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October 17, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0600E SUNSET:  1658E A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A COOL ONSHORE FLOW…. A mix of sun and clouds has been the theme today with clouds encroaching from two different directions. Low level stratocumulus are pushing in from off the ocean as the flow has turned onshore today. Upper level cirrostratus and cirrus are streaming in from the south as a rather large ocean storm churns well to the south- southeast of the region. While this storm attempts to approach the region, it’ll ultimately be blocked by high pressure building to the north. Regardless, the onshore flow and some mainly high cloudiness will be with us through tomorrow. Temperatures are still on the cool side with readings once again below normal levels expected for today. The low this morning was in the mid 30s here on the summit and as a result there was some frost observed here early this morning, marking the first frost of the season. Temperatures have recovered to the low to mid 50s early this afternoon. Dew point readings have been creeping up from the low 30s early this morning to the low 40s by early this afternoon. This is mainly due to the wind bringing some moisture in from off the ocean. The wind has been a bit variable in terms of speed, getting a bit breezy at times, then going light at other times. It started out of the north early this morning, but veered to more of a east to northeasterly direction as the morning progressed. The average speed for the day so far is around 9mph. The peak gust thus far is of 22mph, which occurred just after 11:30am. Visibility was a perfect 90 miles early this morning, but has decreased a bit as the dew point rises, now around 70 miles early this afternoon. The maximum temperature so far today is 54F, which is 7 degrees below the normal high of 61F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 35F, which is 9 degrees below the normal low of 44F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant NNE-SE-S, few altocumulus distant S and distant WSW-W, few cirrus distant ESE-SW Temperature: 37F; Dew Point: 32F; Relative Humidity: 81% Wind: N @ 9G16 kts Sea-level pressure: 1024.6 mb; 30.26 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 90 miles 6-hr Max temp: 37F 6-hr Min temp: 35F 24-hr Precip:  0.00 inches BHO SA 1155 CLR 90 246/37/32/3609G16/026/ FEW SC DSNT NNE-SE-S FEW AC DSNT S AND DSNT WSW-W FEW CI DSNT ESE-SW/ 8/551 50009 10037 20035 10 A.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus, broken cirrostratus, broken cirrus Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 67% Wind: E @ 6 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1024.9 mb; 30.27 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 80 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1455 E25 BKN 200 BKN 250 BKN 80 249/50/40/0906/027/ WND LGT/ 8/505 50003 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, broken cirrus, few stratocumulus all quadrants Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 59% Wind: NE @ 6 kts, wind light and variable Sea-level pressure: 1025.5 mb; 30.28 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 70 miles 6-hr Max temp: 54F 6-hr Min temp: 37F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1755 200 SCT E250 BKN 70 255/53/40/0506/028/ FEW SC ALQDS WND L/V/ 8/506 51006 10054 20037 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….56  NORMAL…..61 MIN…….38  NORMAL…..44 MEAN……47  NORMAL…..52 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..-5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..-5 [-0.5 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………18  DEPARTURE……..+5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..161  DEPARTURE……..-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….231  DEPARTURE…….-48 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..206  DEPARTURE…….+25 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….0  DEPARTURE……..-6 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….757  DEPARTURE…….+81 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..704  DEPARTURE…….+53 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH): Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower, F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower. E=Estimated F420C (Official)……….E32 NW   @   12:27 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….31 NW   @   11:19 A.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….32 WNW  @   10:29 A.M. DAVIS #1……………….30 WNW  @   10:39 A.M. DAVIS #2 ………………29 NW   @   10:38 A.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..32 NW   @   11:19 A.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..32 NW   @   10:38 A.M. MERLIN…………………31 NW RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………22 NW   @   01:40 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..21      @   12:32 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..23      @   10:21 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………21 NW   @   12:32 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………22 NW   @   10:21 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..21 NW   @   12:32 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 NW   @   10:21 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…….13.0 NW  [313 total miles] VECTOR #1……………..12.8 VECTOR #2……………..13.5 DAVIS #1………………13.2 NW DAVIS #2………………13.2 NW RMY #1………………..12.3 NW RMY #2………………..13.2 NW RICHARDS (C5C)………….OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.18 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.53 DEPARTURE…..-2.03 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….43.57 DEPARTURE…..+2.34 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST PEAK GUST: F420C (Official) VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust RMY:  R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous) TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ….: Data not yet available, records not finalized M:    Missing data 10/1   66/55/61/+3/T/134/19               28 ENE VEC1 28 ENE RMY 29 10/2   66/52/59/+1/T/252/36               21 ENE VEC1 20 ENE RMY 20 10/3   72/52/62/+5/0.00/592/85            23 S   VEC1 23 S   RMY 23 10/4   74/54/64/+7/0.00/452/65            23 SW  VEC1 22 SW  RMY 22 10/5   72/52/62/+5/T/457/66               24 NNW VEC1 23 NNW RMY 24 10/6   65/47/56/0/0.00/655/95             20 SE  VEC1 19 SE  RMY 18 10/7   60/51/56/0/0.27/021/03             29 SSE VEC1 29 SSE RMY 31 10/8   64/45/55/0/0.00/663/97             21 NW  VEC1 21 NW  RMY 21 10/9   64/46/55/0/T/639/94                24 W   VEC1 23 WNW RMY 23 10/10  60/42/51/-4/0.00/616/91            36 NW  VEC1 36 NW  RMY 38 10/11  67/40/54/0/0.00/635/94             28 WSW VEC1 27 WSW RMY 27 10/12  71/48/60/+6/0.00/652/97            44 NW  VEC1 43 NW  RMY 45 10/13  50/44/47/-7/0.20/007/01            32 ENE VEC1 32 ENE RMY 30 10/14  51/38/45/-8/0.06/000/00            35 NW  VEC1 34 WNW RMY 36 10/15  55/35/45/-8/0.00/617/93            31 W   VEC1 30 WNW RMY 31 10/16  56/38/47/-5/0.00/615/93            32 NW  VEC1 31 NW  RMY 32 10/17  The low since midnight is 35F, the daily normal low is 44F. ————————————————————– OCTOBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE NONE. ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 17 HIGH 86F IN 1947 LOW 25F IN 1886 PRECIP 1.87 INCHES IN 1989 SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1970 PEAK GUST 61 MPH E IN 2019 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 18 HIGH 82F IN 1908 LOW 26F IN 1939 PRECIP 2.79 INCHES IN 1975 SNOWFALL 3.0 INCHES IN 2009 PEAK GUST 66 MPH S IN 1967 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
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