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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016  
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

WINDS DECREASE, PLEASANT DAY WITH SUNNY SKIES

Winds were still gusting about 30 MPH this morning but continued their
decreasing trend through the early afternoon.  Dry conditions continued
giving us clear skies with just a few clouds and 70 miles visibility
at each observation.  Temperatures remain slightly below normal with an
overnight low of 28F and a max. temp of 41F by 1:00PM.


7 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions
Temperature: 29F; Dew Point: 18F; Wind: WNW at 16G24 kts,
Peak Wind: 26 kts (30 MPH) WNW at 6:22AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 30.14 ins. Hg, rising, then less quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 31F
6-hr Min temp: 28F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 207/29/18/2916G24/014/ FEW CU ALQDS PK WND 2926/22/
8/100 51016 10031 20028

10 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus in all directions
Temperature: 35F; Dew Point: 20F; Wind: WNW at 15G21 kts,
Peak Wind: 26 kts (30 MPH) W at 9:03AM EST
Sea-level pressure: 30.17 ins. Hg, rising, then less quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 218/35/20/3015G21/017/ FEW CU ALQDS PK WND 2926/03/
8/100 53011

1 P.M.
Weather: Few cirrus SSW-NW
Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 20F; Wind: WNW at 13G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max. temp: 42F
6-hr Min. temp: 29F
BHO SA 1755 CLR 70 214/41/20/3013G21/016/ FEW CI SSW-NW/
8/001 56004 10042 20029


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....41   NORMAL.....48
MIN.....28   NORMAL.....32
MEAN....35   NORMAL.....40

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................-5
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+68 [+2.9 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............30   DEPARTURE..........+5
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............414   DEPARTURE.........-68
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............835   DEPARTURE........-210
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......805   DIFFERENCE........+30

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................35 W   AT  2:28 P.M. 
                   ASOS........................36 WNW AT  2:29 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................35 NW  AT  2:10 P.M. RMY 436
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................26 W   AT  2:29 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................26 W   AT 11:08 A.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................24 W   AT  2:29 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.............17.0 W
                   ASOS......................16.5
                   DAVIS.....................14.3 W [280 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..........1.38  DEPARTURE......-2.09
                         ASOS..............1.44
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........35.74  DEPARTURE.....-11.50
                         ASOS.............36.14

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.......-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH..............Trace  DEPARTURE.......-1.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.............Trace  DEPARTURE.......-1.4

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 60/38/49/+8/0.00/.../..           21 NNE AERO 22 N   RMY 23
11/19 53/40/47/+6/0.02/.../..           18 ENE AERO 18 ENE RMY N/A
11/20 46/29/38/-2/0.04/.../..           37 SW* AERO 40 SW  RMY N/A
11/21 36/28/32/-8/T/.../..              40 W   AERO 44 W   RMY 44
11/22 41/28/35/-5/0.00/.../..           35 W   AERO 37 W   RMY 36

11/23 Low temp since midnight is 28F; normal low is now 31F


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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 23
HIGH 73 IN 1931
LOW 9 IN 1888
PRECIP 2.33 INS IN 2006
SNOWFALL 5.5 INS IN 1989
PEAK GUST 64e S IN 1953

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 24
HIGH 69 IN 1931
LOW 7 IN 1897
PRECIP 1.76 INCHES IN 1901
SNOWFALL 4.5 INS IN 1936
PEAK GUST 69 SSW IN 1959
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Cecilia Borries-Strigle