BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast
Temperature: 34F, Dew point: 28F, Wind: SSW at 10 kt
Sea-level pressure: 29.97 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 15 miles
6-hourly minimum temperature: 34F
BHO SA 1155 60 OVC 15 149/34/28/2010/997/
FEW BINOC ALQDS CLRNG LINE S-W/ 8/6// 51007 10036 20034
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus
Temperature: 38F, Dew point: 28F, Wind: SW at 10 kt 
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 inches Hg, steady
Visibility: 30 miles
BHO SA 1455 200 SCT 250 -SCT 30 151/38/28/2210/998/
FEW ACSL SE/ 8/071 50002
 
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....44    NORMAL.....45
MIN.....30    NORMAL.....31
MEAN....37    NORMAL.....38
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.............. -1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..............-11 [-0.6 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............28  DEPARTURE.........+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........596  DEPARTURE.........+9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.........1138  DEPARTURE........-40
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....983  DIFFERENCE......+155
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............32 S    AT  12:25 P.M.  
                   AEROVANE.............32 S    AT  12:23 P.M.  
                   ASOS.................35 SSW  AT  12:25 P.M.  
                   DAVIS................35 SSW  AT  12:15 P.M.  
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............26 S    AT  12:24 P.M.    
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........24 SSW  AT  12:25 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........26 SSW  AT  12:15 P.M.  
                   AVERAGE............11.8 S      
                   ASOS...............11.2
                   DAVIS..............11.2 S [196 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...........4.40   DEPARTURE.......+0.36
                         ASOS...............4.55
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........49.34   DEPARTURE.......+3.28
                         ASOS..............52.07 #
# 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..............TRACE  DEPARTURE.....-2.3
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.............TRACE  DEPARTURE.....-2.5
 
 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2008 CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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  58/36/47/0/0.00/266/43        22 SW
11/2  43/29/36/-10/0.00/598/97      25 NW
11/3  50/32/41/-5/0.00/000/00       23 S
11/4  65/45/55/+9/0.00/409/67       24 SSW
11/5  65/52/59/+14/0.07/018/03      28 NE 
11/6  55/52/54/+9/0.93/000/00       35 NNE
11/7  57/52/55/+10/0.05/000/00      24 N
11/8  59/55/57/+13/0.07/000/00      32 SE
11/9  57/45/51/+7/0.01/462/77       35 WSW 
11/10 52/34/43/-1/T/316/53          32 W
11/11 47/31/39/-4/0.00/428/72       33 W
11/12 46/35/41/-2/0.00/355/60       17 W
11/13 49/36/43/0/0.05/T/000/00      35 ESE SLEET 8 AM
11/14 59/49/54/+12/0.07/0/000/00    22 SE
11/15 67/56/62/+20/0.62/0/000/00    65 SSE Aero 69 MPH SSE
11/16 64/37/51/+9/0.32/0/169/29     53 W   Aero 46 MPH W
11/17 47/31/39/-2/0.00/0/0/501/86   24 SSW
11/18 38/23/31/-10/0.00/0.0/580/100 33 NW
11/19 31/18/25/-16/0.00/0.0/566/98  32 NW
11/20 33/17/25/-15/0.00/0.0/547/95  32 W   Aero 29 MPH W
11/21 32/19/26/-14/0.00/0.0/551/96  36 NW  Aero 33 MPH NW
11/22 26/17/22/-18/0.00/0.0/515/90  47 WNW Aero 47 MPH WNW
11/23 31/18/25/-14/0.00/0.0/.../..  35 W   Aero 33 MPH W
11/24 41/25/33/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..   32 E
11/25 51/35/43/+4/2.21/0.0/000/00   44 E
11/26 44/30/37/-1/0.00/0.0/.../..   32 S
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2008...
 
11/15 PEAK GUST: 65 SSE, PREVIOUS RECORD, 58 NNW in 1962, NW in 1967
11/15 HIGH MIN TEMP: 56F; TIED WITH 1989
11/22 LOW MAX TEMP:  26F; TIED WITH 1972
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 27
HIGH 68 IN 1896
LOW 5 IN 1932
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1898
SNOWFALL 16.0 INCHES IN 1898
PEAK GUST 68 NW IN 1997
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 28
HIGH 70 IN 1990
LOW 10 IN 1901,1930,1936
PRECIP 1.84 INCHES IN 1889
SNOWFALL 3.0 INCHES IN 1917
PEAK GUST 90 SSW IN 1958
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andrew Hoell