Thursday, June 9, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0407E
SUNSET: 1920E
A MUCH NEEDED SOAKING VISITS THE SUMMIT….
Clouds quickly overspread the region during the overnight hours.
Rain was soon introduced around 5:30a and it came down hard. It
was a short duration event, but the observatory scored 0.65″
between 5:30a and 9:30a. Interestingly, this total is
the largest daily rain event since April 19th when 0.96″ soaked
the hill.
Thanks to today’s event and yesterday’s line of storms, we have not
worsened the drought over the past 7 days, according to the
US Drought Monitor.
Following the AM rain, winds have been busy out of the SSW peaking at
44 MPH at 8:53 AM with a daily average holding at 14 MPH. Clouds
have been stubborn to erode. In fact, a downpour moved over the hill
just after the 1pm observation delivering a small deposit in the gauge.
Visibility is averaging just 15 miles as the passing warm front has
left some pretty muggy dew points (upper 60s) in its wake. Thankfully,
this will be short lived as drier air will filter in later this evening.
The high so far today is 80F, which is 7 degrees above the
normal maximum of 73F. The low since midnight is 61F, which
5 degrees above the normal minimum of 56F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Steady Moderate Rain, Fog, Sky Obscured, Vertical Visibility 200ft.
Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 62F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: WSE @ 13G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1005.1 mb; 29.68 in. Hg: Falling unsteadily
Visibility: 1/8 mile
6-hr Max temp: 66F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
24-hr Precip: 0.35 inches
BHO SA 1155 X W2 1/8RF 051/62/62/1113G19/968/ 8//// 57032 70035 10066 20061
10 A.M.
Weather: Overcast Stratocumulus
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 94%
Wind: SSW @ 18G29 kts
Peak Wind: 33 MPH (29kts) SW @ 9:48 AM
Sea-level pressure: 1001.5 mb; 29.57 in Hg: Falling, then steady
Visibility: 10 miles (thin fog)
3-hr Precip: 0.30 inches
BHO SA 1455 E10 OVC 10 015/69/67/2118G29/957/ PK WND 2129/48/ 8/5// 56036 6030/
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken Cumulus and Stratocumulus (few moderate cumulus SW and N,
virga SW and N)
Temperature: 78F, Dew point: 66F; Relative Humidity: 67%
Wind: SSW @ 18G28 kts
Peak Wind: 32 MPH (28kts) SW @ 12:53 PM
Sea-level pressure: 999.3 mb; 29.51 in Hg: Falling unsteadily
Visibility: 10 miles (hazy)
6-hr Max temp: 80F
6-hr Min temp: 62F
6-hr Precip: 0.30 inches
BHO SA 1755 E30 BKN 10 993/78/66/2118G28/951/ FEW MDT CU SW AND N
VIRGA SW AND N HAZY PK WND 2328/53/ 8/400 57022 6030/ 10080 20062
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SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….79 NORMAL…..73
MIN…….60 NORMAL…..55
MEAN……70 NORMAL…..64
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+7 [+0.7 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………23 DEPARTURE…….-10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5589 DEPARTURE……-588
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5581 DEPARTURE……..+8
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2022 THRU DEC 2022)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….5 DEPARTURE……..+3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………13 DEPARTURE……..-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..73 DEPARTURE…….+29
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………92 DEPARTURE…….-19
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….36 S @ 12:53 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..38 @ 12:53 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………41 S @ 12:48 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..39 S @ 12:53 A.M.
ASOS………..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
RMY #1………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MERLIN………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………27 SSW @ 2:07 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..26 @ 2:03 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………29 S @ 12:43 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..27 SSW @ 2:03 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..12.8 WNW [308 total miles]
VECTOR #2………………13.4
DAVIS #2……………….13.7 WSW
RMY #2…………………13.5 W
RMY #1……….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
ASOS…………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.35 DEPARTURE…..+0.19
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.93 DEPARTURE…..-0.36
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..18.51 DEPARTURE…..-5.38
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
6/01 62/52/57/-5/0.08/009/01 21 SSW AERO N/A RMY 22
6/02 67/53/60/-2/T/308/34 20 S AERO N/A RMY 21
6/03 64/52/58/-7/0.05/000/00 22 ENE AERO N/A RMY 22
6/04 75/52/64/+1/0.01/554/61 28 SSW AERO N/A RMY 29
6/05 76/50/63/0/0.00/882/97 28 WNW AERO N/A RMY 28
6/06 80/56/68/+5/0.00/783/86 22 S AERO N/A RMY 23
6/07 80/60/70/+6/…./…/.. 36 SSW AERO N/A RMY 38
6/08 79/60/70/+6/…./…/.. 36 S AREO N/A RMY 39
6/09 The low since midnight is 61F, the daily normal low is 56F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR JUNE 9
HIGH 94F IN 2008
LOW 40F IN 1980
PRECIP 2.08 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 67 MPH NW IN 1973
RECORDS FOR JUNE 10
HIGH 98F IN 2008
LOW 42F IN 1913, 1920
PRECIP 2.51 INCHES IN 1931
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1941
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Andrew Swanson
