Saturday, June 11, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0407E
SUNSET: 1921E
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A WARM WESTERLY BREEZE….
Today we observed 80 miles of visibility with partly
cloudy skies. Wind has intensified since the morning,
with frequent gusts at and above 20 mph in the
afternoon hours. Weather conditions were dry with dew
points ducking into the upper 40’s while temperatures
are in the mid 70’s.
The high so far today is 78F, which is equal to the
normal maximum of 74F. The low since midnight is 58F,
which is 2 degrees above the normal minimum of 56F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altostratus, overcast cirrostratus
Temperature: 61F; Dew Point: 51F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: WNW @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1013.4 mb; 29.93 in. Hg: Rising, then
rising more rapidly
Visibility: 85 miles
6-hr Max temp: 62F
6-hr Min temp: 58F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 160 BKN 250 OVC 85 134/61/51/3007/993/ 8/027
53007 10062 20058
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus and altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 56%
Wind: WNW @ 4 kts, light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 1014.0 mb; 29.94 in Hg: Rising, then more
slowly
Visibility: 80 mile
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1455 40 SCT 160 SCT 250 BKN 80 140/69/53/3004/994/
WND L/V/ 8/171 51006
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered Cumulus and broken cirrocumulus and
cirrostratus
Temperature: 76F, Dew point: 49F; Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: W @ 14G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1013.3 mb; 29.92 in Hg: Rising, then more
slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 78F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 200 BKN 250 BKN 80 133/76/49/2714G21/992/
8/106 56007 10078 20061
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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….75 NORMAL…..74
MIN…….55 NORMAL…..56
MEAN……65 NORMAL…..65
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+13 [+1.1 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………23 DEPARTURE…….-16
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5589 DEPARTURE……-595
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5584 DEPARTURE……..+8
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………18 DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..78 DEPARTURE…….+28
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..106 DEPARTURE…….-28
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….34 WNW @ 3:55 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..36 @ 3:55 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………32 WNW @ 3:55 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..33 WNW @ 3:55 P.M.
ASOS………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
RMY #1………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MERLIN………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………24 WNW @ 3:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..24 @ 3:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………24 WNW @ 3:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..23 WNW @ 3:56 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..11.3 WNW [272 total miles]
VECTOR #2………………12.2
DAVIS #2……………….12.2 WNW
RMY #2…………………12.0 WNW
RMY #1……….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
ASOS…………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.16
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.29 DEPARTURE…..-0.32
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..18.87 DEPARTURE…..-5.34
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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
6/01 62/52/57/-5/0.08/009/01 21 SSW AERO N/A RMY 22
6/02 67/53/60/-2/T/308/34 20 S AERO N/A RMY 21
6/03 64/52/58/-7/0.05/000/00 22 ENE AERO N/A RMY 22
6/04 75/52/64/+1/0.01/554/61 28 SSW AERO N/A RMY 29
6/05 76/50/63/0/0.00/882/97 28 WNW AERO N/A RMY 28
6/06 80/56/68/+5/0.00/783/86 22 S AERO N/A RMY 23
6/07 80/60/70/+6/…./…/.. 36 SSW AERO N/A RMY 38
6/08 79/60/70/+6/…./…/.. 36 S AREO N/A RMY 39
6/09 80/59/70/+6/…./…/.. 43 WNW AERO N/A RMY 45
6/10 75/55/65/0/…./…/.. 34 WNW AERO N/A RMY 33
6/11 The low since midnight is 58F, the daily normal low is 56F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JUNE 11
HIGH 92F IN 1973, 1984, 1997
LOW 40F IN 1972
PRECIP 2.66 INCHES IN 1922
PEAK GUST 43e MPH S IN 1945
RECORDS FOR JUNE 12
HIGH 94F IN 2017
LOW 40F IN 1906
PRECIP 1.79 INS 1955
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NW IN 1991
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
