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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, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH DRIER AIR ARRIVING…

As the day began, the dew point was still in the low to middle
60s. Following a rain shower between 1 and 2 AM EST that
brought 0.07 inches of precipitation, the wind began veering
from south to west to NNW during the day and drier air began
moving into the area. Bt 7 AM the dew point had dropped to
53F, and by 1 PM it was down into the upper 40s. The peak gust
for the day of 37 mph from the SW occurred at 1:22 AM EST during
the rainfall early today. Since then, a mostly mid-level cloud
cover has filled part of the sky all day with a few lower and
higher clouds. The visibility has responded to the drying air,
rising from near 50 miles at 7 AM to nearly 80 miles at the
1 PM observation.

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus castellanus NE and ESE-SE,
scattered altocumulus, scattered cirrus, few cirrocumulus
overhead
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 53F; Wind: W at 22G29 kts
Wind: Peak gust 29 kts, W at 6:55 AM
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 50 miles, visibility increasing
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr Precip: 0.07 ins.
BHO SA 1155 25 SCT 130 SCT 25 SCT 50 151/64/53/2822G28/998/
SCCAS NE AND ESE-S FEW CC OVHD VSBY INCR PK WND 2829/55/ 8/241
51030 6007/ 70007 10068 20064

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus, broken cirrus, few cumulus and
stratocumulus in all directions
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: NW at 14G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 75 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E130 BKN 250 BKN 75 187/67/52/3214G20/008/
FEW CU/SC ALQDS/ 8/131 51036

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrus, few cumulus
distant S-SW
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 47F; Wind: NNW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 70F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E130 BKN 250 BKN 75 201/67/47/3408/012/ FEW CU
DSNT S-SW/ 8/131 52014 10070 20064

SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..70 NORMAL…..70
MIN…..55 NORMAL…..53
MEAN….63 NORMAL…..61

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………..+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….+76 [+3.4 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………2 DEPARTURE………-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..29 DEPARTURE……..-28
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….29 DEPARTURE……..-53
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..60 DIFFERENCE…….-31

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………0 DEPARTURE……….-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….102 DEPARTURE………+50
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………855 DEPARTURE……..+266
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….665 DIFFERENCE…….+190

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY…………………37 SSW AT 9:42 P.M.
AERO……………………..37 SSW AT 11:23 P.M.
ASOS……………………..40 SSW AT 11:24 P.M.
DAVIS…………………….38 SSW AT 9:42 P.M. RMY 41
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………..30 W AT 11:22 P.M. *
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………..29 SSW AT 11:10 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………….29 SSW AT 9:42 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………13.9 S
ASOS……………………13.7
DAVIS…………………..12.6 SSW [195] * Last of several occurrences
**Davis direction malfunctioning

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.07 DEPARTURE……-0.08
ASOS…………..0.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….6.46 DEPARTURE……+3.73
ASOS…………..6.53
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….44.41 DEPARTURE……+6.84
ASOS………….46.05

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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

9/01 75/58/67/-1/0.00/521/66 17 NE AERO 15 NE RMY 16
9/02 83/61/72/+4/0.00/684/87 20 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
9/03 92/68/80/+13/0.00/650/83 24 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY 25
9/04 88/70/79/+12/0.00/695/89 17 W AERO 16 W RMY 17
9/05 89/67/78/+11/0.00/638/82 23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
9/06 92/70/81/+14/0.56/488/63 29 NNW AERO 29 NNW RMY N/A TSTM
9/07 70/63/67/+1/0.01/000/00 24 NE AERO 22 NE RMY N/A
9/08 68/54/61/-5/0.00/031/04 22 NE AERO 18 NE RMY 21
9/09 61/53/57/-9/0.00/000/00 23 NE AERO 21 NE RMY N/A
9/10 62/56/59/-6/…./…/.. 30 E AERO 28 E RMY 28
9/11 75/61/68/+3/…./…/.. 23 E AERO 21 E RMY N/A TSTM
9/12 69/63/66/+1/…./…/.. 21 ENE AERO 21 ENE RMY 21 TSTM
9/13 68/62/65/+1/…./…/.. 21 NE AERO 21 NE RMY N/A TSTM
9/14 75/61/68/+4/…./…/.. 13 NE AERO 12 ENE RMY 12
9/15 76/62/69/+5/0.01/…/.. 14 SW AERO 13 SW RMY 13
9/16 84/61/73/+10/…./…/.. 15 S AERO 14 S RMY N/A
9/17 82/64/73/+10/…./…/.. 22 SSW AERO 22 SSW RMY N/A
9/18 74/67/71/+9/…./…/.. 31 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY N/A TSTM
9/19 66/57/62/0/…./…/.. 28 NE AERO 25 NE RMY 26
9/20 63/55/59/-3/…./…/.. 22 NE AERO 21 NE RMY 19
9/21 70/55/63/+2/…./…/.. 37 SSW AERO 37 SSW RMY 41