Thursday, November 10, 2022

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0629E
SUNSET:  1627E

BRILLIANT SUNSHINE TODAY FEATURING WARMER TEMPERATURES
ON THE SUMMIT….

Sunshine is again the theme today with temperatures rising
back into the 60’s. Sky conditions were completely clear at
the 1 P.M. observation!

The dew point is higher today with readings in the mid 40s.
Visibility is reduced in comparison to yesterday, with the
observer only seeing about 70 miles.

Wind is significant, with an average speed of 20 mph. The
highest gust since this morning is 34 mph. This breeze
is moving a bunch of warm and moist air from the southwest.

The high so far today is 65F, which is 13 degrees above
the normal maximum of 52F. The low since midnight is 41F,
which is 5 degrees above the normal low of 36F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Thin scattered cirrus
Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 89%
Wind: SSW @ 12G22 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1027.5 mb; 30.34 in. Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 40 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 44F
6-hr Min temp: 41F
24-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 40 275/44/41/2012G22/034/ THN F ALQDS/ 8/001
57013 10044 20041

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few altocumulus NW-N-NE
Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 59%
Wind: WSW @ 20G27 kts, peak of 34 mph WSW at 9:17 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1026.1 mb; 30.30 in. Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 261/55/41/2420G27/030/ FEW AC NW-N-NE PK WND
2429/17/ 8/030 57014

1 P.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 64F, Dew point: 43F; Relative Humidity: 45%
Wind: WSW @ 17G26 kts, peak of 30 mph WSW at 12:50 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1023.8 mb; 30.23 in Hg: falling, then
more rapidly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 65F
6-hr Min temp: 44F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 70 238/64/43/2417G26/023/ PK WND 2426/50/
58023 10065 20044

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SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….52   NORMAL…..52
MIN…….30   NORMAL…..36
MEAN……41   NORMAL…..44

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………-3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+105 [+11.5 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………24  DEPARTURE……..+3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………74  DEPARTURE……-102
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….487  DEPARTURE……-201
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..495  DEPARTURE…….-8

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….27 SW  @ 10:39 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..28     @ 10:39 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………27 SW  @ 10:39 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..29 SW  @ 10:39 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………………20 SW  @ 10:20 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..21     @ 10:19 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………20 SSW @ 10:19 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 SW  @ 10:19 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…….9.0 N [216 total miles] VECTOR #2……………..9.6
DAVIS #2………………9.2 W
RMY #2………………..9.6 WNW
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……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.11 DEPARTURE…..-1.21
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..33.79 DEPARTURE….-11.69

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-1.0

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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 The low since midnight is 41F, the daily normal low is 36F

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 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 73 IN 2020
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: Benjamin Turner