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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL THROUGH 1 P.M. TEMPERATURES REACH MAXIMUM OF 65F WITH SOME SUNSHINE Light rain began falling just before noon and 0.11 inch was measured at 1 P.M. with the light rain continuing. Our high temperature of 65F was reached about 10:20 this morning during a short period of sunshine. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Low overcast stratus, heavy condensation all surfaces Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 57F; Wind: S at 15G24 kts. Sea-level pressure: 29.85 ins. Hg, falling then more rapidly Visibility: 15 miles, W 12 miles, NW 10 miles, NE 20 miles, thin fog all quadrants 6-hr min temp: 51F 24-hr precip: none BHO SA 1155 E5 OVC 15 108/57/57/1915G24/985/ THN F ALQDS VSBY W 12 NW 10 NE 20 HVY CONDENSATION ALL SFCS/ 8/6// 58033 10057 20051 10 A.M. Weather: Overcast variable to broken stratocumulus, break in overcast E-SW, higher cirrus clouds visible, showers of rain and dark sky distant W-N Temperature: 65F; Dew Point: 56F; Wind: SW at 16G32 kts, Wind: Peak wind from SW at 32 kts and 9:49 A.M., Wind: Direction variable S-WSW Sea-level pressure: 29.79 ins. Hg, falling Visibility: 40 miles, except WSW 20 miles, WNW 35 miles, NW-NNW 20 miles, rain shower/dark sky distant W-N 3-hr precip: trace BHO SA 1455 E22V OVC 40 088/65/56/2216G32/979/ CIG RGD 22 OVCVBKN HIER CI CLDS VSB SHRA/DRK DSNT W-N VSBY WSW 20 WNW 35 NW-NNW 20 PK WND 2232/49 WND 18V25/ 8/501 58020 MANUAL 6000/ 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered variable to broken stratus fractus, overcast nimbostratus, light rain and fog Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 57F; Wind: W at 13 kts, Sea-level pressure: 29.72 ins. Hg, falling then more slowly Visibility: 5 miles, light rain, fog 6-hr max temp: 65F 6-hr precip: 0.11 inch BHO SA 1755 18 SCT E70 OVC 5R-F 063/57/57/2713/972/ 18 SCT V BKN/ 8/72/ 56025 ASOS 60010 MANUAL 60011 10065 20057 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..59 NORMAL…..53 MIN…..40 NORMAL…..36 MEAN….50 NORMAL…..45 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….+5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………+11 [+1.6 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..15 DEPARTURE………-5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….111 DEPARTURE………-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………588 DEPARTURE……..-92 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….545 DIFFERENCE…….+43 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………30 SSW AT 7:51 P.M. AERO…………………..31 SSW AT 11:52 P.M. * ASOS…………………..33 SSW AT 7:51 P.M. DAVIS………………….32 S AT 7:51 P.M. RMY 33 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………..25 SSW AT 11:57 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………..24 SSW AT 11:59 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE…………….24 S AT 7:51 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION…………15.5 S ASOS………………….M DAVIS………………..14.4 SSW [200 degrees] * last of several occurrences… PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.00 DEPARTURE………….-0.15 ASOS…………..0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….0.16 DEPARTURE………….-0.77 ASOS…………..0.16 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….43.17 DEPARTURE………….-1.53 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………….-0.2 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON…………Trace DEPARTURE………….-0.5 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/…/.. 60 SSW AERO N/A N/A RMY 66 11/2 65/49/57/+11/0.00/…/.. 22 WSW AERO N/A N/A RMY 23 11/3 49/30/40/-6/0.06/…/.. ** 23 N AERO N/A N/A RMY N/A 11/4 42/27/35/-10/0.00/…/.. 24 NNE AERO N/A N/A RMY 25 11/5 50/29/40/-5/0.00/…/.. 16 SSW AERO N/A N/A RMY 17 11/6 59/40/50/+5/0.00/…/.. 30 SSW AERO 31 MPH SSW RMY 33 11/7 morning low temp: 51F; the normal low is now 36F ** trace of snow on 11/3 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 7 HIGH 75 IN 1938 LOW 21 IN 1930 PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1953 SNOWFALL 3.5 IN 2012 PEAK GUST 69e ENE IN 1953 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 8 HIGH 72 IN 1938 LOW 20 IN 1921 PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1972 SNOWFALL 4.0 IN 1894 PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Skilling
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Effective January 1, 2025 · Milton, Massachusetts · bluehill.org
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§ 02

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§ 08

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