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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0516E SUNSET:  1807E RAINY, RAW, AND COOL TODAY AS COLD FRONT LINGERS OFFSHORE …. The rain was a big welcome as we were in a deficit until today. Yesterday evening’s storm and through 7am EST netted a total of 1.22″ of rain. From 7am EST to 1pm EST we had an additional 0.76″ of rain. It has been a very soggy morning. There were few tree branches on the roadways and some debris all over the summit this morning, indicative of the strong winds that came through during the storm in the evening. Temperatures have not recovered much since the cold front moved through last night. We went from 75F to 67F in an hour yesterday and with the rain and overcast conditions, it has just not been able to warm up at all. Our high for the day occurred at midnight and our low so far was at 8:30am this morning. Even so, the spread between the high and low is only 6 degrees, so today has had an overall feeling of raw, humid, and just ick. The wind was quite impressive during the storm yesterday evening but since the cold front has passed through, the wind has been light for much of the day. Yesterday’s peak gust was 55mph, which is surprisingly not close to the record (78e mph in 1979). The wind today has been mostly out of the north, which is much different than the south-southwesterly flow we had over the past few days. The average so far for the day is only around 7mph. The peak gust so far is 16mph which occurred around 09:18am this morning. We have been in the clouds all day today, as visibility has been impacted heavily by the rain and foggy conditions. We only had about 1/2 mile of visibility until the early afternoon. There was marginal improvement by the final observation, with around 15 miles. The maximum temperature so far today is 64F degrees, which is 12 degrees below the normal high of 76F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 59 degrees, which is equal to the normal low. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Rain showers, sky obscured, vertical visibility 200 ft Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 60F; Relative Humidity: 100% Wind: N @ 5 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1017.7 mb; 30.05 in. Hg: rising unsteadily Visibility: 1/2 mile, fog 6-hr Max temp: 60F 6-hr Min temp: 59F 24-hr Precip: 1.22 inches BHO SA 1155 X W2 1/2RWF 177/60/60/3505/005/ WND LGT/ 8//// 52006 70122 10060 20059 10 A.M. Weather: Rain showers, sky obscured, vertical visibility 200 ft Temperature: 59F; Dew Point: 59F; Relative Humidity: 100% Wind: NNW @ 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 1018.1 mb; 30.01 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 1/2 mile, fog 3-hr Precip: 0.62 inches BHO SA 1455 X W2 1/2RWF 181/59/59/3407/006/ 8//// 50004 6062/ 1 P.M. Weather: Light rain showers, overcast stratus Temperature: 59F Dew Point: 59F; Relative Humidity: 100% Wind: ENE @ 4 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1018.0 mb; 30.06 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 15 miles, thin fog all quadrants 6-hr Max temp: 64F 6-hr Min temp: 59F 6-hr Precip: 0.76 inches BHO SA 1755 E8 OVC 15RW- 180/59/59/0704/006/ THN F ALQDS VSBY 15 NE-E 25 ESE-S 20 SSW-WNW 10 NW-N WND LGT PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/6// 58001 6076/ 10064 20059 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….84   NORMAL…..76 MIN…….64   NORMAL…..59 MEAN……74   NORMAL…..68 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….+6 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………….+6 [+1.2 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2025 THRU JUN 2026) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..0  DEPARTURE……..-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………..1  DEPARTURE……..-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………21  DEPARTURE……..-4 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….14  DEPARTURE……..+7 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN 2025 THRU DEC 2025) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..9  DEPARTURE……..+5 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….27  DEPARTURE……..+1 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..699  DEPARTURE…….+77 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………714  DEPARTURE…….-15 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH): Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower, F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower. E=Estimated F420C (Official)………..55 W    @   04:56 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….55 W    @   04:55 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….67 W    @   04:55 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….57 W    @   04:55 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………62 WNW  @   04:56 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..57 W    @   04:56 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..68 W    @   04:56 P.M. MERLIN…………………55 W RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……59 W    @   04:55 P.M. FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………37 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..36 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..39 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………39 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………39 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..35 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..38 W    @   04:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………35 W    @   04:56 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..12.8 SSW [306 total miles] VECTOR #1………………12.8 VECTOR #2………………13.7 DAVIS #1……………….12.5 SSW DAVIS #2……………….13.7 SSW RMY #1…………………12.5 SW RMY #2…………………13.7 SSW RICHARDS (C5C)………….12.4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..1.22 DEPARTURE…..+1.09 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.34 DEPARTURE…..+0.63 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)…….32.67 DEPARTURE…..-2.65 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST PEAK GUST: F420C (Official) VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust RMY:  R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous) TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ….: Data not yet available, records not finalized M:    Missing data 9/1   73/55/64/-5/0.00/221/28            23 NE  VEC1 23 ENE RMY 23 9/2   77/58/68/-1/0.00/714/91            18 ESE VEC1 19 ESE RMY 18 9/3   78/57/68/0/0.00/719/92             21 SSW VEC1 21 SSW RMY 21 9/4   81/56/69/+1/0.00/…/..            26 SSW VEC1 27 SSW RMY 28 9/5   82/63/73/+5/0.12/…/..            30 SSW VEC1 31 SSW RMY 33 9/6   84/64/74/+6/…/…/..             55 W   VEC1 55 W   RMY 57 9/7 The low since midnight is 59F, the daily normal low is 59F. ————————————————————– SEPTEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE NONE. ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 7 HIGH 92F IN 2007, 2015, 2023 LOW 40F IN 1888 PRECIP 2.91 INCHES IN 1891 PEAK GUST 58e MPH W IN 1941 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 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Amanda Joly
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