Thursday, August 13, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
THE END OF THE HEAT WAVE WITH A SEA BREEZE
IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS….
We observed decent visibility in the morning hours,
with a max of 70 miles and a low of 45 miles seen
after noontime. This happened with a wind shift from
north to east, that occurred gradually since this
morning. Skies are mostly cloudy with breaks of
sunshine also keeping temperatures lower with the
light sea breeze.
The high so far today is 87F, 7 degrees above the
daily normal maximum of 80F. The low since midnight
is 71F, 9 degrees above the normal minimum of 62F.
PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JULY 2020
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 83.5 [+2.7]
Avg. Min. 66.0 [+3.1]
Mean 74.8 [+2.9]
24-hour corrected mean: 73.6
Max. for month: 95F on the 28th
Min. for month: 57F on the 16th and 17th
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 303 [+81]
Total for the season: 487 [+136]
Total for last season: 411
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 1.72 [-2.30]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 0.58 ins. on the 22nd-23rd
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.1 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 9.8 mph
Prevailing wind direction: S [12%]
Peak gust and direction: 39 S on the 11th
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 15300 minutes of a possible 26682 or 57%
Astronomical total minutes: 15879 minutes of a possible 27720 or 57%
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 61%
Wind: N at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg: Falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 90 SCT E250 BKN 70 199/75/61/0107/012/ VIRGA SW/
8/071 51013 10075 20071
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus, broken cirrostratus
Temperature: 82F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 43%
Wind: NE at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.13 ins. Hg: Rising then falling
Visibility: 65 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT E100 BKN 250 BKN 65 202/82/57/0608/013/
8/836 51003
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken altocumulus, broken
cirrostratus
Temperature: 85F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 39%
Wind: ENE at 6 kts, light
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg: Falling, then steady
Visibility: 45 miles
6-hr Max temp: 87F
6-hr Min temp: 75F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT E100 BKN 250 BKN 45 195/85/57/0706/011/
WND LGT/ 8/138 56007 10087 20075
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..93 NORMAL…..80
MIN…..74 NORMAL…..62
MEAN….84 NORMAL…..71
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………..+13
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………..+79 [+6.4 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..19 DEPARTURE……+13
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….160 DEPARTURE……+76
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………647 DEPARTURE…..+212
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….499 DEPARTURE…..+148
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..22 SSW AT 12:40 A.M.
AERO…………………….22 SW AT 1:43 A.M.
ASOS…………………….23 SSW AT 12:50 A.M.
DAVIS……………………23 SW AT 12:50 A.M
RMY N/A MERLIN N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….18 SW AT 1:40 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….17 SSW AT 1:40 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………17 SSW AT 1:40 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………. 8.4 WNW
ASOS……………………. 8.2
DAVIS…………………… 8.6 WSW [257 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.13
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.23 DEPARTURE……-1.49
ASOS…………..0.23
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….29.30 DEPARTURE……-3.41
ASOS………….30.04
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 76/63/70/0/0.01/228/25 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 TSTM
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/+9/0.00/722/81 28 S AERO 28 S RMY 26
07/20 91/72/82/+10/T/481/54 25 SSW AERO 25 SSW RMY N/A
07/21 88/68/78/+6/0.00/799/90 25 W AERO 25 W RMY 24
07/22 80/67/74/+2/0.17/275/31 16 ENE AERO M M RMY 16
07/23 88/68/78/+6/0.48/203/23 31 N AERO 32 N RMY 31 TSTM
07/24 81/68/75/+3/0.00/476/54 15 ENE AERO 15 ENE RMY 16
07/25 88/67/78/+6/0.00/845/96 18 W AERO 18 WNW RMY N/A
07/26 89/70/80/+8/0.00/632/72 27 W AERO 28 W RMY 27
07/27 94/72/83/+11/0.00/823/94 23 SW AERO 25 SW RMY N/A
07/28 95/74/85/+13/0.01/621/71 28 WSW AERO 25 WSW RMY 25
07/29 90/68/79/+7/0.00/698/80 23 SSW AERO 25 SSW RMY 24
07/30 88/71/80/+8/0.00/252/29 29 W AERO 28 W RMY 29
07/31 84/69/77/+5/0.00/564/65 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 85/69/77/+5/0.02/…/.. 36 S AERO 37 S RMY 38
08/03 91/75/83/+11/0.00/…/.. 36 WSW AERO 38 SW RMY 36
08/04 83/71/77/5/0.21/…/.. 67 SSE AERO 71 S RMY 70
08/05 90/68/79/+7/0.00/…/.. 28 SW AERO 30 SW RMY 29
08/06 84/65/75/3/0.00/…/.. 20 W AERO 17 W RMY 19
08/07 79/65/72/0/T/…/.. 16 NE AERO 16 NE RMY N/A
08/08 83/64/74/+2/0.00/…/.. 20 S AERO 20 S RMY 19
08/09 90/65/78/+6/0.00/…/.. 26 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY 26
08/10 94/69/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 22 W AERO 20 W RMY 20
08/11 92/72/82/+11/0.00/…/.. 31 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 31 TSTM
08/12 93/74/84/+13/0.00/…/.. 22 SSW AERO 22 SW RMY 19
08/13 The low since midnight is 71F, the daily normal low is 62F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 13
HIGH 98F IN 1944, 2002
LOW 47F IN 1902, 1957
PRECIP 2.92 INCHES IN 1989
PEAK GUST 52 MPH SSE IN 1963
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 14
HIGH 99F IN 2002
LOW 46F IN 1964
PRECIP 3.06 INCHES IN 1919
PEAK GUST 61 MPH WNW IN 1963
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner