BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
  
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.   
Weather:  Clear
Temperature: 29F, Dew point: 24F, Wind: NW at 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 inches Hg, rising 
Visibility: 60 miles 
6-hour min temp: 28F
BHO SA 1155 CLR 60 224/29/24/3209/019/ 
DSNT SC ALQDS K LYR N-E/ 8/500 53010 10031 20028
 
10 A.M.   
Weather: Scattered stratocumulus, thin scattered cirrus
Temperature: 38F, Dew point: 21F, Wind: WNW at 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.22 inches Hg, rising  
Visibility: 55 miles    
BHO SA 1455 40 SCT 250 –SCT 55 233/38/21/3008/022/ 8/501 51009
  
1 P.M.   
Weather: Broken stratocumulus, cirrostratus
Temperature: 42F, Dew point: 22F, Wind: W at 13 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 inches Hg, falling
Visibility: 70 miles  
6-hourly max. temp: 43F  
BHO SA 1755 E40 BKN 220 BKN 70 220/42/22/2813/018 
8/508 56013 10043 20029
   
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....50    NORMAL.....52 
MIN.....32    NORMAL.....37
MEAN....41    NORMAL.....45
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL...........-4 
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH...........+1 [-0.1 DEGREES/DAY][corrected]
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............30 W   AT 10:00 A.M. 
                   AEROVANE.............28 W   AT  1:47 P.M.  
                   ASOS.................28 WNW AT 10:00 A.M.   
                   DAVIS................29 W   AT 12:08 P.M.  
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............22 W   AT  9:58 A.M.  
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........22 WNW AT 10:01 A.M.            
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........23 W   AT 10:01 A.M.          
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION......13.3 WNW  
                   ASOS...............12.6    
                   DAVIS..............14.2 WSW [253 deg]
 
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..........1.70  DEPARTURE.....+0.65 
                         ASOS..............1.71    
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........37.24  DEPARTURE.....-5.83
                         ASOS.............36.54  
 
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  50/37/44/-2/0/446/73     29 NE
11/3  46/40/43/-3/0.95/000/00  51 N   Aero 50 MPH NNW  
11/4  54/37/46/0/0/503/82      33 W   Aero 33 MPH W    
11/5  56/40/48/+3/0/483/79     29 SE  Aero 29 MPH SE 
11/6  53/37/45/0/0.75/000/00   35 SSE Aero 35 MPH SSE  
11/7  50/32/41/-4/0/.../..     30 W   Aero 28 MPH W
       
11/8  morning low temp. 28F; the normal low is now 37F
 
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 8
HIGH 72 IN 1938
LOW 20 IN 1921
PRECIP 2.24 INCHES IN 1972
SNOWFALL 4.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 72e SE IN 1947
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 9
HIGH 72 IN 1975
LOW 17 IN 1971
PRECIP 1.37 INCHES IN 1969
SNOWFALL 0.2 IN 1921,1923
PEAK GUST 73e S IN 1943
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Stephanie Radner