Saturday, November 5, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0622E
SUNSET: 1632E
WARMER STILL WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A
BALMY SOUTHERLY BREEZE….
Today is again warmer than normal, with skies clouding
over as the day went on. We started off with some fog
in the morning that burned off rather quickly. We were
left with 30 miles of visibility due to a thick layer of
haze.
Wind has picked up since this morning, coming in from the
south at around 18 mph. The highest gust seen so far today
is around 32 mph. Today feels much more like summer with
dew points in the low 60’s.
The high so far today is 75F, which is 21 degrees above
the normal maximum of 54F. The low since midnight is 57F,
which is 20 degrees above the normal low of 37F. These
temperatures are normal for late August!
Regarding the Maximum Records for today and tomorrow:
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 5
HIGH 76 IN 1994
LOW 18 IN 1908
PRECIP 4.26 INCHES IN 1955
SNOWFALL 2.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 72 IN 2020
LOW 22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 6.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973
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PRELIMINARY STATS FOR OCTOBER 2022
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 62.5 [+1.5]
Avg. Min. 46.7 [+2.7]
Mean 54.6 [+2.1]
24-hour corrected mean: 54.5
Max. for month: 77F on the 7th
Min. for month: 36F on the 9th, 28th, 29th
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 314 [-080]
Total for the season: 413 [-099]
Total for last season: 327
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 0 [-007]
Total for the season: 884 [+207]
Total for last season: 717
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 5.69 [+0.20]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.16 on the 13-14th
SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 0.0 [-0.7]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 0.0
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 10.7 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 11.2 mph
Prevailing wind direction: SW [13%]
Peak gust and direction: 53 ENE on the 2nd
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 10602 of a possible 19824, or 53%
Astronomical total minutes: 10992 of a possible 20543, or 54%
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus and cirrus, few stratocumulus
NE-E-SE
Temperature: 59F; Dew Point: 59F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: SSW @ 16G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1024.8 mb; 30.26 in. Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 15 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 59F
6-hr Min temp: 57F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 80 SCT 250 SCT 15 248/59/59/2216G22/026/ FEW SC NE-E-SE
THN F ALQDS/ 8/852 57001 10059 20057
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus and altocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 62F; Relative Humidity: 76%
Wind: SSW @ 12G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1025.4 mb; 30.28 in Hg: rising then
more slowly
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 50 SCT 80 SCT 250 BKN 30 254/70/62/2012G19/028/
HAZY/ 8/152 51006
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 72F, Dew point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 68%
Wind: SW @ 17G26 kts, peak of 32 mph SW at 12:00 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1023.5 mb; 30.22 in Hg: falling, then more
rapidly
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 75F
6-hr Min temp: 59F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 40 BKN 250 BKN 30 235/72/61/2317G26/022/ HAZY PK
WND 2328/1700/ 8/202 58019 10075 20059
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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….70 NORMAL…..54
MIN…….48 NORMAL…..37
MEAN……59 NORMAL…..59
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+13
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+48 [+11.8 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….6 DEPARTURE…….-13
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………26 DEPARTURE…….-49
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….439 DEPARTURE……-148
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..406 DEPARTURE…….+33
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….38 WSW @ 11:38 A.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..40 @ 11:38 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………35 W @ 11:39 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..40 WSW @ 11:38 A.M.
VECTOR #1……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
RMY #1………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MERLIN………OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………26 WSW @ 11:47 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..26 @ 11:42 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………27 WSW @ 11:42 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..26 WSW @ 11:42 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…….15.0 WSW [361 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..15.7
DAVIS #2………………15.7 WSW
RMY #2………………..15.8 SW
RMY #1……….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
VECTOR #1…….OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
DAVIS #1……..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.11 DEPARTURE…..-0.49
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..33.79 DEPARTURE….-10.97
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE…….0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.8
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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
10/1 56/48/52/-6/0.02/000/00 26 NE AERO N/A RMY 27
10/2 55/48/52/-6/0.00/077/11 53 ENE AERO N/A RMY 55
10/3 54/48/51/-6/0.00/014/02 41 ENE AERO N/A RMY 41
10/4 56/49/53/-4/0.62/000/00 39 ENE AERO N/A RMY 38
10/5 56/52/54/-3/1.09/000/00 32 NNE AERO N/A RMY 32
10/6 72/56/64/+8/0.05/566/82 23 N AERO N/A RMY 23
10/7 77/52/65/+9/0.00/632/92 31 NW AERO N/A RMY 31
10/8 59/40/50/-5/0.02/596/87 23 NW AERO N/A RMY 23
10/9 61/36/49/-6/0.00/648/95 30 W AERO N/A RMY 30
10/10 65/45/55/0/0.00/231/34 24 SW AERO N/A RMY 24
10/11 65/45/55/1/0.00/623/92 22 WSW AERO N/A RMY 22
10/12 74/51/63/+9/0.00/612/91 29 SW AERO N/A RMY 29
10/13 66/54/60/+6/1.20/074/11 39 SSE AERO N/A RMY 39
10/14 66/54/60/+7/0.97/107/16 41 SE AERO N/A RMY 42
10/15 69/47/58/+5/0.00/632/95 18 SSW AERO N/A RMY 19
10/16 69/50/60/+8/0.00/564/85 17 W AERO N/A RMY 18
10/17 59/50/55/+3/0.38/007/01 29 SSE AERO N/A RMY 30
10/18 66/42/54/+2/0.21/256/39 34 SSW AERO N/A RMY 36
10/19 56/38/47/-4/0.00/621/95 32 WSW AERO N/A RMY 34
10/20 58/39/49/-2/0.00/638/98 35 SW AERO N/A RMY 35
10/21 64/43/54/+3/0.00/630/97 23 SSW AERO N/A RMY 24
10/22 68/47/58/+8/0.00/606/94 20 SSW AERO N/A RMY 20
10/23 57/49/53/+3/0.07/000/00 28 NE AERO N/A RMY 29
10/24 58/49/54/+4/0.51/000/00 23 NNE AERO N/A RMY 24 TSTM
10/25 64/56/60/+11/0.12/000/00 19 ESE AERO N/A RMY 19
10/26 64/58/61/+12/0.42/013/02 24 SW AERO N/A RMY 23
10/27 66/42/54/+5/0.01/614/97 34 NNW AERO N/A RMY 34
10/28 50/36/43/-5/0.00/599/95 25 NE AERO N/A RMY 26
10/29 56/36/46/-2/0.00/602/96 16 NNE AERO N/A RMY 16
10/30 67/42/55/+7/0.00/625/100 18 SSW AERO N/A RMY 19
10/31 67/46/57/+10/T/405/65 29 SW AERO N/A RMY 30
DAILY RECORDS
10/02/2022: NEW PEAK WIND GUST RECORD OF 53 MPH ENE,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52e MPH S IN 1952 AND
52 MPH NNW IN 1984.
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
11/1 61/54/58/+11/0.11/0.0/…/.. 21 NW AERO N/A RMY 21
11/2 68/50/59/+12/…./0.0/…/.. 29 N AERO N/A RMY 30
11/3 67/48/58/+12/…./0.0/…/.. 24 WSW AERO N/A RMY 24
11/4 70/48/59/+13/0.00/0.0/…/.. 38 WSW AERO N/A RMY 40
11/5 The low since midnight is 57F, 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 2.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 72 IN 2020
LOW 22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 6.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
