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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JUNE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WARMER AND HAZY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS Yesterday’s thunderstorm brought Great Blue Hill 0.16 ins. of rain yesterday in about 15 minutes. This puts us at 1.63 ins. of rain above normal for the month of June, and 4.31 ins. of rain above normal for 2017. The storm produced a peak gust of 48 MPH out of the north at 2:14 P.M. EST. This is the highest peak gust measured at Blue Hill since March 14, 2017 (60 MPH during a nor’easter). Yesterday, a maximum temperature of 78F was reached. With an average temperature of 66F, yesterday was 2F warmer than normal. Today, a maximum temperature of 83F was hit by the 1:00 P.M. EST observation. The temperature overnight only sank down to 59F, which is 3F above the normal minimum temperature. If temperatures do not rise any higher than 83F or go lower than 59F today, then today will be 6F warmer than normal. Winds have been out of the west today. Clouds have been increasing, with a layer of broken cumulus and scattered cirrus by 1:00 P.M. Relative humidity decreased from 60% at 7:00 A.M. to 38% at 1:00 P.M. Visibility was lowered by distant haze that lingered in the area all day. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrus in all directions Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: W at 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily Visibility: 50 miles, distant haze in all directions 6-hr Max temp: 68F 6-hr Min temp: 59F 24-hr precip: 0.16 in. BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 147/68/53/2707/996/ FEW CI ALQDS DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/001 52022 MANUAL 70016 ASOS 70014 10068 20059 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered cirrus Temperature: 78F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: WNW at 8 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.99 ins. Hg, rising, then steady Visibility: 60 miles, distant haze in all directions BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 60 156/78/56/2508/999/ DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/001 51009 1 P.M. Weather: Broken cumulus, scattered cirrus Temperature: 83F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: SSW at 11G17 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg, falling, then less quickly Visibility: 50 miles, distant haze in all directions 6-hr Max temp: 83F 6-hr Min temp: 68F BHO SA 1755 E65 BKN 250 SCT 50 145/81/52/2111G17/996/ DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/101 56011 10083 20068   SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..78   NORMAL…..73 MIN…..53   NORMAL…..55 MEAN….66   NORMAL…..64 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+2 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………-38 [-4.4 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0   DEPARTURE……….-3 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..59   DEPARTURE………+22 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..5721   DEPARTURE……..-619 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5266   DIFFERENCE…….+455 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………1   DEPARTURE……….-2 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………3   DEPARTURE………-16 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….59   DEPARTURE………+16 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..67   DEPARTURE……….-8 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….48 N   AT 2:14 P.M. AERO……………………54 N   AT 2:13 P.M. ASOS……………………52 NW  AT 2:45 P.M. DAVIS…………………..49 WNW AT 2:53 P.M. RMY 52 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………35 N   AT 2:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………32 NW  AT 2:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..33 WNW AT 2:55 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….10.4 W ASOS………………….10.9 DAVIS………………….9.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.16  DEPARTURE…….0.00 ASOS…………..0.14 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.12  DEPARTURE……+1.63 ASOS…………..3.20 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….28.46  DEPARTURE……+4.31 ASOS……………N/A *** *** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings   PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 6/1  78/55/67/+5/0.06/…/..               39 NW  AERO 39 NW  RMY 41 6/2  70/50/60/-2/T/…/..                  32 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 34 6/3  66/47/57/-5/0.01/…/..               23 NW  AERO 25 NW  RMY 24 6/4  71/49/60/-3/0.28/…/..               21 SSE*AERO 21 SW  RMY N/A 6/5  55/49/52/-11/1.20/000/00              32 NE  AERO 35 NE  RMY N/A 6/6  49/45/47/-16/…./000/00              40 ENE AERO 43 ENE RMY 43 6/7  65/47/56/-8/…./…/..               21 NNE AERO 18 NE* RMY 20 6/8  76/52/64/0/0.00/…/..                21 SSE AERO 21 SSE RMY 18 6/9  78/53/66/+2/…./…/..               48 N   AERO 54 N   RMY 52 TSTM 6/10 Low temp since midnight is 59F; normal low is now 56F   DAILY RECORDS FOR JUNE None so far.   DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR JUNE 10 HIGH 98F IN 2008 LOW 42F IN 1913,1920 PRECIP 2.51 INCHES IN 1931 PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1941 RECORDS FOR JUNE 11 HIGH 92F IN 1973, 1984 LOW 40F IN 1972 PRECIP 2.66 INCHES IN 1922 PEAK GUST 43e MPH S IN 1945 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Lizzy Suzedell
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