Thursday, July 26, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
HUMIDITY, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND A WARM SOUTHERLY WIND CONTINUE….
The wind continues to be from the south with a few
strong gust in the 5 o’ clock hour of 35 kts (40 MPH).
During the day we had frequent gust over 22 kts
(25 MPH). Overnight temperatures continue to be above
normal with a low of 71F so far today. This is 8 degrees
above the daily normal of 63F. So far today the day time
max temperature is 82F. This is 1 degree above the daily
normal of 81F. Dew points remained close to 70F for most
of the day, making for another sticky day on Great Blue
Hill. The high humidity caused a fog which obscured
visibility for a max of 40 miles by 10:00 A.M.
Showers have been scattered over the past few days and we
measured 0.19 ins of rainfall at 7:00 A.M. with about 0.07 ins
falling so far this morning. A short shower moved through today
just before 9:00 A.M. for an additional trace of precipitation
by 1:00 P.M.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, broken stratocumulus,
broken stratus
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 69F; Wind: SSW at 11G20 kts,
Peak Wind: 27 kts (31 MPH) at 6:16 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.87 ins. Hg, rising unsteadily
Visibility: 25 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 72F
6-hr Min temp: 71F
24-hr Precip: 0.19 ins.
BHO SA 1155 14 SCT E26 BKN 44 BKN 25 116/72/69/2111G20/987/
DSNT FG ALQDS PK WND 2127/16/ 8/600 52017 MANUAL 70019 ASOS
70018 10072 20071
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, broken stratocumulus,
broken stratus, virga WSW
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 71F; Wind: SSW at 10G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.88 ins. Hg, steady then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, distant fog in all directions
3-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1455 16 SCT E26 BKN 44 BKN 40 117/76/71/2109G17/988/
VIRGA WSW DSNT FG ALQDS/ 8/600 51001 MANUAL 600//
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered towering cumulus, broken stratocumulus,
broken altocumulus, broken patches of cirrocumulus
Temperature: 80F; Dew Point: 70F; Wind: SSW at 12G23 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, steady then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 82F
6-hr Min temp: 72F
6-hr precip: Trace
BHO SA 1755 E24 SCT 30 BKN 70 BKN 200 BKN 40 109/80/70/2012G23/985/
DSNT FG ALQDS/ 8/539 58008 MANUAL 600// 10082 20072
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..82 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..71 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….77 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+63 [+2.3 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..14 DEPARTURE……….+6
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….217 DEPARTURE………+48
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………376 DEPARTURE………+78
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….401 DEPARTURE………-25
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..35 SSE AT 1:10 P.M.
AERO…………………….32 SSE AT 7:50 P.M.*
ASOS…………………….35 S AT 1:11 P.M.
DAVIS……………………34 S AT 1:53 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….24 S AT 11:35 A.M.*
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….25 S AT 12:52 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………24 S AT 12:09 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..15.7 SSE
ASOS…………………..15.2
DAVIS………………….14.4 S [187 deg.]
*LAST OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.19 DEPARTURE……+0.05
ASOS…………..0.18
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.22 DEPARTURE……+0.09
ASOS…………..3.24
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….33.39 DEPARTURE……+3.47
ASOS………….34.97
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
7/01 94/72/83/+13/0.00/667/73 21 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 19
7/02 90/68/79/+9/0.00/858/94 21 S AERO 21 S RMY 22
7/03 94/69/82/+11/0.00/657/72 20 SSW AERO 18 SW RMY 19 TSTM
7/04 89/73/81/+10/0.00/884/97 17 NE AERO 15 NE RMY 16
7/05 91/73/82/+11/0.00/865/95 29 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
7/06 80/59/70/-1/0.56/018/02 37 NNW AERO 38 SW RMY 40 TSTM
7/07 78/54/66/-5/0.00/900/99 22 N AERO 18 N RMY N/A
7/08 83/57/70/-2/0.00/890/98 23 S AERO 21 S RMY 22
7/09 88/60/74/+2/0.00/852/94 23 SW AERO 23 SW RMY 24
7/10 91/63/77/+5/0.10/751/83 24 W AERO 22 W RMY N/A
7/11 73/62/68/-4/0.63/705/78 28 NE AERO 25 NE RMY 27 TSTM
7/12 77/56/67/-5/0.00/867/96 16 NW AERO 15 NW RMY N/A
7/13 84/61/73/+1/0.00/568/63 23 SSE AERO 23 SSE RMY 24
7/14 80/61/71/-1/0.00/540/60 18 S AERO 16 S RMY 19
7/15 84/65/75/+3/T/521/58 16 S AERO 15 S RMY 14
7/16 83/67/75/+3/0.00/682/76 23 S AERO 23 S RMY 23
7/17 88/67/78/+6/1.34/430/48 31 SW AERO 30 SW RMY 32 TSTM
7/18 81/63/72/0/0.02/769/86 21 NW AERO 22 NW RMY 23
7/19 80/56/68/-4/0.00/…/.. 21 S AERO 17 SSE RMY 19
7/20 83/62/73/1/0.00/…/.. 21 SE AERO 17 ESE RMY 19
7/21 76/59/68/-4/…./…/.. 23 ENE AERO 20 ENE RMY N/A
7/22 76/63/69/-3/…./…/.. 29 ESE AERO 28 ESE RMY N/A
7/23 82/71/77/+5/…./…/.. 32 S AERO 30 S RMY 32
7/24 85/72/79/+7/T/…/.. 31 S AERO 29 S RMY 29
7/25 82/71/77/+5/…./…/.. 35 SSE AERO 32 SSE RMY N/A
7/26 Low temp since midnight is 71F; normal low is now 63F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2018
07/01/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1968
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 26
HIGH 97F IN 1963
LOW 47F IN 1920
PRE 2.05 INS IN 1899
WIND 74e MPH NNW IN 1940
RECORDS FOR JULY 26
HIGH 97F IN 1963
LOW 47F IN 1920
PRE 2.05 INS IN 1899
WIND 74e MPH NNW IN 1940
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Kaitlin Geagan
