Thursday, July 11, 2019
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CLOUDY DAY WITH MORNING FOG AND AFTERNOON
HAZE WITH INCREASING WIND SPEEDS….
This morning started out foggy with a visibility of only
1/16th of a mile. As the day progressed, this fog began
to lift, leaving for visibility of about 20 miles by the
10 A.M. observation, and remained 20 miles for the 1 P.M.
observation. The high so far today has been 81 degrees,
which is our normal maximum temperature for today. Our low
since midnight was 67F, which is 4 degrees above our
normal low temperature of 63F. We remain almost 4 degrees
above normal for the month so far as of yesterday due to
higher than normal temperatures for the beginning of the
month. Wind speed increased from a light 5 mile per hour wind
at the 7 o’clock observation to over 10 miles per hour at 1 P.M.
as low pressure enters the area.
PRELIMINARY STATS FOR JUNE 2019
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 75.1 [+0.1]
Avg. Min. 57.3 [+0.2]
Mean 66.2 [+0.1]
24-hour corrected mean: 66.0
Max. for month: 88F on the 28th
Min. for month: 45F on the 4th
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 81 [-24]
Total for the season: 89 [-40]
Total for last season: 159
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 36 [-37]
Total for the season: 6254 [-122]
Total for last season: 5916
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 4.08 [-0.23]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.30 ins. on the 10th-11th
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 9.9
Avg. corrected wind speed: 10.5
Prevailing wind direction: S at 17%
Peak gust and direction: 41 W on 3rd
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 14118 minutes of possible 26376 or 54%
Astronomical total minutes: 14674 minutes of possible 27416 or 54%
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Fog
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 67F; Wind: S at 5 kts
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.01 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 1/16 mile
6-hr Max temp: 70F
6-hr Min temp: 67F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/16F 163/67/67/1505/001/ WND LGT/ 8////
51007 10070 20067
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 74F; Dew Point: 70F; Wind: SSE at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 20 miles, distant haze
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E13 OVC 20 153/74/70/1609/998/ DSNT HZ
ALQDS/ 8/6// 58010
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, overcast altostratus
Temperature: 78F; Dew Point: 65F; Wind: S at 12G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.94 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 20 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 81F
6-hr Min temp: 67F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 24 SCT E42 OVC 20 139/78/65/1712G22/994/
DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/11/ 58014 10081 20067
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..88 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..69 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….79 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….+7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………+41 [+3.9 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..14 DEPARTURE………+7
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….102 DEPARTURE……..+38
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………191 DEPARTURE………-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….273 DEPARTURE……..-82
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..20 ESE AT 4:58 P.M.
AERO…………………….16 ESE AT 5:06 P.M.
ASOS…………………….18 ESE AT 5:07 P.M.
DAVIS……………………17 ESE AT 5:05 P.M. RMY 17
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….14 ESE AT 5:12 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….14 ESE AT 5:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………15 ESE AT 5:06 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………7.3 W
ASOS……………………7.5
DAVIS…………………..7.7 W [258 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……….0.83 DEPARTURE……-0.30
ASOS…………..0.83
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….30.70 DEPARTURE……+2.60
ASOS………….30.60
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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
06/01 71/54/63/+1/0.00/551/61 21 E AERO 20 E RMY 18
06/02 75/51/63/+1/0.02/417/46 23 S AERO 21 S RMY N/A
06/03 69/50/60/-2/0.02/753/83 41 W AERO 39 W RMY 43
06/04 70/45/58/-5/0.00/717/79 29 W AERO 23 W RMY N/A
06/05 81/57/69/+6/0.03/527/58 33 SSW AERO 33 SSW RMY N/A
06/06 75/64/70/+6/0.06/428/47 28 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
06/07 80/59/70/+6/0.00/692/76 23 S AERO 23 S RMY 22
06/08 78/57/68/+4/0.00/885/97 23 ENE AERO 21 SW RMY 21
06/09 78/55/67/+3/0.00/840/93 22 S AERO 21 S RMY 21
06/10 79/54/67/+2/0.29/712/78 26 SSE AERO 25 SSE RMY 33
06/11 73/58/66/+1/1.03/247/27 32 NW AERO 30 NW RMY 35
06/12 75/52/64/-1/0.00/869/95 25 SSW AERO 25 S RMY 28
06/13 55/49/52/-13/0.81/000/00 36 NE AERO 35 NE RMY 35
06/14 72/50/61/-5/0.00/540/59 38 W AERO 39 W RMY 38
06/15 79/54/67/+1/0.00/879/96 38 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY 40
06/16 70/62/66/0/0.13/000/00 32 SW AERO 35 SW RMY N/A
06/17 74/62/68/+1/0.00/348/38 12 SSE AERO 18 NW RMY 17
06/18 71/62/67/0/0.10/000/00 17*S AERO 17 S RMY 16
06/19 74/61/68/+1/0.00/101/11 16 SSE AERO 20 SSE RMY 19
06/20 69/61/65/-3/0.26/000/00 26 S AERO 26 S RMY 29
06/21 68/58/63/-5/0.75/018/02 32 NW AERO 28 NW RMY 33
06/22 77/56/67/-1/T/779/85 33 NW AERO 32 NW RMY 35
06/23 82/59/71/+3/0.00/871/95 30 NW AERO 25 WNW RMY 29
06/24 84/61/73/+4/0.00/779/85 22 NW AERO 21 NW RMY 22
06/25 73/61/67/-2/0.18/083/09 35 S AERO 37 S RMY 37
06/26 77/64/71/+2/0.00/559/61 12 ENE AERO 18 SE RMY N/A
06/27 81/57/69/0/0.00/614/67 21 NE AERO 18 NE RMY N/A
06/28 88/64/76/+6/0.00/870/95 16 SW AERO 18 SW RMY N/A
06/29 80/66/73/+3/0.29/165/18 25 W AERO 25 W RMY 26
06/30 75/59/67/-3/0.13/430/47 31 N AERO 30 N RMY 35
*Estimated
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 83/58/71/+1/0.00/…/.. 21 NNW AERO 21 NNW RMY N/A
07/02 82/65/74/+4/0.00/…/.. 23 W AERO 23 W RMY 23
07/03 89/67/78/+7/0.00/…/.. 18 S AERO 18 S RMY 18
07/04 88/68/78/+7/0.00/…/.. 17 SSW AERO M M RMY 17
07/05 87/69/78/+7/0.00/…/.. 21 SW AERO M M RMY 21
07/06 90/71/81/+10/0.83/…/.. 26 WNW AERO M M RMY N/A
07/07 78/64/71/0/0.00/…/.. 30 NE AERO M M RMY N/A
07/08 79/59/69/-3/0.00/…/.. 16 N AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
07/09 85/61/73/+1/0.00/…/.. 18 NW AERO 16 NW RMY 18
07/10 88/69/79/+7/0.00/…/.. 20 ESE AERO 16 ESE RMY 17
07/11 Low temp since midnight is 67F; normal low is 63F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 11
HIGH 98F IN 1911
LOW 49F IN 1890
PRECIP 1.87 INS IN 1959
WIND 53 MPH NW IN 1988
RECORDS FOR JULY 12
HIGH 97F IN 1943
LOW 48F IN 1945
PRECIP 1.43 INS IN 1975
WIND 48e MPH SSW IN 1944
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Samantha Richard
