BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY NOVEMBER 05 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....11/5/2001 Short period of showers during early morning hours yields just 0.06 rainfall. Some virga (snow showers) can be seen to the distant north and north-northwest early this afternoon, but, despite predictions of precipitation today, there's been none here since showers ended at 2:25 a.m. Northwest wind have been gusty with a peak of 42 MPH on Merlin and 38 MPH on Aerovane thru early afternoon. The peak gusts came just after 9 a.m. this morning. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 11/5/2001 MON 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 38 SCT 65 SCT 50 106/39/38/2911/984/ FEW LWR CU/CUFRA NE-ESE SKY CLRG PST HR VSBY NW 70 SE-S 20/ 8/800/ 53001 6006/ 70006 10043 20039 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 E32 BKN 70 105/45/33/3013G21/984/ BKN V SCT MTN INCLD 70 NW PK WND 3132/14/ WND 27V33/ 8/500/ 58001 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 44 SCT E55 OVC 80 087/46/30/2914G23/979/ FEW MDT CU BLO SC LYR BINOVC VIRGA DSNT NNW-N/ 8/8/// 58018 10047 20039 DATA RECORDED FOR SUNDAY NOVEMBER 04... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 58 MIN: 43 // ASOS MAX: 58 ASOS MIN: 43 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 54/38 MEAN 51 [ +5 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +39 degrees Nov. is averaging 9.5 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 11/05 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.06 IN. ASOS......................0.06 IN. NOV. TOTAL................0.46 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 0.14 IN. Nov. snowfall: none YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.33 {+ 1.52 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/04 PEAK GUST ASOS: 17 MPH S AT 11:59 P.M. PEAK GUST: 18 MPH S AT 11:59 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 19 MPH S AT 11:59 P.M. DAILY NOV. 2001 DATA....AT BLUE HILL... max/min/mean/dep/precip/snowfall/sun mins/%/pk gust/TSTM = thunderstorm day (Aero = the aerovane wind system ) 11/1 66/48/57/+10/0.13/0/.../../ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/.../../ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/.../../ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 58/43/51/+5/0/0/.../../ 18 S 11/5 morning lo 39 deg. 0.06 early morning hours... RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 05 HIGH 76 IN 1994 LOW 18 IN 1908 PRECIP 4.26 INS 1955 SNOWFALL: 1.5 INS. 1892 PEAK GUST 63e MPH S IN 1950 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 06 HIGH 71 IN 1959 LOW 22 IN 1951 PRECIP 1.72 INS 1907 SNOWFALL: 8.0 INS 1894 PEAK GUST 63 MPH W IN 1973 e = estimated Robert Skilling