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….68 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+27 [+0.9 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..3 DEPARTURE……….-5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………193 DEPARTURE………+16
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..302 DEPARTURE……….-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……449 DIFFERENCE…….-147
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………18 NW AT 2:27 A.M.
ASOS…………………..19 NW AT 3:12 A.M.
DAVIS………………….16 NNW AT 2:27 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..13 NW AT 3:13 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..14 NW AT 3:21 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….12 NW AT 3:13 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..8.0 NW
ASOS…………………..8.5
DAVIS………………… 6.8 WNW [292 degrees]
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……….4.36 DEPARTURE……….+0.26
ASOS…………..4.32
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….28.91 DEPARTURE……….-2.16
ASOS………….28.83
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2014 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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
7/1 85/66/76/+6/0.00/695/76 31 SSW RMY 36
7/2 89/69/79/+9/T/639/70 33 SSW RMY 38
7/3 91/68/80/+9/0.05/611/67 29 W RMY 30 TSTM
7/4 72/61/67/-4/2.48/027/03 28 N RMY N/A TSTM
7/5 77/55/66/-5/0.27/738/81 36 NW RMY N/A
7/6 83/61/72/+1/0.00/892/98 29 SW RMY 33
7/7 85/65/75/+4/T/563/62 33 SW RMY 38 TSTM [NO RAIN]
7/8 89/70/80/+8/0.00/763/84 31 SW RMY 38
7/9 86/70/78/+6/0.00/779/86 28 SSW RMY N/A
7/10 80/65/73/+1/0.00/597/66 16 NW RMY N/A
7/11 76/62/69/-3/0.00/732/81 22 NE RMY N/A
7/12 85/60/73/+1/0.00/849/94 21 S RMY 25
7/13 82/64/73/+1/0.01/676/75 31 S RMY 35
7/14 83/69/76/+4/0.54/207/23 25 S RMY 27
7/15 82/70/76/+4/0.02/135/15 26 S RMY 29 TSTM
7/16 73/65/69/-3/0.98/000/00 27 SSW RMY 32 TSTM
7/17 79/62/71/-1/T/573/64 15 WSW RMY 17
7/18 80/60/70/-2/0.00/822/92 15 NW RMY 16
7/19 77/63/70/-2/0.00/054/06 13 E RMY 14
7/20 72/60/66/-6/T/312/35 16 ENE RMY 16
7/21 76/59/68/-4/0.00/667/75 16 E RMY 19
7/22 88/63/76/+4/0.00/816/92 22 SSW RMY 25
7/23 88/68/78/+6/0.00/770/87 29 S RMY 32
7/24 74/63/69/-3/0.01/291/33 18 ENE RMY 18
7/25 80/56/68/-4/0.00/…/.. 18 NW RMY N/A
7/26 morning low of 63F; the normal low is now 63F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2014:
7/4 NEW DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.48 ins;
surpasses previous record of 1.78 ins. in 1950
7/16 NEW DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.98 ins;
surpasses previous record of 0.89 ins. in 1919
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 26
HIGH 97F IN 1963
LOW 47F IN 1920
PRE 2.05 INS IN 1899
WIND 74e MPH NNW IN 1940
RECORDS FOR JULY 27
HIGH 95F IN 1949, 1963
LOW 50F IN 1920, 2001
PRE 4.01 INS IN 1979
WIND 47 MPH ENE IN 1984
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O’Brien
