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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0652E
SUNSET: 1613E
SUNNY, COOLER, AND DRY CONDITIONS ON BLUE HILL TODAY….
Yesterday’s all day soaker netted us 0.69 inches of rain, bringing us to
-0.33 inches for the month and -0.69 inches for the year. While we still
remain in a deficit, this is much better than last month where we were in
the red by 4.55 inches.
Temperatures started off in the low to mid 30’s and improved to the mid
40’s by noon time. Despite a dry day with a fair amount of sunshine, we
have stayed just below the normal high for the day. The passing front
and gusty winds could have had some influence over our lower temperatures.
We have had mostly a West and WSW flow today, and while winds were
slightly lower in the mid morning, we have picked up quite a bit over
the past couple of hours. The average speed for the day so far is around
13mph and our peak gust so far today has been 36mph, which occurred during
the overnight around 1:30am.
The visibility held steady around 50 miles with a slight improvement to
60 miles by the 1pm observation. Low dew points resulted in a nice, crisp
blue color to the sky for much of the day, even with the increasing clouds.
The maximum temperature for today is 44F degrees, which is 1 degree
below the normal high of 45F. The minimum temperature since midnight
is 32F degrees, which is 2 degrees above the normal low of 30F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few altocumulus/castellanus along horizon
all quadrants
Temperature: 33F; Dew Point: 29F; Relative Humidity: 85%
Wind: W @ 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1009.1 mb; 29.80 in. Hg: rising, then more
slowly
Visibility: 50 miles
6-hr Max temp: 36F
6-hr Min temp: 33F
24-hr Precip: 0.69 inches
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 0 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 091/33/29/2710/980/ FEW AC/ACC ALNG HRZN ALQDS/
8/080 51033 70069 10036 20033
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus along horizon all quadrants,
few altocumulus/castellanus distant NE-E, few cirrus all quadrants
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 34F; Relative Humidity: 81%
Wind: W @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1011.0 mb; 29.85 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 50 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1455 CLR 50 110/39/34/2708/985/ FEW SC ALNG HRZN ALQDS
FEW AC/ACC DSNT NE-E FEW CI ALQDS/ 8/581 51019
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 52%
Wind: WNW @ 12 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1009.6 mb; 29.81 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 44F
6-hr Min temp: 33F
6-hr Precip: 0.34 inches
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 0 inches
BHO SA 1755 E60 BKN 60 096/44/27/3012/981/ 8/500 56014 10044 20033
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SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….45 NORMAL…..46
MIN…….36 NORMAL…..30
MEAN……41 NORMAL…..38
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………+131 [+4.5 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………24 DEPARTURE……..-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..511 DEPARTURE……-126
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….884 DEPARTURE……-264
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….1023 DEPARTURE……-139
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….5 DEPARTURE……..+5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….768 DEPARTURE…….+91
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..715 DEPARTURE…….+53
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower.
E=Estimated
F420C (Official)………..35 NW @ 08:08 P.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….35 NW @ 08:08 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….34 NW @ 08:08 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….33 WNW @ 08:08 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………31 E @ 01:47 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..35 NW @ 08:08 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..35 NW @ 08:08 P.M.
MERLIN…………………25 NW
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………23 NW @ 07:47 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..23 @ 07:47 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..22 @ 08:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………23 E @ 01:58 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………23 E @ 02:10 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..22 NW @ 07:47 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 ENE @ 02:10 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..12.6 ESE [302 total miles]
VECTOR #1………………12.1
VECTOR #2………………12.8
DAVIS #1……………….12.6 E
DAVIS #2……………….12.5 E
RMY #1…………………12.1 E
RMY #2…………………12.7 E
RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.69 DEPARTURE…..+0.53
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..3.67 DEPARTURE…..-0.33
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….47.47 DEPARTURE…..-0.69
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-1.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2024-2025)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-2.2
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
PEAK GUST: F420C (Official)
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
11/1 77/49/63/+16/0.00/0.0/347/56 36 WNW VEC1 36 WNW RMY 37
11/2 55/37/46/-1/0.00/0.0/228/37 21 N VEC1 23 N RMY 21
11/3 48/30/39/-7/0.00/0.0/595/97 20 NNW VEC1 21 NNW RMY 21
11/4 49/33/41/-5/0.00/0.0/061/10 20 SSE VEC1 21 SSE RMY 21
11/5 73/46/60/+15/0.00/0.0/505/83 35 SW VEC1 35 SW RMY 37
11/6 80/59/70/+25/0.00/0.0/558/92 39 WSW VEC1 39 WSW RMY 42
11/7 69/47/58/+13/0.00/0.0/519/86 37 WNW VEC1 35 WNW RMY 42
11/8 63/41/52/+7/0.00/0.0/572/95 42 WNW VEC1 42 WNW RMY 47
11/9 50/36/43/-1/0.00/0.0/599/100 40 NW VEC1 42 NW RMY 43
11/10 60/32/46/+2/T/0.0/388/65 29 WSW VEC1 29 SW RMY 31
11/11 66/50/58/+15/0.08/0.0/457/77 40 SW VEC1 42 SW RMY 43
11/12 54/33/44/+1/0.00/0.0/545/92 48 NNW VEC1 50 NNW RMY 56
11/13 43/28/36/-7/0.00/0.0/584/99 32 N VEC1 33 N RMY 31
11/14 42/27/35/-7/0.00/0.0/542/92 22 NE VEC1 22 NE RMY 22
11/15 58/27/43/+1/0.00/0.0/580/99 28 NW VEC1 28 NW RMY 30
11/16 60/38/49/+7/0.00/0.0/572/98 33 NNW VEC1 35 NNW RMY 35
11/17 62/40/51/+10/0.00/0.0/553/95 26 NW VEC1 26 NW RMY 26
11/18 61/43/52/+11/T/0.0/418/72 29 NW VEC1 28 NW RMY 31
11/19 56/39/48/+7/0.00/0.0/565/98 29 NW VEC1 29 NW RMY 30
11/20 52/36/44/+4/T/0.0/564/98 21 E VEC1 21 E RMY 21
11/21 44/43/44/+4/1.27/0.0/000/00 51 ENE VEC1 50 ENE RMY 52
11/22 52/40/46/+6/0.55/0.0/372/65 44 E VEC1 47 E RMY 45
11/23 44/38/41/+2/0.71/0.0/000/00 46 NW VEC1 45 NW RMY 49
11/24 48/35/42/+3/0.00/0.0/523/92 52 WNW VEC1 53 WNW RMY 53
11/25 49/32/41/+2/0.00/0.0/556/98 33 WNW VEC1 34 WNW RMY 34
11/26 44/35/40/+2/0.37/0.0/062/11 28 WNW VEC1 29 NW RMY 28
11/27 49/33/41/+3/0.00/0.0/513/91 25 W VEC1 25 W RMY 25
11/28 45/36/41/+3/0.69/0.0/000/00 35 NW VEC1 35 NW RMY 35
11/29 The low since midnight is 32F, the daily normal low is 30F.
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NOVEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE
11/1 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77F, OLD RECORD WAS 75F IN 2003.
11/6 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80F, OLD RECORD WAS 74F IN 2022.
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DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 29
HIGH 66 IN 2011
LOW 6 IN 1901
PRECIP 2.69 INCHES IN 1963
SNOWFALL 5.0 INS IN 1995
PEAK GUST 86 SSE IN 1963
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 30
HIGH 67 IN 2006
LOW 6 IN 1891
PRECIP 2.50 INCHES IN 1944
SNOWFALL 10.2 INS IN 1945
PEAK GUST 90 SSW IN 1963
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Amanda Joly
