BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
NOVEMBER TEMPERATURES TURN TO MILD SIDE
WITH READINGS IN MID-60'S AGAIN TODAY
 
After a cold start to this month temperatures
have made a significant turn to above the
averages for early November.  Today became
the 2nd day in a row with high readings
reaching the mid-60's despite a dense
high overcast. The high clouds have spread
northward from a low pressure system moving
up along the Atlantic coast and expected to
bring the first rain of the month.
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast altocumulus clouds, few stratocumulus, 
few stratocumulus castellanus E-SSE, small breaks in overcast,
higher clouds visible, patchy thin fog below inversion/summit
Temperature: 55F, Dew point: 50F, Wind: ESE at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.29 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 25 miles, 35 miles to the southeast   
6-hourly minimum temperature: 52F
BHO SA 1155 E130 OVC 25 256/55/50/1207/029/
FEW SC ALQDS FEW SCC E-SSE HIER CLDS VSB SML
BINOVC PTCHY THN FG BLO INVSN/SMT SE-SW-NW
VSBY SE 35/ 8/571 53001 10056 20052
 
10 A.M.
Weather: High overcast of dense cirrostratus, altocumulus
distant east through south, sun visible  
Temperature: 59F, Dew point: 53F, Wind: SE at 6 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.29 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 20 miles, north 15 miles, thin smoke layer,hazy
BHO SA 1455 E200 OVC 20 256/59/53/1306/029/
AC DSNT E-S SUN VSB THN K LYR NW-NE VSBY N 15/
8/077 58000
 
1 P.M.
Weather: Dense high cirrostratus overcast with few
altocumulus SE-SW-NW, sun visible 
Temperature: 63F, Dew point: 51F, Wind: E at 6  kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.24 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 25 miles, 35 miles SE-SW, hazy 
6-hour max. temp: 63F
BHO SA 1755 E200 OVC 25 239/63/51/0806/024/
FEW AC SE-SW-NW FEW ACSL SW BRGHT SPOTS IOVC
SW VSBY SE-SW 35 HAZY ALQDS/
8/048 58017 10063 20055
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....65    NORMAL.....54
MIN.....45    NORMAL.....38
MEAN....55    NORMAL.....46
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..............+9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..............-6 [-1.7 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............10  DEPARTURE.........-9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH............81  DEPARTURE.........+5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........623  DEPARTURE........-44
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....419  DIFFERENCE......+204
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............24  SSW AT 10:08 A.M.
                   AEROVANE.............23  SSW AT 10:08 A.M.      
                   ASOS.................23  SSW AT 10:09 A.M.   
                   DAVIS................28  SW  AT 10:08 A.M.   
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............17  SSW AT 10:47 A.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........16  SSW AT 10:46 A.M.    
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........20  SSW AT 10:46 A.M.  
                   AVERAGE............ 11.6  SW
                   ASOS................11.3
                   DAVIS...............11.4  SSW [210 deg]
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE.......-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.00   DEPARTURE.......-0.60
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........44.94   DEPARTURE.......+2.32
                         ASOS.............47.52 #
#  Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2008 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system gust when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
....: Data not yet available, records not finalized
 
11/1 58/36/47/0/0.00/.../..     22 SW
11/2 43/29/36/-10/0.00/.../..   25 NW
11/3 50/32/41/-5/0.00/.../..    23 S
11/4 65/45/55/+9/0.00/.../..    24 SSW
 
11/5 morning low temp. 52F; our normal low is now 37F
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER
 
None...
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 5
HIGH 76 IN 1994
LOW 18 IN 1908
PRECIP 4.26 INCHES IN 1955
SNOWFALL 1.5 IN 1892
PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 71 IN 1959
LOW 22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 8.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Robert Skilling