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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, SEPTEMBER…

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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, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

**92F MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MONDAY TIES
PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD SET BACK IN 2007**

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Monday afternoon’s maximum temperature of 92F was reached
just after 2:30 PM EST, tying the previous daily record of
92F set back in 2007. Overnight, temperatures dipped to a
unseasonably warm 70F, some 13 degrees above the daily norm.

Hazy and more humid conditions, along with plentiful sunshine
have characterized today, with exceptional heat by mid day. At
the 1:00 PM EST observation a maximum temperature of 94F had
been recorded, breaking today’s daily record temperature of
93F set back in 2007.
Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus and cirrocumulus lenticularis
distant W-ENE
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 66F; Wind: W at 8 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 15 miles, obscured by light smoke layer in all
directions, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 70F
24-hr precip: 0.00
BHO SA 1155 CLR 15 160/75/66/2608/000/ FEW CI AND CCSL DSNT W-ENE
LGT K LYR ALQDS HAZY/ 8/001 53010 10075 20070

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrocumulus lenticularis distant NW-NNE
Temperature: 89F; Dew Point 68F; Wind: estimated WNW at 6 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 15 miles. light smoke layer in all directions, hazy
BHO SA 1455 CLR 15 159/89/68/E3006/000/ FEW CCSL DSNT NW-NNE LGT K
LYR ALQDS HAZY WND LGT/ 8/009 56001

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, thin broken cirrus, towering
cumulus NNE and E, moderate cumulus N
Temperature: 92F; Dew Point: 68F; Wind: estimated WNW at 6 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.96 ins. Hg, falling then more quickly
Visibility: 15 miles, light smoke layer in all directions, hazy
6-hr Max: 94F
6-hr Min: 75F
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT E250 -BKN 15 146/92/68/E3006/996/ TCU NNE AND E
MDT CU N LGT K LYR ALQDS HAZY WND LGT/ 8/201 58013 10094 20075
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 LABOR DAY

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..92   NORMAL…..75
MIN…..63   NORMAL…..58
MEAN….78   NORMAL…..66

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………..+12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..+37  [+5.1 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..13   DEPARTURE………+10
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..52   DEPARTURE………+28
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………718   DEPARTURE……..+157
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….560   DIFFERENCE…….+158

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….23 WSW AT  9:48 P.M.*
ASOS……………………25  SW AT  2:13 P.M.
DAVIS…………………..23   S AT  9:30 P.M. RMY 24
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………18 WSW AT  2:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………18  SW AT  2:14 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..17 WSW AT  2:14 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..12.6 WSW
ASOS…………………..12.7
DAVIS………………….11.3 WSW [241 DEG]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…..0.00  DEPARTURE…..-0.13
ASOS……………0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….TRACE  DEPARTURE…..-0.84
ASOS……………0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..30.26  DEPARTURE…..-5.60
ASOS…………….N/A ***
*** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 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

8/1  88/68/78/+6/0.06/729/84               28 WNW RMY N/A
8/2  86/62/74/+2/0.00/865/100              24 SW  RMY N/A
8/3  89/68/79/+7/0.00/690/80               31 S   RMY N/A
8/4  86/66/76/+4/0.31/422/49               45 W   RMY 50  TSTM
8/5  84/64/74/+2/0.00/765/89               28 WNW RMY 27
8/6  80/59/70/-2/0.00/685/80               22 W   RMY 21
8/7  78/61/70/-2/0.00/845/99               20 ESE RMY 18
8/8  77/58/68/-4/0.00/741/87               18 E   RMY N/A
8/9  72/59/66/-6/T/458/54                  27 NNE RMY 26
8/10 84/58/71/0/0.00/830/98                28 S   RMY N/A
8/11 70/63/67/-4/0.52/000/00               32 SSE RMY 35
8/12 83/65/74/+3/0.00/766/91               22 W   RMY 20
8/13 83/62/73/+2/0.00/832/99               18 WNW RMY 18
8/14 86/63/75/+4/0.00/837/100              21 S   RMY 23
8/15 91/66/79/+8/1.24/534/64               38 W   RMY 41  TSTM
8/16 87/65/76/+5/T/774/93                  16 W   RMY N/A TSTM
8/17 90/70/80/+9/0.00/805/97               17 W   RMY 18
8/18 92/70/81/+10/0.27/546/66              31 W   RMY 32  TSTM
8/19 87/69/78/+8/0.00/775/94               23 S   RMY 24
8/20 85/70/78/+8/0.00/723/88               22 ESE RMY 22
8/21 82/69/76/+6/0.31/328/40               21 S   RMY 23
8/22 73/66/70/0/T/98/12                    18 ENE RMY 16
8/23 70/66/68/-2/0.18/000/00               20 ENE RMY 18
8/24 78/67/73/+3/0.01/122/15               18 SSW RMY 19
8/25 85/68/77/+8/0.00/526/65               22 S   RMY 22
8/26 82/64/73/+4/0.00/629/78               21 NW  RMY 22
8/27 79/59/69/0/0.00/779/97                22 W   RMY 23
8/28 80/58/69/0/0.00/753/94                15 NW  RMY 15
8/29 81/60/71/+2/0.00/766/96               21 WSW RMY 21
8/30 86/65/76/+8/0.00/588/74               23 W   RMY 23
8/31 87/68/78/+10/0.00/705/89              26 W   RMY 28

9/1  81/65/73/+5/0.00/…/..               20 SSW RMY 20
9/2  89/64/77/+9/0.00/…/..               20 SW  RMY 21
9/3  85/66/76/+9/T/…/..                  17 E   RMY N/A TSTM
9/4  72/58/65/0/0.00/…/..                31 ENE RMY N/A
9/5  77/55/66/-1/0.00/…/..               14 SW  RMY 18
9/6  87/57/72/+5/0.00/…/..               21 SSW RMY 22
9/7  92/63/78/+12/0.00/…/..              23 WSW RMY 24

9/8  low since midnight is 70F; normal low is now 57F

DAILY RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

**9/7 DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92F
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2007**

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 8
HIGH 93F IN 2007
LOW 42F IN 1978
PRECIP 1.51 INCHES IN 2011
PEAK GUST 45 MPH S IN 2012

RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER 9
HIGH 91F IN 2002
LOW 41F IN 1938
PRECIP 1.97 INCHES IN 1969
PEAK GUST 52 MPH WNW IN 1969, NW IN 1978

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald

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