BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....12/01/2001...@ 2 P.M. RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY.... As of 1:45pm our temperature reached 70 degrees. This is some 6 degrees above the previous record for the date of 64 degrees set in 1908. Also this 70 degrees is now the 3rd highest temperature ever recorded for the month of December. 74 is the highest set in 1988, and 72 is the 2nd highest set in 1984. The morning low temperature of 59 degrees is also a new record high minimum reading, however it may not survive through midnight tonight. Either way we should establish a new record high minimum as the old record is 50 set in 1908. More on this tomorrow. November Stats will be available in the Monday Discussion. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 7 a.m. BHO SA 1155 200 SCT 250 SCT 6F 137/59/57/2116G21/993/ 8/001/ 53006 70001 10062 20059 10 a.m. BHO SA 1455 250 -SCT 15 137/64/58/2115G20/993/ FEW SC W-NW HAZY/ 8/501/ 50000 1 p.m. BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 350 -SCT 30 120/68/51/2419G25/988/ FEW SC E PK WND 2329/1658/ HAZY/ 8/501/ 56017 10068 20059 DATA RECORDED FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 62 MIN: 43 // ASOS MAX: 62 ASOS MIN: 43 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 43/29 MEAN 53 [+ 17] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 149 degrees Nov. is averaged 4.6 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 12/01 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.01 IN. ASOS......................0.01 IN. NOV. TOTAL................1.10 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 3.55 INS. Nov. snowfall: TRACE PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.97 {- 2.17 IN. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/30 PEAK GUST ASOS: 45 MPH S AT 11:04 P.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 46 MPH S AT 11:06 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 46 MPH S AT 11:06 P.M. DAILY NOV. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... ax/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 11/1 66/48/57/+10/0.13/0/359/58/ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/253/41/ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/012/02/ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 58/43/51/+5/0/0/416/68/ 18 S 11/5 47/36/42/-4/0.17/T/195/32/ 36 NW (Aero 38 MPH NW ) 11/6 51/36/44/-1/0/0/522/86/ 42 NW (Aero 44 MPH NW ) 11/7 56/36/46/+1/0/0/526/87/ 48 WNW (Aero 48 MPH WNW ) 11/8 54/35/45/0/0/0/591/98/ 35 S (Aero 36 MPH S ] 11/9 52/33/43/-1/0/0/510/85/ 45 WNW 11/10 49/32/41/-3/T/0/033/06/ 25 SW 11/11 45/28/37/-7/0/0/548/92/ 40 NW (Aero 43 MPH NW ) 11/12 42/25/34/-9/0/0/546/92/ 29 WNW (Aero 28 MPH WNW ) 11/13 47/24/36/-7/0/0/585/99/ 23 SSW 11/14 55/38/47/+5/0.03/0/135/23/ 32 SW 11/15 60/44/52/+10/0/0/241/41/ 25 SSW 11/16 68/42/55/+13/0/0/287/49/ 35 W 11/17 42/31/37/-4/0/0/443/76/ 27 NE 11/18 58/31/45/+4/0/0/564/97/ 27 SW (Aero 27 MPH SW ) 11/19 60/43/52/+12/0/0/515/89/ 39 SW (Aero 40 MPH SW ) 11/20 57/31/44/+4/0.03/0/052/09/ 44 WNW (Aero 44 MPH WNW ) 11/21 41/26/34/-6/0/0/575/100/ 17 NW (Aero 20 MPH WNW ) 11/22 52/33/43/+4/0/0/281/49/ 18 SSW (Aero 20 MPH SSW ) 11/23 49/38/44/+5/0/0/474/83/ 20 E 11/24 51/43/47/+9/T/0/000/00/ 24 SSE 11/25 63/47/55/+17/0.11/0/301/53/ 36 SSE (Aero 38 MPH SSE) 11/26 64/47/56/+18/0.14/0/289/51/ 31 SSE (Aero 32 MPH SSE) 11/27 53/44/49/+12/0.01/0/073/13/ 18 SW (Aero 20 MPH SW ) 11/28 61/38/50/+13/T/0/456/81/ 30 ENE (precip. corrected to a trace) 11/29 49/38/44/+8/0.14/0/000/00/ 25 ENE 11/30 62/43/53/+17/0.01/0/000/00/ 46 S RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 01 HIGH 64 IN 1908 LOW 03 IN 1887 PRECIP 1.46 INS 1917 SNOWFALL: 2.0 INS. 1902 PEAK GUST 72 MPH NW IN 1964 RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 02 HIGH 61 IN 1998 LOW 03 IN 1890 PRECIP 2.09 INS 1974 SNOWFALL: 5.0 INS. 1894, 1929 PEAK GUST 89e MPH SSE IN 1942 e = estimated MFD