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November 18, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DRY, COOL CONDITIONS PREVAIL ONCE AGAIN AS CLOUDS SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION Temperatures could only muster a maximum reading of 45F yesterday, with a morning low of 28F. Overnight, temperatures dipped to 35F, while nearby at Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) temperatures dipped to 17F. Frost was reported on the ground this morning, giving further evidence to an inversion near the surface of the ground. Skies have been mostly clear today, and by the 1:00 PM EST observation only a thin sliver of cumulus distant to the SSE through NW gave an indication of tonight’s increasing clouds. Visibility was uniform in all directions at 65 miles with light distant haze. A maximum temperature of 49F had been recorded so far today. Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant offshore NE-ESE, few thin cirrus distant NE-SSE, inversion present in all directions Temperature: 36F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: SSW at 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.60 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly Visibility: 70 miles, light distant haze 6-hr Max temp: 36F 6-hr Min temp: 35F 24-hr precip: none BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 364/36/29/2107/060/ FEW SC DSNT OFFSHR NE-ESE FEW THN CI DSNT NE-SSE INVSN PRSNT ALQDS THN FG BLO INVSN ALQDS LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/501 53013 10036 20035 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant offshore NE-S, few cumulus distant SW-NW, few thin cirrus in all directions Temperature: 45F; Dew Point 31F; Wind: estimated SSE at 6 kts, Wind Speed: Light Sea-level pressure: 30.60 ins. Hg, rising, then falling and lower Visibility: 70 miles, except 40 miles SW-NW, hazy SW-NW BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 363/45/31/E1606/060/ VSBY SW-NW 40 MI FEW SC DSNT OFFSHR NE-S FEW CU DSNT SW-NW FEW THN CI ALQDS HAZY SW-NW WND LGT/ 8/801 58001 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant offshore NE-ESE, few cumulus distant SSE-NW, few thin cirrus in all directions Temperature: 49F; Dew Point 26F; Wind: estimated S at 6 kts Wind Speed: Light Sea-level pressure: 30.56 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly Visibility: 65 miles, light distant haze 6-hr max. temp. 49F 6-hr min. temp. 36F BHO SA 1755 CLR 65 350/49/26/E1906/056/ FEW SC DSNT OFFSHR NE-ESE FEW CU DSNT SSE-NW FEW THN CI ALQDS LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/801 58013 10049 20036 SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…..45   NORMAL…..50 MIN…..28   NORMAL…..33 MEAN….37   NORMAL…..41 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL………………….-4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………..+113  [+6.6 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………..28   DEPARTURE……….+4 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH………….247   DEPARTURE……..-112 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………701   DEPARTURE……..-221 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….792   DIFFERENCE……..-91 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY……………….18 NNE AT  12:23 A.M.* ASOS……………………23 N   AT  12:01 A.M. DAVIS…………………..20 NNE AT  12:22 A.M. RMY N/A FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY…………………14 NNE AT  12:20 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE………………14 NNE AT  12:32 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE……………..13 NNE AT  12:22 A.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION……………7.5 NNE ASOS……………………7.6 DAVIS…………………..6.7 NE [41 Deg.] * Last of several occurrences 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………..0.80  DEPARTURE…..-1.87 ASOS……………0.80 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………..37.63  DEPARTURE…..-8.81 ASOS…………….N/A *** *** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY 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 11/1  59/45/52/+6/T/…/..                  30 SSW RMY 31 11/2  62/47/55/+9/0.00/…/..               24 W   RMY N/A 11/3  71/44/58/+12/0.00/…/..              25 W   RMY 25 11/4  66/49/58/+13/0.00/…/..              22 SSW RMY N/A 11/5  72/51/62/+17/0.00/…/..              31 SW  RMY 36 11/6  71/60/66/+21/0.00/…/..              35 SSW RMY 38 11/7  64/46/55/+10/0.00/…/..              33 WNW RMY 35 11/8  54/39/47/+3/0.00/…/..               26 NW  RMY 30 11/9  59/38/49/+5/0.00/…/..               20 W   RMY 21 11/10 53/45/49/+5/…./000/00               28 NE  RMY N/A 11/11 48/43/46/+3/…./000/00               41 NE  RMY N/A 11/12 55/42/49/+6/…./000/00               28 S   RMY 30 11/13 57/41/49/+6/…./…/..               40 WSW RMY 47 11/14 45/31/38/-4/0.00/…/..               40 NW  RMY 47 11/15 51/31/41/-1/0.00/…/..               25 W   RMY 27 11/16 59/36/48/+6/0.00/…/..               25 NNW RMY 29 11/17 45/28/37/-4/0.00/…/..               18 NNE RMY N/A 11/18 low since midnight is 35F; normal low is now 33F DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 **11/6 DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71F TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58F SET IN 1938 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F TIES PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD OF 60F SET ON 11/8/1996 DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 18 HIGH 72 IN 1963 LOW 10 IN 1936 PRECIP 1.80 INS IN 1929 SNOWFALL 6.3 INS IN 1980 PEAK GUST 60 SW IN 1987 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 19 HIGH 72 IN 1941 LOW 10 IN 1936 PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1926 SNOWFALL 11.0 INS IN 1986 PEAK GUST 59e E IN 1945 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald
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Part I — Data Use Policy
§ 01

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§ 02

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§ 08

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