Monday, November 7, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0625E
SUNSET: 1630E
NEAR RECORD WARMTH CONTINUES, BREEZY AND WARM THIS AFTERNOON….
The low temperature for yesterday’s date was 63F degrees,
this set a new record high minimum for the date, beating
the old record of 60F set in 2015.
Moreover, the low of 63F yesterday was also the highest
minimum temperature ever recorded in November.
The previous record was 60F set in both 1996 and 2015.
The high yesterday of 74F set a new record high for the
date, beating the old record of 72F set in 2020.
The low this morning was 64F, which would set a new
record high minimum for the date as well as for the month
if it were to hold through midnight tonight. However it
doesn’t appear it will. We may still set a new record high
minimum if the temperature fails to drop below 58F by
midnight tonight, so stay tuned.
Clouds this morning which were briefly accompanied by a
light rain shower, have since cleared out leaving us with
a brilliant afternoon. Temperatures are responding with
readings once again getting well into the 70s. So far the
high has been 74F, which is 1 degree shy of tying the
record for today.
The dew point was in the low 60s most of the morning, but
is dropping this afternoon behind a cold front that passed
through mid to late morning. Readings have dropped to the
low 50s as of the 1pm observation, heading for the 20s by
tomorrow morning. Definitely a massive change in the air-
mass.
The wind has been busy again today, but not quite as
strong as yesterday. The average speed for the day so
far is around 17mph with a peak gust of 37mph.
Visibility was limited this morning to around 15 miles,
but has improved markedly this afternoon with views of
80 miles!
The high so far today is 74F, which is 21 degrees above
the normal maximum of 53F. The low since midnight is 64F,
which is 28 degrees above the normal low of 36F. These
temperatures are normal for late August!
Interestingly, today marks the fourth consecutive day of
temperatures reaching the 70s. Here are the rankings for
number of consecutive days of 70F and above for the month
of November as provided by our Chief Scientist, Mike Iacono.
BHO Longest November Number of Consecutive Days 70F and Above (1885-2022):
1) 6 on 6-11 November 2020
2) 4 on 5-8 November 1938
4 on 4-7 November 2022
4) 3 on 1-3 November 1927
3 on 18-20 November 1953
3 on 1-3 November 1982
3 on 2-4 November 1990
So while this stretch is unusual (statistically), it’s definitely
not unprecedented.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken altocumulus castellanus,
thin broken cirrus, thin fog all quadrants, virga SSW-NNW
Temperature: 64F; Dew Point: 62F; Relative Humidity: 93%
Wind: SW @ 15G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1019.7 mb; 30.11 in. Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 15 miles, 8 miles SW-NW, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 64F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 SCT 50 E95 BKN 250 -BKN 15 197/64/62/2215G22/011/
FEW STFRA AQLDS THN F ALQDS VIRGA SSW-NNW VSBY 8 SW-NW/ 8/781
55002 10064 20064
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus all quadrants, few altocumulus
distant NE-SE, few cirrus NE-SE
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 62F; Relative Humidity: 76%
Wind: W @ 8G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1019.6 mb; 30.11 in Hg: rising then falling
Visibility: 60 miles
3-hr Precip: Trace
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 196/70/62/2608G16/011/ FEW SC ALQDS
FEW AC DSNT NE-SE FEW CI ALQDS/ 8/571 58001 6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cumulus all quadrants
Temperature: 73F, Dew point: 52F; Relative Humidity: 48%
Wind: WNW @ 17G27 kts, peak wind WNW 36 mph at 12:41 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1018.2 mb; 30.07 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 74F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
6-hr Precip: Trace
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 182/73/52/3017G27/007/ FEW CU ALQDS
PK WND 2931/41/ 8/200 58014 6000/ 10074 20064
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SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….74R NORMAL…..54
MIN…….63R NORMAL…..37
MEAN……69 NORMAL…..45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+24
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+92 [+15.1 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE…….-20
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………26 DEPARTURE…….-88
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….439 DEPARTURE……-187
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..452 DEPARTURE…….-13
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….40 SW @ 12:01 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..46 @ 12:01 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………39 SW @ 2:37 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..43 SW @ 12:01 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………………29 SW @ 12:03 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..29 @ 12:03 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………28 SW @ 2:38 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..29 SW @ 12:03 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…….20.0 SW [480 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..20.1
DAVIS #2………………19.5 SSW
RMY #2………………..20.4 SSW
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…..-0.78
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..33.79 DEPARTURE….-11.26
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……-0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.9
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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/+12/0.00/0.0/…/.. 29 N AERO N/A RMY 30
11/3 67/48/58/+12/0.00/0.0/…/.. 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 75/57/66/+20/0.00/0.0/…/.. 35 SW AERO N/A RMY 36
11/6 74/63/69/+24/0.00/0.0/…/.. 40 SW AERO N/A RMY 43
11/7 The low since midnight is 64F, the daily normal low is 36F
DAILY RECORDS
11/05/2022: TIED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 57F, ALSO SET IN 1948.
11/06/2022: NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 63F,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 60F IN 2015
NEW RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM OF 74F,
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 72F IN 2020
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 7
HIGH 75 IN 1938, 2020
LOW 21 IN 1894, 1930
PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1953
SNOWFALL 3.5 IN 2012
PEAK GUST 69e ENE IN 1953
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 8
HIGH 73 IN 2020
LOW 20 IN 1921
PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1972
SNOWFALL 4.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
