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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0407E SUNSET:  1923E DEW POINT PLUMMETS, SEASONABLE WITH MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN…. Following stormy weather yesterday afternoon/evening and very early this morning, conditions have been quite tame today. Some cumulus, stratocumulus, and altocumulus clouds have dotted the sky, but there has been plenty of sunshine regardless. The trend has been for clearing skies going into the early afternoon. The temperature today began in the low 60s, and slowly rose through the morning into the low 70s. The dew point has been falling throughout the day as a dryer air mass moves in, falling from the low 60s to the mid 40s by the early afternoon. Winds have been steady but not all that impressive. The average speed to this point is about 9mph, with the flow primarily out of the north-northwest. The peak gust to this point is about 24mph, taking place just before 12:30pm. Visibility has been good today with the decreased moisture in the air, and has ranged from 50-60 miles throughout the day. The maximum temperature so far today is 73 degrees, which is 2 degrees below the normal high of 75F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 60F degrees, which is 2 degrees above the normal low of 58F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus/castellanus, few cumulus fractus N-SW, few stratocumulus distant E-S Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 87% Wind: N @ 7G14 kts Sea-level pressure: 1013.4 mb; 29.93 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 60 miles 6-hr Max temp: 65F 6-hr Min temp: 60F 24-hr Precip:  0.98 inches BHO SA 1155 E95 SCT 60 134/65/61/3507G14/993/ FEW CUFRA N-E-SW FEW SC DSNT E-S/ 8/780 51024 70098 10065 20060 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered stratocumulus, scattered altocumulus/castellanus Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 64% Wind: NNW @ 9G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 1014.3 mb; 29.95 in. Hg: falling, then rising Visibility: 50 miles 3-hr Precip:  0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 30 SCT 40 SCT 80 SCT 50 143/70/57/3309G18/995/ 8/880 53009 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few small cumulus all quadrants, few altocumulus distant NE-SE-SSW Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 45F; Relative Humidity: 38% Wind: NW @ 10G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 1015.1 mb; 29.98 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly Visibility: 60 miles 6-hr Max temp: 73F 6-hr Min temp: 65F 6-hr Precip:  0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 CLR 60 151/72/45/3110G18/998/ FEW SML CU ALQDS FEW AC DSNT NE-SE-SSW/ 8/150 53008 10073 20065 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….84   NORMAL…..75 MIN…….63   NORMAL…..57 MEAN……74   NORMAL…..66 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+8 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+44 [+2.9 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2023 THRU JUN 2024) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE……..-2 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….8  DEPARTURE…….-41 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5387  DEPARTURE……-807 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5274  DEPARTURE……+113 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….9  DEPARTURE……..+6 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………36  DEPARTURE……..+2 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..73  DEPARTURE…….+11 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………60  DEPARTURE…….+13 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH): Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower, F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower. E=Estimated F420C (Official)……….E50 NW   @  12:44 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….50 NW   @  12:44 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….55 NW   @  12:44 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….47 NNW  @  12:39 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………50 NW   @  12:44 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..53 NW   @  12:42 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..56 NW   @  12:44 P.M. MERLIN…………………47 NW RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………37 NW   @  12:45 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..36      @  12:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..38      @  12:45 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………36 NW   @  12:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………36 NNW  @  12:45 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..34 NW   @  12:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..37 NW   @  12:45 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……11.5 SSW [275 total miles] VECTOR #1…………….11.8 VECTOR #2…………….12.4 DAVIS #1……………..11.3 SSW DAVIS #2……………..12.1 SW RMY #1……………….11.6 SSW RMY #2……………….12.5 SSW RICHARDS (C5C)…………OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.98 DEPARTURE…..+0.82 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.38 DEPARTURE…..-0.88 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….32.20 DEPARTURE…..+7.34 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST PEAK GUST: F420C (Official) VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust RMY:  R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous) TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ….: Data not yet available, records not finalized M:    Missing data 6/1   79/53/66/+4/0.00/878/97             18 WNW VEC1 20 NW  RMY 20 6/2   83/52/68/+6/0.00/780/86             21 W   VEC1 21 W   RMY 21 6/3   78/57/68/+6/0.00/626/69             22 NE  VEC1 22 NE  RMY 21 6/4   75/55/65/+2/0.00/817/90             20 SSW VEC1 19 SSW RMY 19 6/5   84/56/70/+7/T/564/62                29 SW  VEC1 28 SW  RMY 29 6/6   74/60/67/+4/0.01/064/07             20 SSE VEC1 20 SSE RMY 20 6/7   80/60/70/+6/0.14/410/45             26 WNW VEC1 27 WNW RMY 27 6/8   73/54/64/0/T/767/84                 48 W   VEC1 49 W   RMY 47 6/9   67/55/61/-3/0.25/292/32             29 WNW VEC1 28 WNW RMY 26 6/10  75/54/65/0/T/868/95                 28 W   VEC1 27 W   RMY 27 6/11  71/53/62/-3/0.00/320/35             16 WNW VEC1 15 WNW RMY 15 6/12  76/59/68/+3/0.00/531/58             16 S   VEC1 16 SSE RMY 17 6/13  82/57/70/+4/0.00/…/..             28 SW  VEC1 27 SW  RMY 28 6/14  84/63/74/+9/…/…/..              50 NW  VEC1 50 NW  RMY 53 TSTM 6/15 The low since midnight is 60F, the daily normal low is 58F. ————————————————————– JUNE DAILY RECORDS TO DATE NONE. ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR JUNE 15 HIGH 94F IN 1988 LOW 42F IN 1959, 1978 PRECIP 2.04 INS IN 1903 PEAK GUST 52 MPH SW IN 1972 RECORDS FOR JUNE 16 HIGH 92F IN 1891 LOW 44F IN 1926 PRECIP 2.17 INS IN 1931 PEAK GUST 55 MPH W IN 1958 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Joshua Polten
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