Tuesday, November 8, 2022

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0626E
SUNSET:  1629E

BRILLIANT SUNSHINE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL….

Sunshine has been the theme today with temperatures back
to more seasonable levels. Readings have rebounded to the
low 50s after dropping to the low 40s early this morning.

The dew point is much lower today with readings in the 20s.
This dry crisp air has allowed for perfect visibility this
afternoon of 90 miles!

The wind has been busy again today, but not as strong as
yesterday. The average speed for the day so far is around
12mph with a peak gust of 32mph.

The high so far today is 52F, which is 1 degree below
the normal maximum of 53F. The low since midnight is 41F,
which is 5 degrees above the normal low of 36F.

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant ENE-S-SW
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 28F; Relative Humidity: 57%
Wind: NNW @ 08 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1029.9 mb; 30.41 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 48F
6-hr Min temp: 41F
24-hr Precip:  Trace
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 299/42/28/3308/041/ FEW CI DSNT ENE-S-SW/
8/001 53020 70000 10048 20041

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant SE-SW
Temperature: 48F; Dew Point: 27F; Relative Humidity: 43%
Wind: NNW @ 11G20 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1031.4 mb; 30.46 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 314/48/27/3311G20/046/ FEW CI DSNT SE-SW/
8/001 53015

1 P.M.
Weather: Clear, few cirrus distant all quadrants
Temperature: 52F, Dew point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 33%
Wind: NNW @ 14G26 kts, peak wind NNW 30 mph at 12:55 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 1031.2 mb; 30.45 in Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 90 miles
6-hr Max temp: 52F
6-hr Min temp: 42F
6-hr Precip:  0.00 ins.
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 CLR 90 312/52/24/3414G26/045/ FEW CI DSNT ALQDS
PK WND 3426/55/ 8/001 58002 10052 10042

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SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….74   NORMAL…..53
MIN…….49   NORMAL…..36
MEAN……62   NORMAL…..45

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL……..+17
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+109 [+15.4 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2022 THRU JUN 2023)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….3  DEPARTURE…….-17
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………29  DEPARTURE……-106
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….442  DEPARTURE……-204
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..471  DEPARTURE…….-29

PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Official (1-Sec AVG)…….38 NW  @  6:07 P.M.
AEROVANE……………….N/A
VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..44     @  7:20 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………36 W   @  1:08 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..42 NW  @  7:20 P.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………………28 WNW @  8:00 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..27     @  5:31 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………27 WNW @  5:31 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..27 WNW @  5:31 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…….16.1 WNW [386 total miles] VECTOR #2……………..16.5
DAVIS #2………………16.4 W
RMY #2………………..16.4 W
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…….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.14
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.11 DEPARTURE…..-0.92
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR…………..33.79 DEPARTURE….-11.40

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH………………..0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2022-2023)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-1.0

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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 The low since midnight is 41F, the daily normal low is 36F

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 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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 9
HIGH 74 IN 2020
LOW 17 IN 1971
PRECIP 1.37 INCHES IN 1969
SNOWFALL 0.5 IN 1892
PEAK GUST 73e S IN 1943

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas