Monday, November 24, 2014
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
WARM TEMPS, STEADY RAIN, GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
ENVELOP GREAT BLUE HILL
Rain that began before 6:00 AM EST, fell moderately
through the morning along with gusty southerly winds and
fog. By the 10:00 AM EST 0.47 inches of rain had fallen
with winds sustained at 22, gusting to 32 knots from
the south.
By the 1:00 PM EST observation 0.59 inches of rain had
fallen so far, with a maximum reading of 63F. Today’s
daily record high of 69F, set in 1931, looks to be
safe for now.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Moderate rain, thick fog
Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 54F; Wind: SSE at 24G30 kts
Peak Wind: 33 kts ESE @ 6:18 AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.86 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 1/4 of a mile, varying between 1/8 and 1/4 of a mile,
obscured by thick fog
6-hr max temp: 54F
6-hr min temp: 44F
24-hr precip: 0.13 in.
BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/4RF 113/54/54/1524G30/986/ VSBY 1/8V3/4 MI
PK WND 1533/18/ 8//// 56037 ASOS 60008 70008 MANUAL 70013
10054 20044
10 A.M.
Weather: Light rain, fog
Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 60F; Wind: S at 22G32 kts
Peak Wind: 38 kts SSE @ 9:03 AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.73 ins. Hg, falling, then steady
Visibility: 1 mile, 2 miles SW-NNW, obscured by fog
3-hr precip: 0.34 in.
BHO SA 1455 W4 X 1R-F 069/60/60/1822G32/973/ VSBY SW-NNW 2 MI
PK WND 1638/03/ 8/// 56044 ASOS 60038 MANUAL 60034
1 P.M.
Weather: Light rain, fog
Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 62F; Wind: S at 19G22 kts
Peak Wind: SSW 30 kts @ 12:39 PM EST
Sea-level pressure: 29.65 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 5 miles, 10 miles WSW-N, 2 miles SE-SW, obscured
by light rain and fog
6-hr max temp: 63F
6-hr min temp: 54F
6-hr precip: 0.46 in.
BHO SA 1755 E4 5R-F 042/62/62/1922G26/965/ VSBY SE-SW 2 MI VSBY
WSW-N 10 MI PK WND 2030/39/ 8/02/ 56027 ASOS 60055 MANUAL 60046
10063 20054
SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..58 NORMAL…..47
MIN…..40 NORMAL…..31
MEAN….49 NORMAL…..39
8DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….-45 [-2.2 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..16 DEPARTURE……….-10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….553 DEPARTURE……….+45
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………975 DEPARTURE……….-96
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….976 DIFFERENCE……….-1
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………26 SW AT 3:05 A.M.
ASOS…………………..29 SW AT 3:05 A.M.
DAVIS………………….28 SW AT 3:04 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..21 SW AT 2:42 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..22 SW AT 3:06 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….20 SW AT 3:06 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………13.0 SW
ASOS…………………13.1
DAVIS………………..11.8 SW (219 degrees)
* Last of several occurrences
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.13 DEPARTURE…..-0.03
ASOS…………..0.08
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….3.83 DEPARTURE…..+0.20
ASOS…………..3.81
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….45.38 DEPARTURE…..-2.02
ASOS………….45.68
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….5.3 DEPARTURE……+4.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………5.3 DEPARTURE……+3.8
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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
11/1 45/36/41/-5/0.79/0.0/000/00 35 NNE RMY N/A
11/2 37/32/35/-11/0.29/1.8/000/00 46 NW RMY 49
11/3 50/30/45/-6/0.00/0.0/584/95 39 WNW RMY 43
11/4 61/44/53/+8/0.00/0.0/208/34 28 SSW RMY 32
11/5 66/50/58/+13/0.00/0.0/006/01 29 SSW RMY N/A
11/6 52/45/49/+4/0.58/0.0/000/00 23 NE RMY 24
11/7 46/34/40/-5/0.00/0.0/079/13 39 NW RMY 42
11/8 47/30/39/-5/0.00/0.0/555/92 24 W RMY 25
11/9 56/38/47/+3/0.00/0.0/204/34 23 SSW RMY N/A
11/10 58/40/49/+5/0.00/0.0/592/99 17 S RMY 20
11/11 61/43/52/+9/0.00/0.0/358/60 22 S RMY 25
11/12 59/40/50/+7/0.00/0.0/095/16 22 W RMY 25
11/13 49/32/41/-2/0.08/T/450/76 21 NW RMY N/A
11/14 41/27/34/-8/0.29/3.5/442/75 23 NW RMY 27
11/15 37/24/31/-11/0.00/0.0/569/97 23 NW RMY 23
11/16 39/26/33/-9/0.00/0.0/012/02 17 S RMY 19
11/17 52/34/43/+2/1.67/0.0/000/00 29 ENE RMY 31
11/18 44/23/34/-7/0.00/0.0/494/85 33 W RMY 39
11/19 35/19/27/-14/0.00/0.0/544/94 31 WSW RMY N/A
11/20 47/26/37/-3/0.00/0.0/542/94 35 WSW RMY 41
11/21 34/22/28/-12/0.00/0.0/…/.. 31 WNW RMY 39
11/22 43/20/32/-8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 SW RMY 36
11/23 58/40/49/+10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 26 SW RMY N/A
11/24 morning low temp: 42F since midnight; normal low now 31F
DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2014:
11/2 – A NEW RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL: 1.8 INCHES;
surpasses the previous record of 0.2 ins. in 1906, 1951
11/14 – DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD EQUALED: 3.5 INCHES;
ties previous record on this date in 1997
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 24
HIGH 69 IN 1931
LOW 7 IN 1897
PRECIP 1.76 INCHES IN 1901
SNOWFALL 4.5 INS IN 1936
PEAK GUST 69 SSW IN 1959
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 25
HIGH 71 IN 1979
LOW 13 IN 1938
PRECIP 3.10 INCHES IN 1983
SNOWFALL 8.0 INS IN 1888
PEAK GUST 94e E IN 1950
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
