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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0625E
SUNSET: 1630E
UNSEASONABLY MILD WITH EARLY MORNING SHOWERS GIVING WAY TO PARTIAL
SUNSHINE…
Light rain showers early this morning only amounted to 0.05″ in
the rain gauge, as such, the dry spell we’ve been in since the
start of October continues for the time being. The precipitation
deficit for the month so far is already approaching 1 inch!
A decent amount of clouds are lingering into this afternoon, but
the trend has been for them to thin out, and an increasing amount
of sunshine is being observed. Temperatures are responding to the
sun and have risen into the low to mid 60s by the 1pm observation.
This is of course around 10 degrees above the expected temperature
for this date.
The dew point has also risen, now into the low to mid 50s. This is
an indication of a much different air mass in place than what we’ve
been experiencing the last few days.
The wind has been busy today with gusts reaching over 30mph this
morning. The direction has veered from the south early this morning
to the west-southwest by early this afternoon. The average speed so
far for the day is around 17mph.
Visibility was quite limited this morning to around 10-15 miles due
to rain showers and thin fog, but has improved somewhat this
afternoon to around 30 miles. With the increased moisture in the
air today, it is rather hazy this afternoon, and I do not expect
much more improvement until the cold front passes this evening.
The maximum temperature so far today is 63F, which is 10 degrees
above the normal high of 53F. The minimum temperature since
midnight is 46F, which is 10 degrees above the normal low of 36F.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered stratus fractus, broken stratocumulus,
overcast nimbostratus, very light rain shower
Temperature: 51F; Dew Point: 49F; Relative Humidity: 92%
Wind: S @ 18G25 kts, peak wind S 35mph at 6:06 A.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1008.7 mb; 29.79 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 12 miles, thin fog
6-hr Max temp: 52F
6-hr Min temp: 46F
24-hr Precip: 0.04 inches
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1155 20 SCT E60 BKN 80 OVC 12RW- 087/51/49/1918G25/979/
THN F ALQDS PCPN VRY LGT PK WND 1930/06/ 8/72/ 56019 6004/ 70004
10052 20046
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratus fractus, broken stratocumulus,
broken altocumulus/altostratus, thin overcast cirrus
Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 94%
Wind: SSW @ 14G23 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1006.8 mb; 29.73 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 15 miles, thin fog
3-hr Precip: 0.01 inches
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1455 E9 BKN 20 BKN 60 BKN 250 -OVC 15 068/55/53/2114G23/973/
THN F ALQDS SUN OCNLY DIMLY VSBL/ 8/771 58019 6001/
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered altocumulus castellanus, broken cirrus,
few stratocumulus all quadrants
Temperature: 63F; Dew Point: 52F; Relative Humidity: 67%
Wind: WSW @ 12G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1004.2 mb; 29.65 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 30 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 63F
6-hr Min temp: 51F
6-hr Precip: 0.01 inches
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1755 150 SCT 250 BKN 30 042/63/52/2412G21/965/ FEW SC ALQDS
HAZY/ 8/584 56026 6001/ 10063 20051
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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….50 NORMAL…..54
MIN…….40 NORMAL…..37
MEAN……45 NORMAL…..45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL………..0
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………….-8 [-1.5 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2023 THRU JUN 2024)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………20 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..121 DEPARTURE……..+7
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….471 DEPARTURE……-155
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..439 DEPARTURE…….+32
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all Main Tower.
E=Estimated
F420C (Official)……….E28 S @ 11:26 P.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….27 S @ 11:26 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….27 S @ 11:53 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….24 S @ 11:35 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………34 S @ 11:54 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..25 S @ 11:44 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..28 S @ 11:39 P.M.
MERLIN…………………M
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……24 @ 11:26 P.M.
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………19 S @ 11:27 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..19 @ 11:40 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..20 @ 11:55 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………17 SSE @ 10:26 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………24 S @ 11:55 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..18 S @ 11:40 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..21 S @ 11:55 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………18 @ 11:40 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL………8.1 SE [195 total miles]
VECTOR #1……………….8.8
VECTOR #2……………….9.4
DAVIS #1………………..8.7 ESE
DAVIS #2………………..9.0 ESE
RMY #1………………….8.7 E
RMY #2………………….9.3 E
RICHARDS (C5C)…………..9.3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.04 DEPARTURE…..-0.11
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.05 DEPARTURE…..-0.84
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..49.24 DEPARTURE…..+4.19
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 (2023-2024)…..TRACE DEPARTURE……-0.9
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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 42/31/37/-10/0.01/T/…/.. 23 ENE VEC1 21 ENE RMY 23
11/2 45/28/37/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 23 NNW VEC1 23 NNW RMY 22
11/3 55/36/46/0/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 SW VEC1 33 SSW RMY 33
11/4 59/44/52/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 32 SW VEC1 31 SW RMY 32
11/5 61/42/52/+6/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 NNW VEC1 27 NNW RMY 27
11/6 50/40/45/+/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 S VEC1 27 S RMY 25
11/7 The low since midnight is 46F, the daily normal low is 36F
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NOVEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE
11/1 TIED RECORD FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TRACE, TIED WITH 1906, 1951
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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, 2020
LOW 21 IN 1894, 1930
PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1953
SNOWFALL 3.5 IN 2012
PEAK GUST 69e ENE IN 1953
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 8
HIGH 73 IN 2020
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: Matt Douglas
