BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY

MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT PASSAGE USHERS IN DRIER, COOLER AIR MASS
A cold front moved through the area early this morning, switching the
wind direction from SW to NW (check out member content at bluehill.org
for more info). A cooler and drier air mass is invading the region
as a result. The dew point temperature has fallen into the upper 50s
this afternoon, down from the upper 60's of this morning prior to the
frontal passage. The high temperature has only reached the upper 70s
today.
Only a rumble of thunder was observed yesterday ahead of the front. No
precipitation fell on the summit in association with the front. The
relative dry streak continues as a result.
Today's Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus (3 levels), scattered dense cirrus, broken
thin cirrus, lower altocumulus and a few altocumulus castellanus distant
E-S, few altocumulus lenticularis all quadrants, thin smoke layer distant
all quadrants, hazy
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 61F; Wind: NNW at 11G21 kts,
Wind: Direction variable WNW-N
Sea-level pressure: 29.92 ins. Hg, rising
Visibility: 45 miles, hazy
6-hr min. temp: 67F
BHO SA 1155 100 SCT 140 SCT 180 SCT 220 SCT 250 BKN 45
132/69/61/3311G21/992 LWR AC AND FEW ACC DSNT E-S FEW ACSL ALQDS THN K
LYR DSNT ALQDS HAZY WND 29V36/ 8/082 52024 10069 20067
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered stratocumulus, scattered altocumulus
(2 levels), broken cirrostratus, broken cirrus, few cumulus all quadrants,
few stratocumulus lenticularis W-NW, few altocumulus castellanus distant
ESE-SSE, partial halo, distant haze, thin smoke layer distant S-W-NNE
Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: NNW at 7 kts,
Wind: Direction variable WNW-NNE
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg, rising
Visibility: 55 miles, distant haze
BHO SA 1455 30 SCT 50 SCT 120 SCT 140 SCT 200 BKN 250 BKN 55
149/72/60/3407/997/ FEW CU ALQDS FEW SCSL W-NW FEW ACC DSNT ESE-SSE
PARTIAL HALO DSNT HZ THN K LYR DSNT S-W-NNE WND 30V02/ 8/187 53017
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered altocumulus (2 levels), scattered
dense cirrus, broken thin cirrus, cumulus and moderate cumulus mostly
S-W-NW, few altocumulus lenticularis ESE-SSE, distant haze
Temperature: 76F; Dew Point: 59F; Wind: ENE at 7 kts,
Wind: Direction variable NE-ESE
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 30.12 ins. Hg, rising slightly
Visibility: 65 miles, distant haze
6-hr max. temp: 78F

BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 100 SCT 120 SCT 220 SCT 250 BKN 65 150/76/59/0707/997
CU AND MDT CU MSTLY S-W-NE FEW ACSL DSNT ESE-SSE DSNT HZ WND 04V11/ 8/242
53001 10078 20069
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....84
NORMAL.....79
MIN.....67
NORMAL.....61
MEAN....76
NORMAL.....70
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.......................+6
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................-28 [-1.5 DEGREES/DAY]
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL COOLING UNITS
TOTAL COOLING UNITS
TOTAL COOLING UNITS
TOTAL COOLING UNITS

(SEASON JAN TO DEC)

FOR YESTERDAY.............11
FOR THE MONTH............111
FOR THE SEASON...........594
LAST SEASON TO DATE......651

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)

PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY................22
AERO.....................22
ASOS.....................23
DAVIS....................22
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..................17
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...............17
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..............17
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..........11.6
ASOS...................11.2
DAVIS..................10.6
* last of several occurrences...

DEPARTURE.........+6
DEPARTURE........-33
DEPARTURE........+99
DIFFERENCE.......-57

SW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SW

AT
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT

5:33
7:31
7:40
6:21
7:31
7:49
7:08

P.M.
P.M. *
P.M.
P.M. RMY: N/A
P.M. *
P.M.
P.M.

SW [220]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)

TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M... 0.00 DEPARTURE............-0.12
ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........2.55 DEPARTURE............-0.45
ASOS..............2.60
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........37.84 DEPARTURE............+3.85
ASOS..............N/A*
*ASOS malfunctioned during storm on 2/8-9, leading to erroneous totals
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2013 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust
RMY: RMY = R.M. Young wind gust recording system added 8/9/2011
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
8/1
8/2
8/3
8/4
8/5
8/6
8/7
8/8
8/9
8/10

81/62/72/0/0.01/503/58
81/62/72/0/0.23/518/60
77/63/70/-2/T/276/32
79/58/69/-3/T/645/75
75/54/65/-7/0.00/858/100
78/56/67/-5/0.00/846/99
80/59/70/-2/0.00/759/89
79/62/71/-1/0.08/153/18
73/70/72/0/2.21/000/00
81/61/71/-1/0.00/795/94

25
26
22
25
26
17
21
25
37
30

S
W
WSW
WNW
WNW
ESE
S
S
S
WNW

AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO

26
26
23
21
25
15
21
25
39
31

MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH

S
W
WSW
WNW
WNW
S
S
S
S
WNW

RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY

27
28
23
26
27
16
N/A
N/A
40
31

8/11
8/12
8/13
8/14
8/15
8/16
8/17
8/18
8/19
8/20
8/21
8/22

78/58/68/-3/0.00/835/99
81/62/72/+1/0.00/656/78
73/64/69/-2/0.02/193/23
73/57/65/-6/0.00/819/98
75/53/64/-7/0.00/800/96
77/57/67/-4/0.00/740/89
77/59/68/-3/0.00/770/93
80/62/71/0/T/231/28
82/58/70/0/T/494/60
85/64/75/+5/0.00/772/94
87/65/76/+6/0.00/802/98
84/67/76/+6/0.00/.../..

18
18
16
35
23
20
18
16
17
17
18
22

W
W
SSE
W
W
W
W
SSW
W
NW
WSW
SW

AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO
AERO

18
17
15
35
23
19
18
17
18
18
18
22

MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH

8/23 morning low temp: 67F; the normal low is now 61F
DAILY RECORDS FOR AUGUST 2013
None so far.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 23
HIGH 88F IN 1918, 1947, 1949, 1996
LOW 45F IN 1923
PRECIP 2.09 INCHES IN 2010
PEAK GUST 60e MPH NW IN 1940
RECORDS FOR AUGUST 24
HIGH 92F IN 1947
LOW 43F IN 1971
PRECIP 2.40 INCHES IN 2010
PEAK GUST 54 MPH W IN 1986
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Sean Fankhauser

W
WSW
SSE
W
W
W
W
SSW
W
NW
WSW
SSW

RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY
RMY

21
19
N/A
35
24
21
N/A
18
20
N/A
18
N/A