BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....11/28/2001...@ 1 P.M. A HIGH OF 61 DEGREES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.... VERY MILD NOVEMBER TEMPS. CONTINUING... YESTERDAY HAD +12 DEPARTURE BRINGS TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR MONTH TO + 111 DEGREES... NOVEMBER NOW TIED FOR 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD... FALL 2001 TIED FOR 3RD WARMEST ON RECORD... November now tied for 4th warmest November on record. Fall 2001 tied for 3rd warmest Fall on record. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 11/28/2001 WED BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 300 -SCT 4F 201/46/46/2512/012/ FEW LWR CI HVY DEW ALL SFCS/ 8/001/ 51021 70001 10047 20045 BHO SA 1455 250 -SCT 300 -OVC 15 218/54/45/3011/017/ HAZY THN K NW-N VSBY NE-SE 10 WNW 20/ 8/007/ 53017 BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 220 SCT 300 SCT 35 226/59/42/3312G19/020/ VSBY WNW 45 LGT HAZE WND 31V02/ 8/401/ 53008 10061 20046 DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 53 MIN: 44 // ASOS MAX: 53 ASOS MIN: 44 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 45/30 MEAN 49 [+ 12] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 111 degrees Nov. is averaging 4 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 11/28 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.01 IN. ASOS......................0.01 IN. NOV. TOTAL................0.95 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 3.46 INS. Nov. snowfall: TRACE PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.82 {- 1.80 IN. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/27 PEAK GUST ASOS: 18 MPH SW AT 11:28 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 18 MPH SW AT 11:28 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 20 MPH SW AT 11:28 P.M. DAILY NOV. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... ax/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 11/1 66/48/57/+10/0.13/0/359/58/ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/253/41/ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/012/02/ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 58/43/51/+5/0/0/416/68/ 18 S 11/5 47/36/42/-4/0.17/T/195/32/ 36 NW (Aero 38 MPH NW ) 11/6 51/36/44/-1/0/0/522/86/ 42 NW (Aero 44 MPH NW ) 11/7 56/36/46/+1/0/0/526/87/ 48 WNW (Aero 48 MPH WNW ) 11/8 54/35/45/0/0/0/591/98/ 35 S (Aero 36 MPH S ] 11/9 52/33/43/-1/0/0/510/85/ 45 WNW 11/10 49/32/41/-3/T/0/033/06/ 25 SW 11/11 45/28/37/-7/0/0/548/92/ 40 NW (Aero 43 MPH NW ) 11/12 42/25/34/-9/0/0/546/92/ 29 WNW (Aero 28 MPH WNW ) 11/13 47/24/36/-7/0/0/585/99/ 23 SSW 11/14 55/38/47/+5/0.03/0/135/23/ 32 SW 11/15 60/44/52/+10/0/0/241/41/ 25 SSW 11/16 68/42/55/+13/0/0/287/49/ 35 W 11/17 42/31/37/-4/0/0/443/76/ 27 NE 11/18 58/31/45/+4/0/0/564/97/ 27 SW (Aero 27 MPH SW ) 11/19 60/43/52/+12/0/0/515/89/ 39 SW (Aero 40 MPH SW ) 11/20 57/31/44/+4/0.03/0/052/09/ 44 WNW (Aero 44 MPH WNW ) 11/21 41/26/34/-6/0/0/575/100/ 17 NW (Aero 20 MPH WNW ) 11/22 52/33/43/+4/0/0/281/49/ 18 SSW (Aero 20 MPH SSW ) 11/23 49/38/44/+5/0/0/474/83/ 20 E 11/24 51/43/47/+9/T/0/000/00/ 24 SSE 11/25 63/47/55/+17/0.11/0/301/53/ 36 SSE (Aero 38 MPH SSE) 11/26/ 64/47/56/+18/0.14/0/289/51/ 31 SSE (Aero 32 MPH SSE) 11/27 53/44/49/+12/0.01/0/.../../ 18 SW (Aero 20 MPH SW ) 11/28 MORNING LOW 45; HIGH BY 2 P.M. 61 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 28 HIGH 70 IN 1990 LOW 10 IN 1901,1930,1936 PRECIP 1.84 INS 1889 SNOWFALL: 3.0 INS. 1917 PEAK GUST 90 MPH SSW IN 1958 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 29 HIGH 64 IN 1963.1990 LOW 06 IN 1901 PRECIP 2.69 INS 1963 SNOWFALL: 5.0 INS. 1995 PEAK GUST 86 MPH SSE IN 1963 e = estimated Robert Skilling