Friday, November 4, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0621E
SUNSET: 1634E
ANOTHER EARLY SEPTEMBER DAY IN NOVEMBER….
Today is again warmer than normal, with skies clouding
over as the day goes on. We started off with some fog
in the morning that burned off rather slowly. We were
left with 60 miles of visibility at the 1 P.M. observation.
Wind has picked up since this morning, coming in from the
west at around 15 mph on average. The highest gust seen
so far today is around 30 mph. Today still feels
summerlike, with dew points in the low 50’s.
The high so far today is 69F, which is 15 degrees above
the normal maximum of 54F. The low since midnight is 48F,
which is 11 degrees above the normal low of 37F. These
temperatures are normal for early September!
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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 54%
Astronomical total minutes: 10992 of a possible 20543, or 54%
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Fog
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 50F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: WSW @ 14G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1027.6 mb; 30.35 in. Hg: rising then falling
Visibility: 1/2 mile, fog
6-hr Max temp: 50F
6-hr Min temp: 48F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 X W3 1/2F 276/50/50/2414G19/035/ 8//// 50000 10050 20048
10 A.M.
Weather: Few stratocumulus
Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 55F; Relative Humidity: 92%
Wind: WSW @ 14G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1026.7 mb; 30.32 in Hg: rising then
falling
Visibility: 40 miles, thin fog
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 40 267/57/55/2414G22/032/ FEW SC ALQDS THN
F ALQDS/ 8/800 55009
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered thin cirrus, few small cumulus
Temperature: 68F, Dew point: 51F; Relative Humidity: 54%
Wind: W @ 14G23 kts, peak of 30 mph W at 12:41 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1024.2 mb; 30.26 in Hg: falling, then more
slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 69F
6-hr Min temp: 50F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 -BKN 60 242/68/51/2714G23/026/ FEW SML CU ALQDS
PK WND 2726/41/ 8/101 56025 10069 20050
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SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….67 NORMAL…..55
MIN…….48 NORMAL…..38
MEAN……58 NORMAL…..46
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+35 [+11.5 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….7 DEPARTURE…….-12
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………20 DEPARTURE…….-36
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….433 DEPARTURE……-134
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..381 DEPARTURE…….+52
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….24 WSW @ 11:50 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..25 @ 11:50 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………24 S @ 5:27 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..24 WSW @ 11:50 P.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………………18 WSW @ 11:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..18 @ 11:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………18 WSW @ 11:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..18 WSW @ 11:59 P.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……..9.3 SW [224 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..10.0
DAVIS #2……………….9.7 S
RMY #2………………..10.0 S
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…..-0.34
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..33.79 DEPARTURE….-10.82
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 The low since midnight is 48F, 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 4
HIGH 77 IN 1987
LOW 22 IN 1891
PRECIP 3.27 INCHES IN 1910
SNOWFALL 6.4 IN 1945
PEAK GUST 73 WNW IN 1965
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
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
