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November 21, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A SECOND INSTALLMENT OF ARCTIC AIR ARRIVED OVERNIGHT INTO TODAY TEMPERATURES STRUGGLED TO REACH LOW 30’S WITH GUSTY WINDS WINDY WITH GUSTS FROM WNW 30 TO 35 MPH After a one day break yesterday from the unseasonably cold weather it was back to much colder and windy today.  During yesterday afternoon the thermometer touched 47 degrees but after a 23-degree low this morning the early afternoon readings today were in the low 30’s, barely breaking above freezing. We’re watching for ice formation on the nearby ponds but none is seen as yet. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear sky, cumulus/stratocumulus along and offshore to the distant NNE-ESE-SSW Temperature: 23F; Dew Point: 12F; Wind: W at 13 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.03 ins. Hg, rising Visibility: 35 miles, except 45 miles WNW, distant haze 6-hr max temp: 27F 6-hr min temp: 23F 24-hr precip: 0.00 inch BHO SA 1155 CLR 35 168/23/12/2713/003/ CU/SC ALG/OFFSHR DSNT NNE-SSW VSBY WNW 45 DSNT HZ/ 8/500 53020 10027 20023 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, cumulus/stratocumulus generated by cumulus distant W-N-ESE Temperature: 30F; Dew Point: 11F; Wind: WNW at 13G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.10 ins. Hg, falling then more quickly Visibility: 50 miles, light distant haze BHO SA 1455 CLR 50 192/30/11/2913G18/010/ CU/SC DSNT W-N-ESE ALG HRZN LGT DSNT HZ GST 23 KTS PST HR/ 8/400 51024 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cumulus and stratocumulus generated by cumulus Temperature: 33F; Dew Point: 10F; Wind: WNW at 16G24 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg, rising slightly Visibility: 60 miles, light distant haze, virga distant WNW-NW 6-hr max temp: 6-hr min temp: 23F 6-hr precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 55 SCT 60 200/33/10/3016G24/012/ CU/SCCG ALQDS VIRGA DSNT WNW-NW PK WND 2927/35/ 8/400 53008 10033 20023 SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..47   NORMAL…..49 MIN…..26   NORMAL…..32 MEAN….37   NORMAL…..40 8DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….-3 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….-35 [-2.0 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..28  DEPARTURE………..+3 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….467  DEPARTURE……….+35 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………889  DEPARTURE………-106 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….897  DIFFERENCE……… -8 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………35 WSW AT  2:43 P.M. ASOS…………………..39 WSW AT  2:43 P.M. DAVIS………………….37 SW  AT  2:43 P.M. RMY 41 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..28 WSW AT  2:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..28 WSW AT  2:44 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….26 WSW AT  2:44 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………14.8 SSW ASOS…………………13.9 DAVIS………………..13.2 WSW (240 degrees) * Last of several occurrences 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……….3.70  DEPARTURE…..+0.55 ASOS…………..3.73 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….45.25  DEPARTURE…..-1.67 ASOS………….45.60 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……+4.4 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………5.3  DEPARTURE……+4.1 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/…/..              22 W   RMY 25 11/13 49/32/41/-2/0.08/T/…/..                21 NW  RMY N/A 11/14 41/27/34/-8/0.00/0.0/…/..              23 NW  RMY 27 11/15 37/24/31/-11/0.00/0.0/…/..             23 NW  RMY 23 11/16 39/26/33/-9/0.00/0.0/…/..              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/…/..              33 W   RMY 39 11/19 35/19/27/-14/0.00/0.0/…/..             31 WSW RMY N/A 11/20 47/26/37/-3/0.00/0.0/…/..              35 WSW RMY 41 11/21 morning low temp: 23F since midnight; normal low now 32F 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 21 HIGH 69 IN 1931 LOW 10 IN 1888 PRECIP 2.60 INCHES IN 1950 SNOWFALL 4.0 INS IN 1929 PEAK GUST 69 NW IN 1989 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 22 HIGH 70 IN 1931 LOW 12 IN 1987 PRECIP 1.78 INS IN 2005 SNOWFALL 9.0 INS IN 1971 PEAK GUST 70e SE IN 1945 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Skilling
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Effective January 1, 2025 · Milton, Massachusetts · bluehill.org
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§ 01

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§ 02

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