Tuesday, November 19, 2019
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
DREARY WEATHER CONTINUES…
Different day, but same story as yesterday with overcast skies,
rain, drizzle, and fog. 0.50″ of rain was measured for the 24 hour
period ending at 7 A.M. this morning. An additional 0.10″ has been
recorded in the 6 hours ending at 1 P.M.
The observatory has spent the day in the clouds, as such visibility
has been extremely poor, stuck under 1/2 mile all day.
Also of note is the light wind, we actually had a 2.5 hour period
early this morning of calm winds, not something that happens too
commonly here on the hill. The peak wind so far today has only been
around 12 mph!
The high so far today is 41F, which is 8 degrees below the daily
normal maximum of 49F. The low since midnight is 36F, which is 3
degrees above the normal minimum of 33F.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Vertical visibility 300 feet, sky obscured, light rain
Temperature: 37F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: Calm,
Sea-level pressure: 29.75 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 1/2 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 37F
6-hr Min temp: 36F
24-hr Precip: 0.50 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/2R-F 073/37/37/0000/975/ WND CALM/ 8//// 51015
6/// 70050 10037 20036
10 A.M.
Weather: Vertical visibility 200 feet, sky obscured, light drizzle
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: S at 3 kts,
Sea-level pressure: 29.75 ins. Hg, rising, then steady
Visibility: 1/4 miles, fog
3-hr Precip: 0.07 ins.
BHO SA 1455 W2 X 1/4L-F 076/39/39/1703/975/ WND LGT/ 8//// 51003 6007
1 P.M.
Weather: Vertical visibility 200 feet, sky obscured, light drizzle
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 40F; Wind: SSW at 4 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.75 ins. Hg, falling steadily
Visibility: 1/4 miles, fog
6-hr Max temp: 41F
6-hr Min temp: 37F
6-hr Precip: 0.10 ins.
BHO SA 1755 W2 X 1/4L-F 073/40/40/2004/975/ WND LGT/ 8//// 57003 6010
10041 20037
SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…..36 NORMAL…..49
MIN…..32 NORMAL…..33
MEAN….34 NORMAL…..41
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………. -7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….-89 [-5.1 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………31 DEPARTURE……..+10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..486 DEPARTURE…….+103
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….926 DEPARTURE……..-20
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..937 DEPARTURE……..-11
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY………………..28 NNE AT 11:17 A.M.
AERO…………………….29 N AT 8:52 A.M
ASOS…………………….29 NE AT 11:18 A.M.
DAVIS……………………29 N AT 10:50 A.M. RMY 31
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY………………….22 N AT 12:24 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….20 N AT 3:38 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE………………20 N AT 12:06 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………14.0 N
ASOS……………………13.9
DAVIS…………………..14.1 N [008 deg.]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M….0.50 DEPARTURE……+0.34
ASOS…………..0.47
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH……….1.37 DEPARTURE……-1.46
ASOS…………..1.37
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR……….46.71 DEPARTURE……+0.10
ASOS………….46.84
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……….0.0 DEPARTURE……. 0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH…………….0.1 DEPARTURE…….-0.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON……………0.1 DEPARTURE…….-0.9
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
11/01 67/35/51/+5/…./0.0/…/.. 67 S AERO M M RMY N/A
11/02 50/31/41/-5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 17 WNW AERO 14 W RMY N/A
11/03 53/35/44/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 25 WSW AERO 23 W RMY 26
11/04 53/33/43/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 S AERO 20 S RMY 24
11/05 54/44/49/+4/0.33/0.0/…/.. 22 S AERO 18 WNW RMY 28
11/06 51/36/44/-1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 WSW AERO 23 W RMY 27
11/07 55/38/47/+2/0.27/0.0/…/.. 30 S AERO 26 SSW RMY 32
11/08 38/23/31/-13/0.00/0.0/…/.. 38 NW AERO 37 WNW RMY 44
11/09 39/20/30/-14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 22 S AERO 18 S RMY N/A
11/10 51/30/41/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 SW AERO 30 SW RMY 31
11/11 52/39/46/+3/T/0.0/…/.. 23 NE AERO 22 NE RMY 23
11/12 42/20/31/-12/0.08/0.1/…/.. 37 WNW AERO 37 WNW RMY 41
11/13 28/15/22/-21/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 WNW AERO 32 WNW RMY 35
11/14 36/17/28/-14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 18 SW AERO 17 SW RMY 20
11/15 51/32/42/0/0.00/0.0/…/.. 25 WNW AERO 25 WNW RMY N/A
11/16 35/22/29/-13/0.00/0.0/…/.. 35 NNW AERO 35 NNW RMY N/A
11/17 40/21/31/-10/T/T/…/.. 28 ENE AERO 27 ENE RMY 29
11/18 36/32/34/-7/…./0.0/…/.. 28 NNE AERO 29 N RMY 31
11/19 The low since midnight is 36F, daily normal minimum is 33F
DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER
11/13/19: DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 28F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 30F SET IN 1920.
It was also the third earliest maximum temperature
colder than 30F on record, behind only 28F on 11/8/1894
and 29F on 11/12/1894.
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 19
HIGH 72 IN 1941
LOW 10 IN 1936
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1926
SNOWFALL 11.0 INS IN 1986
PEAK GUST 59e E IN 1945
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 20
HIGH 72 IN 1953
LOW 10 IN 1894
PRECIP 2.78 INS IN 1988
SNOWFALL 3.0 INS IN 1897
PEAK GUST 73e S IN 1950
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
