Saturday, June 1, 2019
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
FAIR WEATHER DAY WITH POOR VISIBILITY ON TOP OF
GREAT BLUE HILL…
Winds were light throughout the day with direction became variable
at times. Hazy conditions were enhanced by low wind, haze was most
likely caused by pollution and wildfire in northern Canada. This
caused a decrease in visibility staying around 40 miles. Sea fog
was observed at the 1 P.M observation with a brown tint due the
haze. The high so far today is 72F, 2 degrees above the daily
normal maximum of 70F. The low since midnight is 54F, two degrees
above the normal minimum of 52F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Bbroken cirrostratus
Temperature: 58F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: WSW at 6 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, rising, then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 72F
6-hr Min temp: 54F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E250 BKN 40 118/58/55/3506/987/ DSNT HZ ALQDS/
8/006 50013 10072 20054
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrostratus
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: SE at 4 kts,
Wind: Winds light
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, rising, then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 40 118/67/55/1304/987/ DSNT HZ ALQDS
WND LGT/ 8/006 50003
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cirrostratus
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: NE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.83 ins. Hg, decreasing, then more quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, 10 miles NNE-E
distant haze and distant fog NNE to E
6-hr Max temp: 72F
6-hr Min temp: 58F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E250 BKN 20 104/70/53/0507/983/ VSBY NNE-E 10
DSNT FG NNE–E DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/006 58014 10072 20058
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..72 NORMAL…..70
MIN…..54 NORMAL…..52
MEAN….63 NORMAL…..61
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………-66 [-2.3 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………2 DEPARTURE………-8
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….318 DEPARTURE……..+50
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..6219 DEPARTURE……..-84
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5847 DIFFERENCE……+372
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………8 DEPARTURE……..-13
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..8 DEPARTURE……..-16
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..62 DEPARTURE……..-54
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..28 N AT 11:09 A.M.
AERO…………………….23 N AT 11:19 A.M.
ASOS…………………….27 ENE AT 11:23 A.M.
DAVIS……………………27 ENE AT 11:22 A.M. RMY 26
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….20 N AT 11:19 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….20 ENE AT 11:24 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………20 ENEN AT 11:11 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………….9.7 SE
ASOS…………………….10.1
DAVIS……………………10.1 SSE [165 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE…….-0.17
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.00 DEPARTURE…….-0.17
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….25.89 DEPARTURE…….+3.21
ASOS………….25.61
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
Low temp since midnight is 46F; normal low is 52F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JUNE 1
HIGH 90F IN 1937,2013
LOW 36F IN 1945 [Record for month]
PRECIP 2.28 INS IN 1992
PEAK GUST 51e MPH SE IN 1952
RECORDS FOR JUNE 2
HIGH 91F IN 1895
LOW 41F IN 1907, 1929
PRECIP 2.36 INS IN 1982
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1907 (IP)
PEAK GUST 63 MPH NW IN 2000
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Nicholas Rousseau
