Thursday, August 9, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

MOSTLY SUNNY DAY AFTER EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS….

The storms began around yesterday afternoon with torrential
downpours at times. Another storm moved over Great Blue
Hill around 2:30 A.M. This morning we measured 0.77 ins.
since 1:00 P.M. yesterday afternoon. The rain ended just
before the 7:00 A.M. observation and a quick moving shower
was observed around 7:45 A.M. leaving an additional trace
so far today. The peak gust for yesterday and so far today
both occurrence during the thunderstorms. So far today we
have a peak gust of 29 MPH (25 kts) at 2:32 A.M.
Visibility continues to be obscured by the haze in the area
and we had a max of 40 miles by 1:00 P.M. Temperatures
continue to be above normal with a max so far today of
85F, 5 degrees above the daily normal of 80F. Since midnight
we observed a low temperature of 71F, 8 degrees above the
daily normal of 63F.

Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus castellanus, broken
altocumulus, overcast altostratus
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 70F; Wind: SW at 9G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 30 miles, distant fog
6-hr Max temp: 73F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr Precip: 0.77 ins.
BHO SA 1155 60 SCT E100 BKN E140 OVC 30 083/72/70/2209G14/978/
BINOVC SSE PTCHS FG DRFTG BLO SMT ALQDS RE30 LTG DSNT S DSNT
FG ALQDS/ 8/57/ 50002 MANUAL 70077 ASOS 70075 10073 20071

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus castellanus, broken altocumulus,
broken cirrus
Temperature: 78F; Dew Point: 73F; Wind: W at 7G11 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily
Visibility: 30 miles, distant haze
3-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1455 75 SCT 120 BKN 250 BKN 30 085/78/73/2607G11/978/
FEW CUFA ALQDS PTCHS CC NNW AND NNE DSNT HZ/ 8/792 51002 MANUAL 600//

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered towering cumulus, broken cirrocumulus,
few cumulus in all directions
Temperature: 84F; Dew Point: 70F; Wind: WSW at 8G14 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 29.74 ins. Hg, falling then more rapidly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 85F
6-hr Min temp: 72F
6-hr precip: Trace
BHO SA 1755 55 SCT E250 BKN 40 071/84/70/2508G14/974/ FEW CU
ALQDS DSNT HZ/ 8/209 58014 MANUAL 600// 10085 20072

SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..88   NORMAL…..80
MIN…..71   NORMAL…..63
MEAN….80   NORMAL…..72

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+8
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+61 [+7.4 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..15   DEPARTURE……….+8
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….117   DEPARTURE………+60
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………572   DEPARTURE……..+164
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….473   DEPARTURE………+99

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY…………………25 SSW AT 1:27 P.M.
AERO……………………..25 SSW AT 1:27 P.M.
ASOS……………………..27 SSW AT 1:27 P.M.
DAVIS…………………….26 SSW AT 1:25 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………..20 SSW AT 1:27 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………..20 S   AT 5:25 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………….19 SSW AT 1:27 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………….6.6 SSW
ASOS…………………….6.4
DAVIS……………………6.6 SSW [221 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.77  DEPARTURE……+0.63
ASOS…………..0.75
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.12  DEPARTURE……+0.94
ASOS…………..2.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….36.13  DEPARTURE……+4.14
ASOS………….37.72

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

8/1  82/66/74/+2/T/…/..           31 S   AERO 30 S   RMY 31
8/2  92/74/83/+11/0.00/…/..       30 SW  AERO 28 SW  RMY 31
8/3  88/74/81/+9/0.19/…/..        35 NW  AERO 32 NW  RMY 35 TSTM
8/4  82/69/76/+4/1.16/…/..        28 SW  AERO 25 SW  RMY 30 TSTM
8/5  89/66/78/+6/0.00/…/..        20 W   AERO 18 W   RMY 19
8/6  92/71/82/+10/0.00/…/..       20 W   AERO 16 WSW RMY N/A
8/7  92/73/83/+11/0.00/…/..       25 S   AERO 23 S   RMY 26
8/8  88/71/80/+8/…./…/..        25 SSW AERO 25 SSW RMY N/A TSTM

8/9 Low temp since midnight is 70F; normal low is now 63F

DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2018

08/03/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74F,
BREAK PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1928, 1969, AND 1979

08/07/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F,
BREAK PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1988

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 9
HIGH 100F IN 1949
LOW 49F IN 1899
PRE 2.65 INS IN 1976
PEAK GUST 90 MPH SW IN 1968

RECORDS FOR AUGUST 10
HIGH 101F IN 1949 [STATION RECORD MAXIMUM – Tied with 8/2/1975] LOW 49F IN 1964
PRE 2.27 INS IN 1952
PEAK GUST 88e MPH S IN 1976

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Kaitlin Geagan