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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…

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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 22, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDY AND HAZY CONDITIONS KEEP DAMP AND COOL AIR LOCKED IN PLACE Seasonable, cloudy and hazy conditions began with the first observation and continued through the 1 o’clock observation as temperatures struggled to get out of the lower 40s.  Some drizzle moved across the summit for a short time between 8 and 9 AM but quickly ended and did not begin again until just before the 1 o’clock observation. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered Cumulus, Overcast Stratocumulus Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: ESE at 11 kts Sea-level pressure: 29.91 ins. Hg, falling then steady Visibility: 25 miles 6-hr Max temp: 42F 6-hr Min temp: 39F 24-hr precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1155 40 SCT E60 OVC 25 128/41/37/1211/991/ 8/8// 56014 10042 20039 10 A.M. Weather: Overcast stratocumulus Temperature: 45F; Dew Point 45F; Wind: ESE at 4 kts, Wind: Light Sea-level pressure: 29.92 ins. Hg, rising slightly Visibility: 20 miles BHO SA 1455 E12 OVC 20 131/45/45/1404/992/ WND LGT/ 8/6// 50003 1 P.M. Weather: Overcast, light rain shower Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 41F; Wind: NNW at 5 kts Wind: Light Sea-level pressure: 29.88 ins. Hg. falling then steady Visibility: 15 miles 6-hr max. temp. 45F 6-hr min. temp. 41F BHO SA 1755 E8 OVC 15RW- 121/42/41/3405/988/ WND LGT/ 8/6// 56010 10045 20041 SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2015 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..46   NORMAL…..48 MIN…..35   NORMAL…..32 MEAN….41   NORMAL…..40 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL…………………+1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+131  [+6.4 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..24   DEPARTURE……….-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….326   DEPARTURE……..-131 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………780   DEPARTURE……..-240 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….929   DIFFERENCE…….-146 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….20 ENE AT  12:13 P.M.* ASOS……………………22 WSW AT  12:56 A.M. DAVIS…………………..20 NNW AT  1:13 A.M. RMY 21 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………17   N AT  1:15 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………17 NNW AT  1:14 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..15   N AT  1:14 A.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………8.8 N ASOS……………………8.2 DAVIS…………………..7.7 NNE [36 Deg.] * 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………..1.98  DEPARTURE…..-1.32 ASOS……………2.02 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..38.81  DEPARTURE…..-8.27 ASOS…………….N/A *** *** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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 11/1  59/45/52/+6/T/006/01                  30 SSW RMY 31 11/2  62/47/55/+9/0.00/476/77               24 W   RMY N/A 11/3  71/44/58/+12/0.00/616/100             25 W   RMY 25 11/4  66/49/58/+13/0.00/601/98              22 SSW RMY N/A 11/5  72/51/62/+17/0.00/281/46              31 SW  RMY 36 11/6  71/60/66/+21/0.00/109/18              35 SSW RMY 38 11/7  64/46/55/+10/0.00/029/04              33 WNW RMY 35 11/8  54/39/47/+3/0.00/591/98               26 NW  RMY 30 11/9  59/38/49/+5/0.00/577/96               20 W   RMY 21 11/10 53/45/49/+5/…./000/00               28 NE  RMY N/A 11/11 48/43/46/+3/…./000/00               41 NE  RMY N/A 11/12 55/42/49/+6/…./000/00               28 S   RMY 30 11/13 57/41/49/+6/…./385/65               40 WSW RMY 47 11/14 45/31/38/-4/0.00/425/72               40 NW  RMY 47 11/15 51/31/41/-1/0.00/…/..               25 W   RMY 27 11/16 59/36/48/+6/0.00/…/..               25 NNW RMY 29 11/17 45/28/37/-4/0.00/…/..               18 NNE RMY N/A 11/18 50/35/43/+2/0.00/…/..               17 SSE RMY N/A 11/19 55/38/47/+6/…./…/..               29 SSE RMY N/A 11/20 58/41/50/+10/…./…/..              43 SSE RMY N/A 11/21 46/35/41/+1/0.00/…/..               20 ENE RMY 21 11/22 low since midnight is 39F; normal low is now 32F DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 **11/6 DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71F TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58F SET IN 1938 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F TIES PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD OF 60F SET ON 11/8/1996 DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 22 HIGH 70 IN 1931 LOW 12 IN 1987 PRECIP 1.78 INS IN 2005 SNOWFALL 9.0 INS IN 1971 PEAK GUST 70e SE IN 1945 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 23 HIGH 73 IN 1931 LOW 9 IN 1888 PRECIP 2.33 INS IN 2006 SNOWFALL 5.5 INS IN 1989 PEAK GUST 64e S IN 1953 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette
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