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October 29, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE…

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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0614E SUNSET:  1641E CLOUDY AND RAW WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND A BRISK WIND…. Low clouds have dominated the sky today with the continued onshore flow bringing moisture into the area. As a result of all this moisture being advected in, intermittent very light ocean effect drizzle began falling last evening and continued through this morning. By early this afternoon the drizzle started coming down a bit more earnestly, with 0.02″ of water accumulating in the gauge by 1pm. Temperatures have remained on the chilly side today thanks to the clouds and ocean flow. Readings have been stuck in the mid 40s all day. As one would imagine, the dew point is very close to the air temperature, indicating the high level of moisture in the atmosphere. A northeasterly wind has been averaring at around 11mph for the day so far. The peak gust for the day so far is 32mph, which occurred right around 2:45am this morning. Visibility was somewhat decent despite the areas of drizzle during the morning, with a view of around 40-60 miles, but it has gradually reduced, to around 35-40 miles late this morning, then to around a 1/4 mile by the 1pm observation. The maximum temperature so far today is 47F degrees, which is 9 degrees below the normal high of 56F. The minimum temperature since midnight is 44F degrees, which is 5 degrees above the normal low of 39F. ————————————————————– Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, very light drizzle Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 89% Wind: NNE @ 10G19 kts Sea-level pressure: 1022.0 mb; 30.18 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 40 miles, 60 miles NW-N 6-hr Max temp: 47F 6-hr Min temp: 44F 24-hr Precip: Trace BHO SA 1155 E14 OVC 40L- 220/44/41/0310G19/018/ L- INTMT PCPN VRY LGT VSBY 60 NW-N/ 8/5// 50001 6000/ 70000 10047 20044 10 A.M. Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, very light drizzle Temperature: 46F; Dew Point: 42F; Relative Humidity: 85% Wind: NNE @ 9G17 kts Sea-level pressure: 1022.2 mb; 30.19 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 40 miles, thin fog 3-hr Precip: Trace BHO SA 1455 E13 OVC 40L- 222/46/42/0309G17/019/ THN F ALQDS L- INTMT PCPN VRY LGT/ 8/5// 50002 6000/ 1 P.M. Weather: Sky obscured, vertical visibility 200ft, light drizzle Temperature: 46F Dew Point: 45F; Relative Humidity: 96% Wind: N @ 5 kts, wind light Sea-level pressure: 1022.1 mb; 30.18 in. Hg: rising, then falling Visibility: 1/4 mile, fog 6-hr Max temp: 47F 6-hr Min temp: 44F 6-hr Precip: 0.02 inches BHO SA 1755 X W2 1/4L-F 221/46/45/3605/018/ WND LGT/ 8//// 58001 6002/ 10047 20044 ————————————————————– SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX…….49   NORMAL…..57 MIN…….37   NORMAL…..40 MEAN……43   NORMAL…..48 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….-5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH………………………+50 [+1.6 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2025 THRU JUN 2026) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….22  DEPARTURE……..+5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH……………304  DEPARTURE…….-37 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..367  DEPARTURE…….-92 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………348  DEPARTURE…….+19 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN 2025 THRU DEC 2025) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………..0  DEPARTURE………0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….20  DEPARTURE…….+13 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..756  DEPARTURE…….+79 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………761  DEPARTURE……..