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June 3, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0409E
SUNSET:  1916E

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY AND TURNING WARMER….

As the upper trough moves away from the region, an upper level
ridge is building in leading to the advection of a warmer, and
eventually more humid air mass over the next 2-3 days. Today has
featured plenty of sunshine, however a band of high thin cirrus
clouds has been encroaching on the area this afternoon. This is
the leading edge of the aforementioned warmer air mass.

Temperatures  have warmed quite a bit today, reaching the upper
70s to near 80. So far the dew point has remained in the 40s today,
so it doesn’t feel too bad out there at all.

The wind has been generally on the light side today, starting the
day out of the north-northwest, but has become more variable this
afternoon. The average speed for the day so far is around 7mph.
The peak gust, which occurred around 1pm, is 16mph.

Visibility has been quite decent today, dipping a bit early this
afternoon from 70 miles to 60 miles.

The maximum temperature for today is 79F degrees, which is 8 degrees
above the normal high of 71F. The minimum temperature since midnight
is 50F degrees, which is 4 degrees below the normal low of 54F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, thin smoke layer aloft all quadrants
Temperature: 61F; Dew Point: 48F; Relative Humidity: 63%
Wind: NNW @ 5 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1020.7 mb; 30.14 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 61F
6-hr Min temp: 50F
24-hr Precip:  0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 207/61/48/3305/014/ THN K LYR ALF ALQDS WND LGT/
8/000 51020 10061 20050

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few small cumulus distant SE-S, thin smoke layer aloft
all quadrants
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 43F; Relative Humidity: 30%
Wind: NW @ 2 kts, wind light
Sea-level pressure: 1021.3 mb; 30.16 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 inches
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 213/70/43/3202/016/ FEW SML CU DSNT SE-S THN K LYR
ALF ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/100 51006

1 P.M.
Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, few small cumulus distant SE-S,
thin smoke layer aloft all quadrants
Temperature: 76F Dew Point: 46F; Relative Humidity: 34%
Wind: WNW @ 8G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1021.7 mb; 30.17 in. Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 77F
6-hr Min temp: 61F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 inches
BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 60 217/76/46/2908G14/017/ FEW SML CU DSNT SE-S
THN K LYR ALF ALQDS/ 8/101 50004 10077 20061

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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….70   NORMAL…..71
MIN…….48   NORMAL…..53
MEAN……59   NORMAL…..62

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….-3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………-10 [-5.2 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..6  DEPARTURE……..+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….16  DEPARTURE……..+7
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….5631  DEPARTURE……-523
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..5379  DEPARTURE……+252

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN 2025 THRU DEC 2025)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..0  DEPARTURE……..-2
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………..0  DEPARTURE……..-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON……………17  DEPARTURE…….-17
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……….41  DEPARTURE…….-24

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)………..25 WNW  @   08:25 A.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….25 WSW  @   10:57 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….29 WNW  @   08:22 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….26 W    @   08:24 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………27 W    @   08:22 A.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..26 WNW  @   10:50 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..30 WNW  @   08:22 A.M.
MERLIN…………………24 WSW
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………18 W    @   08:28 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..17      @   01:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..20      @   08:25 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………18 W    @   01:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………20 WNW  @   08:25 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..16 W    @   01:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..19 W    @   08:25 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..10.2 W [244 total miles] VECTOR #1………………10.3
VECTOR #2………………10.6
DAVIS #1……………….10.5 WSW
DAVIS #2……………….10.7 W
RMY #1………………….9.9 WSW
RMY #2…………………10.5 WSW
RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.01 DEPARTURE…..-0.31
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)…….21.75 DEPARTURE…..-1.17

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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   63/47/55/-7/0.01/…/..            40 W   VEC1 40 W   RMY 42
6/2   70/48/59/-3/T/…/..               25 WNW VEC1 25 WSW RMY 26

6/3 The low since midnight is 50F, the daily normal low is 54F.

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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 2
HIGH 91F IN 1895
LOW 41F IN 1907, 1929
PRECIP 2.36 INS IN 1982
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1907 (ICE PELLETS)
PEAK GUST 63 MPH NW IN 2000

RECORDS FOR JUNE 3
HIGH 98F IN 1919
LOW 38F IN 1929
PRECIP 2.40 INS 2006
PEAK GUST 47 MPH NW IN 1998

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: MFD/KO

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