BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2004


TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS...

7 AM
BHO SA 1155 150 SCT 35 115/46/33/2112/987/
FEW ACSL NW-NE FEW CI N CLR SE-SW/ 8/071 53020 10049 20044

10 AM
BHO SA 1455 200 SCT 35 114/58/37/1910G16/987/
FEW AC NW AND E CLR S WND BACKING/ 8/071 58001

1 PM
BHO SA 1755 200 SCT 40 076/63/38/1920G27/975/
PK WND 1927/46/ 8/001 58039 10063 20046


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 06:

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....58    NORMAL.....53
MIN.....38    NORMAL.....37
MEAN....48    NORMAL.....45

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.....  3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....- 9 (-1.5 DEGREES/DAY)

PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY........39 SW   AT  2:32 P.M.
                   AEROVANE.........42 SW   AT  2:30 P.M.
                   ASOS.............36 SW  AT   2:31 P.M.

FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..........32 SW   AT  2:31 P.M.
           HIGHEST ASOS  2 MIN AV...30 SW   AT  2:32 P.M.
           HIGHEST DAVIS 1 MIN AV...32 SW   AT  2:32 P.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..  17.9 SW
                   ASOS...........  17.6 230 deg.

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER ..........0.99   DEPARTURE....+0.09
                         ASOS..............0.99
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........45.80   DEPARTURE....+2.88
                         ASOS.............44.14


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2004......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED: 24 HOUR PERIODS ENDING MIDNIGHT EST
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
... SUNSHINE DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE

11/1  57/39/48/+1/0/0/594/96       35 W   Aero 38 MPH W
11/2  52/36/44/-2/T/0/086/14       27 S
11/3  52/33/43/-3/0.13/0/461/75    50 WNW Aero 55 MPH WNW
11/4  46/30/38/-8/0.85/0/.../..    32 ESE Aero 32 MPH ESE
11/5  50/39/45/0/0.01/0/.../..     69 W   Aero 69 MPH W
11/6  58/38/48/3/0/.../..          39 SW


OUR DAILY EXTREMES....

Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):


RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 07
HIGH      75F IN 1938
LOW       21F IN 1930
PRECIP    2.02 INCHES IN 1953
SNOWFALL  1.0 INCHES IN 1967
PEAK GUST 69e ENE IN 1953

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 08
HIGH      72F IN 1938
LOW       20F IN 1921
PRECIP    2.24 INCHES IN 1972
SNOWFALL  4.0 INCHES IN 1894
PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947

Today's report by: Andrew Hoell