Monday, November 26, 2018
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
A COOL FALL DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND FOG DISSIPATING
IN THE AFTERNOON….
Fog this morning limited visibility to 1/16th mile, but
began to break up shortly following the 10 A.M. observation.
The highest visibility so far seen at 1 P.M is 35 miles. We
measured .07 inches from yesterday’s rain, and .01 inches from
a passing shower this morning after 7 A.M. We observed a pressure
fall of almost 4 millibars between the 10 A.M. and 1 P.M.
observations. Winds have remained relatively light, but
have increased slightly throughout the day. A wind shift
from ENE to ESE was observed between 10 and 11 A.M.
The high temperature reached so far today is 44F, 2 degrees
below the daily normal of 42F. The low since midnight is 39F,
9 degrees below the normal minimum of 30F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Fog
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: NE at 8G12 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 1/16 mile, fog
6-hr Max temp: 40F
6-hr Min temp: 39F
24-hr Precip: 0.07 ins.
24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/16F 150/39/39/0508G12/997/ 8//// 70007
50006 10040 20039
10 A.M.
Weather: Fog
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 42F; Wind: SE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 1/2 mile, fog
3-hr Precip: 0.01 ins.
3-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 W3 X 1/2F 149/42/42/1407/997/ 8//// 6001/ 56001
1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus/cumulus
Temperature: 43F; Dew Point: 41F; Wind: SE at 8G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling rapidly
Visibility: 35 miles
6-hr Max temp: 44F
6-hr Min temp: 39F
6-hr Precip: 0.01 ins.
6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.
Snow depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 E40 OVC 35 110/43/41/1208G17/985/ 8/8// 6001/
58031 10044 20039
SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..43 NORMAL…..47
MIN…..40 NORMAL…..31
MEAN….42 NORMAL…..39
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………………+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..-77 [-3.3 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..23 DEPARTURE………-4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….637 DEPARTURE……..+71
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………..1181 DEPARTURE……..+57
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….831 DIFFERENCE……+350
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..39 ENE AT 7:11 A.M.
AERO…………………….39 ENE AT 7:08 A.M.
ASOS…………………….42 NE AT 7:11 A.M.
DAVIS……………………43 ENE AT 7:11 A.M. RMY 39
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….30 E AT 6:50 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….29 E AT 7:01 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………30 E AT 6:50 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………..10.1 NNW
ASOS…………………..10.5
DAVIS………………….10.3 NW [45 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.07 DEPARTURE…….-0.09
ASOS…………..0.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….8.80 DEPARTURE…….+4.86
ASOS…………..9.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….61.85 DEPARTURE……+14.32
ASOS………….64.02
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……..-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….7.6 DEPARTURE……..+6.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………7.6 DEPARTURE……..+5.8
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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
11/01 65/49/57/+11/…./006/01 25 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A
11/02 65/52/59/+13/…./000/00 37 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY N/A
11/03 64/42/53/+7/…./144/24 59 W AERO 60 W RMY 58
11/04 52/37/45/0/…./570/96 31 W AERO 30 W RMY N/A
11/05 49/40/45/0/…./000/00 30 ENE AERO 29 ENE RMY 28
11/06 58/45/52/+7/…./000/00 29 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 31
11/07 60/50/55/+10/…./456/98 30 WSW AERO 30 WSW RMY 32
11/08 52/37/45/+1/…./234/78 29 WNW AERO 26 WNW RMY 23
11/09 48/34/41/-3/…./000/00 43 E AERO 40 E RMY 42
11/10 45/32/39/-5/…./576/100 45 W AERO 47 WNW RMY 46
11/11 43/30/37/-6/0.00/462/80 32 WNW AERO 30 W RMY 32
11/12 48/27/38/-5/0.00/000/00 18 SW AERO 18 SW RMY N/A
11/13 52/37/45/+2/…./458/80 44 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 48
11/14 37/20/29/-13/…./000/00 45 WNW AERO 50 WNW RMY 50
11/15 30/19/25/-17/…./…/.. 33 E AERO 36 E RMY N/A
11/16 41/30/36/-6/…./…/.. 43 E AERO 44 ENE RMY N/A
11/17 45/34/40/-1/0.00/…/.. 28 W AERO 27 W RMY 28
11/18 40/30/35/-6/0.00/…/.. 21 W AERO 21 W RMY M
11/19 38/33/36/-5/…./…/.. 16 E AERO 14 E RMY N/A
11/20 38/31/35/-5/…./…/.. 30 NE AERO 30 NE RMY N/A
11/21 39/20/30/-10/…./…/.. 40 WNW AERO 46 WNW RMY 47
11/22 20/09/15/-25/…./…/.. 36 NW AERO 41 NW RMY 42
11/23 30/09/20/-19/0.00/…/.. 25 SW AERO 25 SW RMY 27
11/24 43/24/34/-5/…./…/.. 27 SW AERO 27 ESE RMY N/A
11/25 43/40/42/+3/…./…/.. 39 ENE AERO 39 ENE RMY 39
11/26 Low temp since midnight is 39F; normal low is 30F
DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2017
11/22/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 20F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 26F SET IN 1972 AND 2008
11/22/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12F SET IN 1987
11/23/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 9F SET IN 1888
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 26
HIGH 66 IN 1979
LOW 6 IN 1938
PRECIP 2.22 INS IN 1888
SNOWFALL 3.0 INS IN 1974
PEAK GUST 78 SSE IN 1964
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 27
HIGH 68 IN 1896
LOW 5 IN 1932
PRECIP 2.23 INS IN 2013
SNOWFALL 16.0 INS IN 1898
PEAK GUST 68 NW IN 1997
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
