Thursday, July 4, 2019
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
A HOT AND DRY INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH
LIMITED VISIBILITY AND LIGHT WINDS….
Visibility improved slightly since this morning,
increasing from 20 miles to 40 miles at 1 P.M.
Conditions today were dry, yet an increase in
cloud cover was seen throughout the day. A very
light sea breeze is in effect, with a max speed
of 10 mph. The high so far today is 87F, which
is 7 degrees above the average daily maximum of 80F.
The low since midnight is 68F, 6 degrees above the
daily normal minimum of 62F.
From all of us at Blue Hill, Happy 4th of July!
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: N/A
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: N/A
Astronomical total minutes: N/A
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus in all directions
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 63F; Wind: NNE at 4 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 20 miles, smoke layer along the horizon
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 63F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 20 185/75/63/0304/008/ FEW CI ALQDS
K LYR ALG HRZN WND L/V/ 8/002 53020 10075 20068
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus
Temperature: 84F; Dew Point: 63F; Wind: ENE at 6 kts,
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.10 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 20 miles, smoke layer along the horizon
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 20 194/84/63/0606/010/ K LYR
ALG HRZN WND LGT/ 8/002 53009
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few cumulus
Temperature: 87F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: E at 6 kts,
Wind: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 40 miles, distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 87F
6-hr Min temp: 75F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E250 BKN 40 196/87/54/0806/011/ DSNT HZ
FEW CU ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/102 50002 10087 20075
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..89 NORMAL…..80
MIN…..67 NORMAL…..62
MEAN….78 NORMAL…..71
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….+7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………+12 [+3.8 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..13 DEPARTURE………+7
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..28 DEPARTURE……..+10
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………116 DEPARTURE……..-31
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….208 DEPARTURE……..-92
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..18 S AT 8:42 P.M.
AERO…………………….18 SSW AT 9:04 P.M.
ASOS…………………….19 S AT 8:43 P.M.
DAVIS……………………18 W AT 1:47 P.M. RMY 18
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….12 SSW AT 9:04 P.M
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….14 SSW AT 9:04 P.M
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………13 SSW AT 9:03 P.M
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………7.0 N
ASOS……………………7.9
DAVIS…………………..7.7 WNW [289 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.11
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.33
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….29.87 DEPARTURE……+2.57
ASOS………….29.77
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/…./417/46 23 S AERO 21 S RMY N/A
06/03 69/50/60/-2/…./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/…./527/58 33 SSW AERO 33 SSW RMY N/A
06/06 75/64/70/+6/…./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/…./712/78 26 SSE AERO 25 SSE RMY 33
06/11 73/58/66/+1/…./247/27 32 NW AERO 30 NW RMY 35
06/12 75/52/64/-1/…./869/95 25 SSW AERO 25 S RMY 28
06/13 55/49/52/-13/…./000/00 36 NE AERO 35 NE RMY 35
06/14 72/50/61/-5/0.00/…/.. 38 W AERO 39 W RMY 38
06/15 79/54/67/+1/0.00/…/.. 38 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY 40
06/16 70/62/66/0/…./…/.. 32 SW AERO 35 SW RMY N/A
06/17 74/62/68/+1/…./…/.. 12 SSE AERO 18 NW RMY 17
06/18 71/62/67/0/…./…/.. 17*S AERO 17 S RMY 16
06/19 74/61/68/+1/…./…/.. 16 SSE AERO 20 SSE RMY 19
06/20 69/61/65/-3/…./…/.. 26 S AERO 26 S RMY 29
06/21 68/58/63/-5/…./…/.. 32 NW AERO 28 NW RMY 33
06/22 77/56/67/-1/…./…/.. 33 NW AERO 32 NW RMY 35
06/23 82/59/71/+3/…./…/.. 30 NW AERO 25 WNW RMY 29
06/24 84/61/73/+4/…./…/.. 22 NW AERO 21 NW RMY 22
06/25 73/61/67/-2/0.18/…/.. 35 S AERO 37 S RMY 37
06/26 77/64/71/+2/0.00/…/.. 12 ENE AERO 18 SE RMY N/A
06/27 81/57/69/0/0.00/…/.. 21 NE AERO 18 NE RMY N/A
06/28 88/64/76/+6/…/…/.. 16 SW AERO 18 SW RMY N/A
06/29 80/66/73/+3/…/…/.. 25 W AERO 25 W RMY 26
06/30 75/59/67/-3/…/…/.. 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 Low temp since midnight is 68F; normal low is 62F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 4
HIGH 98F IN 1911, 1919, 1949
LOW 48F IN 1914
PRECIP 2.48 IN 2014
PEAK GUST 50e MPH WNW IN 1949
RECORDS FOR JULY 5
HIGH 98F IN 1911
LOW 48F IN 1920, 1927 & 1979
PRECIP 1.45 INS IN 1922
PEAK GUST 44e N IN 1944
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
