BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 04 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....11/4/2001 November 2001 is off to a very mild start with total temperature departure for just the first 3 days of + 34 degrees meaning the month is averaging 11 degrees warmer than normal to date. The showers on Saturday, November 3, brought a total of 0.27 inch bring the monthly total to 0.40 inch or just 0.05 inch less than normal to date..... On this date in 1945 we recorded 6.4 inches of snowfall.... TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 11/4/2001 SUN BHO SA 1155 E55 BKN 50 208/43/38/3110/014/ 8/500/ 51004 70026 10048 20043 BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 201/53/39/3009/012/ CUFRA/CU FRMG ALQDS SC DSNT NW/ 8/400/ 58007 DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 03... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 61 MIN: 47 // ASOS MAX: 62 ASOS MIN: 47 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 54/38 MEAN 54 [ +8 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +34 degrees Nov. is averaging 11 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 11/04 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.26 IN. ASOS......................0.25 IN. NOV. TOTAL................0.40 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 0.05 IN. Nov. snowfall: none YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.27 {+ 1.61 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/03 PEAK GUST ASOS: 31 MPH S AT 12:01 A.M. PEAK GUST: 31 MPH S AT 12:01 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 32 MPH S AT 12:01 A.M. DAILY NOV. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 11/1 66/48/57/+10/0.13/0/.../../ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/.../../ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/.../../ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 morning lo temp. 43 degrees.... RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 04 HIGH 77 IN 1987 LOW 22 IN 1891 PRECIP 3.27 INS 1910 SNOWFALL: 6.4 INS 1945 PEAK GUST 73 MPH WNW IN 1965 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 05 HIGH 76 IN 1994 LOW 18 IN 1908 PRECIP 4.26 INS 1955 SNOWFALL: 1.5 INS. 1892 PEAK GUST 63e MPH S IN 1950 e = estimated Robert Skilling