-5 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 *=Last of multiple occurrences F420C (Official)………..35 NE   @   10:27 P.M. VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….35 NE   @   10:27 P.M. VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….36 NE   @   10:27 P.M. DAVIS #1……………….34 E    @   10:22 P.M. DAVIS #2 ………………35 ENE  @   10:27 P.M. RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..37 NE   @   10:18 P.M. RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..37 NE   @   10:27 P.M. MERLIN…………………34 NE RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……33 NE   @   10:27 P.M. FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………22 NE   @   10:32 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..22 NE   @   11:59 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..22 NE   @   11:59 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………22 ENE  @   09:40 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………22 ENE  @   08:38 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..21 NE   @   11:59 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..22 NE   @   11:59 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………21 NE   @   11:59 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION: CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..12.4 NE [298 total miles] VECTOR #1………………12.7 VECTOR #2………………13.5 DAVIS #1……………….13.4 NE DAVIS #2………………….M RMY #1…………………12.4 NE RMY #2…………………13.1 NNE RICHARDS (C5C)………….12.9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….TRACE DEPARTURE…..-0.18 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..5.53 DEPARTURE…..+0.57 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2025)…….41.35 DEPARTURE…..-2.28 ————————————————————– PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/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 10/1  61/49/55/-3/0.00/668/97            30 NE  VEC1 30 NE  RMY 30 10/2  60/43/52/-6/0.00/637/91            28 NE  VEC1 28 NE  RMY 28 10/3  72/46/59/+2/0.00/670/96            23 SW  VEC1 23 SW  RMY 23 10/4  81/53/67/+10/0.00/667/96           18 NNW VEC1 18 NW  RMY 19 10/5  84/62/73/+16/0.00/664/96           18 SSW VEC1 18 SSW RMY 18 10/6  83/59/71/+15/0.00/649/94           25 SSW VEC1 25 SSW RMY 26 10/7  79/59/69/+13/0.00/440/64           35 SSW VEC1 35 SSW RMY 36 10/8  68/49/59/+4/0.80/027/04            33 NW  VEC1 34 SSW RMY 35 TSTM 10/9  55/40/48/-7/0.00/667/98            33 NNW VEC1 35 NNW RMY 35 10/10 61/38/50/-5/0.00/664/98            25 SSW VEC1 26 S   RMY 26 10/11 66/49/58/+4/0.00/243/36            21 SW  VEC1 21 SW  RMY 20 10/12 56/52/54/0/0.91/000/00             50 ENE VEC1 50 ENE RMY 52 10/13 53/50/52/-2/2.14/000/00            51 ENE VEC1 51 ENE RMY 51 10/14 53/50/52/-1/0.49/000/00            36 NE  VEC1 36 NNE RMY 35 10/15 62/44/53/0/T/319/48                33 NNW VEC1 33 NNW RMY 35 10/16 53/39/46/-6/0.00/410/62            35 NW  VEC1 35 NW  RMY 36 10/17 61/41/51/-1/0.00/652/99            26 N   VEC1 26 N   RMY 27 10/18 63/40/52/0/0.00/604/92             17 SSE VEC1 16 NNW RMY 17 10/19 68/50/59/+8/0.00/568/87            28 SSE VEC1 29 SSE RMY 28 10/20 64/51/58/+7/0.75/072/11            40 SSE VEC1 40 SSE RMY 41 10/21 65/47/56/+5/0.00/648/100           28 WSW VEC1 28 WSW RMY 29 10/22 67/51/59/+9/0.44/387/60            32 SW  VEC1 33 SW  RMY 33 10/23 61/45/53/+3/0.00/…/..            29 WSW VEC1 29 WSW RMY 29 10/24 58/41/50/0/0.00/…/..             20 WNW VEC1 20 WNW RMY 19 10/25 55/38/47/-2/0.00/…/..            23 NW  VEC1 23 NNW RMY 23 10/26 56/37/47/-2/0.00/…/..            23 WNW VEC1 23 WNW RMY 24 10/27 51/34/43/-6/0.00/…/..            18 NNE VEC1 19 NNW RMY 19 10/28 49/37/43/-5/T/…/..               35 NE  VEC1 35 NE  RMY 37 10/29 The low since midnight is 44F, the daily normal low is 39F. ————————————————————– OCTOBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE 10/5  HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 62F, TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE WITH 1910 10/6  HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 83F, TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE WITH 1990 AND 2007 10/13 PEAK GUST OF 51 MPH ENE, BEAT THE OLD RECORD OF 46e MPH W IN 1950 ————————————————————– DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 29 HIGH 74F IN 1989 LOW 23F IN 1891 PRECIP 2.42 INCHES IN 2012 SNOWFALL 4.0 INCHES IN 2011 PEAK GUST 76 E IN 2012 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 30 HIGH 75F IN 1946,1989 LOW 21F IN 1928 PRECIP 1.85 INCHES IN 1917 SNOWFALL 6.5 INCHES IN 2020 PEAK GUST 73 SE IN 2017 TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
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