Thursday, November 17, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0637E
SUNSET: 1620E
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME DISTANT SHOWERS SEEN IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS….
We observed mostly cloudy skies today and a maximum visibility
of 60 miles at the 10 A.M. observation. Another 0.30 inches
were measured after 7 A.M. yesterday, leaving us with 0.87
inches as the event total.
The rain deficit for the month is 0.50 inches, and the annual
deficit is 11 inches.
Wind is chilly and westerly with an average speed around 20 mph.
The highest gust so far today is 29 mph.
The high so far today is 44F, which is 6 degrees below the
normal maximum of 50F. The low since midnight is 32F, which is
a degree below the normal low.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken altocumulus
Temperature: 33F; Dew Point: 32F; Relative Humidity: 96%
Wind: W @ 9G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1009.1 mb; 29.79 in. Hg: rising then falling
Visibility: 40 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 36F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
24-hr Precip: 0.30 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 70 BKN 40 091/33/32/2709G14/979/ THN F ALQDS/ 8/050
55001 70030 10036 20032
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 31F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: W @ 12G24 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1008.9 mb; 29.79 in. Hg: rising then falling
Visibility: 60 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 70 SCT 60 089/40/31/2712G24/979/ 8/050 55002
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratocumulus
Temperature: 40F, Dew point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 58%
Wind: WNW @ 15G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1008.6 mb; 29.79 in Hg: falling then rising
Visibility: 40 miles due to distant virga
6-hr Max temp: 44F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 60 BKN 40 086/40/27/3015G21/979/ VIRGA ALQDS/ 8/050
58003 10044 20032
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SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….56 NORMAL…..50
MIN…….32 NORMAL…..34
MEAN……44 NORMAL…..42
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………+2
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+140 [+8.6 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………21 DEPARTURE……..-2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..195 DEPARTURE……-137
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….608 DEPARTURE……-235
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..628 DEPARTURE…….-20
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….40 NW @ 3:29 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..42 @ 3:29 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………37 NW @ 3:29 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..40 NW @ 3:29 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………………29 NW @ 3:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..30 @ 3:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………29 NW @ 3:30 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..29 NW @ 3:30 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…….14.8 NNW [355 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..15.2
DAVIS #2………………15.2 NW
RMY #2………………..15.1 S
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……..0.30 DEPARTURE…..+0.17
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.80 DEPARTURE…..-0.50
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..35.48 DEPARTURE….-10.98
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………TRACE DEPARTURE…….0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………TRACE DEPARTURE……-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…..TRACE DEPARTURE……-1.3
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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/…./T/…/.. 16 NNW AERO N/A RMY 16
11/16 56/32/44/+2/…./0.0/…/.. 40 NW AERO N/A RMY 40
11/17 The low since midnight is 32F, the daily normal low is 33F
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 17
HIGH 74 IN 1928
LOW 10 IN 1924
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1920
SNOWFALL 1.0 INS IN 1980
PEAK GUST 61 SSE IN 2006
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 18
HIGH 72 IN 1963
LOW 10 IN 1936
PRECIP 1.80 INS IN 1929
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS IN 1980
PEAK GUST 60 SW IN 1987
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
