Saturday, November 12, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0631E
SUNSET: 1625E
GREAT WEATHER FOLLOWING SOME OVERNIGHT RAINFALL….
Today featured rapidly improving weather after rain last night
and this morning. The rain total was 0.62 inches before the
7 A.M. observation and an additional 0.12 inches afterward.
Rain ended around 9 A.M. E.S.T.
More significant overnight with a max gust around 60 mph, wind
speed is now 20 mph from the west with frequent gusts around 35 mph.
Pressure plummeted overnight, dropping by over 20 millibars!
Weather conditions now are partly cloudy with a cool westerly
breeze, and 75 miles of visibility! Outdoor gift shop is open
until 4 P.M.
The monthly rain deficit is now -0.88 inches, while the yearly
deficit is back towards 11 inches. The drought monitor was
updated on Thursday, showing improvement across the state.
Essex county is still in the “Severe” category.
The high so far today is 72F, which is 21 degrees above
the normal maximum of 51F. This whiffs the maximum record
for the calendar date by a couple degrees! The record is
74F, set in 1909. The low since midnight is 62F, which is
17 degrees above the normal low of 35F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus fractus, overcast nimbostratus,
light rain
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 67F; Relative Humidity: 100%
Wind: S @ 23G39 kts, peak of 45 mph S at 6:45 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 996.3 mb; 29.42 in. Hg: falling, then
more rapidly
Visibility: 1 mile, fog
6-hr Max temp: 68F
6-hr Min temp: 66F
24-hr Precip: 0.62 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 20 BKN 90 OVC 1R-F 963/67/67/1823G39/942/ PK WND
1839/45/ 8/72/ 58034 70062 10068 20066
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus fractus, scattered altocumulus,
broken thin cirrus
Temperature: 66F; Dew Point: 65F; Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: WSW @ 16G25 kts, peak of 35 mph WSW at 9:30 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 995.8 mb; 29.40 in. Hg: falling then rising
Visibility: 60 miles, except 20 miles due to thin fog NE-E-S
3-hr Precip: 0.12 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 35 SCT 90 SCT 250 -BKN 60 958/66/65/2416G25/940/ VSBY
20 MI NE-E-S THN F NE-E-S PK WND 2430/30/ 8/751 55005 6012/
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, broken cirrus
Temperature: 71F, Dew point: 58F; Relative Humidity: 64%
Wind: WNW @ 13G23 kts, peak of 35 mph WNW at 12:06 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 998.3 mb; 29.47 in Hg: rising, then
more rapidly
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 72F
6-hr Min temp: 64F
6-hr Precip: 0.12 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 35 SCT 250 BKN 75 983/71/58/3013G23/947/ PK WND
3030/06/ 8/802 53025 6012/ 10072 20064
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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….69 NORMAL…..52
MIN…….53 NORMAL…..35
MEAN……61 NORMAL…..43
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+18
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+133 [+11.9 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….4 DEPARTURE…….-18
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………89 DEPARTURE……-130
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….502 DEPARTURE……-229
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..525 DEPARTURE…….-23
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….56 SSW @ 11:44 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..60 @ 11:44 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………65 S @ 11:44 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..60 SSW @ 11:44 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………………44 SSW @ 11:44 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..38 @ 11:44 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………40 S @ 11:44 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..39 SSW @ 11:44 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…….16.7 SSW [400 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..16.9
DAVIS #2………………16.8 SSW
RMY #2………………..17.2 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……..0.62 DEPARTURE…..+0.47
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.73 DEPARTURE…..-0.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..34.41 DEPARTURE….-11.36
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……-0.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-1.1
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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/+11/0.11/0.0/000/00 21 NW AERO N/A RMY 21
11/2 68/50/59/+12/0.00/0.0/598/97 29 N AERO N/A RMY 30
11/3 67/48/58/+12/0.00/0.0/597/97 24 WSW AERO N/A RMY 24
11/4 70/48/59/+13/0.00/0.0/411/67 38 WSW AERO N/A RMY 40
11/5 75/57/66/+20/0.00/0.0/336/55 35 SW AERO N/A RMY 36
11/6 74/63/69/+24/0.00/0.0/079/13 40 SW AERO N/A RMY 43
11/7 74/49/62/+17/T/0.0/448/74 38 NW AERO N/A RMY 42
11/8 53/35/44/-1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 N AERO N/A RMY 32
11/9 52/30/41/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 27 SW AERO N/A RMY 29
11/10 67/41/54/+10/0.00/0.0/…/ 35 WSW AERO N/A RMY 38
11/11 69/53/61/+18/…./…/…/ 56 SSW AERO N/A RMY 60
11/12 The low since midnight is 53F, the daily normal low is 35F
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 12
HIGH 74 IN 1909
LOW 18 IN 1926
PRECIP 3.39 INCHES IN 1947
SNOWFALL 8.1 INCHES IN 1987
PEAK GUST 79e MPH NW IN 1947
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 13
HIGH 66 IN 1931, 1964
LOW 14 IN 1920
PRECIP 1.96 INCHES IN 1982
SNOWFALL 4.6 IN 2004
PEAK GUST 77 S IN 1982
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
