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November 5, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0623E SUNSET:  1632E MORNING CLOUDS MOVE OUT LEAVING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES…. We have finally entered the warm air mass as temperatures rose overnight from the mid 40s at midnight to the low 50s by the 7am observation. Lingering clouds early this morning moved out leaving us with plenty of sunshine through the balance of the day thus far. Temperatures quickly responded to the sun and quickly rose through the 60s reaching 70F by noon-time. We have reached 73F degrees as of this writing, which is getting close to the record high for the date of 76F set in 1994. The dew point which was holding in the low to mid 50s all morning, has risen into the upper 50s this afternoon. Needless to say, compared to the past few days, it feels more humid out there today. Winds are busy today, averaging around 15mph for the day so far. It has veered from the south to the west-southwest through the course of the morning. Gusts have been frequently exceeding 20mph, with a peak so far of 35mph, which occurred around 8:35am. Visibility has been somewhat limited due to thin fog early this morning, and general haziness thereafter. The view has been generally around 30-40 miles today. The maximum temperature so far today is 73F, which is 19 degrees above the normal high of 54F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 46F, which is 9 degrees above the normal low of 37F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Broken altostratus, broken altocumulus/castellanus, broken cirrus, few stratocumulus distant ESE-S-W Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 52F; Relative Humidity: 95% Wind: SW @ 12G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 1024.1 mb; 30.24 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly Visibility: 30 miles, thin fog 6-hr Max temp: 53F 6-hr Min temp: 47F 24-hr Precip:  0.00 inches 24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches Snow Depth: 0 inches BHO SA 1155 E60 BKN 75 BKN 250 BKN 30 241/53/52/2212G18/024/ FEW SC DSNT ESE-S-W VIRGA DSNT NW-NE THN F ALQDS/ 8/571 56005 10053 20047 10 A.M. Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, few small cumulus distant SE-SSW, few altocumulus/castellanus all quadrants Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 69% Wind: WSW @ 16G28 kts, peak wind WSW 32mph at 9:47 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 1022.7 mb; 30.20 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly Visibility: 40 miles, hazy 3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches 3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches BHO SA 1455 300 -SCT 40 227/63/53/2416G28/020/ FEW SML CU DSNT SE-SSW FEW AC/ACC ALQDS HAZY PK WND 2428/47/ 8/171 56014 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few altocumulus distant all quadrants, few cirrus distant all quadrants Temperature: 72F; Dew Point: 57F; Relative Humidity: 58% Wind: SW @ 11G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 1020.2 mb; 30.13 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly Visibility: 40 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 72F 6-hr Min temp: 53F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches 6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches Snow Depth: 0 inches BHO SA 1755 CLR 40 202/72/57/2211G18/013/ FEW AC DSNT ALQDS FEW CI DSNT ALQDS HAZY/ 8/071 58025 10072 20053 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….49  NORMAL…..54 MIN…….33  NORMAL…..37 MEAN……41  NORMAL…..46 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..-5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………………..+3 [+0.6 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………24  DEPARTURE……..+5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………71  DEPARTURE……..-4 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….444  DEPARTURE……-143 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..438  DEPARTURE……..+6 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………0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….763  DEPARTURE…….+86 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..715  DEPARTURE…….+48 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)………..20 SSE  @   11:47 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….21 SSE  @   11:47 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….20 SSE  @   11:41 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….21 S    @   03:36 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………27 S    @   01:39 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..21 SSE  @   11:47 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..21 SSE  @   11:41 P.M. MERLIN………………….M RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………16 SSE  @   11:36 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..16      @   10:54 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..16      @   11:50 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………15 SSE  @   10:54 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………19 S    @   01:40 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..15 SSE  @   11:48 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..16 SSE  @   11:50 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL………6.4 SSE [153 total miles] VECTOR #1……………….7.1 VECTOR #2……………….7.2 DAVIS #1………………..6.4 S DAVIS #2………………..6.1 S RMY #1………………….7.0 S RMY #2………………….7.3 S RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.60 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….43.80 DEPARTURE…..-0.96 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE…….0.0 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2024-2025)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.8 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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 11/1   77/49/63/+16/0.00/0.0/…/..       36 WNW VEC1 36 WNW RMY 37 11/2   55/37/46/-1/0.00/0.0/…/..        21 N   VEC1 23 N   RMY 21 11/3   48/30/39/-7/0.00/0.0/…/..        20 NNW VEC1 21 NNW RMY 21 11/4   49/33/41/-5/0.00/0.0/…/..        20 SSE VEC1 21 SSE RMY 21 11/5 The low since midnight is 46F, the daily normal low is 37F. ————————————————————– NOVEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE 11/1 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77F, OLD RECORD WAS 75F IN 2003. ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 5 HIGH 76 IN 1994 LOW 18 IN 1908 PRECIP 4.26 INCHES IN 1955 SNOWFALL 2.0 IN 1894 PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6 HIGH 72 IN 2020 LOW 22 IN 1951 PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907 SNOWFALL 6.0 IN 1894 PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
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