BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
CLOUDY WITH FOG AND OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE TODAY...
COLD FRONT WITH RAIN SHOWERS EXPECETED TONIGHT...
There has been no sunshine recorded since Wednesday
afternoon, and the overcast continues as of mid-day.
Dense fog and occasional drizzle, which amounted
to 0.01 inch overnight, have ended as of early
afternoon. The visibility has risen to 20 miles under
the low overcast as of 1 PM. Another warm day on
Friday has raised the monthly average temperature to
nearly +4 degrees/day. Winds have been very light
over the past day with a corrected average speed of
4.5 mph for the 24 hours ending at 10 AM this morning.
Today's observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscured in dense fog and very light drizzle
Temperature: 55F, Dew point: 55F, Wind: SE at 6 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.78 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 1/8 mile, fog
6-hourly minimum temperature: 55F
24-hour rainfall: 0.01 in.
BHO SA 1155 W2 X 1/8L-F 086/55/55/1506/978/ PCPN VRY LGT
WND LGT/ 8//// 55000 6000/ 70001 10055 20055
10 A.M.
Weather: Sky obscured with dense fog
Temperature: 55F, Dew point: 55F, Wind: S at 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.76 inches Hg, falling
3-hour rainfall: Trace
Visibility: 1/16 mile, fog
BHO SA 1455 W1 X 1/16F 079/55/55/1710/976/ 8//// 58007
6000/
1 P.M.
Weather: Overcast stratocumulus, hazy
Temperature: 58F, Dew point: 57F, Wind: S at 10 kts
Wind: Direction variable SE-SW
Sea-level pressure: 29.70 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 20 miles, hazy
6-hour max. temp: 58F
6-hour rainfall: Trace
BHO SA 1755 E10 OVC 20 058/58/57/1810/970/ HAZY WND 15V21/
8/5// 56021 6000/ 10058 20055
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....57 NORMAL.....53
MIN.....52 NORMAL.....37
MEAN....55 NORMAL.....45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.............+10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.............+27 [+3.7 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............10 DEPARTURE........-10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........108 DEPARTURE........-28
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........650 DEPARTURE........-77
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....480 DIFFERENCE......+170
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............24 N AT 3:25 A.M. *
AEROVANE.............20 N AT 12:55 A.M.
ASOS.................22 NNE AT 3:25 A.M.
DAVIS................21 NNE AT 12:44 A.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............15 N AT 3:26 A.M. *
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........16 N AT 3:29 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........17 N AT 3:26 A.M.
AVERAGE.............6.6 N
ASOS................5.2
DAVIS...............5.8 N [001 deg]
* Last of several occurrences.
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.01 DEPARTURE.......-0.14
ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.05 DEPARTURE........0.00
ASOS..............1.05
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........45.99 DEPARTURE.......+2.92
ASOS.............48.57 #
# Includes erroneous ASOS precipitation data on 2/13/08.
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0 DEPARTURE.....-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.0 DEPARTURE.....-0.4
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............0.0 DEPARTURE.....-0.6
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 65/52/59/+14/.../.../.. 28 NE
11/6 55/52/54/+9/.../000/00 35 NNE
11/7 57/52/55/+10/.../000/00 24 N
11/8 morning low temp. 55F; 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 8
HIGH 72 IN 1938
LOW 20 IN 1921
PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1972
SNOWFALL 4.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 9
HIGH 72 IN 1975
LOW 17 IN 1971
PRECIP 1.37 INCHES IN 1969
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1921,1923
PEAK GUST 73e S IN 1943
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Mike Iacono