Sunday, July 10, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0417E
SUNSET: 1922E
ANOTHER PLEASANTLY WARM AND DRY DAY TO ROUND OUT THE WEEKEND ….
Mainly clear skies, save for a few cumulus and cirrus, has
been the theme today with abundant sunshine. Temperatures
have worked into the mid-upper 70s, but with dry air in place,
it’s very pleasant out there today. The dew point has been in
the mid 40s for the most part today. Just can’t beat this type
of air in July.
Wind has been mainly light with an easterly wind this morning,
however the wind has veered to more of a southerly direction
this afternoon. A sign of warmer air on the way for tomorrow.
The average speed for the day has been around 9mph. A peak
gust of 22mph has been recorded so far, occurring just before
3am this morning.
Visibility has been excellent, holding at 80 miles all day.
We continue our dry stretch with a deficit of over a half inch
on the month and almost 7.50 inches on the year. Most of the
state continues in a moderate drought save the Berkshires
and Cape Cod. These areas are still rated as “Abnormally
Dry”, according to the drought monitor.
The high so far today is 77F, which is 5 degrees below the
normal maximum of 82F. The low since midnight is 57F, which
is 7 degrees below the normal minimum of 64F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few small cumulus offshore distant SE, few cirrus
distant E-SE-SSW
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 48F; Relative Humidity: 52%
Wind: NNE @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1019.5 mb; 30.11 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 66F
6-hr Min temp: 57F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 195/66/48/0206/011/ FEW SML CU OFFSHR DSNT SE
FEW CI DSNT E-SE-SSW WND LGT/ 8/101 53010 10066 20057
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant SE, few cirrus distant S-SSW,
very thin smoke layer aloft all quadrants
Temperature: 73F; Dew Point: 43F; Relative Humidity: 34%
Wind: E @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1019.3 mb; 30.10 in Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 193/73/43/0807/010/ FEW CU DSNT SE FEW CI DSNT
S-SSW VRY THN K LYR ALF ALQDS/ 8/201 57002
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus all quadrants, few cirrus all quadrants,
very thin smoke layer aloft all quadrants
Temperature: 76F, Dew point: 44F; Relative Humidity: 32%
Wind: SE @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1018.4 mb; 30.07 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 184/76/44/1406/007/ FEW CU ALQDS FEW CI ALQDS
VRY THN K LYR ALF ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/201 58009 10077 20066
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SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….79 NORMAL…..82
MIN…….63 NORMAL…..64
MEAN……71 NORMAL…..73
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..-2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+9 [+0.8 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………23 DEPARTURE…….-23
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….6 DEPARTURE……..-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………71 DEPARTURE……..+6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….226 DEPARTURE…….+22
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..261 DEPARTURE…….-35
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….21 N @ 4:03 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..23 @ 4:03 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………19 N @ 4:03 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..22 N @ 4:03 A.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………………14 ENE @ 10:34 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..15 @ 10:52 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………16 E @ 10:52 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..15 E @ 10:52 A.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…….. 8.3 N [198 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………… 8.8
DAVIS #2………………. 8.8 ENE
RMY #2………………… 8.8 NE
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……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.11
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.37 DEPARTURE…..-0.61
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..20.76 DEPARTURE…..-7.45
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
7/1 90/63/77/+6/0.00/704/77 33 S AERO N/A RMY 34
7/2 83/67/75/+4/0.25/228/25 25 WSW AERO N/A RMY 26 TSTM
7/3 84/65/75/+3/0.00/547/60 25 WNW AERO N/A RMY 26
7/4 83/60/72/0/0.00/838/92 25 WNW AERO N/A RMY 26
7/5 73/63/68/-4/0.12/…/.. 37 SSW AERO N/A RMY 39
7/6 83/64/74/+2/T/…/.. 37 SSW AERO N/A RMY 38
7/7 79/62/71/-1/0.00/…/.. 27 SSW AERO N/A RMY 29
7/8 85/60/73/+1/0.00/…/.. 24 WSW AERO N/A RMY 24
7/9 79/63/71/-2/0.00/…/.. 21 N AERO N/A RMY 22
7/10 The low since midnight is 57F, the daily normal low is 64F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JULY 10
HIGH 99F IN 1911
LOW 46F IN 1890
PRECIP 1.95 INS IN 2015
WIND 75 MPH W IN 1985
RECORDS FOR JULY 11
HIGH 98F IN 1911
LOW 49F IN 1890
PRECIP 1.87 INS IN 1959
WIND 53 MPH NW IN 1988
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
