BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY 
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014    
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

PRESSURE CONTINUES TO CLIMB, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
SUNDAY AND MONDAY 

Mostly clear skies dominated throughout this morning,
with a steep inversion present at the 7:00 AM EST observation.
At that time, Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) reported 27F at
their station height of 49 feet above MSL, while 42F was reported
here on top of Great Blue Hill, elevation 635 feet above MSL.
An overnight low of 40F was recorded during this time as well. 
 
Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few altocumulus distant N,
inversion present, patches of fog below inversion in all directions
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: estimated S at 6 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.12 ins. Hg, increasing, then more slowly               
Visibility: 60 miles, distant haze
6-hr max temp: 42F 
6-hr min temp: 40F 
24-hr precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 60 199/42/29/E1906/012/ FEW AC DSNT N 
INVSN PRSNT ALQDS GF BLO INVSN ALQDS LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS 
WND LGT/ 8/071 51022 10042 20040

10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few altocumulus distant W-NE, few cirrostratus
distant W-NE, few cirrus in all directions
Temperature: 52F; Dew Point: 33F; Wind: SSW at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly     
Visibility: 60 miles distant haze  
3-hr precip: 0.00 
BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 219/52/33/2007/018/ FEW AC DSNT W-NE FEW CS 
DSNT W-NE FEW CI ALQDS LGT DSNT HZ ALQDS/ 8/071 51020 

1 P.M. 
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few altocumulus distant W-NE  
Temperature: 57F; Dew Point: 31F; Wind: estimated W at 6 kts
Wind Speed: Light
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, falling then more slowly      
Visibility: 50 miles distant haze  
6-hr min temp: 57F
6-HR max temp: 42F
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 50 213/57/31/E2606/016/ FEW AC DSNT W-NE 
DSNT HZ ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/071 55006 10057 20042 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014  

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....52   NORMAL.....52
MIN.....38   NORMAL.....35
MEAN....45   NORMAL.....44

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........................+1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........................-6 [-0.9 DEGREES/DAY] 

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............20  DEPARTURE...........-1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............185  DEPARTURE...........+7     
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............607  DEPARTURE.........-135
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......650  DIFFERENCE.........-43

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY..................23 SSW AT  1:33 A.M. 
                   ASOS.......................25 SSW AT  2:34 A.M.  
                   DAVIS......................25 SSW AT  1:44 A.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY....................19 SSW AT  2:40 A.M.   
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.................20 SSW AT  2:39 A.M.   
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE................19 SSW AT  2:40 A.M.    
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION............10.8 SSW  	  				
                   ASOS.....................10.5   
                   DAVIS....................9.7  WSW (239 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..........1.66  DEPARTURE........+0.26    
                         ASOS..............1.69   
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........43.21  DEPARTURE........-1.96
                         ASOS.............43.56   

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOWFALL/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

11/1 45/36/41/-5/..../0.0/000/00              35 NNE RMY N/A
11/2 37/32/35/-11/..../1.8/000/00             46 NW  RMY 49
11/3 50/30/45/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..              39 WNW RMY 43
11/4 61/44/53/+8/0.00/0.0/.../..              28 SSW RMY 32        
11/5 66/50/58/+13/0.00/0.0/.../..             29 SSW RMY N/A  
11/6 52/45/49/+4/0.58/0.0/000/00              23 NE  RMY 24
11/7 46/34/40/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..              39 NW  RMY 42
11/8 47/30/39/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..              24 W   RMY 25 
11/9 52/38/45/+1/0.00/0.0/.../..              23 SSW RMY N/A

11/10 morning low temp: 40F since midnight; normal low now 35F
 
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 10
HIGH 75 IN 1931
LOW 20 IN 2004
PRECIP 2.11 INCHES IN 1888
SNOWFALL 2.2 IN 1987
PEAK GUST 83e S IN 1942

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 11
HIGH 68 IN 1984
LOW 17 IN 1956
PRECIP 1.14 INCHES IN 1991
SNOWFALL 2.5 IN 1986
PEAK GUST 64 NW IN 1962

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald