Saturday, November 1, 2014
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
RAINY, FOGGY AND MUCH COLDER TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS
AS STORM FORMS OFFSHORE…OCTOBER 2014 FINISHES TIED
FOR FOURTH WETTEST ON RECORD AND MUCH WARMER AND
CLOUDIER THAN AVERAGE…EASTERN STANDARD TIME
RETURNS TONIGHT…
The day began cloudy early this morning with the visibility
still as high as 75 miles for a time. Very light rain began
just before 9 AM EDT and continued very light for a couple
of hours before steadier rain began. Through early afternoon,
a total of 0.32 inch has fallen during the six-hours ending
at 2 PM EDT. The mostly light rain has been occasionally
moderate in intensity. The temperature has remained very chilly
with a low of 40F only climbing to 43F by afternoon. The wind
is beginning to increase from the N-NNE with a peak gust so
far today of 28 mph from the N, and stronger winds are expected
later today and tomorrow.
Eastern Standard Time returns tonight; turn clocks back one hour.
The October precipitation total of 9.96 inches ties for the
fourth highest on record with October 2011.
BHO Greatest October Precipitation, inches (1885-2014)
1) 14.72 in 2005
2) 11.76 in 1996
3) 10.84 in 1962
4) 9.96 in 2011
9.96 in 2014
6) 8.89 in 1932
7) 8.12 in 1955
OCTOBER 2014 PRELIMINARY STATS
[Departures are relative to the 1981-2010 normal]
TEMPERATURE [deg. F]
Av. Max. 62.3 [+2.0]
Av. Min. 47.2 [+4.3]
Mean 54.8 [+3.2]
24-hour corr. mean: 54.4
Max. temp. for month: 79 on 15th
Min, temp. for month: 33 on 20th
Total heating degree day units: 321 [-100]
Total seasonal heating units: 422 [-141]
Total cooling degree day units: 8 [+3]
Total seasonal cooling units: 595 [-7]
PRECIPITATION [ins.]
Total: 9.96 [+5.27] Greatest one calendar day: 3.66 [on the 23rd] Greatest in 24 hours N/A
WIND
Av. wind speed: 12.9 MPH
Av. corr. wind speed: 13.1 MPH
Prevailing direction: W @ 15%
SUNSHINE
Total astronomical minutes: 8988/20548 or 44% of possible
Total Campbell Stokes card minutes: 8664/19824 or 44% of possible
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, overcast stratocumulus, higher
clouds visible distant SW-NW
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 35F; Wind: N at 11 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 75 miles,
6-hr max temp: 45F
6-hr min temp: 40F
24-hr precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 E15 BKN 30 OVC 75 121/40/35/0111/989/ HIR CLDS VSBL
DSNT SW-NW/ 8/57/ 53005 10045 20040
10 A.M.
Weather: Sky partly obscured by light rain and fog, overcast
stratocumulus and nimbostratus
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 41F; Wind: N at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling
Visibility: 2 miles, variable 1-3 miles
3-hour precip: 0.07 inches
BHO SA 1455 -X E4 OVC 2VR-F 109/42/41/3613/985/ F3 VSBY 1V3/
8/72/ 56012 6007/
1 P.M.
Weather: Sky partly obscured by light rain and fog, overcast
nimbostratus, stratus fractus all quadrants, light rain
occasionally moderate
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 42F; Wind: N at 13G22 kts,
Wind: Peak gust 24 kts NNE at 12:20 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 ins. Hg, falling
Visibility: 3 miles, variable 1-6 miles
6-hr max temp: 43F
6-hr min temp: 40F
6-hr precip: 0.32 inches
BHO SA 1755 -X E6 OVC 3VR-F 086/42/42/0113G22/978/ F1 STFRA ALQDS
VSBY 1V6 R- OCNLY R PK WND 0224/20/ 8/72/ 56023 6032/ 10043 20040
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..53 NORMAL…..55
MIN…..42 NORMAL…..38
MEAN….48 NORMAL…..47
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………….+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………..+101 [+3.2 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..17 DEPARTURE………..-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….321 DEPARTURE………-100
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………422 DEPARTURE………-141
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….477 DIFFERENCE………-55
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………23 NNE AT 11:42 P.M. *
ASOS…………………..25 ENE AT 9:09 P.M.
