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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

OVERCAST SKIES ARE SLOW TO CLEAR

No additional precip. was measured at BHO, but skies remained gray with 
layers of overcast and broken stratus through 1:00PM.  Visibility increased
to 70 miles as morning fog dissipated.  Winds shifted northwest this 
morning and are expected to bring drier and milder air to the region.

Today's updated US Drought Monitor still depicts BHO to be in an area of
severe drought, but shows an increase to the extreme drought rating for
much of central Massachusetts.  The area of the state in an extreme drought
increased to 41% from last week's 29%.

7 A.M.
Weather: Overcast stratus
Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 38F; Wind: NW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.89 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly
Visibility: 40 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 45F
6-hr Min temp: 42F
24-hr precip: Trace
BHO SA 1155 E30 OVC 40 123/44/38/3108/989/ DSNT FG ALQDS/
8/6// 53016 10045 20042

10 A.M.
Weather: Two layers of broken stratus, virga S
Temperature: 49F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: NNW at 8G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.94 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly
Visibility: 70 miles, except 30 miles NE-SE, distant fog NE-SE
BHO SA 1455 E21 BKN 26 BKN 70 140/49/39/3408G15/994/ VSBY NE-SE 30
DSNT FG NE-SE VIRGA S/ 8/600 51017

1 P.M.
Weather: Two layers of broken stratus
Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: NW at 11G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 29.92 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max. temp: 55F
6-hr Min. temp: 44F
BHO SA 1755 E34 BKN 54 BKN 70 133/54/39/3110G16/992/
8/600 58007 10055 20044

SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....57   NORMAL.....50
MIN.....45   NORMAL.....34
MEAN....51   NORMAL.....42

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+9
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+62 [+3.7 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............14   DEPARTURE..........-9
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............273   DEPARTURE.........-62
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............694   DEPARTURE........-204
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......673   DIFFERENCE........+21

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................26 W AT 4:57 P.M. 
                   ASOS........................28 W AT 4:57 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................27 W AT 4:56 P.M. RMY 28
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................21 W AT 4:57 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................21 W AT 4:58 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................19 W AT 4:58 P.M.   
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............11.4 WSW
                   ASOS......................11.5
                   DAVIS.....................10.2 SW [230 Deg.]
* Last of several occurrences 

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M...TRACE  DEPARTURE......-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.32  DEPARTURE......-1.19
                         ASOS..............1.39
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........35.68  DEPARTURE.....-10.60
                         ASOS.............36.09


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/-4/0.00/600/97           22 SSE AERO 22 S   RMY N/A
11/2  69/45/57/+11/0.00/425/69          24 SSW AERO 24 S   RMY 26
11/3  65/49/57/+11/0.01/025/04          38 W   AERO 41 W   RMY 38
11/4  56/35/46/+1/0.00/587/96           26 NW  AERO 26 NW  RMY 30
11/5  55/32/44/-1/0.00/250/41           24 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 24
11/6  49/39/44/-1/0.04/091/15           23 N   AERO 23 N   RMY 23
11/7  46/33/40/-5/0.00/423/70           21 N   AERO 21 N   RMY 20
11/8  64/36/50/+6/0.00/590/98           17 W   AERO 15 SSW RMY N/A
11/9  60/43/52/+8/T/090/15              22 NNW AERO 22 NW  RMY N/A
11/10 52/34/43/-1/0.00/507/85           28 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY 31
11/11 59/35/47/+4/0.00/565/95           39 NW  AERO 44 NW  RMY 45
11/12 47/31/39/-4/0.00/.../..           38 NW  AERO 44 NW  RMY 23    
11/13 59/37/48/+5/0.00/.../..           23 W   AERO 22 W   RMY N/A
11/14 66/44/55/+13/0.00/.../..          24 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY 25
11/15 57/46/52/+10/1.23/.../..          32 ENE AERO 33 ENE RMY 35
11/16 57/45/51/+9/0.04/.../..           26 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 28

11/17 Low temp since midnight is 42F; normal low is now 33F

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

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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 18
HIGH 72 IN 1963
LOW 10 IN 1936
PRECIP 1.80 INS IN 1929
SNOWFALL 6.3 INS IN 1980
PEAK GUST 60 SW IN 1987
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle