BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018  ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A DISTANT FOG ACCOMPANIED BY AN OVERCAST SKY IN THE AFTERNOON.... Visibility decreased from 70 miles to 35 miles today, due to an increasing distant fog. Winds increased  after noontime, with an average wind speed of 20  mph and multiple gusts of almost 30 mph. The pressure trend today has remained steady, with variation of less than half a millibar. The high temperature reached so far  today is 39F, seven degrees below the daily normal of 46F. The low since midnight is 31F, a degree above the normal minimum of 30F.  BHO Wettest Novembers, inches (1886-2018): 1) 10.32 in 2018 (through 7 AM on 11/28)  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 (Sep-Nov), inches (1886-2018): 1) 25.42 in 2018 (through 7 AM on 11/28) 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: Broken altostratus, few distant cumulus NE-W Temperature: 32F; Dew Point: 28F; Wind: W at 13G16 kts   Sea-level pressure: 29.27 ins. Hg, steady        Visibility: 70 miles 6-hr Max temp: 33F 6-hr Min temp: 31F 24-hr Precip: 0.02 ins. 24-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins. Snow depth: 0 ins.    BHO SA 1155 E150 BKN 70 991/32/28/2713G16/927/ FEW DSNT  CU NE-W/ 8/110 70002 50000 10033 20031 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered altostratus, broken cirrus  Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: WNW at 14G24 kts    Sea-level pressure: 29.29 ins. Hg, rising steadily Visibility: 50 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.  3-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins.  BHO SA 1455 35 SCT 150 SCT E250 BKN 50 916/39/29/2914G24/929/  8/122 51005 1 P.M. Weather: Broken stratocumulus    Temperature: 38F; Dew Point: 30F; Wind: WNW at 15G25 kts, Peak wind: 30 mph (26 kts) WNW at 12:44 P.M.    Sea-level pressure: 29.27 ins. Hg, rising steadily        Visibility: 35 miles 6-hr Max temp: 39F 6-hr Min temp: 32F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. 6-hr snowfall: 0.0 ins. Snow depth: 0 ins.    BHO SA 1755 E50 BKN 35 913/38/30/2915G25/927/ PK WND  2926/44/ 8/02/ 56003 10039 20032     SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018  TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....45   NORMAL.....46 MIN.....33   NORMAL.....30 MEAN....39   NORMAL.....38 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL........................+1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.......................-72 [-2.9 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............26   DEPARTURE.........-1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............686   DEPARTURE........+71 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON...........1230   DEPARTURE........+52 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......887   DIFFERENCE......+343 PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)  PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................44 ENE AT  1:02 A.M.                    AERO.........................44 ENE AT  1:02 A.M.                     ASOS.........................46 ENE AT  1:05 A.M.                     DAVIS........................46 ENE AT  1:04 A.M. RMY N/A FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................32 ENE AT 12:40 A.M.  MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................30 ENE AT 12:40 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................31 E   AT 12:40 A.M. AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............16.7 WSW                    ASOS.......................15.3                    DAVIS......................16.7 W [262 deg.]    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.02  DEPARTURE.......-0.14                          ASOS..............0.02 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........10.32  DEPARTURE.......+6.06                          ASOS.............10.76 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........63.37  DEPARTURE......+15.52                          ASOS.............65.63 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0  DEPARTURE........-0.1 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................7.6  DEPARTURE........+5.8 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............7.6  DEPARTURE........+5.5 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 45/33/39/+1/..../.../..          44 ENE AERO 44 ENE RMY N/A 11/28 Low temp since midnight is 31F; 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 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 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 29 HIGH 66 IN 2011        LOW 6 IN 1901 PRECIP 2.69 INCHES IN 1963 SNOWFALL 6.0 INS IN 2012 PEAK GUST 86 SSE IN 1963 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner