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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0617E SUNSET:  1638E BLUSTERY, MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO FINISH OCTOBER…. Yesterday’s nearly all day drizzle and overnight rain netted us 0.78 inches, bringing our monthly total to an impressive 6.49″ for the month. The month of October has shaped up to be mild and wetter than average, with +1.5 degrees above normal and +1.18 inches above normal. Today has remained dry fortunately, and we have remained under mostly cloudy conditions throughout the day. Our high temperature of the day so far occurred during the overnight as the front pushed through the region. Since then, temperatures have not fluctuated too much, ranging from 57F to 52F. Dew points have hovered in the upper 40s and low 50s as the rain moved out of the area. The wind has been the star of the show today. Winds steadily increased from yesterday afternoon through this afternoon and have no inclinations of slowing down just yet. Winds overnight were out of the east and have shifted to a west-southwesterly flow by this afternoon. The average speed for the day so far is around 18mph. The peak gust for the day so far is 50mph, which occurred at 12:21am this morning. Visibility fluctuated between 60-70 miles throughout the day. The maximum temperature so far today is 58F degrees, which is 2 degrees above the normal high of 56F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 52F degrees, which is 13 degrees above the normal low of 39F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus, few stratus fractus SSW-NNW Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 98% Wind: SW @ 21 kts Sea-level pressure: 987.2 mb; 29.15 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 70 miles 6-hr Max temp: 58F 6-hr Min temp: 53F 24-hr Precip: 0.78 inches BHO SA 1155 E30 BKN 70 872/53/53/2121/915/ FEW STFRA SSW-NNW PK WND 2229/28/ 8/6// 51018 70078 10058 20053 10 A.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 48F; Relative Humidity: 76% Wind: WSW @ 22G29 kts, peak wind W 35mph at 9:50 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 988.8 mb; 29.20 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 60 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 E35 BKN 60 888/55/48/2522G029/920/ PK WND 2630/50/ 8/5// 51016 1 P.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus Temperature: 54F Dew Point: 46F; Relative Humidity: 74% Wind: SW @ 17G25 kts, peak wind SW 30mph at 12:24 P.M. Sea-level pressure: 988.0 mb; 29.18 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly Visibility: 60 miles 6-hr Max temp: 56F 6-hr Min temp: 53F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 E35 BKN 60 880/54/46/2417G25/918/ PK WND 2430/24 8/5// 56008 10056 20053 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….57   NORMAL…..56 MIN…….46   NORMAL…..39 MEAN……52   NORMAL…..48 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….+4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………+52 [+1.5 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2025 THRU JUN 2026) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….13  DEPARTURE……..-5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………336  DEPARTURE…….-40 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..399  DEPARTURE…….-95 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………373  DEPARTURE…….+26 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN 2025 THRU DEC 2025) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..0  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….20  DEPARTURE…….+13 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..756  DEPARTURE…….+79 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………761  DEPARTURE……..-5 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 *=Last of multiple occurrences F420C (Official)………..43 E    @   11:51 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….43 E    @   11:04 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….42 ENE  @   11:56 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….42 E    @   11:50 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………41 E    @   11:52 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..46 E    @   11:51 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..46 ENE  @   11:54 P.M. MERLIN…………………48 E RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……40 ENE  @   11:55 P.M. FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………29 E    @   11:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..29 E    @   10:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..32 ENE  @   11:53 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………32 E    @   11:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………23 E    @   11:53 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..29 E    @   11:52 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..31 ENE  @   11:53 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………29 E    @   11:52 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..15.2 E [365 total miles] VECTOR #1………………14.9 VECTOR #2………………15.0 DAVIS #1……………….15.9 E DAVIS #2………………….M RMY #1…………………15.0 E RMY #2…………………14.8 E RICHARDS (C5C)………….15.3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.78 DEPARTURE…..+0.61 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..6.49 DEPARTURE…..+1.18 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)…….42.31 DEPARTURE…..-1.67 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/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 10/1  61/49/55/-3/0.00/668/97            30 NE  VEC1 30 NE  RMY 30 10/2  60/43/52/-6/0.00/637/91            28 NE  VEC1 28 NE  RMY 28 10/3  72/46/59/+2/0.00/670/96            23 SW  VEC1 23 SW  RMY 23 10/4  81/53/67/+10/0.00/667/96           18 NNW VEC1 18 NW  RMY 19 10/5  84/62/73/+16/0.00/664/96           18 SSW VEC1 18 SSW RMY 18 10/6  83/59/71/+15/0.00/649/94           25 SSW VEC1 25 SSW RMY 26 10/7  79/59/69/+13/0.00/440/64           35 SSW VEC1 35 SSW RMY 36 10/8  68/49/59/+4/0.80/027/04            33 NW  VEC1 34 SSW RMY 35 TSTM 10/9  55/40/48/-7/0.00/667/98            33 NNW VEC1 35 NNW RMY 35 10/10 61/38/50/-5/0.00/664/98            25 SSW VEC1 26 S   RMY 26 10/11 66/49/58/+4/0.00/243/36            21 SW  VEC1 21 SW  RMY 20 10/12 56/52/54/0/0.91/000/00             50 ENE VEC1 50 ENE RMY 52 10/13 53/50/52/-2/2.14/000/00            51 ENE VEC1 51 ENE RMY 51 10/14 53/50/52/-1/0.49/000/00            36 NE  VEC1 36 NNE RMY 35 10/15 62/44/53/0/T/319/48                33 NNW VEC1 33 NNW RMY 35 10/16 53/39/46/-6/0.00/410/62            35 NW  VEC1 35 NW  RMY 36 10/17 61/41/51/-1/0.00/652/99            26 N   VEC1 26 N   RMY 27 10/18 63/40/52/0/0.00/604/92             17 SSE VEC1 16 NNW RMY 17 10/19 68/50/59/+8/0.00/568/87            28 SSE VEC1 29 SSE RMY 28 10/20 64/51/58/+7/0.75/072/11            40 SSE VEC1 40 SSE RMY 41 10/21 65/47/56/+5/0.00/648/100           28 WSW VEC1 28 WSW RMY 29 10/22 67/51/59/+9/0.44/387/60            32 SW  VEC1 33 SW  RMY 33 10/23 61/45/53/+3/0.00/462/72            29 WSW VEC1 29 WSW RMY 29 10/24 58/41/50/0/0.00/403/63             20 WNW VEC1 20 WNW RMY 19 10/25 55/38/47/-2/0.00/491/77            23 NW  VEC1 23 NNW RMY 23 10/26 56/37/47/-2/0.00/635/100           23 WNW VEC1 23 WNW RMY 24 10/27 51/34/43/-6/0.00/341/54            18 NNE VEC1 19 NNW RMY 19 10/28 49/37/43/-5/T/075/12               35 NE  VEC1 35 NE  RMY 37 10/29 48/44/46/-2/0.12/000/00            32 NE  VEC1 33 NE  RMY 33 10/30 57/46/52/+4/…/000/00             43 E   VEC1 43 E   RMY 46 10/31 The low since midnight is 52F, the daily normal low is 39F. ————————————————————– OCTOBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE 10/5  HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 62F, TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE WITH 1910 10/6  HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 83F, TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE WITH 1990 AND 2007 10/13 PEAK GUST OF 51 MPH ENE, BEAT THE OLD RECORD OF 46e MPH W IN 1950 ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 31 HIGH 79F IN 1946 LOW 22F IN 1904 PRECIP 3.74 INCHES IN 1991 SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1906 PEAK GUST 70e S IN 1945 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 1 HIGH 77 IN 2024 LOW 22 IN 1913,1923 PRECIP 2.37 INCHES IN 1988 SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1906,1951,2023 PEAK GUST 78 ESE IN 1997 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Amanda Joly
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