BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

MORNING FOG BURNING OFF...PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM TODAY...
The dense early morning fog began to burn off as of 10 AM, and
the sky is turning partly sunny.  The temperature will again become
unseasonably warm later today.  November is already averaging
seven degrees warmer than normal per day.


Today's observations:

7 A.M. EST
Weather: Sky partly obscured with dense fog, broken altocumulus
and cirrus
Temperature: 49F, Dew point: 49F, Wind: SSW 8 mph
Sea-level pressure: 30.04 inches, rising
Visibility: 1/8 mile
BHO SA 1155 -X 80 SCT E100 BKN 200 BKN 1/8F 172/49/49/2107/004/
F2 WND LGT/ 8/671 5310 10049 20047

10 A.M. EST
Weather: Sky partly obscured in fog, broken altocumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 52F, Dew point: 51F, Wind: S 6 mph
Sea-level pressure: 30.06 inches, rising
Visibility: 2 1/2 miles variable from 1-4 miles and increasing
BHO SA 1455 -X 80 BKN 200 BKN 21/2VF 179/52/51/1905/006/ F1 FEW STFRA
VSBY 1V4 VSBY INCR WND LGT/ 8/671 51007


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....69   NORMAL.....54    ASOS.....68 AT 1:56 PM
MIN.....46   NORMAL.....38    ASOS.....46 AT 11:31 PM
MEAN....58   NORMAL.....46
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......+12
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH......+29 (+7.1 DEGREES/DAY)

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...........7   DEPARTURE....-12
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..........46   DEPARTURE....-30
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON........507   DEPARTURE...-160
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE...609   DIFFERENCE..-102

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY.........29 SSE AT 4:23 P.M.
                   AEROVANE..........30 SSE AT 4:23 P.M.
                   ASOS..............26 SSE AT 4:23 P.M.
                   DAVIS.............29 S AT 2:10 P.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY...........21 SSE AT 4:14 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE........21 S AT 4:50 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION...11.0 SW
                   ASOS............11.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00   DEPARTURE....-0.15
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.........TRACE   DEPARTURE....-0.60
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........57.62   DEPARTURE...+15.15
                         ASOS.............56.55*
*EXCLUDES 3.19 INCHES OF ERRONEOUS PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 1/23-1/28.

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M..........0.0   DEPARTURE....-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH................0.0   DEPARTURE....-0.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............1.5   DEPARTURE....+1.3


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2005......CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE  MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST

AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available

11/1 70/48/59/+12/0/0/446/72     39 MPH S   Aero 40 MPH S
11/2 56/39/48/+2/T/0/.../..      37 MPH WNW Aero 39 MPH WNW
11/3 62/36/49/+3/0/0/.../..      50 MPH S   Aero 52 MPH S
11/4 69/46/58/+12/0/0/.../..     29 MPH SSE Aero 30 MPH SSE
11/5 ..overnight low 47

DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 5
HIGH 76 IN 1994
LOW  18 IN 1908
PRECIP 4.26 INCHES IN 1955
SNOWFALL 1.5 IN 1892
PEAK GUST 69 W IN 2004

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 71 IN 1959
LOW  22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 8.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973

TODAY'S REPORT BY: Mike Iacono