BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY, MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FT. ABOVE MSL....10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 2001 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: http://www.bluehill.org/ DAILY DISCUSSION.....11/21/2001...@ 1 P.M. SUNNIEST FALL ON RECORD! NOV. AT 64% THRU THE 19TH....OCT. 67%....SEPT. 68% Looks like the sunniest Sept.Oct.Nov's (Fall) at BHO and unless we have a lot of cloudy days during the rest of the month we have a sure record--our sunniest fall on record. The year 1941 and 1973 both have an average of 62% for the three months combined and are currently our sunniest. but this year thru 11/19, t he Nov. sunshine is 64% of possible and gives us a three month average of 66%! Sept. had 68%, Oct. 67% and now Nov. so far has 64%....by comparison the average for the 3 mos. is 53%. I heard an estimate from WTIC in Hartford this morning for 66% in Hartford this month so far this month....pretty good estimate! Normal for November is 47%. Happy Thanksgiving to all...NEXT UPDATE FRIDAY NOV. 23... TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS.... 11/21/2001 WED 7 A.M. BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 191/28/18/3307/009/ SC OFFSHR DSNT NNE-SE-SSW AC WNW-NNE FEW CI NE-ESE WND GRDLY VEERING/ 8/541/ 51018 70003 10030 20026 10 A.M. BHO SA 1455 CLR 90 198/34/18/3206/011/ SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-S FEW CI DSNT N AND E/ 8/501/ 51007 1 P.M. BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 179/40/18/3004/006/ FEW SC DSNT W-NW ALG HRZN AND OFFSHR DSNT E/ 8/500/ 57019 10040 20028 DATA RECORDED FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20... TEMPERATURES.... MAX : 57 MIN: 31 // ASOS MAX: 57 ASOS MIN: 31 NORMAL HIGH AND LOW: 47/33 MEAN 44 [+ 4 ] TOTAL DEP FOR MONTH TO DATE: + 52 degrees Nov. is averaging 2.4 degrees WARMER than normal..... PRECIPITATION....ON 11/21 AS OF 7 A.M. 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M. ... 0.03 IN. ASOS......................0.03 IN. NOV. TOTAL................0.69 IN. DEP. FROM NORMAL: - 2.53 INS. Nov. snowfall: TRACE PRECIP. TOTAL YEAR 2001 TO DATE: 41.56 {- 0.87 IN. ] WIND DATA....FOR 11/20 PEAK GUST ASOS: 40 MPH WNW AT 7:12 A.M. PEAK GUST 420C: 44 MPH WNW AT 7:12 A.M. PEAK GUST AERO: 44 MPH WNW AT 7:12 A.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/-1/0/0/522/86/ 42 NW (Aero 44 MPH NW ) 11/7 56/36/46/+1/0/0/526/87/ 48 WNW (Aero 48 MPH WNW ) 11/8 54/35/45/0/0/0/591/98/ 35 S (Aero 36 MPH S ] 11/9 52/33/43/-1/0/0/510/85/ 45 WNW 11/10 49/32/41/-3/T/0/033/06/ 25 SW 11/11 45/28/37/-7/0/0/548/92/ 40 NW (Aero 43 MPH NW ) 11/12 42/25/34/-9/0/0/546/92/ 29 WNW (Aero 28 MPH WNW ) 11/13 47/24/36/-7/0/0/585/99/ 23 SSW 11/14 55/38/47/+5/0.03/0/135/23/ 32 SW 11/15 60/44/52/+10/0/0/241/41/ 25 SSW 11/16 68/42/55/+13/0/0/287/49/ 35 W 11/17 42/31/37/-4/0/0/443/76/ 27 NE 11/18 58/31/45/+4/0/0/564/97/ 27 SW (Aero 27 MPH SW ) 11/19 60/43/52/+12/0/0/515/89/ 39 SW (Aero 40 MPH SW ] 11/20 57/31/44/+4/0.03/0/052/09/ 44 WNW (Aero 44 MPH WNW ] 11/21 morning lo temp. 26 deg.; high thru 1 p.m. 40 deg. looks like just about 100% sunshine today! RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 21 HIGH 69 IN 1931 LOW 10 IN 1888 PRECIP 2.60 INS 1950 SNOWFALL: 4.0 INS. 1929 PEAK GUST 69 MPH NW IN 1989 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 22 HIGH 70 IN 1931 LOW 12 IN 1987 PRECIP 0.92 INS 1997 SNOWFALL: 9.0 INS. 1971 PEAK GUST 70e MPH SE IN 1945 e = estimated Robert Skilling