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July 29, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0434E SUNSET:  1907E HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE…. Sunshine has been the theme today as the atmosphere is quite warm well up the column. Some cumulus have been forming, but they are not really lasting very long. Some cirrus clouds have been advancing in from the west and northwest, but they are rather thin and not doing much to filter the sun at all. Temperatures have risen into the mid 90s early this afternoon which is getting close to our record high value for today of 97F degrees set in 1949. Dew point values have been in the low 70s most of the day, but has dropped a bit into the upper 60s early this afternoon as some dry air attempts to mix down from aloft. Either way, heat index values are still approaching the 100F degree mark. As such extreme caution should be used outdoors today. The wind has been fairly steady today out of the west, but generally under 12mph, except for a few gusts exceeding 15mph. The average speed for the day so far is around 10mph, with a peak gust of 22mph occurring around 12:45pm this afternoon. Visibility has been limited today due to haziness. The view has been hanging around 20-25 miles for the day so far. The maximum temperature so far today is 95F degrees, which is 13 degrees above the normal high of 82F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 71F degrees, which is 7 degrees above the normal low of 64F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus/castellanus Temperature: 77F; Dew Point: 70F; Relative Humidity: 77% Wind: W @ 10G16 kts Sea-level pressure: 1016.3 mb; 30.01 in. Hg: steady, then rising Visibility: 20 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 77F 6-hr Min temp: 71F 24-hr Precip:  0.00 inches BHO SA 1155 120 SCT 20 163/77/70/2710G16/001/ HAZY/ 8/080 53005 10077 20071 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant W-NW Temperature: 89F; Dew Point: 71F; Relative Humidity: 56% Wind: W @ 7G15 kts Sea-level pressure: 1016.7 mb; 30.02 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 20 miles, hazy 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 CLR 20 167/89/71/2807G15/002/ FEW CI DSNT W-NW HAZY/ 8/001 51004 1 P.M. Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, few cumulus all quadrants Temperature: 94F Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 42% Heat Index: 98F Wind: W @ 11G19 kts Sea-level pressure: 1015.1 mb; 29.98 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly Visibility: 25 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 95F 6-hr Min temp: 77F 6-hr Precip:  0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 25 151/94/67/2811G19/998/ FEW CU ALQDS HAZY HX 98/ 8/201 56016 10095 20077 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….88   NORMAL…..82 MIN…….68   NORMAL…..64 MEAN……78   NORMAL…..73 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….+5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………+55 [+1.8 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2025 THRU JUN 2026) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..0  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………..1  DEPARTURE……..-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………….1  DEPARTURE……..-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………..0  DEPARTURE……..+1 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN 2025 THRU DEC 2025) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….13  DEPARTURE……..+5 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………270  DEPARTURE…….+47 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..470  DEPARTURE……+108 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………471  DEPARTURE……..-1 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)……….E18 SSW  @   09:18 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….18 SSW  @   09:18 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….18 S    @   07:49 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….21 S    @   07:49 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………21 S    @   07:49 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..17 SSW  @   08:41 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..18 S    @   07:49 P.M. MERLIN………………….M RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………13 SSE  @   06:56 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..13      @   08:42 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..14      @   08:42 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………13 S    @   08:42 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………15 S    @   07:53 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..13 SSW  @   08:42 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..14 SSW  @   08:42 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL………6.1 N [146 total miles] VECTOR #1……………….6.8 VECTOR #2……………….7.0 DAVIS #1………………..6.5 SE DAVIS #2………………..6.6 SE RMY #1………………….6.6 ENE RMY #2………………….7.0 ENE RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.11 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..5.69 DEPARTURE…..+2.58 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)…….28.92 DEPARTURE…..-1.42 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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 7/1   90/68/79/+8/0.14/411/45           38 W   VEC1 38 W   RMY 41 TSTM 7/2   85/69/77/+6/0.02/247/27           23 WSW VEC1 24 WSW RMY 24 7/3   88/63/76/+4/0.03/748/82           39 SW  VEC1 39 SW  RMY 40 TSTM 7/4   80/60/70/-2/0.00/875/96           28 NNW VEC1 27 NNW RMY 29 7/5   83/61/72/0/0.00/664/73            23 W   VEC1 23 W   RMY 24 7/6   92/65/79/+7/0.00/818/90           29 SW  VEC1 29 SW  RMY 29 7/7   88/69/79/+7/0.01/490/54           28 SSW VEC1 28 SSW RMY 29 TSTM 7/8   94/67/81/+9/0.36/562/62           24 WSW VEC1 24 WSW RMY 27 TSTM 7/9   74/65/70/-3/0.73/172/19           26 SW  VEC1 27 SW  RMY 28 TSTM 7/10  66/61/64/-9/3.85/000/00           24 ENE VEC1 24 ENE RMY 24 TSTM 7/11  80/62/71/-2/0.00/190/21           18 SSW VEC1 18 SSW RMY 18 7/12  84/65/75/+2/0.00/505/56           20 S   VEC1 20 S   RMY 19 7/13  85/63/74/+1/0.00/505/56           21 SSW VEC1 21 SSW RMY 21 7/14  81/65/73/0/T/216/24               23 SW  VEC1 23 SW  RMY 25 7/15  90/71/81/+8/0.06/665/74           24 SSW VEC1 24 SSW RMY 24 7/16  93/71/82/+9/0.00/690/77           24 SSW VEC1 24 SSW RMY 23 7/17  89/73/81/+8/0.00/573/64           41 WNW VEC1 41 WNW RMY 42 7/18  81/67/74/+1/0.00/786/88           36 WNW VEC1 36 WNW RMY 37 7/19  84/62/73/0/0.00/882/99            23 SW  VEC1 22 SW  RMY 21 7/20  85/65/75/+2/0.41/338/38           31 NW  VEC1 31 NW  RMY 31 TSTM 7/21  78/61/70/-3/0.00/817/92           31 NNW VEC1 31 NNW RMY 33 7/22  77/55/66/-7/0.00/816/92           20 SSE VEC1 19 SSE RMY 20 7/23  83/60/72/-1/0.00/850/96           25 SSW VEC1 25 SSW RMY 25 7/24  87/63/75/+2/0.00/…/..           29 SSW VEC1 29 SSW RMY 30 7/25  95/69/82/+9/T/…/..              24 WSW VEC1 24 WSW RMY 25 TSTM 7/26  79/65/72/-1/0.00/…/..           25 NE  VEC1 25 NE  RMY 25 7/27  73/63/68/-5/0.08/…/..           29 SSW VEC1 29 SSW RMY 29 7/28  88/68/78/+5/0.00/…/..           18 SSW VEC1 18 SSW RMY 17 7/29 The low since midnight is 71F, the daily normal low is 64F. ————————————————————– JULY DAILY RECORDS TO DATE 7/10 RECORD HIGHEST PRECIPITATION OF 3.85 INCHES; BEATING OLD RECORD OF 1.95 INCHES SET IN 2015 7/16 TIED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71F; ALSO SET IN 1901, 1958, 1968, 2013, AND 2023 ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR JULY 29 HIGH 97F IN 1949 LOW 53F IN 1888,1914 PRECIP 1.53 INS IN 1901 PEAK GUST 40e MPH E IN 1941 RECORDS FOR JULY 30 HIGH 99F IN 1949 LOW 51F IN 1956 PRECIP 1.84 INS IN 1976 PEAK GUST 70e MPH SW 1944 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: MFD
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