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November 10, 2013

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SHOWERS EXIT EARLY THIS MORNING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON Some light rain fell during the very early hours of this morning, totaling only 0.08 inches.  By 7:00, the showers had mostly moved offshore.  Clouds have remain numerous throughout the day, however, with only occasional sunshine observed.  Despite the lack of sun, the temperature has risen to 52F by 1:00 this afternoon, which is equal to the average for today’s date.  The morning low was an above average 40F.  The wind has again been steady but fairly light today, rarely gusting past 20mph.  The wind direction has been mainly S-SW, which has helped the warmer air move in after the past two days were both below average. This morning’s rainfall of 0.08 inches did little to help our growing precipitation deficit, as we remain locked in a dry pattern with little precipitation expected this week.  A yearly precipitation surplus that topped 5.50 inches in early September is now a deficit of over 1.50 inches, and this deficit will likely continue to grow during the mostly dry conditions expected for the next several days. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Light rain, broken nimbostratus, overcast altocumulus, few stratocumulus NW, rain showers all quadrants Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 40F; Wind: S at 13 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, falling then falling more rapidly Visibility: 40 miles 6-hr min temp: 40F 6-hr precip: 0.08 inches 24-hr precip: 0.08 inches BHO SA 1155 E70 BKN 100 OVC 40R- 121/44/40/1813/989/ FEW SC NW SHRA ALQDS/ 8/72/ 58014 MANUAL 60008 ASOS 60007 MANUAL 70008 ASOS 70007 10044 20040 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered stratocumulus (few moderate tops NE), broken altocumulus, few lower stratocumulus, rain showers/virga NE-SW and NW-N Temperature: 49F; Dew Point: 41F; Wind: SSW at 9 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling then falling more rapidly Visibility: 75 miles, light distant haze 3-hr precip: Trace BHO SA 1455 60 SCT E95 BKN 35 107/49/41/2109/985/ FEW LWR SC FEW MDT TOPS NE SHRA/VIRGA NE-SW AND NW-N/ 8/570 58014 MANUAL 6000/ 1 P.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus, broken altocumulus, few lower stratocumulus, few cumulus distant SSE-SSW Temperature: 52F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: Estimated WSW at 5 kts, Wind: Light and variable Sea-level pressure: 29.77 ins. Hg, falling then falling more slowly Visibility: 45 miles 6-hr max temp: 52F 6-hr precip: Trace BHO SA 1755 E60 BKN 90 BKN 45 082/52/37/E2405/977/ FEW LWR SC FEW CU DSNT SSE-SSW WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/570 56025 6000/ 10052 20044 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..44    NORMAL…..52 MIN…..29    NORMAL…..35 MEAN….37    NORMAL…..44 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….-7 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….+6 [+0.5 DEGREE/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..28  DEPARTURE………+7 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….178  DEPARTURE………-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………655  DEPARTURE……..-87 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….628  DIFFERENCE…….+27 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………25 WNW AT  12:59 P.M. * AERO…………………..25 WNW AT  12:59 P.M. * ASOS…………………..27 WNW AT  10:58 A.M. DAVIS………………….27 WNW AT  12:59 P.M. RMY 29 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..19 WNW AT  10:09 A.M. * MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..20 WNW AT   1:00 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….18 WNW AT  10:12 A.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………12.6 W ASOS…………………13.0 DAVIS………………..11.2 W [262 degrees] * last of several occurrences… PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.08   DEPARTURE………….-0.08 ASOS…………..0.07 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.55   DEPARTURE………….-0.85 ASOS…………..0.53 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….43.56   DEPARTURE………….-1.61 ASOS…………..N/A** **ASOS malfunctioned during storm on 2/8-9, leading to erroneous totals SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.0    DEPARTURE…………..0.0 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………….Trace   DEPARTURE………….-0.3 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………Trace   DEPARTURE………….-0.6 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2013 CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust RMY:  RMY = R.M. Young wind gust recording system added 8/9/2011 TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ….: Data not yet available, records not finalized 11/1  68/56/62/+16/0.10/012/02        60 SSW AERO N/A N/A    RMY 66 11/2  65/49/57/+11/0.00/296/48        22 WSW AERO N/A N/A    RMY 23 11/3  49/30/40/-6/0.06/135/22         23 N   AERO N/A N/A    RMY N/A 11/4  42/27/35/-10/0.00/588/96        24 NNE AERO N/A N/A    RMY 25 11/5  50/29/40/-5/0.00/487/80         16 SSW AERO N/A N/A    RMY 17 11/6  59/40/50/+5/0.00/419/69         30 SSW AERO 31 MPH SSW RMY 33 11/7  65/37/51/+6/0.31/079/13         33 SW  AERO 37 MPH SW  RMY 37 11/8  48/31/40/-4/T/…/..            37 WNW AERO 37 MPH WNW RMY 39 11/9  44/29/37/-7/0.00/…/..         25 WNW AERO 25 MPH WNW RMY 29 11/10 morning low temp: 40F; the normal low is now 35F DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2013 None so far. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 10 HIGH 75 IN 1931 LOW 20 IN 2004 PRECIP 2.11 INCHES IN 1888 SNOWFALL 2.2 IN 1987 PEAK GUST 83e S IN 1942 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 11 HIGH 68 IN 1984 LOW 17 IN 1956 PRECIP 1.14 INCHES IN 1991 SNOWFALL 2.5 IN 1986 PEAK GUST 64 NW IN 1962 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Jonathan O’Brien
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