BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....11/11/2001... ANOTHER WINDY DAY.... Winds have been gusting to and over 40mph at times today with a peak thus far of 42 MPH NW at 10:38am. Here are some gust comparisons... Maximum Inc Merlin: 49 MPH NW Maximum Inc Maestro: 46 MPH Aerovane: 43 MPH NW F420C: 42 MPH NW (Official) ASOS: 40 MPH NW The air continues to dry out courtesy of these gusty northwest winds. Dewpoint is down to 17 degrees, giving us a relative humidity of only 34 percent at 1 P.M. TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 120 SCT 50 118/38/28/3118G26/988/ FEW SC ALQDS AC LYR NE-S ACSL DSNT SW-NW VSBY NE-SE 30 PK WND 3130/03/ 8/540/ 53044 6000/ 10043 20038 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 45 SCT 70 155/42/24/3219G30/999/ PK WND 3230/55/ 8/200/ 51037 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 70 165/43/17/3118G27/002/ PK WND 3135/14/ 8/500/ 51010 10044 20038 DATA RECORDED FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10.. TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 49 MIN: 32 // ASOS MAX: 49 ASOS MIN: 32 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 52/36 MEAN 41 [- 3] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: +31 degrees Nov. is averaging 3.1 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 11/11 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ...Trace ASOS......................0.00 IN. NOV. TOTAL................0.63 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 0.92 IN. Nov. snowfall: TRACE PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.50 {+ 0.74 INS. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/10 PEAK GUST ASOS: 23 MPH WSW AT 1:40 P.M. PEAK GUST: 25 MPH SW AT 1:39 P.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 25 MPH SW AT 1:39 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/+10/0.13/0/359/58/ 28 SW 11/2 71/54/63/+16/0/0/253/41/ 37 SSW (Aero 38 MPH SSW ) 11/3 61/47/54/+8/0.27/0/012/02/ 31 SSW (Aero 32 MPH SSW) 11/4 58/43/51/+5/0/0/416/68/ 18 S 11/5 47/36/42/-4/0.17/T/195/32/ 36 NW (Aero 38 MPH NW ) 11/6 51/36/44/-1/0/0/.../../ 42 NW (Aero 44 MPH NW ) 11/7 56/36/46/+1/0/0/.../../ 48 WNW (Aero 48 MPH WNW ) 11/8 54/35/45/0/0/0/.../../ 35 S (Aero 36 MPH S ] 11/9 52/33/43/-1/0/0/.../../ 45 WNW 11/10 49/32/41/-3/T/0/.../../ 25 SW 11/11 morning low 38 degrees RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 11 HIGH 68 IN 1984 LOW 17 IN 1956 PRECIP 1.14 INS 1991 SNOWFALL: 2.5 INS. 1986 PEAK GUST 64 MPH NW IN 1962 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 12 HIGH 74 IN 1909 LOW 18 IN 1926 PRECIP 3.25 INS 1947 SNOWFALL: 8.1 INS. 1987 PEAK GUST 79e MPH NW IN 1947 e = estimated MFD