Wednesday, August 28, 2019
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
AFTERNOON RAINFALL FOLLOWING A MOSTLY
CLOUDY DAY….
Visibility this morning was 60 miles, with
fog decreasing visibility to 15 miles towards
Boston. Skies were increasingly cloudy, with
conditions becoming overcast after noontime.
A light rain shower was observed before the 1 P.M.
observation, leaving only a trace in the gauge.
More consistent rainfall began after 2 P.M.,
with more than a quarter inch falling by 5 P.M.
The high so far today is 78F, a degree above
the daily normal maximum of 77F. The low since
midnight is 59F, a degree below the average
daily minimum of 60F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 59F; Wind: S at 2 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.99 ins. Hg, steady
Visibility: 60 miles, thin smoke layer
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 59F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1155 E110 BKN 60 156/65/59/1702/999/ THN K LYR
ALQDS WND L/V/ 8/070 50000 10065 20059
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 59F; Wind: SE at 4 kts,
Wind: Light and variable
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 60 miles, distant haze
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E90 BKN 60 153/76/59/1404/998/ DSNT
HZ ALQDS WND L/V/ 8/070 58003
1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast nimbostratus
Temperature: 75F; Dew Point: 65F; Wind: SE at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.93 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 40 miles, except 15 miles NNW-NE
due to fog
6-hr Max temp: 78F
6-hr Min temp: 65F
6-hr Precip: Trace
BHO SA 1755 E100 OVC 40RW 135/75/65/1308/993/
DSNT FG ALQDS VSBY NNW-NE 15 RWB40E55/ 8/02/
600// 58018 10078 20065
SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..77 NORMAL…..78
MIN…..54 NORMAL…..60
MEAN….66 NORMAL…..69
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….-3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………+19 [+0.5 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………1 DEPARTURE………-4
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….187 DEPARTURE……..+18
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………598 DEPARTURE……..+78
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….701 DEPARTURE…….-103
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..18 SSW AT 3:58 P.M.
AERO…………………….18 SSW AT 4:02 P.M.
ASOS…………………….18 S AT 9:04 P.M.
DAVIS……………………17 S AT 3:58 P.M. RMY 17
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….12 SSW AT 4:08 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….13 S AT 9:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………13 S AT 9:04 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..5.8 SSW
ASOS…………………..6.7
DAVIS………………….6.0 SSW [199 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……-0.11
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….1.02 DEPARTURE……-2.58
ASOS…………..0.97
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….36.34 DEPARTURE……+1.75
ASOS………….36.25
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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
M: Missing data
8/01 84/66/75/+3/0.00/755/87 18 NNW AERO 20 NW RMY 17
8/02 83/61/72/0/0.00/804/93 18 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 18
8/03 84/66/75/+3/0.00/302/35 25 SW AERO 26 SW RMY 25
8/04 83/66/75/+3/0.00/732/85 21 NE AERO 23 SW RMY 25
8/05 81/58/70/-2/0.00/842/98 20 S AERO 18 S RMY 19
8/06 79/63/71/-1/0.00/282/33 15 S AERO 14 S RMY 17
8/07 82/66/74/+2/…./367/43 32 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY 35
8/08 84/67/76/+4/…./588/69 30 SW AERO 24 WNW RMY 29
8/09 82/63/73/+1/…./815/96 28 NW AERO 25 NW RMY 26
8/10 78/59/69/-2/…./720/85 32 NW AERO 28 NW RMY 28
8/11 78/55/67/-4/0.00/734/87 28 W AERO 25 W RMY 28
8/12 82/60/71/0/0.00/749/89 25 W AERO 23 W RMY 26
8/13 77/66/72/+1/0.02/059/07 25 W AERO 24 WSW RMY 24
8/14 75/62/69/-2/…./452/54 24 ENE AERO 22 ENE RMY 22
8/15 77/59/68/-3/…./568/68 17 ESE AERO 15 SSE RMY 16
8/16 78/61/70/-1/…./732/88 20 E AERO 17 ESE RMY 18
8/17 78/67/73/+2/…./099/12 14 SE AERO 15 SE RMY 15
8/18 88/70/79/+8/…./529/64 18 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY 21
8/19 92/69/81/+11/…./…/.. 25 WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY 25
8/20 87/66/77/+7/…./…/.. 18 W AERO 14 WSW RMY N/A
8/21 85/68/77/+7/0.12/…/.. 33 SW AERO 32 SW RMY 33
8/22 88/68/78/+8/0.00/…/.. 25 W AERO 21 W RMY 26
8/23 78/60/69/-1/0.04/…/.. 23 N AERO 18 N RMY 24
8/24 72/55/64/-6/0.00/…/.. 25 ENE AERO 21 ENE RMY 22
8/25 66/56/61/-8/0.00/…/.. 31 ENE AERO 25 ENE RMY 29
8/26 71/51/61/-8/0.00/…/.. 25 NE AERO 21 NE RMY 25
8/27 77/54/66/-3/0.00/…/.. 18 SSW AERO 18 SSW RMY 17
8/28 Low temp since midnight is 54F; normal low is 60F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 28
HIGH 95F IN 1948
LOW 43F IN 1885
PRECIP 1.80 INCHES IN 1922
PEAK GUST 87 MPH SSE IN 1971 (DORIA)
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 29
HIGH 95F IN 1953
LOW 41F IN 1982
PRECIP 2.88 INCHES IN 1962
PEAK GUST 70e MPH S IN 1949
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
