BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015   ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME RAINFALL COMES TO AN END OVERNIGHT,  0.80 INCHES MEASURED THIS WEEK Rain showers only brought 0.01 inches of new precipitation yesterday through 1:00 PM EST; however, additional rounds of showers brought 0.08 inches, ending after midnight.  Precipitation through this morning has increased the  deficit once again, with the month of November down 1.08 inches and the year 8.02 inches. Winds have become gusty this morning, with winds regularly gusting beyond 30 MPH from the WSW to W. By the 1:00 PM EST observation a peak gust of 39 MPH had been reached on the F420C anemometer, just after that observation. Showers were visible to the W, reducing visibility to 40 miles, with 80 miles of visibility in all other directions. A maximum of 57F had been reached.     Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus lenticularis distant SW-E Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 43F; Wind: SW at 16G21 kts  Sea-level pressure: 29.49 ins. Hg, rising, then more quickly Visibility: 70 miles, except 35 miles W-N, thin fog 6-hr Max temp: 53F  6-hr Min temp: 47F 24-hr precip: 0.09 in.  BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 987/47/43/2316G21/949/ VSBY W-N 35 MI FEW SCSL DSNT SW-E THN FG DSNT W-N/ 8/500 53009 ASOS 70010 MANUAL 70009 10053 20047 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cumulus/stratocumulus in all directions Temperature: 54F; Dew Point 41F; Wind: WSW at 19G27 kts, Peak Wind: 27 kts WSW at 9:46 AM EST Sea-level pressure: 29.52 ins. Hg, rising, then more slowly Visibility: 70 miles, except 50 miles WSW, 60 miles W-NW  BHO SA 1455 CLR 70 996/54/41/2519G27/952/ VSBY WSW 50 MI W-NW 60 MI FEW SC/CU ALQDS PK WND 2527/46/ 8/800 51009   1 P.M.  Weather: Scattered cumulus, scattered stratocumulus,  showers distant west Temperature: 57F; Dew Point 39F; Wind: W at 20G30 kts Peak Wind: 33 kts W at 12:10 PM EST   Sea-level pressure: 29.50 ins. Hg, rising, then falling and lower     Visibility: 80 miles, except 40 miles W, obscured by showers 6-hr max. temp. 57F   6-hr min. temp. 47F   BHO SA 1755 40 SCT 50 SCT 80 991/57/39/2820G30/950/ VSBY W 40 MI  SHWRS DSNT W PK WND 2733/10/ 8/800 58005 10057 20047  SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.....55   NORMAL.....51 MIN.....42   NORMAL.....35  MEAN....49   NORMAL.....43   DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL......................+6 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH....................+110  [+9.0 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY..............16   DEPARTURE..........-6 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH.............135   DEPARTURE........-109 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON............589   DEPARTURE........-218 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE.......649   DIFFERENCE........-60   PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY...................28 S   AT   9:09 P.M.                     ASOS........................30 S   AT   9:09 P.M.                            DAVIS.......................29 S   AT   8:36 P.M. RMY 30 FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY.....................23 S   AT   9:09 P.M.   MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE..................23 S   AT   9:10 P.M.          MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE.................22 SSW AT   9:10 P.M.          AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION..............9.6 S                     ASOS.......................9.0                          DAVIS......................8.8 S [194 Deg.]  * Last of several occurrences  PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST) TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.....0.09  DEPARTURE.....-0.07                          ASOS...............0.10 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH...........0.80  DEPARTURE.....-1.08                          ASOS...............0.80 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR...........37.63  DEPARTURE.....-8.02                            ASOS................N/A *** *** ASOS annual total not available due to erroneous readings PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA   DATA REPORTED: DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/ PEAK GUST/RMY GUST RMY:  R.M. Young wind gust recording system TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day) ....: Data not yet available, records not finalized 11/1  59/45/52/+6/T/.../..                  30 SSW RMY 31   11/2  62/47/55/+9/0.00/.../..               24 W   RMY N/A 11/3  71/44/58/+12/0.00/.../..              25 W   RMY 25 11/4  66/49/58/+13/0.00/.../..              22 SSW RMY N/A 11/5  72/51/62/+17/0.00/.../..              31 SW  RMY 36   11/6  71/60/66/+21/0.00/.../..              35 SSW RMY 38 11/7  64/46/55/+10/0.00/.../..              33 WNW RMY 35 11/8  54/39/47/+3/0.00/.../..               26 NW  RMY 30 11/9  59/38/49/+5/0.00/.../..               20 W   RMY 21 11/10 53/45/49/+5/..../000/00               28 NE  RMY N/A 11/11 48/43/46/+3/..../000/00               41 NE  RMY N/A  11/12 55/42/49/+6/..../000/00               28 S   RMY 30 11/13 low since midnight is 47F; normal low is now 34F   DAILY RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 **11/6 DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71F        TIES PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71F SET IN 1959   **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F        BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58F SET IN 1938 **11/6 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60F        TIES PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD OF 60F SET ON         11/8/1996 DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated): RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 13 HIGH 66 IN 1931, 1964 LOW 14 IN 1920 PRECIP 1.96 INCHES IN 1982 SNOWFALL 4.6 IN 2004 PEAK GUST 77 S IN 1982 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 14 HIGH 70 IN 1993 LOW 11 IN 1905 PRECIP 2.08 INCHES IN 2009 SNOWFALL 3.5 IN 1997, 2014 PEAK GUST 63 W IN 2003 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Brian Fitzgerald