Saturday, May 28, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0412E
SUNSET:  1911E

WARM AND MUGGY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AND
RAINFALL TO THE WEST….

Today is showing some slightly unfavorable weather with
limited visibility and dew points in the mid 60’s. Skies
are mostly overcast with some breaks of sun throughout the
day. This is following some thunderstorms this morning that
left us with 0.23 inches of rainfall. There is more on its
way according to radar imagery, but the distant rainfall is
very hard to see; due to a 20 mile visibility from haze.

We experienced some very light rain showers between 8 and 9 this
morning, barely leaving a trace in the gauge.

The high so far today is 70F, which is the same as the
normal maximum of 70F. The low since midnight is 64F, which
is 12 degrees above the normal minimum of 52F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 65F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: S @ 10G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1006.0 mb; 29.71 in. Hg: steady then
falling
Visibility: 8 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr Precip: 0.23 ins.
BHO SA 1155 20 OVC 8 060/65/65/1810G17/971/ THN F ALQDS/ 8/6//
58003 70023 10065 20064

10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 65F; Relative Humidity: 96%
Wind: SW @ 11G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1005.5 mb; 29.69 in Hg: rising then
falling
Visibility: 20 miles, thin fog
3-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1455 20 OVC 20 055/66/65/2211G14/969/ THN F ALQDS/
8/6// 55005 6000/

1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus
Temperature: 69F, Dew point: 64F; Relative Humidity: 84%
Wind: SSW @ 10G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1004.7 mb; 29.67 in Hg: steady, then
falling
Visibility: 20 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 69F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
6-hr Precip:  Trace
BHO SA 1755 20 OVC 20 047/69/64/2010G16/967/ HAZY/ 8/8// 58008
6000/ 10070 20064

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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….79     NORMAL…..70
MIN…….57     NORMAL…..51
MEAN……68     NORMAL…..60

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…….+8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………+63 [+2.1 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..6  DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………202  DEPARTURE…….-28
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……….5566  DEPARTURE……-551
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…..5511  DEPARTURE…….+55

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..3  DEPARTURE……..+2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….50  DEPARTURE…….+31
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………50  DEPARTURE…….+29
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….26  DEPARTURE…….+21

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….39 SW  @  4:42 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..40     @  4:42 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………39 S   @  8:24 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..39 SW  @  4:42 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………………26 SW  @  4:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..26     @  4:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………27 S   @  8:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..27 SW  @  7:12 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…….15.8 SW [379 total miles] VECTOR #2……………..16.3
DAVIS #2………………15.7 SW
RMY #2………………..16.5 SSW
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…….0.23  DEPARTURE…..+0.10
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….1.01  DEPARTURE…..-2.27
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….17.29  DEPARTURE…..-4.77

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

5/01  69/40/55/+2/0.00/786/93             25 SSE AERO 25 SSE RMY 27
5/02  58/42/50/-4/0.21/059/07             21 NE  AERO 19 NE  RMY 20
5/03  57/43/50/-4/0.23/229/27             23 ENE AERO 22 ENE RMY 24
5/04  52/45/49/-5/0.14/000/00             19 NW  AERO 18 SE  RMY 19
5/05  70/46/58/+3/0.00/666/78             23 NNW AERO 21 NNW RMY 23
5/06  63/49/56/+1/0.00/051/06             20 S   AERO 18 S   RMY 21
5/07  49/42/46/-9/0.00/112/13             48 ENE AERO 51 ENE RMY 50
5/08  51/40/46/-9/0.00/621/72             43 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 47
5/09  54/39/47/-9/0.00/838/97             43 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 46
5/10  57/43/50/-6/0.00/866/100            44 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 46
5/11  58/43/51/-5/0.00/182/21             36 NE  AERO N/A    RMY 38
5/12  68/48/58/+1/T/487/56                17 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 18
5/13  82/56/69/+12/0.00/619/71            33 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 34
5/14  85/63/74/+17/0.02/621/71            33 SW  AERO N/A    RMY 34
5/15  78/62/70/+13/0.03/394/45            23 SW  AERO N/A    RMY 24
5/16  83/58/71/+13/0.07/623/71            40 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 45 TSTM
5/17  74/53/64/+6/T/722/82                44 W   AERO N/A    RMY 47
5/18  73/49/61/+3/0.00/803/91             39 NW  AERO N/A    RMY 41
5/19  60/52/56/-2/T/000/00                26 S   AERO N/A    RMY 28
5/20  75/49/62/+3/0.05/390/44             27 S   AERO N/A    RMY 28
5/21  86/57/72/+13/0.03/426/48            32 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 33
5/22  93/68/81/+22/T/792/89               40 NNW AERO N/A    RMY 41 TSTM
5/23  73/56/65/+6/0.00/437/49             33 N   AERO N/A    RMY 34
5/24  62/48/55/-5/0.00/…/..             30 ENE AERO N/A    RMY 30
5/25  73/47/60/0/0.00/…/..              25 S   AERO N/A    RMY 26
5/26  70/48/59/-1/0.00/…/..             34 SSW AERO N/A    RMY 38
5/27  79/57/68/+8/…./…/..             39 SW  AERO N/A    RMY 39

5/28 The low since midnight is 64F, the daily normal low is 52F

DAILY RECORDS

05/14/2022: NEW HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 63F,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 60F SET IN 1944.

05/14/2022: TIED RECORD HIGH OF 85F, PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1961

05/15/2022: NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM WAS SET OF 62F,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 58F set in 1896, 1961, and 2004.

05/22/2022: NEW HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 68F,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 67F SET IN 1992.

05/22/2022: TIED RECORD HIGH OF 93F, PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1911

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)

RECORDS FOR MAY 28
HIGH 92F IN 2016
LOW 39F IN 1917
PRECIP 2.48 INS 1906
PEAK GUST 51e MPH NE IN 1946

RECORDS FOR MAY 29
HIGH 93F IN 1919
LOW 35F IN 1902
PRECIP 1.63 INS 1990
PEAK GUST 55e MPH NNW IN 1943, WNW IN 1945

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner