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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

A COOL DAY FEATURING WESTERLY WINDS AND 
FAIR WEATHER....

Weather conditions were dry and sunny throughout
the day. Humidity was 40% at the 1 P.M. observation.
The only notable cloud cover was a thin cirrus layer 
that decreased after noontime. Winds have remained 
westerly at 10 mph on average. The max gust so far
today was 28 mph at 1:40 A.M. The high temperature 
so far today is 52F, 1 degree under the normal daily 
maximum of 53F. The low since midnight is 39F, 
3 degrees above the normal of 36F.   
 

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR OCTOBER 2018

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 58.0 [-2.3]
Avg. Min. 42.7 [-0.2]
Mean 50.4 [-1.2]
24-hour corrected mean: 50.2
Max. for month: 82F on the 10th
Min. for month: 27F on the 22nd and 26th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 457 [+36]
Total for the season: 544 [-19]
Total for last season: 268

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 5.85 in. [+1.16]
Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.08 inches on October 27

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 11.6 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 12.0
Prevailing wind direction: W [14% of total hours]
Peak gust and direction: 54 NE 

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 7800 minutes of possible 19824 or 39%
Astronomical total minutes: 8090 minutes of possible 20544 or 39%

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 31F; Wind: W at 10G14 kts  
Sea-level pressure: 30.15 ins. Hg, rising steadily      
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 51F
6-hr Min temp: 38F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.   
BHO SA 1155 E250 BKN 70 209/39/31/2810G14/015/ 8/002 53012 
10051 20038

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus 
Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 31F; Wind: WNW at 7G14 kts  
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 ins. Hg, rising steadily 
Visibility: 70 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 70 222/45/31/2907G14/019/ 8/002 51013 

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrus, few cumulus W-N
Temperature: 52F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: W at 10G16 kts 
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 ins. Hg, rising then falling     
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 52F
6-hr Min temp: 39F 
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 70 219/52/29/2810G16/018/ FEW CU W-N/ 
8/102 55003 10052 20039

 
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....60   NORMAL.....53
MIN.....50   NORMAL.....36
MEAN....55   NORMAL.....45

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......................+10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......................+48 [+6.7 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............10   DEPARTURE........-10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............96   DEPARTURE........-41
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............640   DEPARTURE........-60
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......358   DIFFERENCE......+282

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................30 WSW AT 11:10 A.M.
                   AERO.........................30 WSW AT 11:10 A.M. 
                   ASOS.........................32 W   AT 11:10 A.M. 
                   DAVIS........................32 W   AT 11:10 A.M. RMY 32
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................22 W   AT 11:37 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................21 W   AT 11:39 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................23 W   AT 11:38 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............14.9 WSW
                   ASOS.......................14.2   
                   DAVIS......................15.0 WSW [253 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..........3.13  DEPARTURE.......+2.05
                         ASOS..............3.23 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........56.17  DEPARTURE......+11.50
                         ASOS.............58.09 


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

10/01 65/53/59/+2/0.22/042/06         21 ENE AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
10/02 64/53/59/+2/0.77/000/00         33 S   AERO 32 S   RMY 35 TSTM
10/03 60/52/56/0/0.33/000/00          18 NNE AERO 14 NNE RMY 14
10/04 69/57/63/+7/0.00/209/30         29 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 32
10/05 64/47/56/0/0.00/638/92          25 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY 24
10/06 64/45/55/0/0.00/276/40          23 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
10/07 75/56/66/+11/0.05/076/11        28 NE  AERO 24 ENE RMY 27
10/08 56/53/55/+1/0.03/000/00         22 ENE AERO 20 ENE RMY N/A
10/09 75/56/66/+12/0.00/211/31        26 WSW AERO 28 SW  RMY 29
10/10 82/65/74/+20/0.00/496/73        24 WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY 25
10/11 70/56/63/+10/0.78/000/00        48 NNE AERO 47 NNE RMY 50
10/12 59/44/52/-1/0.31/182/27         32 NW  AERO 32 NW  RMY 33
10/13 49/40/45/-8/0.17/114/17         21 WNW AERO 20 WNW RMY 20
10/14 55/37/46/-6/0.00/127/19         21 W   AERO 18 W   RMY 21
10/15 66/44/55/+3/0.06/033/05         46 W   AERO 46 W   RMY N/A
10/16 56/41/49/-2/0.03/622/94         48 W   AERO 48 W   RMY N/A
10/17 60/39/50/-1/0.01/587/89         48 W   AERO 50 W   RMY 53
10/18 45/33/39/-12/0.00/657/100       32 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 36
10/19 60/31/46/-4/0.00/602/92         33 SSW AERO 36 SSW RMY 36
10/20 62/46/54/+4/0.00/228/35         35 SSW AERO 37 SSW RMY 33
10/21 46/31/39/-11/0.02/363/56        39 NNW AERO 41 NW  RMY 41
10/22 50/27/39/-10/0.00/497/77        24 W   AERO 22 W   RMY 21
10/23 53/40/47/-2/0.51/103/16         29 WNW AERO 29 WNW RMY 29  TSTM
10/24 45/35/40/-9/0.03/096/15         31 NW  AERO 31 NW  RMY 32 
10/25 48/32/40/-9/0.00/510/80         35 NW  AERO 35 NW  RMY 36
10/26 45/27/36/-12/0.00/610/96        20 NW  AERO 19 NW  RMY N/A
10/27 48/38/43/-5/2.08/000/00         54 NE  AERO 55 NE  RMY 55
10/28 51/40/46/-2/0.07/000/00         23 NNE AERO 23 NNE RMY N/A TSTM
10/29 55/40/48/+1/0.37/138/22         30 WSW AERO 30 WSW RMY 34
10/30 45/34/40/-7/0.00/306/49         28 NW  AERO 28 NW  RMY 30
10/31 55/32/44/-3/0.01/367/59         35 SSW AERO 36 SSW RMY 37

DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER

10/10/18: DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65F,
           BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 62F SET IN 1949


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

11/01 65/49/57/+11/..../.../..         25 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A
11/02 65/52/59/+13/..../.../..         37 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY N/A
11/03 64/42/53/+7/..../.../..          59 W   AERO 60 W   RMY 58
11/04 52/37/45/0/..../.../..           31 W   AERO 30 W   RMY N/A
11/05 49/40/45/0/..../.../..           30 ENE AERO 29 ENE RMY 28
11/06 58/45/52/+7/..../.../..          29 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 31
11/07 60/50/55/+10/..../.../..         30 WSW AERO 30 WSW RMY 32

11/08 Low temp since midnight is 38F; normal low is 36F

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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 8
HIGH 72 IN 1938
LOW 20 IN 1921
PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1972
SNOWFALL 4.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 9
HIGH 72 IN 1975
LOW 17 IN 1971
PRECIP 1.37 INCHES IN 1969
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1921,1923
PEAK GUST 73e S IN 1943

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner