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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MAY…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME POP-UP SHOWERS BRING 0.12 INCHES OF NEW RAIN YESTERDAY- CALMER CONDITIONS TODAY It was another clear start to the day today with visibilities of 60 miles in all directions along with only a few clouds in the distance. By mid day yesterday, dynamic skies were present with isolated virga and showers in most directions with intermittent showers beginning after the 1:00 PM EST observation. Mid day today featured mostly clear skies with only a few cumulus present in most directions and  visibility continuing at 60 miles. The maximum so far today by the 1:00 PM EST observation was 70F with altocumulus and altocumulus lenticularis forming from the spreading out of cumulus. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant offshore ENE-SE, few altocumulus and cirrus fibratus distant NNW-SSE Temperature: 56F; Dew Point: 43F; Wind: NNW at 10G15 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.01 ins. Hg, rising, then steady Visibility: 60 miles 6-hr max temp: 56F 6-hr min temp: 48F 24-hr precip: 0.12 inches BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 164/56/43/3410G15/001/ FEW SC DSNT OFFSHR ENE-SE FEW AC AND CI DSNT NNW-SSE/ 8/531 51008 ASOS 70010 MANUAL 70012 10056 20048 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cumulus in all directions, few altocumulus distant N-NE, few cirrus fibratus distant N-SSE Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 40F; Wind: NNW at 11G20 kts, Sea-level pressure: 29.99 ins. Hg, steady, then falling Visibility: 60 miles BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 156/67/40/3311G20/999/ FEW CU ALQDS FEW AC DSNT N-NE FEW CI DSNT N-SSE/ 8/131 58008 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus, few altocumulus lenticularis distant ENE-SE Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 44F; Wind: ENE at 7 kts, Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, falling then falling more slowly Visibility: 60 miles 6-hr max temp: 70F 6-hr min temp: 56F BHO SA 1755 70 SCT 60 151/68/44/0607/998/ FEW ACSL DSNT ENE-SE/ 8/060 56005 10070 20056 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..65    NORMAL…..67 MIN…..48    NORMAL…..49 MEAN….56    NORMAL…..58 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………..-2 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+68 [+3.4 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………9  DEPARTURE……….+1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….127  DEPARTURE………-66 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..6298  DEPARTURE………+70 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……5672  DIFFERENCE…….+626 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..0   DEPARTURE……….-1 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….13   DEPARTURE……….+5 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………13   DEPARTURE……….+3 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..3   DIFFERENCE………+10 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………35  NNW  AT  3:11 P.M. ASOS…………………..39  NNW  AT  3:11 P.M. DAVIS………………….34  NNW  AT  3:09 P.M. RMY 38 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..25  NNW  AT  4:11 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..25  NNW  AT  4:12 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….22  NNW  AT  3:09 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION………….12.2 NW ASOS………………….11.4 DAVIS…………………10.4 NW [319 deg] * Last of several occurrences… PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.12  DEPARTURE………….-0.02 ASOS…………..0.10 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….2.08  DEPARTURE………….-0.27 ASOS…………..2.09 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….21.20  DEPARTURE………….+0.30 ASOS………….21.62 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0  DEPARTURE……………0.0 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….0.0  DEPARTURE……………0.0 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………..85.6  DEPARTURE………….+22.9 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2014 CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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 5/1  64/43/54/+1/0.49/0.0/093/11          32 SSE RMY 36 5/2  68/51/60/+7/T/0.0/457/54             28 W   RMY 29 5/3  66/48/57/+4/0.00/0.0/332/39          21 SW  RMY N/A 5/4  60/47/54/0/0.01/0.0/400/47           51 WNW RMY 54 5/5  64/46/55/+1/T/0.0/592/70             30 NW  RMY 32 5/6  63/42/53/-1/T/0.0/506/59             30 NW  RMY 30 5/7  64/42/55/0/0.00/0.0/850/99           21 WNW RMY 23 5/8  69/48/59/+4/0.00/0.0/612/71          17 SSW RMY 19 5/9  57/51/54/-1/0.05/0.0/000/00          21 S   RMY N/A 5/10 78/57/68/+13/0.10/0.0/043/05         33 S   RMY 37 5/11 79/58/69/+13/0.01/0.0/746/86         30 W   RMY N/A 5/12 85/49/67/+11/0.00/0.0/792/91         39 NE  RMY 42 5/13 54/42/48/-8/0.00/0.0/113/13          32 NE  RMY N/A 5/14 73/42/58/+1/T/ 0.0/613/70            22 S   RMY 24 5/15 77/57/67/+10/T/0.0/140/16            27 S   RMY 33 5/16 73/60/67/+10/…./0.0/…/..         36 S   RMY 41 5/17 74/52/63/+6/…./0.0/…/..          36 SSE RMY N/A 5/18 67/47/57/-1/0.00/0.0/…/..          20 NW  RMY N/A 5/19 65/48/56/-2/…./…/…/..          35 NNW RMY 38 5/20 morning low temp: 48F; the normal low is now 49F DAILY RECORDS FOR MAY 2014 None so far. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR MAY 20 HIGH 91F IN 1975,1996 LOW 37F IN 1948, 2002 PRECIP 1.65 INCHES IN 1969 PEAK GUST 57 MPH S IN 1963, WNW IN 1982 RECORDS FOR MAY 21 HIGH 92F IN 1921 LOW 35F IN 1907 PRECIP 1.61 INS IN 1954 PEAK GUST 74 MPH WSW IN 2006 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
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Please read the full Policy before accessing Observatory data · Effective January 1, 2025

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Effective January 1, 2025 · Milton, Massachusetts · bluehill.org
Part I — Data Use Policy
§ 01

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§ 02

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§ 03

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§ 04

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§ 05

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§ 06

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§ 07

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§ 08

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Part II — Privacy Policy
§ 09–10

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§ 11–12

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§ 13

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Part III — General Provisions
§ 17–20

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