BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018  ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION  THROUGHOUT THE DAY....NOVEMBER AND FALL 2018 NOW THE WETTEST ON RECORD... Fog this morning limited visibility to 1/16th mile, but  began to break up shortly before the 10 A.M. observation. The highest visibility so far seen at 1 P.M is 70 miles. We measured 1.50 inches from yesterday's rain, and .02 inches from  the drizzle this morning at 10 A.M. We observed a pressure fall of almost 4 millibars leading up to 7 A.M., but it has started to trend upward moving into the afternoon. Winds have  increased since this morning, with the highest gust of 36 mph occurring after 11 A.M. The high temperature reached so far  today is 45F, 1 degree below the daily normal of 46F. The  low since midnight is 36F, 6 degrees above the normal minimum  of 30F. Monthly and seasonal liquid precipitation have exceeded  previous records, statistics are listed below: BHO Wettest Novembers, inches (1885-2018): 1) 10.30 in 2018 (through 7 AM on 11/27) 2) 9.78 in 1983 3) 9.29 in 1945 4) 9.17 in 1972 5) 8.95 in 1895 6) 8.93 in 1988 7) 8.79 in 1963 BHO Wettest Falls (Son-Nov), inches (1885-2018): 1) 25.40 in 2018 (through 7 AM on 11/27) 2) 23.18 in 2005 3) 23.13 in 1996 4) 22.47 in 1888 5) 20.65 in 2011 6) 20.64 in 1932 7) 20.08 in 1962   Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Light drizzle and fog Temperature: 44F; Dew Point: 44F; Wind: SSW at 9G12 kts   Sea-level pressure: 29.20 ins. Hg, falling, then less rapidly        Visibility: 1/16 mile, fog 6-hr Max temp: 45F 6-hr Min temp: 40F 24-hr Precip: 1.50 ins. 24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins. Snow depth: 0 ins.    BHO SA 1155 W3 X 1/16L-F 889/44/44/2009G12/920/ L-CTD/ 8////  70150 56032 10045 20040 10 A.M. Weather: Light drizzle and fog, overcast nimbostratus, few stratus fractus Temperature: 37F; Dew Point: 37F; Wind: W at 12G26 kts, Peak wind: 30 mph (26 kts) W at 9:49 A.M.    Sea-level pressure: 29.23 ins. Hg, rising steadily Visibility: 5 miles, fog 3-hr Precip: 0.02 ins.  3-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.  BHO SA 1455 E35 OVC 5L-F 899/37/37/2612G26/923/ FEW STFRA  ALQDS L-CTD PK WND 2626/49/ 8/72/ 6002/ 53010  1 P.M. Weather: Broken altocumulus    Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 34F; Wind: W at 18G27 kts, Peak wind: 32 mph (28 kts) W at 12:43 P.M.    Sea-level pressure: 29.25 ins. Hg, rising steadily        Visibility: 70 miles 6-hr Max temp: 45F 6-hr Min temp: 36F 6-hr Precip: 0.02 ins. 6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins. Snow depth: 0 ins.    BHO SA 1755 E30 BKN 70 904/38/34/2618G27/925/ PK WND  2628/43/ 8/020 6002/ 53005 10045 20036    SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018  TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....44   NORMAL.....46 MIN.....39   NORMAL.....30 MEAN....42   NORMAL.....38 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................-73 [-3.0 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............23   DEPARTURE.........-4 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............660   DEPARTURE........+73 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........1204   DEPARTURE........+53 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......856   DIFFERENCE......+348 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)  PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................45 E   AT  9:38 P.M.                    AERO.........................44 E   AT  9:38 P.M.                     ASOS.........................46 E   AT  9:40 P.M.                     DAVIS........................47 E   AT  9:38 P.M. RMY 45 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................34 E   AT  9:40 P.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................33 E   AT  9:40 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................36 E   AT  9:39 P.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............12.0 ESE                    ASOS.......................12.2                    DAVIS......................12.2 ESE [106 deg.]    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....1.50  DEPARTURE.......+1.34                          ASOS..............1.59 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........10.30  DEPARTURE.......+6.20                          ASOS.............10.74 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........63.35  DEPARTURE......+15.66                          ASOS.............65.61 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE........-0.2 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................7.6  DEPARTURE........+5.9 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............7.6  DEPARTURE........+5.6 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/..../006/01         25 SSW AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A 11/02 65/52/59/+13/..../000/00         37 SSW AERO 41 SSW RMY N/A 11/03 64/42/53/+7/..../144/24          59 W   AERO 60 W   RMY 58 11/04 52/37/45/0/..../570/96           31 W   AERO 30 W   RMY N/A 11/05 49/40/45/0/..../000/00           30 ENE AERO 29 ENE RMY 28 11/06 58/45/52/+7/..../000/00          29 SSW AERO 29 SSW RMY 31 11/07 60/50/55/+10/..../456/98         30 WSW AERO 30 WSW RMY 32 11/08 52/37/45/+1/..../234/78          29 WNW AERO 26 WNW RMY 23 11/09 48/34/41/-3/..../000/00          43 E   AERO 40 E   RMY 42 11/10 45/32/39/-5/..../576/100         45 W   AERO 47 WNW RMY 46 11/11 43/30/37/-6/0.00/462/80          32 WNW AERO 30 W   RMY 32 11/12 48/27/38/-5/0.00/000/00          18 SW  AERO 18 SW  RMY N/A 11/13 52/37/45/+2/..../458/80          44 WNW AERO 44 WNW RMY 48 11/14 37/20/29/-13/..../000/00         45 WNW AERO 50 WNW RMY 50 11/15 30/19/25/-17/..../.../..         33 E   AERO 36 E   RMY N/A 11/16 41/30/36/-6/..../.../..          43 E   AERO 44 ENE RMY N/A 11/17 45/34/40/-1/0.00/.../..          28 W   AERO 27 W   RMY 28 11/18 40/30/35/-6/0.00/.../..          21 W   AERO 21 W   RMY M 11/19 38/33/36/-5/..../.../..          16 E   AERO 14 E   RMY N/A 11/20 38/31/35/-5/..../.../..          30 NE  AERO 30 NE  RMY N/A 11/21 39/20/30/-10/..../.../..         40 WNW AERO 46 WNW RMY 47 11/22 20/09/15/-25/..../.../..         36 NW  AERO 41 NW  RMY 42 11/23 30/09/20/-19/0.00/.../..         25 SW  AERO 25 SW  RMY 27 11/24 43/24/34/-5/..../.../..          27 SW  AERO 27 ESE RMY N/A 11/25 43/40/42/+3/..../.../..          39 ENE AERO 39 ENE RMY 39 11/26 44/39/42/+4/..../.../..          45 E   AERO 44 E   RMY 45 11/27 Low temp since midnight is 40F; normal low is 30F DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2017 11/22/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 20F,           BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 26F SET IN 1972 AND 2008 11/22/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9F,           BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12F SET IN 1987 11/23/18: DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9F,           TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 9F SET IN 1888 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 2.23 INS IN 2013 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: Benjamin Turner / Mike Iacono