Thursday, November 5, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND
HIGH AFTERNOON WINDS….
Today we experienced partly cloudy skies and 70 miles
of visibility at the 1 P.M. observation. Wind is on the
stronger side, reaching 36 mph with an average speed
of 20 mph. Pressure is on a steady fall with a front
coming in from the west. Temperatures are also
much warmer than normal!
The high so far today is 68F, which is 14 degrees above the
daily normal maximum of 54F. The low since midnight is 50F,
which is 13 degrees above the daily normal minimum of 37F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 49F; Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: SSW at 14G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 ins. Hg: falling then rising
Visibility: 25 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 50F
6-hr Min temp: 49F
24-hr Precip: 0.0
24-hr Snow: 0.0
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 25 301/50/49/2014G22/042/ FEW CU DSNT
THN FG ALQDS/ 8/100 50000 10050 20049
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few cumulus NE-S
Temperature: 61F; Dew Point: 49F; Relative Humidity: 65%
Wind: SSW at 14G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 ins. Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 65 miles, thin smoke layer
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 65 300/61/49/2214G22/042/ FEW CU
NE-S K LYR ALQDS/ 8/106 58001
1 P.M.
Weather: Few cumulus, scattered cirrostratus
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 47F; Relative Humidity: 47%
Wind: SSW at 17G26 kts, peak of 34 mph at 11:45 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 30.35 ins. Hg: falling steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 50F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 70 278/68/47/2117G26/035/ FEW CU
ALQDS PK WND 2229/1645/ 8/106 57022 10068 20050
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….54 NORMAL…..54
MIN…….30 NORMAL…..37
MEAN……42 NORMAL…..45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………-3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………-26 [-6.7 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY………….. 23 DEPARTURE……+3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..103 DEPARTURE……+27
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….555 DEPARTURE……-85
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..521 DEPARTURE……+34
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY (MPH)
420C/Official……………………..30 SSW AT 8:02 P.M.
AEROVANE (south tower)……………..30 SSW AT 9:18 P.M.
ASOS……………………………..31 SSW AT 8:01 P.M.
DAVIS #1………………………….30 SSW AT 9:46 P.M.
DAVIS #2 (south tower)……………..31 S AT 2:11 P.M.
VECTOR……………………………34
RMY………………………………30
MERLIN……………………………32
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………….24 SSW AT 9:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………….22 SSW AT 9:50 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE………………22 WSW AT 9:51 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE………………24 SSW AT 9:33 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………..10.9 S [262 total miles]
ASOS…………..11.7
DAVIS #1……….10.7 SSW [204 deg.]
DAVIS #2……….11.8 SSW [194 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……0.00 DEPARTURE….-0.16
ASOS…………0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………0.69 DEPARTURE….+0.06
ASOS…………0.71
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………41.86 DEPARTURE….-2.54
ASOS……….42.66
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HOURS ENDING 7 A.M………0.0 DEPARTURE…. 0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………Trace DEPARTURE….-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………… 6.5 DEPARTURE….+6.1
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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
10/01 75/56/66/+9/0.00/591/84 28 SW AERO 28 SW RMY N/A
10/02 63/49/56/-1/0.02/203/29 20 NW AERO 21 NW RMY 20
10/03 65/45/55/-1/0.00/676/97 19 WNW AERO 19 WNW RMY 19
10/04 65/45/55/-1/0.00/659/95 17 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 18
10/05 62/52/57/+1/0.00/277/40 17 ENE AERO 17 ENE RMY N/A
10/06 69/51/60/+5/0.00/503/73 28 S AERO 28 S RMY 29
10/07 73/50/62/+7/0.14/316/46 76 W AERO 74 W RMY 70 TSTM
10/08 61/42/52/-2/0.00/676/99 41 W AERO 41 W RMY N/A
10/09 60/37/49/-5/0.00/646/95 25 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
10/10 75/52/64/+10/0.00/549/81 40 SSW AERO 40 SSW RMY 38
10/11 64/47/56/+3/0.00/574/85 32 NNW AERO 35 NNW RMY N/A
10/12 52/48/50/-3/T/000/00 28 E AERO 27 E RMY N/A
10/13 57/49/53/0/1.74/000/00 32 E AERO 33 E RMY N/A
10/14 67/47/57/+5/0.00/606/91 23 WNW AERO 25 WNW RMY N/A
10/15 71/50/61/+9/0.00/511/77 43 S AERO 46 S RMY 42
10/16 68/48/58/+7/1.00/020/03 28 S AERO 30 S RMY N/A
10/17 56/39/48/-3/1.24/480/73 35 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 37
10/18 60/46/53/+2/0.00/622/95 20 ESE AERO 21 ESE RMY 20
10/19 61/46/54/+4/0.00/575/88 16 ESE AERO 16 SSE RMY N/A
10/20 66/49/58/+8/0.00/065/10 22 S AERO 22 S RMY 22
10/21 71/56/64/+14/0.06/000/00 26 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY 26
10/22 70/54/62/+13/0.00/471/73 18 SSW AERO 17 SSW RMY N/A
10/23 68/52/60/+11/0.00/340/53 18 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 18
10/24 68/42/55/+6/0.00/217/34 32 NNW AERO 32 NNW RMY 32
10/25 50/40/45/-4/0.00/134/21 19 NNW AERO 19 NNW RMY N/A
10/26 52/43/48/0/0.02/000/00 20 E AERO 18 ESE RMY 20
10/27 52/43/48/0/T/…/.. 22 NNW AERO 22 NNW RMY N/A
10/28 49/42/46/-2/0.33/…/.. 18 W AERO 18 W RMY 18
10/29 46/41/44/-3/1.26/…/.. 39 NE AERO 38 NE RMY 38
10/30 41/26/34/-13/0.94/…/.. 37 NNE AERO 44 NNE RMY N/A
10/31 39/24/32/-15/0.00/…/.. 18 SSE AERO 20 SSE RMY 17
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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
11/01 49/36/43/-3/0.69/0.0/…/.. 38 W AERO 40 W RMY 39
11/02 40/31/36/-10/T/T/…/.. 61 WNW AERO 62 WNW RMY 62
11/03 43/29/36/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 48 WNW AERO 53 WNW RMY 48
11/04 54/30/42/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY 30
11/05 The low since midnight is 49F, the daily normal low is 37F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 5
HIGH 76 IN 1994
LOW 18 IN 1908
PRECIP 4.26 INCHES IN 1955
SNOWFALL 1.5 IN 1892
PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 71 IN 1959, 2015
LOW 22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 8.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
