Thursday, June 6, 2024
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0408E
SUNSET: 1918E
OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON….
An abundance of cloud cover has been the theme today with
occasional light rain showers moving through the area this
morning and into early this afternoon before tapering off.
Some dim sun is trying to filter through the clouds as we
push through the mid afternoon hours.
The temperature has been gradually rising through the day,
starting in the mid 60s this morning and reaching the low 70s
by early this afternoon. It is quite muggy out there today
with the dew point in the mid to upper 60s.
The wind has been fairly steady, but generally on the lighter
side so far today out of a south to south-southeast direction.
The average speed for the day so far is around 9mph. The peak
gust to this point is 20mph, which occurred just before 10:30am
this morning.
Visibility has of course been limited most of the day due to
rain showers and fog. Early this morning we were in the clouds,
so the visibility was a 1/4 mile or less for a time. The
ceiling lifted by mid morning and the view increased to around
25-30 miles with lower values at times due to rain showers.
The maximum temperature so far today is 73F degrees, which is
1 degree above the normal high of 72F. The minimum temperature
since midnight is 65F degrees, which is 10 degrees above the
normal low of 55F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscured, vertical visibility 200ft
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 66F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: S @ 6 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1005.7 mb; 29.70 in. Hg: falling, then rising
Visibility: 1/4 mile, fog
6-hr Max temp: 66F
6-hr Min temp: 65F
24-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1155 X W2 1/4F 057/66/66/1806/970/ WND LGT/ 8//// 55006
70000 10066 20065
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast nimbostratus, very light
rain showers, few lower stratus fractus all quadrants
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 92%
Wind: SSE @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1004.6 mb; 29.67 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 25 miles, 4 miles SW-W, thin fog
3-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1455 E10 BKN 14 OVC 25RW- 046/69/67/1607/967/ FEW LWR STFRA
ALQDS THN F ALQDS PCPN VRY LGT RW-B52 VSBY 4 SW-W/ 8/72/ 56011 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast nimbostratus, very light
rain showers
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: SSW @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1003.1 mb; 29.62 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 10 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 71F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
6-hr Precip: 0.01 inches
BHO SA 1755 E8 BKN 14 OVC 10RW- 031/68/67/1907/962/ THN F ALQDS
PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/52/ 58015 6001/ 10071 20066
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SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….84 NORMAL…..72
MIN…….56 NORMAL…..54
MEAN……70 NORMAL…..63
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+25 [+4.8 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2023 THRU JUN 2024)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0 DEPARTURE…….-22
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5379 DEPARTURE……-788
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5242 DEPARTURE……+137
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….5 DEPARTURE……..+3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………12 DEPARTURE……..+2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..49 DEPARTURE…….+12
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………45 DEPARTURE……..+4
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower.
E=Estimated
F420C (Official)……….E29 SW @ 04:16 P.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….28 SW @ 04:16 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….28 SSW @ 04:04 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….26 SW @ 02:29 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………27 SW @ 04:04 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..29 SW @ 07:30 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..29 SSW @ 04:04 P.M.
MERLIN…………………26 SW
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………21 SSW @ 04:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..20 @ 04:35 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..21 @ 03:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………20 SW @ 03:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………21 SW @ 03:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..20 SW @ 03:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..21 SW @ 03:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……12.0 SW [288 total miles]
VECTOR #1…………….12.2
VECTOR #2…………….12.6
DAVIS #1……………..11.8 SW
DAVIS #2……………..12.5 SW
RMY #1……………….12.0 SW
RMY #2……………….12.7 SW
RICHARDS (C5C)…………OTS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.16
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.80
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….30.82 DEPARTURE…..+7.42
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
PEAK GUST: F420C (Official)
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
6/1 79/53/66/+4/0.00/878/97 18 WNW VEC1 20 NW RMY 20
6/2 83/52/68/+6/0.00/780/86 21 W VEC1 21 W RMY 21
6/3 78/57/68/+6/0.00/626/69 22 NE VEC1 22 NE RMY 21
6/4 75/55/65/+2/0.00/817/90 20 SSW VEC1 19 SSW RMY 19
6/5 84/56/70/+7/T/564/62 29 SW VEC1 28 SW RMY 29
6/6 The low since midnight is 65F, the daily normal low is 55F.
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JUNE DAILY RECORDS TO DATE
NONE.
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DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JUNE 6
HIGH 95F IN 1925
LOW 42F IN 1885, 1894, 1945
PRECIP 3.61 INS IN 2000
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NE IN 2000
RECORDS FOR JUNE 7
HIGH 93F IN 1999
LOW 40F IN 1932
PRECIP 4.01 INS IN 2006
PEAK GUST 58 MPH NE IN 1982
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
