Saturday, September 8, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
ANOTHER MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH MODERATE WIND AND
DRY SKIES…
The day began with a temperature inversion. The made
the mountains and other local structures appear close
than during normal conditions. Yesterday afternoon the
wind was close to calm at times with a few 1 MPH hours.
Wind became moderate again today and continues from the
NE, which has cooled temperatures dramatically since
since Thursday’s record-tying 92F, which is 24 degrees
higher than today’s max temperature so far by 1:00 P.M.
of 68F. This also is 6 degrees below the daily normal of
74F. The low since midnight is 60F which is only 3 degrees
above the daily normal of 57F. Dew points dropped down to
51F by 1:00 P.M. for drier air. Visibility remained at
80 miles all day with a mirage making the mountains appear
closer. The sky was mostly cloudy with stratocumulus,
altocumulus, and altostratus today but skies remained by
the 1:00 P.M. observation.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken altocumulus, broken
altostratus, temperature inversion, sun dimly visible
Temperature: 61F; Dew Point: 55F; Wind: N AT 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.13 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 80 miles, mirage looming along the horizon in all
directions
6-hr Max temp: 63F
6-hr Min temp: 60F
24-hr Precip: 0.01 ins.
BHO SA 1155 60 SCT E120 BKN E180 OVC 80 203/61/55/3607/013/ SUN
DMLY VSBL LOOMING ALG HRZN BLO INVSN ALQDS/ 8/51/ 53010 MANUAL
70001 10063 20060
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken altocumulus, broken
altostratus, temperature inversion, sun dimly visible
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 52F; Wind: NE at 8G13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.17 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 80 miles, mirage looming along the horizon WSW-ENE
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT 120 BKN E160 OVC 80 216/64/52/0508G13/017/
SUN DMLY VSBL LOOMING ALG HRZN BLO INVSN ALQDS/ 8/51/ 53013
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken altocumulus,
overcast altostratus, few cumulus SSW-NNE, temperature
inversion, sun dimly visible
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 51F; Wind: NE at 8G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles, mirage looming along the horizon WSW-ENE
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 60 SCT E180 BKN E220 OVC 80 210/66/51/0608G16/015/
FEW CU SSW-NNE SUN DMLY VSBL LOOMING ALG HRZN BLO INVSN WSW-ENE/
8/81/ 56006 10068 20061
SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..70 NORMAL…..75
MIN…..63 NORMAL…..59
MEAN….67 NORMAL…..66
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………..+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….+54 [+7.5 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………2 DEPARTURE……….-1
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..69 DEPARTURE………+45
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………822 DEPARTURE……..+261
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….621 DEPARTURE……..+201
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY…………………24 NE AT 3:14 A.M.
AERO……………………..22 NE AT 2:15 A.M.
ASOS……………………..25 NE AT 3:13 A.M.
DAVIS…………………….25 NE AT 3:12 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………..16 NE AT 3:14 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………..16 NE AT 3:22 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………….17 NE AT 3:14 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………….6.7 NE
ASOS…………………….7.1
DAVIS……………………7.1 NE [53 DEG]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.57 DEPARTURE……-0.12
ASOS…………..0.53
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.57 DEPARTURE……-0.27
ASOS…………..0.53
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….38.52 DEPARTURE……+2.84
ASOS………….40.05
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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
9/1 75/58/67/-1/0.00/…/.. 17 NE AERO 15 NE RMY 16
9/2 83/61/72/+4/0.00/…/.. 20 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
9/3 92/68/80/+13/0.00/…/.. 24 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY 25
9/4 88/70/79/+12/0.00/…/.. 17 W AERO 16 W RMY 17
9/5 89/67/78/+11/0.00/…/.. 23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
9/6 92/70/81/+14/…./…/.. 29 NNW AERO 29 NNW RMY N/A
9/7 70/63/67/+1/…./…/.. 24 NE AERO 22 NE RMY N/A
9/8 Low temp since midnight is 60F; normal low is now 57F
DAILY RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER
09/04/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 68F SET IN 1937 AND
1959
09/06/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 92F SET IN 1900
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 8
HIGH 97F IN 2015
LOW 42F IN 1978
PRECIP 1.51 INCHES IN 2011
PEAK GUST 45 MPH S IN 2012
RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 9
HIGH 92F IN 2015
LOW 41F IN 1938
PRECIP 1.97 INCHES IN 1969
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WNW IN 1969, NW IN 1978
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Kaitlin Geagan
