Sunday, August 2, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
WINDIER WITH GOOD VISIBILITY FOLLOWING
THE MORNING HOURS….
Today we observed mostly cloudy skies, with
a decent visibility of 70 miles on average.
Wind increased as the day went on, reaching
31 mph before 2 P.M. The average wind speed
has reached more than 15 mph, coming in from
the south.
The high so far today is 84 degrees. This
is 3 degrees above the daily normal high
of 81F. The low since midnight is 69F,
which is 6 degrees above the daily normal
low of 63F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus and cirrostratus
Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 70F; Relative Humidity: 91%
Wind: S at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.72 ins. Hg: falling steadily
Visibility: 35 miles
6-hr Max temp: 73F
6-hr Min temp: 69F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 110 BKN 250 BKN 35 065/73/70/1808/972/ 8/075
58004 10073 20069
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus and cirrostratus, few cumulus
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 64F; Relative Humidity: 59%
Wind: S at 13G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.72 ins. Hg: falling, then rising
Visibility: 75 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 90 BKN 250 BKN 75 064/80/64/1813G21/972/ FEW
CU ALQDS/ 8/175 58001
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken altocumulus and
cirrostratus
Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 60F; Relative Humidity: 46%
Wind: S at 12G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.68 ins. Hg: falling steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 84F
6-hr Min temp: 73F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 110 BKN 250 BKN 70 054/73/60/1812G19/968/
8/475 58012 10084 20073
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..87 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..66 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….77 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………+5 [+4.8 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..12 DEPARTURE…….+5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………..12 DEPARTURE…….+5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………499 DEPARTURE…..+141
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….421 DEPARTURE……+78
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..18 S AT 10:32 P.M.
AERO…………………….21 S AT 10:43 P.M.
ASOS…………………….20 S AT 10:43 P.M.
DAVIS……………………19 SE AT 6:06 P.M
RMY 19 MERLIN 18
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….13 SE AT 6:08 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….14 S AT 10:14 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………14 SE AT 6:06 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………7.6 NE
ASOS……………………7.6
DAVIS…………………..7.9 SSE [151 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.15
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.15
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….29.07 DEPARTURE……-2.07
ASOS………….29.81
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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
07/01 76/63/70/0/0.00/228/25 16 E AERO 14 E RMY 14 TSTM
07/02 86/61/74/4/0.00/803/88 30 WSW AERO 25 WSW RMY 33
07/03 73/60/67/-4/0.00/091/10 30 NE AERO 28 NE RMY 30
07/04 79/60/70/-1/0.00/565/62 16 S AERO 16 S RMY 16
07/05 83/63/73/+2/0.54/373/41 24 NW AERO 30 NW RMY 26 TSTM
07/06 73/60/67/-4/0.00/482/53 20 ENE AERO 16 NNE RMY 18
07/07 78/60/69/-2/0.00/454/50 25 S AERO 25 S RMY 26
07/08 83/64/74/+2/0.00/227/25 32 SSW AERO 32 SSW RMY 32
07/09 89/70/80/+8/0.00/834/92 24 S AERO 23 S RMY 22
07/10 83/70/77/+5/0.05/109/12 30 SSE AERO 32 SSE RMY N/A
07/11 85/70/78/+6/0.00/614/68 39 S AERO 39 S RMY 38
07/12 86/70/78/+6/0.00/830/92 28 WSW AERO 28 WSW RMY 29
07/13 82/69/76/+4/0.23/306/34 30 SSE AERO 31 SSE RMY 30 TSTM
07/14 78/63/71/-1/0.00/369/41 26 ENE AERO 25 ENE RMY 26
07/15 72/59/66/-6/0.00/539/60 21 NE AERO 21 NE RMY N/A
07/16 73/57/65/-7/0.00/815/91 21 E AERO 21 E RMY 19
07/17 71/57/64/-8/0.19/027/03 24 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY 25
07/18 89/66/78/+6/0.00/822/92 18 W AERO 17 W RMY 19
07/19 92/69/81/+9/0.00/…/.. 28 S AERO 28 S RMY 26
07/20 91/72/82/+10/T/…/.. 25 SSW AERO 25 SSW RMY N/A
07/21 88/68/78/+6/0.00/…/.. 25 W AERO 25 W RMY 24
07/22 80/67/74/+2/…./…/.. 16 ENE AERO M M RMY 16
07/23 88/68/78/+6/0.48/…/.. 31 N AERO 32 N RMY 31 TSTM
07/24 81/68/75/+3/0.00/…/.. 15 ENE AERO 15 ENE RMY 16
07/25 88/67/78/+6/0.00/…/.. 18 W AERO 18 WNW RMY N/A
07/26 89/70/80/+8/0.00/…/.. 27 W AERO 28 W RMY 27
07/27 94/72/83/+11/0.00/…/.. 23 SW AERO 25 SW RMY N/A
07/28 95/74/85/+13/0.01/…/.. 28 WSW AERO 25 WSW RMY 25
07/29 90/68/79/+7/0.00/…/.. 23 SSW AERO 25 SSW RMY 24
07/30 88/71/80/+8/0.00/…/.. 29 W AERO 28 W RMY 29
07/31 84/69/77/+5/0.00/…/.. 14 ENE AERO 14 ENE RMY 15
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
08/01 87/66/77/+5/0.00/…/.. 18 S AERO 21 S RMY 19
08/02 The low since midnight is 69F, the daily normal low is 63F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2
HIGH 101F IN 1975 [STATION RECORD MAXIMUM – Tied with 8/10/1949]
LOW 50F IN 1929, 1947
PRECIP 1.59 INCHES IN 1946
PEAK GUST 50 MPH SW IN 2006
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 3
HIGH 96F IN 1930
LOW 50F IN 1976
PRECIP 1.45 INCHES IN 1979
PEAK GUST 52 MPH NW IN 2008 [TSTM]
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
