BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY  MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014     ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLEAR AND COOL MONDAY GIVES WAY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WARMER TUESDAY Clear skies, cool temperatures in the 30s and 40s and visibility up to 80 miles in all directions yesterday have given way to a much warmer and cloudy start to  today. Yesterday's maximum of 50F was reached just after 9:00 AM EST this morning after an overnight low of 43F. Altocumulus have kept skies mostly cloudy to overcast  as high pressure is beginning to crest in the region. By the 1:00 PM EST observation skies were mostly cloudy with altocumulus and light distant haze in all directions. Visibility was reduced to 60 miles with a maximum temperature of 61F recorded so far today. OCTOBER MONTHLY SUMMARY   The October precipitation total of 9.96 inches ties for the fourth highest on record with October 2011.   BHO Greatest October Precipitation, inches (1885-2014) 1) 14.72 in 2005 2) 11.76 in 1996 3) 10.84 in 1962 4)  9.96 in 2011     9.96 in 2014 6)  8.89 in 1932 7)  8.12 in 1955 OCTOBER 2014 PRELIMINARY STATS  [Departures are relative to the 1981-2010 normal] TEMPERATURE [deg. F]   Av. Max. 62.3 [+2.0] Av. Min. 47.2 [+4.3] Mean     54.8 [+3.2]  24-hour corr. mean: 54.4 Max. temp. for month: 79 on 15th   Min, temp. for month: 33 on 20th  Total heating degree day units: 321 [-100] Total seasonal heating   units: 422 [-141]  Total cooling degree day units: 8   [+3] Total seasonal cooling   units: 595 [-7]  PRECIPITATION [ins.] Total: 9.96 [+5.27] Greatest one calendar day: 3.66 [on the 23rd]  Greatest in 24 hours 5.15 inches [19E-19E 22nd-23rd] WIND  Av. wind speed:       12.9 MPH   Av. corr. wind speed: 13.1 MPH  Prevailing direction: W @ 15% SUNSHINE  Total astronomical minutes: 8988/20548 or 44% of possible Total Campbell Stokes card minutes: 8664/19824 or 44% of possible Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Broken altocumulus, broken altostratus, broken cirrocumulus  Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 25F; Wind: W at 9 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, rising steadily              Visibility: 70 miles, except 50 miles W, light distant haze 6-hr max temp: 46F  6-hr min temp: 44F  24-hr precip: 0.00 inches BHO SA 1155 E60 BKN 100 BKN 180 BKN 70 205/45/25/2709/014/  VSBY W 50 MI LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/079 52015 10046 20044 10 A.M. Weather: Broken altocumulus Temperature: 52F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: estimated W at 6 kts Wind Speed: Light Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, rising, then steady    Visibility: 60 miles, 70 miles ENE-SSW, light smoke layer along horizon SW-NE, light distant haze BHO SA 1455 E70 BKN 60 211/52/26/E2606/015/ VSBY ENE-SSW 70 MI LGT K LYR ALG HRZN SW-NE LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/030 51006    1 P.M. Weather: Broken altocumulus  Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 32F; Wind: estimated SSW at 4 kts, Wind Speed and Direction: Light and Variable Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg, falling, then more slowly Visibility: 60 miles, light distant haze    6-hr max temp: 61F   6-hr min temp: 45F 6-hr precip: 0.00 BHO SA 1755 E60 BKN 60 198/60/32/E2204/011/ LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS WND LGT AND VRB/ 8/030 56013 10061 20045      WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014   TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....50   NORMAL.....54 MIN.....30   NORMAL.....37 MEAN....40   NORMAL.....46 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................-6 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................-22 [-7.5 DEGREES/DAY]  HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............25  DEPARTURE...........+6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............79  DEPARTURE..........+22      TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............501  DEPARTURE.........-119 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......513  DIFFERENCE.........-12 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)  PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................39 WNW AT  9:35 A.M.                     ASOS.......................42 WNW AT  8:35 A.M.                     DAVIS......................39 W   AT  8:30 A.M. RMY 43 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................30 WNW AT  9:12 A.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................28 WNW AT  9:12 A.M.   MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................26 WNW AT  8:32 A.M.   AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION............17.7 WNW                      ASOS.....................16.8                       DAVIS....................15.2 W (284 degrees)   * Last of several occurrences                    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE........-0.16                           ASOS..............0.00 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.08  DEPARTURE........+0.61                              ASOS..............1.12    TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........42.63  DEPARTURE........-1.61                          ASOS.............42.99      PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY GUST RMY:  R.M. Young wind gust recording system  TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ....: Data not yet available, records not finalized 10/1  56/55/56/-1/1.63/000/00              33 NE  RMY 36  10/2  55/47/51/-6/0.29/000/00              30 NE  RMY N/A    10/3  54/46/50/-6/0.05/000/00              20 NE  RMY 20 10/4  63/52/58/+2/0.30/000/00              30 SE  RMY 32 10/5  60/45/53/-3/0.00/658/95              26 W   RMY 28 10/6  66/42/54/-1/0.00/669/97              25 SSE RMY N/A 10/7  72/54/63/+8/0.01/261/38   *          43 S   RMY 49 10/8  72/53/63/+9/0.01/562/82              40 S   RMY N/A 10/9  64/48/56/+2/0.00/648/95              35 W   RMY 39  10/10 63/43/53/-1/0.00/489/72              23 W   RMY N/A 10/11 50/43/47/-6/0.35/000/00              15 N   RMY N/A 10/12 60/40/50/-3/0.00/674/100  *          20 NW  RMY N/A 10/13 61/45/53/+0/0.00/054/08              23 S   RMY 25 10/14 75/58/67/+15/0.00/448/67             29 S   RMY 31 10/15 79/62/71/+19/0.02/459/69  #          32 SSW RMY 36 10/16 70/60/65/+14/0.60/000/00             37 S   RMY 41   10/17 71/57/64/+13/0.00/528/80             28 SW  RMY 30 10/18 71/52/62/+11/0.24/210/32             28 WNW RMY 30  TSTM   10/19 55/39/47/-3/0.00/020/03              28 NW  RMY 29 10/20 56/33/45/-5/0.00/515/79              23 SW  RMY 25 10/21 61/49/55/+5/0.16/045/07              17 NNE RMY N/A 10/22 54/48/51/+2/2.38/000/00              58 NE  RMY 58  TSTM  10/23 53/47/50/+1/3.66/000/00              43 N   RMY N/A  10/24 52/43/48/-1/0.16/000/00              25 NNW RMY N/A 10/25 63/41/52/+3/0.00/568/89              21 WSW RMY N/A   10/26 57/43/50/+2/T/337/53                 37 W   RMY 39 10/27 61/42/52/+4/0.00/633/100             26 WNW RMY 31 10/28 70/46/58/+10/0.00/403/64             23 S   RMY 24 10/29 73/47/60/+13/0.10/195/31             25 NNW RMY 27  10/30 59/41/50/+3/0.00/419/67              18 NW  RMY 20  10/31 53/42/48/+1/0.00/193/31              23 NNE RMY N/A 11/1 45/36/41/-5/..../000/00               35 NNE RMY N/A 11/2 37/32/35/-11/..../000/00              46 NW  RMY 49 11/3 50/30/45/-6/0.00/.../..               39 WNW RMY 43 11/4 morning low temp: 30F since midnight; normal low now 37F   * Sunshine corrected from 281 to 261 on the 7th and from 681 to 674 on the 12th # Temperature departure corrected from +18 to +19 on the 15th DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 2014: 10/1 - A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.63 INCHES;          surpasses the previous record of 1.44 ins. in 1984  10/22 - A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 2.38 INCHES; surpasses the previous record of 1.37 ins. in 1898 10/23 - A NEW RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 3.66 INCHES; surpasses the previous record of 2.18 ins. in 1956 DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2014: 11/2 - A NEW RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL 1.8 INCHES; surpasses the previous record of 0.2 ins. in 1906, 1951         DAILY EXTREMES  Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):      RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 4 HIGH 77 IN 1987 LOW 22 IN 1891 PRECIP 3.27 INCHES IN 1910 SNOWFALL 6.4 IN 1945 PEAK GUST 73 WNW IN 1965 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 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald