BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2016 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
A SEASONABLE START TO THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
RIGHT AT FREEZING. 
 
Temperatures around freezing started the day and have been
very slow to warm up with temperatures only getting into the
mid 30's by the 10 o'clock observation.  Low clouds are slowly
moving in from the East while surface winds remain out of the
NNW ushering in drier air.  
 
By the 1 o'clock observation, temperatures had climbed into the
lower 40s with humidity falling below 50%.  Winds were between
10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. 
 
 
7 A.M.
Weather: Few Stratocumulus distant WSW-E
Temperature: 32F; Dew Point: 30F; Wind: NW at 12 kts, gusts to 18
Sea-level pressure: 29.98 ins. Hg, rising then faster
Visibility: 55 miles, light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 36F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
24-hr precip: 0.00 in.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 55 151/32/30/3112G18/998/ FEW SC DSNT WSW-E
LGT DSNT HZ/ 8/500 53006 10036 20032
 
10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered Stratocumulus, Scattered Cirrus
Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: NW at 11 kts, gusts to 21
Sea-level pressure: 30.00 ins. Hg, increasing then slower
Visibility: 60 miles
BHO SA 1455 60 SCT 250 SCT 60 158/38/26/3113G21/000/ LGT DSNT HZ/
8/502 51007
 
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered Stratocumulus, Scattered Cirrus
Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: NW at 11 kts, gusts to 20
Sea-level pressure: 30.02 ins. Hg, falling, then more quickly
Visibility: 60 miles, Light distant haze
6-hr Max temp: 44F
6-hr Min temp: 32F
BHO SA 1755 45 SCT 250 SCT 60 143/44/26/3211G20/995/
LGT DSNT HZ/ 8/802 58015 10044 20032
 
 
SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2016

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....45   NORMAL.....46
MIN.....36   NORMAL.....30
MEAN....41   NORMAL.....38
 
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................+67 [+2.5 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............24   DEPARTURE..........-3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............520   DEPARTURE.........-67
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............941   DEPARTURE........-210
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......895   DIFFERENCE........+22
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................18 NW  AT 8:32 P.M.
                   ASOS........................19 NW  AT 8:31 P.M.
                   DAVIS.......................18 WNW AT 8:31 P.M. RMY 28
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................12 NW  AT 8:13 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................13 NW  AT 8:14 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................12 WNW AT 8:14 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............5.6 NW
                   ASOS.......................6.3
                   DAVIS......................5.3 NW [306 Deg.]
 
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..........1.51  DEPARTURE......-2.60
                         ASOS..............1.58
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........35.87  DEPARTURE.....-12.01
                         ASOS.............36.23
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE.......-0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH..............Trace  DEPARTURE.......-1.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON.............Trace  DEPARTURE.......-2.0
 
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/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/-4/0.00/0.0/600/97           22 SSE AERO 22 S   RMY N/A
11/2  69/45/57/+11/0.00/0.0/425/69          24 SSW AERO 24 S   RMY 26
11/3  65/49/57/+11/0.01/0.0/025/04          38 W   AERO 41 W   RMY 38
11/4  56/35/46/+1/0.00/0.0/587/96           26 NW  AERO 26 NW  RMY 30
11/5  55/32/44/-1/0.00/0.0/250/41           24 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 24
11/6  49/39/44/-1/0.04/T/091/15             23 N   AERO 23 N   RMY 23
11/7  46/33/40/-5/0.00/0.0/423/70           21 N   AERO 21 N   RMY 20
11/8  64/36/50/+6/0.00/0.0/590/98           17 W   AERO 15 SSW RMY N/A
11/9  60/43/52/+8/T/0.0/090/15              22 NNW AERO 22 NW  RMY N/A
11/10 52/34/43/-1/0.00/0.0/507/85           28 SSW AERO 30 SSW RMY 31
11/11 59/35/47/+4/0.00/0.0/565/95           39 NW  AERO 44 NW  RMY 45
11/12 47/31/39/-4/0.00/0.0/569/96           38 NW  AERO 44 NW  RMY 23   
11/13 59/37/48/+5/0.00/0.0/519/88           23 W   AERO 22 W   RMY N/A
11/14 66/44/55/+13/0.00/0.0/547/93          24 WSW AERO 22 WSW RMY 25
11/15 57/46/52/+10/1.23/0.0/000/00          32 ENE AERO 33 ENE RMY 35
11/16 57/45/51/+9/0.04/0.0/000/00           26 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 28
11/17 55/41/48/+7/0.00/0.0/169/29           25 WNW AERO 29 NW  RMY 29
11/18 60/38/49/+8/0.00/0.0/580/100          21 NNE AERO 22 N   RMY 23
11/19 53/40/47/+6/0.02/0.0/445/77           18 ENE AERO 18 ENE RMY N/A
11/20 46/29/38/-2/0.04/0.0/006/01           37 SW* AERO 40 SW  RMY N/A
11/21 36/28/32/-8/T/T/138/24                40 W   AERO 44 W   RMY 44
11/22 41/28/35/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..           35 W   AERO 37 W   RMY 36
11/23 43/28/36/-3/0.00/0.0/542/95           32 WNW AERO 33 WNW RMY N/A
11/24 41/29/35/-4/..../T/000/00             15 NNE AERO 13 NNE RMY N/A
11/25 46/38/42/+3/..../0.0/000/00           24 SE  AERO 23 SE  RMY 25
11/26 45/36/41/+3/0.00/0.0/.../..           18 NW  AERO 17 NW  RMY 28
 
11/27 Low temp since midnight is 32F; normal low is now 30F
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 27
HIGH 68 IN 1896
LOW 5 IN 1932
PRECIP 1.92 INS IN 1898
SNOWFALL 16.0 INS IN 1898
PEAK GUST 68 NW IN 1997
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 28
HIGH 70 IN 1990
LOW 10 IN 1901,1930,1936
PRECIP 1.84 INCHES IN 1889
SNOWFALL 3.0 INS IN 1917
PEAK GUST 90 SSW IN 1958

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Robert Millette