Tuesday, November 22, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0643E
SUNSET: 1617E
CLEAR ALL DAY WITH INCREASING VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL….
We observed clear skies today and a maximum visibility
of 85 miles at the 1 P.M. observation.
The rain deficit on the month is 1.17 inches, and the annual
deficit is over 11.65 inches. Essex County is still in a severe
drought, as the Boston Area remains abnormally dry.
Wind is much lighter in comparison to days prior at less than
10 mph. Temperatures are milder, climbing into the mid 40’s
by noon.
The high so far today is only 46F, which is 2 degrees below the
normal maximum of 48F. The low since midnight is 32F, which is
the same as the normal low.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 32F; Dew Point: 20F; Relative Humidity: 61%
Wind: W @ 10G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1024.7 mb; 30.26 in. Hg: rising then
more slowly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 35F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 247/32/20/2710G15/026/ 51023 10035 20032
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 23F; Relative Humidity: 50%
Wind: W @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1025.8 mb; 30.29 in. Hg: rising, then
falling
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 258/40/23/2707/029/ 50011
1 P.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 45F, Dew point: 54F; Relative Humidity: 43%
Wind: SW @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1027.2 mb; 30.34 in Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 85 miles
6-hr Max temp: 46F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 85 231/45/24/2207/022/ 57024 10046 20032
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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2022
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….37 NORMAL…..48
MIN…….20 NORMAL…..32
MEAN……29 NORMAL…..40
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..-11
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+106 [+4.8 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………36 DEPARTURE…….+11
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..351 DEPARTURE……-102
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….764 DEPARTURE……-201
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..732 DEPARTURE…….+32
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….39 WNW @ 10:50 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..41 @ 1:06 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………38 WNW @ 12:47 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..40 WSW @ 12:46 A.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………………27 WNW @ 8:18 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..27 @ 12:47 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………27 SW @ 8:17 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..27 WNW @ 8:18 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…….15.0 WNW [361 total miles]
VECTOR #2……………..15.5
DAVIS #2………………15.4 WSW
RMY #2………………..15.5 WSW
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…..-0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..1.80 DEPARTURE…..-1.17
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..35.48 DEPARTURE….-11.65
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………TRACE DEPARTURE……-0.8
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…..TRACE DEPARTURE……-1.5
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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 44/32/38/-3/T/T/…/.. 37 WNW AERO N/A RMY 34
11/18 44/28/36/-5/0.00/0.0/…/.. 26 W AERO N/A RMY 28
11/19 43/26/35/-6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 WSW AERO N/A RMY 24
11/20 37/25/31/-9/0.00/0.0/…/.. 45 WNW AERO N/A RMY 48
11/21 37/20/29/-11/0.00/0.0/…/.. 39 WNW AERO N/A RMY 40
11/22 The low since midnight is 32F, the daily normal low is 32F
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 22
HIGH 70 IN 1931
LOW 9 IN 2018
PRECIP 1.78 INS IN 2005
SNOWFALL 9.0 INS IN 1971
PEAK GUST 70e SE IN 1945
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 23
HIGH 73 IN 1931
LOW 9 IN 1888, 2018
PRECIP 2.33 INS IN 2006
SNOWFALL 5.5 INS IN 1989
PEAK GUST 64e S IN 1953
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
