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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

SKIES CLEAR UNDER HIGH PRESSURE

Today saw clearer skies and warm temperatures as high pressure moved
into the region.  Early morning temps. dropped to 38F, but quickly
warmed to the max. of 59F at 1:00PM, 10F above the normal max. temp.
Winds remained out of the northwest, and visibility was 70 miles
during each observation.


7 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus NE-SE, inversion present
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 35F; Wind: NW at 12 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.08 ins. Hg, falling then rising
Visibility: 70 miles, distant fog in all directions
6-hr Max temp: 40F
6-hr Min temp: 38F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 185/39/35/3212/008/ FEW CU NE-SE DSNT FG ALQDS
INVSN PRSNT/ 8/100 53003 10040 20038

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus NE-SE
Temperature: 51F; Dew Point: 39F; Wind: N at 11G16 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.11 ins. Hg, rising then falling
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 195/51/39/3511G16/011/ FEW CU NE-SE/ 8/100 51010

1 P.M.
Weather: Few cirrus ESE-SE and WSW-NW
Temperature: 59F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: NNW at 8G14 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.05 ins. Hg, falling unsteadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max. temp: 59F
6-hr Min. temp: 38F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 70 177/59/37/3308G14/005/ FEW CI ESE-SE AND WSW-NW/
8/001 58018 10059 20038


SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....55   NORMAL.....50
MIN.....41   NORMAL.....33
MEAN....48   NORMAL.....41

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+69 [+3.9 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............17   DEPARTURE..........-7
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............290   DEPARTURE.........-69
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............711   DEPARTURE........-211
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......701   DIFFERENCE........+10

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................25 WNW AT 6:28 P.M. 
                   ASOS........................27 NNW AT 6:17 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................27 WNW AT 6:29 P.M. RMY 29
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................19 NW  AT 6:17 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................20 NNW AT 6:17 P.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................18 NW  AT 6:18 P.M.   
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............11.2 NW
                   ASOS......................11.3
                   DAVIS......................9.9 NW [310 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..........1.32  DEPARTURE......-1.35
                         ASOS..............1.39
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........35.68  DEPARTURE.....-10.76
                         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 55/41/48/+7/0.00/.../..           25 WNW AERO 29 NW  RMY 29

11/18 Low temp since midnight is 38F; 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 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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 19
HIGH 72 IN 1941
LOW 10 IN 1936
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1926
SNOWFALL 11.0 INS IN 1986
PEAK GUST 59e E IN 1945
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle