Wednesday, November 11, 2020
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
OVERCAST AND WARM WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON….
The big story of the last few days has certainly been
the warmth that has overspread the region. We exceeded
the record for today, by reaching 73F by the 1 P.M.
observation. The previous record was 68F, set in 1984.
The previous days records are as follows…
11/06/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959 AND 2015
11/07/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 75F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 75F SET IN 1938
11/08/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1938
11/09/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1975
Today was overcast with rain beginning in the mid-afternoon
hours, but it was very light and left only a trace.
The maximum temperature so far today is 73 degrees, this
is 21 degrees above the normal high of 52 degrees. The
minimum temperature since midnight has been 58 degrees,
this is 23 degrees above the normal low of 35 degrees.
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratus
Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 59F; Relative Humidity: 96%
Wind: SSW at 15G23 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.06 ins. Hg: falling, then rising
Visibility: 35 miles, thin fog all quadrants
6-hr Max temp: 60F
6-hr Min temp: 58F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 20 OVC 35 178/60/59/2115G23/006/ THN FG ALQDS/
8/6// 58007 10060 20058
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken stratus
Temperature: 68F; Dew Point: 63F; Relative Humidity: 84%
Wind: SSW at 15G25 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 65 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 20 BKN 65 175/68/63/2115G25/005/ 8/6// 58003
1 P.M.
Weather: Broken stratus, altocumulus, overcast cirrostratus
Temperature: 70F; Dew Point: 61F; Relative Humidity: 73%
Wind: SW at 18G32 kts, peak of 40 mph at 12:14 P.M.
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 65 miles
6-hr Max temp: 73F
6-hr Min temp: 60F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 20 BKN 65 BKN 220 OVC 65 160/70/61/2218G32/000/
PK WND 2434/14/ 8/678 58015 10073 20060
SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….74 NORMAL…..52
MIN…….53 NORMAL…..35
MEAN……64 NORMAL…..44
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL……………….+20
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….+86 [+8.4 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….1 DEPARTURE……-20
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..114 DEPARTURE……-86
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….566 DEPARTURE…..-197
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..669 DEPARTURE…..-103
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY (MPH):
420C/Official…………..30 SW AT 10:45 A.M.
AEROVANE (south tower)…..28 SW AT 11:07 A.M.
ASOS…………………..32 SW AT 10:45 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….32 WSW AT 6:45 A.M.
DAVIS #2 (south tower)…..30 WSW AT 10:48 A.M.
MERLIN…………………29
RMY……………………31
VECTOR…………………34
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL………………………..23 SW AT 1:19 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….21 SW AT 1:19 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………21 WSW AT 1:20 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………23 SW AT 1:17 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…….13.9 SW [334 total miles]
DAVIS #1………………13.9 SW [334 total miles]
DAVIS #2 (south tower)….14.6 SW [350 total miles]
ASOS………………….13.7 [329 total miles]
VECTOR………………..14.2 [341 total miles]
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….0.00 DEPARTURE….-0.16
ASOS………….0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….0.69 DEPARTURE….-0.87
ASOS………….0.71
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….41.86 DEPARTURE….-3.47
ASOS………..42.66
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HOURS ENDING 7 A.M………..0.0 DEPARTURE….. 0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH……………..Trace DEPARTURE…..-0.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON………………6.5 DEPARTURE…..+5.9
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/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
10/01 75/56/66/+9/0.00/591/84 28 SW AERO 28 SW RMY N/A
10/02 63/49/56/-1/0.02/203/29 20 NW AERO 21 NW RMY 20
10/03 65/45/55/-1/0.00/676/97 19 WNW AERO 19 WNW RMY 19
10/04 65/45/55/-1/0.00/659/95 17 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 18
10/05 62/52/57/+1/0.00/277/40 17 ENE AERO 17 ENE RMY N/A
10/06 69/51/60/+5/0.00/503/73 28 S AERO 28 S RMY 29
10/07 73/50/62/+7/0.14/316/46 76 W AERO 74 W RMY 70 TSTM
10/08 61/42/52/-2/0.00/676/99 41 W AERO 41 W RMY N/A
10/09 60/37/49/-5/0.00/646/95 25 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY N/A
10/10 75/52/64/+10/0.00/549/81 40 SSW AERO 40 SSW RMY 38
10/11 64/47/56/+3/0.00/574/85 32 NNW AERO 35 NNW RMY N/A
10/12 52/48/50/-3/T/000/00 28 E AERO 27 E RMY N/A
10/13 57/49/53/0/1.74/000/00 32 E AERO 33 E RMY N/A
10/14 67/47/57/+5/0.00/606/91 23 WNW AERO 25 WNW RMY N/A
10/15 71/50/61/+9/0.00/511/77 43 S AERO 46 S RMY 42
10/16 68/48/58/+7/1.00/020/03 28 S AERO 30 S RMY N/A
10/17 56/39/48/-3/1.24/480/73 35 WNW AERO 40 WNW RMY 37
10/18 60/46/53/+2/0.00/622/95 20 ESE AERO 21 ESE RMY 20
10/19 61/46/54/+4/0.00/575/88 16 ESE AERO 16 SSE RMY N/A
10/20 66/49/58/+8/0.00/065/10 22 S AERO 22 S RMY 22
10/21 71/56/64/+14/0.06/000/00 26 SSW AERO 26 SSW RMY 26
10/22 70/54/62/+13/0.00/471/73 18 SSW AERO 17 SSW RMY N/A
10/23 68/52/60/+11/0.00/340/53 18 ESE AERO 18 ESE RMY 18
10/24 68/42/55/+6/0.00/217/34 32 NNW AERO 32 NNW RMY 32
10/25 50/40/45/-4/0.00/134/21 19 NNW AERO 19 NNW RMY N/A
10/26 52/43/48/0/0.02/000/00 20 E AERO 18 ESE RMY 20
10/27 52/43/48/0/T/038/06 22 NNW AERO 22 NNW RMY N/A
10/28 49/42/46/-2/0.33/000/00 18 W AERO 18 W RMY 18
10/29 46/41/44/-3/1.26/000/00 39 NE AERO 38 NE RMY 38
10/30 41/26/34/-13/0.94/000/00 37 NNE AERO 44 NNE RMY N/A
10/31 39/24/32/-15/0.00/596/96 18 SSE AERO 20 SSE RMY 17
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 49/36/43/-3/0.69/0.0/…/.. 38 W AERO 40 W RMY 39
11/02 40/31/36/-10/T/T/…/.. 61 WNW AERO 62 WNW RMY 62
11/03 43/29/36/-10/0.00/0.0/…/.. 48 WNW AERO 53 WNW RMY 48
11/04 54/30/42/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY 30
11/05 69/49/59/+14/0.00/0.0/…/.. 37 SSW AERO 40 SSW RMY 38
11/06 72/55/64/+19/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 SW AERO 28 SW RMY M
11/07 75/54/65/+20/0.00/0.0/…/.. 21 WSW AERO 21 WSW RMY 21
11/08 73/54/64/+20/0.00/0.0/…/.. 18 W AERO 18 W RMY 19
11/09 74/52/63/+19/0.00/0.0/…/.. 20 WSW AERO 18 WSW RMY 21
11/10 74/53/64/+20/0.00/0.0/…/.. 30 SW AERO 28 SW RMY 31
11/11 The low since midnight is 54F, the daily normal low is 35F
DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2020
11/06/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959 AND 2015
11/07/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 75F,
TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 75F SET IN 1938
11/08/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1938
11/09/20: DAILY RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74F,
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F SET IN 1975
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 11
HIGH 68 IN 1984
LOW 17 IN 1956
PRECIP 1.14 INCHES IN 1991
SNOWFALL 2.5 IN 1986
PEAK GUST 64 NW IN 1962
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 12
HIGH 74 IN 1909
LOW 18 IN 1926
PRECIP 3.25 INCHES IN 1947
SNOWFALL 8.1 INCHES IN 1987
PEAK GUST 79e MPH NW IN 1947
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
