BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
 
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2007
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
 
Today's observations:
 
7 A.M.  
Weather: Clear   
Temperature: 24F, Dew point: 16F, Wind: WNW at 11 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.22 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 50 miles
6-hour min temp: 24F
BHO SA 1155 CLR 50 234/24/16/2911/022/ FEW SC NE/ 8/400 53015 10027 20024
 
10 A.M.  
Weather: Clear  
Temperature: 33F, Dew point: 17F, Wind: WNW at 12 kt
Sea-level pressure: 30.24 inches Hg, rising
Visibility: 60 miles
BHO SA 1455 CLR 60 241/33/17/3012/024/ FEW SC NE-E/ 8/400 51007
 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
 
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....39    NORMAL.....51
MIN.....28    NORMAL.....36
MEAN....34    NORMAL.....44
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL..........-10
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........-23 [-2.1 DEGREES/DAY]
 
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............31  DEPARTURE......+10
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...........221  DEPARTURE......+22
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON..........567  DEPARTURE.....-222
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.....721  DIFFERENCE....-154
 
PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY............32 N   AT 10:28 A.M.
                   AEROVANE.............31 N   AT 10:21 A.M.
                   ASOS.................30 NNE AT 10:28 A.M.
                   DAVIS................30 NE  AT 10:27 A.M.
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY..............24 N   AT 10:27 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...........20 NNE AT 10:28 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..........21 N   AT 10:28 A.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION......12.0 N
                   ASOS...............11.5
                   DAVIS..............12.3 NNW [343 deg]
* LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURANCES
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.00  DEPARTURE....-0.16
                         ASOS..............0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........1.84  DEPARTURE....+0.32
                         ASOS..............1.84 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........37.38  DEPARTURE....-6.16
                         ASOS.............36.67  
 
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.....-0.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............0.0  DEPARTURE.....-0.9
 

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
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
11/8  43/28/36/-8/0/.../..     22 W
11/9  44/32/38/-6/.../.../..   21 NNE
11/10 39/28/34/-10/.../.../..  32 N
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2007: NONE
 
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated):
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 11
HIGH 68 IN 1984
LOW 17 IN 1956
PRECIP 1.14 INCHES IN 1991
SNOWFALL 2.5 IN 1986
PEAK GUST 64 NW IN 1962
 
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 12
HIGH 74 IN 1909
LOW 18 IN 1926
PRECIP 3.25 INCHES IN 1947
SNOWFALL 8.1 INCHES IN 1987
PEAK GUST 79e MPH NW IN 1947
 
TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED By: Andrew Hoell