BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
  
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.   
Weather: Clear, few distant stratocumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 38F, Dew point: 25F, Wind: NNW at 10 kts 
Sea-level pressure: 30.37 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hour min temp: 37F
24-hour precipitation: 0.00 inches 
BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 284/38/25/3310/037/ FEW SC DSNT ENE-SE 
FEW CI DSNT ENE-S/ 8/501 53033 10041 20037

10 A.M.   
Weather: Clear, few distant stratocumulus and cirrus
Temperature: 47F, Dew point: 27F, Wind: NNE at 8G16 kts
Wind: variability NW-E; wind gradually veering
Sea-level pressure: 30.42 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 75 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 75 302/47/27/0208G16/042/ FEW SC DSNT SE-S 
FEW CI DSNT E-SW WND 32V10/ 8/501 51018 
 
1 P.M.   
Weather: Scattered cirrus
Temperature: 50F, Dew point: 32F, Wind: NNE at 8 kts
Wind: variability NNW-E
Sea-level pressure: 30.40 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 75 miles 
6 hour max. temp. 50F 
BHO SA 1755 220 SCT 75 293/50/32/0308/040/ DENSE CI LYR E-SW INCRSNG 
WND 34V09/ 8/006 58009 10050 20038
  
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....66    NORMAL.....55 
MIN.....42    NORMAL.....38
MEAN....54    NORMAL.....47
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL.........+ 7 
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.........+ 7 [+7.0 DEGREES/DAY]  
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............37 S   AT  9:17 A.M. *             
                   AEROVANE.............39 S   AT  9:12 A.M.       
                   ASOS.................37 SSW AT  9:17 A.M.     
                   DAVIS................40 SSW AT 10:38 A.M.      
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............28 S   AT  9:17 A.M. *   
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........29 SSW AT  1:18 A.M.        
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........31 SSW AT 11:01 A.M.      
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION......17.8 S 
                   ASOS...............17.3  
                   DAVIS..............17.8 SW [216 deg]
* last of several occurrences...
 
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 NOVEMBER...........0.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.15 
                         ASOS..............0.00    
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........35.54  DEPARTURE.....-6.63
                         ASOS.............34.83  
 
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2007...CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATA REPORTED:
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/AERO GUST
 
AERO: Aerovane recording wind system when significant
TSTM: Thunderstorm day
....: Data not yet available
 
11/1  66/42/54/+7/0/050/08     37 S
 
11/2  morning low temp. 37F; normal low is now 38F
      
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2007:
 
None to date.
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2
HIGH 81 IN 1950
LOW 22 IN 1965
PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1906,1951
PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 3
HIGH 75 IN 1990
LOW 21 IN 1891
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1951
SNOWFALL 0.1 IN 1951
PEAK GUST 96e SSE IN 1951
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Stephanie Radner