BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 VETERAN'S DAY ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME STEADY RAIN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THIS MORNING, 0.62 INCHES BY THE 1:00 PM EST OBSERVATION Light and intermittent rain began yesterday afternoon after 3:00 PM EST, eventually picking up in intensity by 8:00 PM. By this morning's 7:00 AM EST observation 0.41 inches of new rain had been recorded thus far for a storm total with steady light to moderate rain falling through the night into the morning. By the 10:00 AM EST observation 0.13 inches of additional rain had been recorded. Winds were strong and gusty this morning from the NE, with  the RM Young anemometer recording a peak gust of 43 MPH. The ASOS system recorded a gust of 44 MPH from the NE and Davis 41 from the ENE just after 4:00 AM EST this morning. By the 1:00 PM EST observation light rain had transitioned to light drizzle with fog that was slowly lifting. An additional 0.08 inches of rain and drizzle had accumulated by this time  as well.     Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Light rain, fog Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 44F; Wind: N at 16G22 kts, Peak Wind: 36 knots NNE at 6:16 AM EST Sea-level pressure: 29.77 ins. Hg, falling, then rising, but lower still Visibility: 1/4 of a mile, except 1/2 miles S-SW, thick fog 6-hr Max temp: 48F  6-hr Min temp: 44F 24-hr precip: 0.41 ins.  BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/4R-F 082/44/44/0116G22/977/ VSBY S-SW 1/2 MI  PK WND 0336/16/ 8//// 55008 ASOS 60027 70040 MANUAL 70041 10048 20044 10 A.M. Weather: Light rain, fog Temperature: 45F; Dew Point 45F; Wind: N at 17G24 kts, Sea-level pressure: 29.80 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly Visibility: 3/4 of a mile, except 1/2 mile NNW-NE, light rain and fog 3-hr precip: 0.13 ins. BHO SA 1455 W4 X 3/4R-F 091/45/45/0117G24/980/ VSBY NNW-NE 1/2 MI/  8//// 51009 ASOS 60014 MANUAL 60013 1 P.M.  Weather: Light drizzle, fog Temperature: 45F; Dew Point 45F; Wind: N at 15G21 kts   Sea-level pressure: 29.81 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly   Visibility: 1 mile, light drizzle and fog 6-hr max. temp. 45F   6-hr min. temp. 44F 6-hr precip: 0.21 ins.   BHO SA 1755 W5 X 1L-F 094/45/45/3615G21/981/  ASOS PK WND 0133/00/ 8//// 53003 ASOS 60022 MANUAL 60021 10045 20044 SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....53   NORMAL.....52 MIN.....45   NORMAL.....35  MEAN....49   NORMAL.....44    DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......................+5 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+101  [+9.9 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............16   DEPARTURE..........-5 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............100   DEPARTURE........-100 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............554   DEPARTURE........-209 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......621   DIFFERENCE........-67   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................28 NE  AT  11:38 P.M. *                    ASOS........................33 NE  AT  11:38 P.M.                           DAVIS.......................29 NE  AT  11:22 P.M. RMY N/A FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................22 NE  AT  11:32 P.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................22 NE  AT  11:39 A.M.          MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................20 ENE AT  11:39 P.M.         AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............10.8 ENE                     ASOS......................10.5                         DAVIS......................9.7 NE [036 Deg.]  * Last of several occurrences  PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.....0.41  DEPARTURE.....+0.25                          ASOS...............0.40 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH...........0.41  DEPARTURE.....-1.15                          ASOS...............0.40 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........37.24  DEPARTURE.....-8.09                            ASOS................N/A *** *** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 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 11/1  59/45/52/+6/T/.../..                  30 SSW RMY 31   11/2  62/47/55/+9/0.00/.../..               24 W   RMY N/A 11/3  71/44/58/+12/0.00/.../..              25 W   RMY 25 11/4  66/49/58/+13/0.00/.../..              22 SSW RMY N/A 11/5  72/51/62/+17/0.00/.../..              31 SW  RMY 36   11/6  71/60/66/+21/0.00/.../..              35 SSW RMY 38 11/7  64/46/55/+10/0.00/.../..              33 WNW RMY 35 11/8  54/39/47/+3/0.00/.../..               26 NW  RMY 30 11/9  59/38/49/+5/0.00/.../..               20 W   RMY 21 11/10 53/45/49/+5/..../000/00               28 NE  RMY N/A 11/11  low since midnight is 44F; normal low is now 35F   DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 **11/6 DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71F        TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959   **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F        BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58F SET IN 1938 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F        TIES PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD OF 60F SET ON         11/8/1996 DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): 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 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 12 HIGH 74 IN 1909 LOW 18 IN 1926 PRECIP 3.25 INCHES IN 1947 SNOWFALL 8.1 INCHES IN 1987 PEAK GUST 79e MPH NW IN 1947 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald