Saturday, November 26, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0648E
SUNSET:  1615E

ABUNDANT SUNSHINE TODAY AND SEASONABLE, BUT BRISK….

Plenty of sunshine has been the theme today with a brisk
northwest wind. The temperature has reached the upper 40s
which is slightly above normal for today’s date.

The wind has been busy today with an average speed so far
for the day around 16mph. The peak for the day was back
just after 4am with 43mph being recorded. Frequent gusts
between 20-30mph have been occurring all day.

Visibility has been great today, even becoming perfect this
afternoon with 90 miles being seen!

The high so far today is only 49F, which is 3 degrees above
the normal maximum of 46F. The low since midnight is 32F,
which is 1 degree above the normal low of 31F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus
Temperature: 33F; Dew Point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: WNW @ 12G18 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1011.8 mb; 29.88 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 37F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
24-hr Precip:  0.01 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 35 SCT 60 118/33/24/3012G18/988/ 8/500 53029 70001
10037 20032

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus all quadrants
Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 26F; Relative Humidity: 54%
Wind: NW @ 15G26 kts, peak wind NW 32mph at 9:17 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1013.1 mb; 29.92 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 131/41/26/3115G26/992/ FEW SC DSNT ALQDS
PK WND 3228/17/ 8/500 51013

1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus SW-NW
Temperature: 48F, Dew point: 26F; Relative Humidity: 41%
Wind: WNW @ 14G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1011.8 mb; 29.88 in Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 90 miles
6-hr Max temp: 49F
6-hr Min temp: 33F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 90 118/48/26/2914G22/988/ FEW CI SW-NW/ 8/001 58013
10049 20033

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SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….50   NORMAL…..47
MIN…….38   NORMAL…..31
MEAN……44   NORMAL…..39

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………+5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+112 [+4.3 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………21  DEPARTURE……..-5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..448  DEPARTURE……-108
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….861  DEPARTURE……-207
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..843  DEPARTURE…….+18

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….43 WNW @  8:02 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..45     @  8:02 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………39 NW  @  8:02 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..42 WNW @  8:02 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………………28 WNW @  5:42 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..29     @  5:44 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………29 WNW @  5:44 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..29 WNW @  5:44 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…….17.0 SSW [407 total miles] VECTOR #2……………..17.4
DAVIS #2………………17.0 WSW
RMY #2………………..17.5 WSW
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……..0.01 DEPARTURE…..-0.13
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.81 DEPARTURE…..-1.73
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..35.49 DEPARTURE….-12.21

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………TRACE DEPARTURE……-1.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…..TRACE DEPARTURE……-1.9

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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/+11/0.11/0.0/000/00        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/-1/0.00/0.0/591/98         32 N    AERO N/A    RMY 32
11/9  52/30/41/-3/0.00/0.0/589/98         27 SW   AERO N/A    RMY 29
11/10 67/41/54/+10/0.00/0.0/586/98        35 WSW  AERO N/A    RMY 38
11/11 69/53/61/+18/0.50/0.0/036/06        56 SSW  AERO N/A    RMY 60
11/12 72/51/62/+19/0.24/0.0/398/67        47 SSW  AERO N/A    RMY 51
11/13 51/36/44/+1/0.08/0.0/000/00         41 NW   AERO N/A    RMY 43
11/14 42/28/35/-7/0.00/0.0/589/100        31 NW   AERO N/A    RMY 32
11/15 41/26/34/-8/0.03/T/423/72           16 NNW  AERO N/A    RMY 16
11/16 56/32/44/+2/0.84/0.0/059/10         40 NW   AERO N/A    RMY 40
11/17 44/32/38/-3/T/T/449/77              37 WNW  AERO N/A    RMY 34
11/18 44/28/36/-5/0.00/0.0/529/91         26 W    AERO N/A    RMY 28
11/19 43/26/35/-6/0.00/0.0/579/100        24 WSW  AERO N/A    RMY 24
11/20 37/25/31/-9/0.00/0.0/548/95         45 WNW  AERO N/A    RMY 48
11/21 37/20/29/-11/0.00/0.0/575/100       39 WNW  AERO N/A    RMY 40
11/22 48/31/40/0/0.00/0.0/…/..          30 WSW  AERO N/A    RMY 31
11/23 49/33/41/+2/0.00/0.0/…/..         28 NW   AERO N/A    RMY 28
11/24 47/29/38/-1/0.00/0.0/…/..         25 SW   AERO N/A    RMY 25
11/25 50/38/44/+5/0.01/0.0/…/..         43 WNW  AERO N/A    RMY 42

11/26 The low since midnight is 32F, the daily normal low is 31F

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 26
HIGH 66 IN 1979
LOW 6 IN 1938
PRECIP 2.39 INS IN 1950
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: Matt Douglas