Tuesday, July 22, 2014
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CLEAR BUT HAZY CONDITIONS ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL
AS WINDS SHIFT SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT
Hazy conditions were prevalent throughout the morning
here at Blue Hill, with visibility holding fast at
a limited 25 miles in most directions. Dew points
have crept up through the night as well reaching
the mid 60s by the 1:00 PM EST observation.
Cumulus that were distant by the 10:00 AM EST observation
had moved in from the west and were overhead by 1:00 PM
with limited development. A maximum of 88F had been reached
by this time as well.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus fibratus distant S
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: estimated WSW at 6 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 25 miles, hazy in all directions
6-hr max temp: 69F
6-hr min temp: 64F
24-hr precip: None
BHO SA 1155 CLR 25 215/69/62/E2506/016/ FEW CI DSNT S HAZY
WND LGT/ 8/001 53005 10069 20064
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus distant W-NW
Temperature: 81F; Dew Point: 66F; Wind: estimated SW at 3 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, falling then more slowly
Visibility: 25 miles, hazy in all directions
BHO SA 1455 CLR 25 206/81/66/E2203/014/ FEW CU DSNT W-NW HAZY
WND LGT/ 8/100 56009
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus
Temperature: 88F; Dew Point: 65F; Wind: estimated WSW at 4 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.10 ins. Hg, falling then more slowly
Visibility: 25 miles, hazy in all directions
6-hr max temp: 88F
6-hr min temp: 68F
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT 25 194/88/65/E2404/010/ HAZY/ 8/100 58012
10088 20068
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..76 NORMAL…..81
MIN…..59 NORMAL…..63
MEAN….68 NORMAL…..72
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+24 [+0.9 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..3 DEPARTURE……….-5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………162 DEPARTURE………+17
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..271 DEPARTURE……….-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……421 DIFFERENCE…….-150
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………16 E AT 1:06 P.M.*
ASOS…………………..18 E AT 1:06 P.M.
DAVIS………………….15 E AT 12:07 P.M. RMY 19
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..11 E AT 1:05 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..13 E AT 12:32 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….11 E AT 12:32 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….7.1 N
ASOS………………….7.9
DAVIS…………………6.5 ENE [57 deg]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…Trace DEPARTURE……….-0.13
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….4.35 DEPARTURE……….+0.79
ASOS…………..4.32
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….28.90 DEPARTURE……….-1.37
ASOS………….28.83
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2014 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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
7/1 85/66/76/+6/0.00/695/76 31 SSW RMY 36
7/2 89/69/79/+9/T/639/70 33 SSW RMY 38
7/3 91/68/80/+9/0.05/611/67 29 W RMY 30 TSTM
7/4 72/61/67/-4/2.48/027/03 28 N RMY N/A TSTM
7/5 77/55/66/-5/0.27/738/81 36 NW RMY N/A
7/6 83/61/72/+1/0.00/892/98 29 SW RMY 33
7/7 85/65/75/+4/T/563/62 33 SW RMY 38 TSTM [NO RAIN]
7/8 89/70/80/+8/0.00/763/84 31 SW RMY 38
7/9 86/70/78/+6/0.00/779/86 28 SSW RMY N/A
7/10 80/65/73/+1/0.00/597/66 16 NW RMY N/A
7/11 76/62/69/-3/0.00/732/81 22 NE RMY N/A
7/12 85/60/73/+1/0.00/849/94 21 S RMY 25
7/13 82/64/73/+1/0.01/676/75 31 S RMY 35
7/14 83/69/76/+4/0.54/207/23 25 S RMY 27
7/15 82/70/76/+4/0.02/135/15 26 S RMY 29 TSTM
7/16 73/65/69/-3/0.98/000/00 27 SSW RMY 32 TSTM
7/17 79/62/71/-1/T/…/.. 15 WSW RMY 17
7/18 80/60/70/-2/0.00/…/.. 15 NW RMY 16
7/19 77/63/70/-2/0.00/…/.. 13 E RMY 14
7/20 72/60/66/-6/T/…/.. 16 ENE RMY 16
7/21 76/59/68/-4/0.00/…/.. 16 E RMY 19
7/22 morning low of 64F; the normal low is now 63F
DAILY RECORDS FOR JULY 2014:
7/4 NEW DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.48 ins;
surpasses previous record of 1.78 ins. in 1950
7/16 NEW DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.98 ins;
surpasses previous record of 0.89 ins. in 1919
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR JULY 22
HIGH 99F IN 1926, 2011
LOW 52F IN 1890
PRECIP 1.73 INS IN 1900
PEAK GUST 55 MPH IN 1983
RECORDS FOR JULY 23
HIGH 99F IN 1952
LOW 51F IN 1923,1977
PRECIP 1.82 INS IN 1953
PEAK GUST 54e MPH S IN 1946
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