DAVIS………………….23 NE AT 10:55 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..17 NNE AT 11:27 P.M. *
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..18 ENE AT 8:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….17 NNE AT 10:56 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………11.3 ENE
ASOS…………………11.4
DAVIS…………………9.4 NE (053 degrees)
* Last of several occurrences
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE……..-0.16
ASOS…………..0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….9.96 DEPARTURE……..+5.27
ASOS………….10.07
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….41.55 DEPARTURE……..-2.22
ASOS………….41.87
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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
10/1 56/55/56/-1/1.63/000/00 33 NE RMY 36
10/2 55/47/51/-6/0.29/000/00 30 NE RMY N/A
10/3 54/46/50/-6/0.05/000/00 20 NE RMY 20
10/4 63/52/58/+2/0.30/000/00 30 SE RMY 32
10/5 60/45/53/-3/0.00/658/95 26 W RMY 28
10/6 66/42/54/-1/0.00/669/97 25 SSE RMY N/A
10/7 72/54/63/+8/0.01/261/38 * 43 S RMY 49
10/8 72/53/63/+9/0.01/562/82 40 S RMY N/A
10/9 64/48/56/+2/0.00/648/95 35 W RMY 39
10/10 63/43/53/-1/0.00/489/72 23 W RMY N/A
10/11 50/43/47/-6/0.35/000/00 15 N RMY N/A
10/12 60/40/50/-3/0.00/674/100 * 20 NW RMY N/A
10/13 61/45/53/+0/0.00/054/08 23 S RMY 25
10/14 75/58/67/+15/0.00/448/67 29 S RMY 31
10/15 79/62/71/+19/0.02/459/69 # 32 SSW RMY 36
10/16 70/60/65/+14/0.60/000/00 37 S RMY 41
10/17 71/57/64/+13/0.00/528/80 28 SW RMY 30
10/18 71/52/62/+11/0.24/210/32 28 WNW RMY 30 TSTM
10/19 55/39/47/-3/0.00/020/03 28 NW RMY 29
10/20 56/33/45/-5/0.00/515/79 23 SW RMY 25
10/21 61/49/55/+5/0.16/045/07 17 NNE RMY N/A
10/22 54/48/51/+2/2.38/000/00 58 NE RMY 58 TSTM
10/23 53/47/50/+1/3.66/000/00 43 N RMY N/A
10/24 52/43/48/-1/0.16/000/00 25 NNW RMY N/A
10/25 63/41/52/+3/0.00/568/89 21 WSW RMY N/A
10/26 57/43/50/+2/T/337/53 37 W RMY 39
10/27 61/42/52/+4/0.00/633/100 26 WNW RMY 31
10/28 70/46/58/+10/0.00/403/64 23 S RMY 24
10/29 73/47/60/+13/0.10/195/31 25 NNW RMY 27
10/30 59/41/50/+3/0.00/419/67 18 NW RMY 20
10/31 53/42/48/+1/0.00/193/31 23 NNE RMY N/A
* Sunshine corrected from 281 to 261 on the 7th and from
681 to 674 on the 12th
# Temperature departure corrected from +18 to +19 on the 15th
11/1 morning low temp: 40F since midnight; normal low now 38F
DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 2014:
10/1 – A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.63 INCHES;
surpasses the previous record of 1.44 ins. in 1984
10/22 – A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 2.38 INCHES;
surpasses the previous record of 1.37 ins. in 1898
10/23 – A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 3.66 INCHES;
surpasses the previous record of 2.18 ins. in 1956
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 1
HIGH 75 IN 2003
LOW 22 IN 1913,1923
PRECIP 2.93 INCHES IN 1985
SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1906,1951
PEAK GUST 78 ESE IN 1997
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2
HIGH 81 IN 1950
LOW 22 IN 1965
PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1906,1951
PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Mike Iacono
