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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ALLOW FOR A VERY MILD DAY

Temperatures have been very mild today and are slightly warmer than
forecasted due to less cloud cover than anticipated.  The max. at 1:00PM
EST was 67F.  Winds were out of the S-SW and helped dew points increase
to the upper 40s and low 50s.  Hazy conditions limited visibility to just
35 miles all day.


PRELIMINARY STATS FOR OCTOBER 2016
 
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 62.3 [+2.0]
Avg. Min. 45.3 [+2.4]
Mean      53.8 [+2.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 53.2
Max. for month: 79F on 19th
Min. for month: 28F on 27th
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 346 [-75] 
Total for the season: 421 [-142]
Total for last season: 454
 
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units: 7 [+2] 
Total for the season: 901 [+299]
Total for last season: 810
 
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 7.04 [+2.35]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.89 in. on 9th 
 
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 11.3
Avg. corrected wind speed: 11.8
Prevailing wind direction: W at 11%
Peak gust and direction: 47 W on 23rd
 
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes: N/A


7 A.M. 
Weather: Scattered altocumulus
Temperature: 50F; Dew Point: 46F; Wind: S at 14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.23 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 35 miles, hazy
6-hr Max temp: 50F
6-hr Min temp: 46F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 59 SCT 35 238/50/46/1914/023/ HAZY/ 8/030 55001 10050 20046

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus
Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 47F; Wind: SSW at 12G19 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 35 miles, hazy
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 35 224/60/47/2112G19/019/ HAZY/ 8/001 58014

1 P.M.
Weather: Few altocumulus WSW-NNE, scattered cirrus
Temperature: 67F; Dew Point: 50F; Wind: SSW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 35 miles, hazy
6-hr Max. temp: 67F
6-hr Min. temp: 50F
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 35 205/67/50/2208/014/ FEW AC WSW-NNE HAZY/
8/031 58019 10067 20050


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2016
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....55   NORMAL.....55
MIN.....29   NORMAL.....38
MEAN....42   NORMAL.....46

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................-4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................-4 [-3.8 DEGREES/DAY]

COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN TO DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............0   DEPARTURE...........0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............0   DEPARTURE...........0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............901   DEPARTURE........+299
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......810   DIFFERENCE........+91 

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............23   DEPARTURE..........+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............23   DEPARTURE..........+4
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............444   DEPARTURE........-138
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......467   DIFFERENCE........-23

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................22 SSE AT  6:50 P.M.
                   ASOS........................23 S   AT  6:39 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................22 SSE AT  6:50 P.M. RMY N/A
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................16 S   AT 10:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................17 S   AT 11:51 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................16 S   AT  6:51 P.M.   
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............9.1 S
                   ASOS.......................9.8
                   DAVIS......................8.6 S [175 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..........0.00  DEPARTURE......-0.16
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........34.36  DEPARTURE......-9.57
                         ASOS.............34.70

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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
M:    Missing data

10/1  57/52/55/-2/1.22/000/00                 33 NNE AERO  M  RMY 34
10/2  55/52/54/-3/0.19/000/00                 23 N   AERO  M  RMY N/A
10/3  69/53/61/+5/0.00/404/58                 21 ENE AERO  M  RMY 20
10/4  61/47/54/-2/T/493/71                    26 NE  AERO  M  RMY 27
10/5  61/44/53/-3/0.00/630/91                 22 NE  AERO  M  RMY 21
10/6  71/46/59/+4/0.00/682/99                 16 SW* AERO  M  RMY 15
10/7  75/54/65/+10/0.00/679/99                16 S   AERO  M  RMY 16
10/8  69/53/61/+7/0.00/130/19                 23 SSW AERO  M  RMY 23
10/9  63/44/54/0/1.89/000/00                  28 N   AERO  M  RMY 34
10/10 57/40/49/-5/0.00/658/97                 32 NW  AERO  M  RMY 32
10/11 62/39/51/-2/0.00/655/97                 17 N   AERO  M  RMY N/A
10/12 68/49/59/+6/0.00/645/96                 17 S   AERO  M  RMY 17
10/13 71/52/62/+9/T/348/52                    24 SSW AERO  M  RMY 28
10/14 58/41/50/-2/0.00/667/100                26 NNW AERO  M  RMY 25
10/15 58/38/48/-4/0.00/578/87                 23 S   AERO  M  RMY 26
10/16 68/46/57/+6/0.00/562/85                 28 SSW AERO  M  RMY 30
10/17 76/58/67/+16/0.00/494/75                23 WSW AERO  M  RMY N/A
10/18 74/56/65/+14/0.54/210/32                35 SSW AERO  M  RMY 37
10/19 79/58/69/+19/0.00/549/84                29 SSW AERO  M  RMY N/A
10/20 64/54/59/+9/0.05/429/66                 23 ENE AERO  M  RMY 22
10/21 75/57/66/+16/1.60/142/22                30 ESE AERO  M  RMY 31
10/22 65/40/53/+4/0.23/000/00                 37 WSW AERO  M  RMY N/A
10/23 56/41/49/0/0.00/578/90                  47 W   AERO  M  RMY 50
10/24 59/41/50/+1/T/607/95                    38 W   AERO  M  RMY 40
10/25 48/33/41/-8/0.00/586/92                 33 WNW AERO  M  RMY 35
10/26 47/32/40/-8/0.00/495/78                 29 WNW AERO  M  RMY 31
10/27 46/28/37/-11/0.67/013/02                28 ESE AERO 28 ESE RMY N/A
10/28 51/41/46/-2/0.38/000/00                 40 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 43
10/29 55/37/46/-1/T/000/00                    24 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A
10/30 63/43/53/+6/0.27/.../..                 25 W   AERO 25 WSW RMY N/A
10/31 51/34/43/-4/0.00/.../..                 31 NW  AERO 29 NW  RMY 33

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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
M:    Missing data

11/1  55/29/42/-4/0.00/.../..                 22 SSE AERO 22 S   RMY N/A

11/2 Low temp since midnight is 45F; normal low is now 37F

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2
HIGH 81 IN 1950
LOW 22 IN 1965
PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970
SNOWFALL 1.8 IN 2014
PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 3
HIGH 75 IN 1990
LOW 21 IN 1891
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1951
SNOWFALL 0.1 IN 1951
PEAK GUST 96e SSE IN 1951

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle