BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015   ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WINDY, SEASONABLE WEEKEND COMES TO AN END,  AS TEMPS GRADUALLY CLIMB INTO THE 50S ONCE AGAIN Saturday and Sunday marked the only two days that were technically colder than normal so far this month. Even with a cooler weekend, temperatures are still averaging 7.2 degrees above normal for the month of November.  Overnight, temperatures dipped to a low of 42F. Another day without precipitation on Sunday has increased our monthly and annual deficits, with 1.56 inches and 8.50 below normal respectively. By today's 1:00 PM EST observation a layer of altocumulus that had darkened skies this morning had dissipated along. Dew points had dropped below the freezing mark as temperatures reached a maximum of 58F. Visibility had increased to 75 miles in all directions.   Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Broken altocumulus, few stratocumulus overhead Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: WNW at 10 kts  Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly Visibility: 40 miles, except 70 miles SE-WSW, thin fog in all directions  6-hr Max temp: 47F  6-hr Min temp: 42F 24-hr precip: none  BHO SA 1155 E130 BKN 40 212/45/37/3010/016/ VSBY SE-WSW 70 MI FEW SC OVHD THN FG ALQDS/ 8/570 53012 10047 20042 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered altocumulus, altocumulus lenticularis distant W Temperature: 51F; Dew Point 37F; Wind: W at 8 kts, Sea-level pressure: 30.18 ins. Hg, falling slightly  Visibility: 35 miles, hazy, thin fog in all directions   BHO SA 1455 130 SCT 35 219/51/37/2808/018/ ACSL DSNT W THN FG ALQDS HAZY/ 8/040 51007 1 P.M.  Weather: Clear, few altocumulus WNW-SSE, altocumulus lenticularis distant SE Temperature: 58F; Dew Point 31F; Wind: W at 10G20 kts Sea-level pressure: 30.13 ins. Hg, falling then more slowly      Visibility: 75 miles   6-hr max. temp. 58F   6-hr min. temp. 45F   BHO SA 1755 CLR 75 204/58/31/2810G20/013/ FEW AC WNW-SSE ACSL DSNT SE/ 8/040 56015 10058 20045 SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2015     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....51   NORMAL.....50 MIN.....31   NORMAL.....34  MEAN....41   NORMAL.....42   DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......................-1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+111  [+7.2 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............24   DEPARTURE..........+1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............202   DEPARTURE........-110 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............656   DEPARTURE........-219 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......738   DIFFERENCE........-82   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................25 W   AT   1:28 P.M.                      ASOS........................27 WSW AT   1:42 P.M.                             DAVIS.......................26 W   AT   1:27 P.M. RMY 27 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................18 WSW AT   1:42 P.M.   MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................20 W   AT   4:39 A.M.           MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................18 W   AT   1:28 P.M.           AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............13.4 W                     ASOS.......................13.1                          DAVIS......................11.5 W [277 Deg.]  * 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...........0.80  DEPARTURE.....-1.56                          ASOS...............0.80 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........37.63  DEPARTURE.....-8.50                            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 48/43/46/+3/..../000/00               41 NE  RMY N/A  11/12 55/42/49/+6/..../000/00               28 S   RMY 30 11/13 57/41/49/+6/..../.../..               40 WSW RMY 47 11/14 45/31/38/-4/0.00/.../..               40 NW  RMY 47   11/15 51/31/41/-1/0.00/.../..               25 W   RMY 27 11/16 low since midnight is 42F; normal low is now 34F   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 16 HIGH 73 IN 1927 LOW 8 IN 1933 PRECIP 2.25 INCHES IN 1981 SNOWFALL 2.0 IN 1913 PEAK GUST 78 S IN 1989 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 17 HIGH 74 IN 1928 LOW 10 IN 1924 PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1920 SNOWFALL 1.0 INS IN 1980 PEAK GUST 61 SSE IN 2006 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald