BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
TODAY'S DISCUSSION....
November got off to a very mild start yesterday with
the high temperature reaching 70 degrees for the second
consecutive day. A scant trace of rain fell around 4 a.m.
this morning in a light rain shower.
OCTOBER 2005....
Mean temp. 52.7 [+1.1]
Precip: 14.72 [+10.30] new record for October
Snowfall: 1.5 [+1.3 ]
Sunshine: 39% lowest since 1943 for October
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1:
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....70 NORMAL.....55
MIN.....48 NORMAL.....38
MEAN....59 NORMAL.....47
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+ 12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..... + 12
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........39 S @ 3:27 p.m. **
AEROVANE..........40 S @ 3:27 p.m. **
ASOS..............37 S @ 3:27 p.m.
DAVIS.............41 S @ 2:42 p.m.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........n/a
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS SPEED..........29 S @ 3:12 P.M.
MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE DAVIS SPEED.........31 S @ 3:12 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...17.2 S
ASOS............16.3 S
DAVIS...........17.6 S [190 deg]
** last of several occurrences....
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....trace DEPARTURE....-0.15
ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER...........trace
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR OCTOBER...........14.72 DEPARTURE...+10.30
ASOS.............14.88
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........57.62 DEPARTURE...+15.60
ASOS.............56.55*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M........0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER................1.5 DEPARTURE....+1.3
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available
10/1 70/49/60/+3/0/690/98 21 MPH S
10/2 75/52/64/+8/0/681/97 23 MPH SSW
10/3 73/56/65/+9/0/656/94 15 MPH S
10/4 74/55/65/+9/T/382/55 17 MPH S
10/5 78/56/67/+12/0/471/68 17 MPH S
10/6 77/64/71/+16/T/366/53 25 MPH S
10/7 78/65/72/+17/0.03/158/23 31 MPH S Aero 34 MPH S
10/8 71/49/60/+6/1.32/000/00 45 MPH S Aero 50 MPH S
10/9 52/47/50/-4/1.33/000/00 50 MPH NNE Aero 48 MPH NNE
10/10 53/50/52/-2/0.19/000/00 25 MPH NNE
10/11 54/50/52/-1/0.28/000/00 42 MPH NNE Aero 40 MPH NE
10/12 53/49/51/-2/0.22/000/00 47 MPH NE Aero 45 MPH NE
10/13 54/52/53/+1/0.15/000/00 40 MPH NE
10/14 56/53/55/+3/2.25/000/00 37 MPH NE Aero 35 MPH NE
10/15 58/49/54/+2/4.58/000/00 48 MPH NE Aero 47 MPH NE
10/16 58/48/53/+2/0/331/50 55 MPH WSW Aero 57 MPH W
10/17 60/44/52/+1/0/554/84 47 MPH W Aero 49 MPH W
10/18 64/43/54/+3/0.03/282/43 42 MPH W Aero 42 MPH W
10/19 64/46/55/+4/0/510/78 35 MPH W Aero 36 MPH S
10/20 54/41/48/-2/0/612/94 38 MPH W Aero 40 MPH W
10/21 56/39/48/-2/0/506/78 22 MPH W
10/22 48/39/44/-6/0.78/000/00 44 MPH NE Aero 45 MPH NE
10/23 46/41/44/-5/0.44/000/00 45 MPH NE Aero 46 MPH NE
10/24 47/38/43/-6/0.27/000/00 37 MPH NE Aero 35 MPH NE
10/25 48/37/43/-6/2.45/000/00 67 MPH NNE Aero 67 MPH NE
10/26 47/35/41/-7/T/375/58 47 MPH WNW Aero 52 MPH WNW
10/27 48/34/41/-7/0/304/48 25 MPH W
10/28 43/36/40/-8/0/006/01 22 MPH NW
10/29 38/32/35/-12/0.40/1.5/000/00 28 MPH NNW
10/30 64/35/50/+3/0/699/99 29 MPH W
10/31 70/46/58/+11/0/.../..
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available
11/1 70/48/59/+12/0/0/.../.. 39 MPH S
11/2 morning low temp. 44 deg.
NEW OCTOBER 2005 DAILY RECORDS...
10/7; NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE OF 65 DEGREES;
previous record was 61 degrees in 1944 and 1946.
10/15; NEW RECORD RAINFALL is 4.58 inches for the date;
previous record was 3.12 inches in 1930.
10/25; NEW RECORD RAINFALL is 2.45 inches for the date;
previous record 2.24 inches in 1980.
10/29; NEW RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL is 1.5 inches for the date;
previous record a trace in 1902 and 1952
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2
HIGH 81 IN 1950
LOW 22 IN 1965
PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1906,1951
PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 3
HIGH 75 IN 1990
LOW 21 IN 1891
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1951
SNOWFALL 0.1 IN 1951
PEAK GUST 96e SSE IN 1951
TODAY'S REPORT BY: Robert Skilling