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

DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME

FAIR WEATHER AND GOOD VISIBILITY ATOP
GREAT BLUE HILL....

Following yesterday's rainfall, weather conditions were
nice and dry, with an average visibility of 70 miles. 
We measured a total of 0.33 inches at the 7 A.M. observation.
Cloud cover was negligible at best, with a few cumulus and 
some scattered cirrostratus. Wind was westerly, with gusts 
up to 20 mph. 

The high so far today is 50F, which is 3 degrees below the 
normal of 53F. The low since midnight is 38F, which is 2 
degrees above the normal minimum of 36F.

PRELIMINARY STATS FOR OCTOBER 2019

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 60.5 [+0.2]
Avg. Min. 46.7 [+3.8]
Mean      53.6 [+2.0]
24-hour corrected mean: 53.3
Max. for month: 77F on the 7th
Min. for month: 35F on the 5th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:   347  [-74]
Total for the season:  440 [-123]
Total for last season: 543

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 6.92 [+2.23]
Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A 

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.2 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   12.6 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   NE [13%]
Peak gust and direction:     61 S,E on the 17th, 31st

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: N/A
Astronomical total minutes:   N/A

Today's Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 46F; Wind: W at 12 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.30 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 45F
6-hr Min temp: 36F
24-hr Precip: 0.33 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 70 262/54/46/2712/030/ 70033 53025 10045 
20036 

10 A.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few cumulus
Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 29F; Wind: W at 11G17 kts 
Sea-level pressure: 30.34 ins. Hg, rising steadily
Visibility: 70 miles
BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 70 274/45/29/2811G17/034/ FEW CU ALQDS/ 
8/105 51012 

1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cirrostratus, few cumulus 
Temperature: 49F; Dew Point: 26F; Wind: W at 10G21 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.31 ins. Hg, falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 70 miles
6-hr Max temp: 49F
6-hr Min temp: 37F 
BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 70 264/49/26/2610G21/031/ FEW CU ALQDS/ 
8/105 58010 10049 20037 


SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX.....54   NORMAL.....54
MIN.....44   NORMAL.....37
MEAN....49   NORMAL.....45

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR NORMAL....................+4
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH.....................0 [-0.2 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL TO JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............16  DEPARTURE.........+2
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH...............97  DEPARTURE.........+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............537  DEPARTURE.......-123
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........609  DEPARTURE........-65

PEAK GUST AND AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH) 
PEAK WIND GUST FOR YESTERDAY....................22 S   AT  3:33 P.M.  
                   AERO.........................18 WNW AT 10:54 P.M  
                   ASOS.........................23 S   AT  3:32 P.M.
                   DAVIS........................23 S   AT  5:38 P.M. RMY 28
FASTEST MILE FOR YESTERDAY......................16 SSE AT 12:12 P.M. 
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE...................17 S   AT  3:52 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS AVERAGE..................17 S   AT  2:25 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.................9.7 SSE                   
                   ASOS.........................10.0 
                   DAVIS........................10.1 SSW [192 deg.]

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST)
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M....0.33  DEPARTURE......+0.18
                         ASOS..............0.33
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH..........0.45  DEPARTURE......-0.48
                         ASOS..............0.47
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR..........45.79  DEPARTURE......+1.08
                         ASOS.............45.94

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.......-0.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON...............0.0  DEPARTURE.......-0.5


PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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
M:    Missing data

10/01  67/52/60/+3/0.06/028/04               28 SW  AERO 25 SSW RMY 29
10/02  74/49/62/+5/0.42/021/03               30 ENE AERO 25 ENE RMY 28
10/03  51/46/49/-7/..../000/00               28 ENE AERO 26 ENE RMY N/A
10/04  59/40/50/-6/..../397/57               38 NNW AERO 38 NNW RMY 38
10/05  58/35/47/-9/0.00/687/99               21 N   AERO 18 SSW RMY N/A
10/06  65/44/55/0/0.00/263/38                36 SSW AERO 35 SSW RMY N/A
10/07  77/57/67/+12/0.12/316/46              47 SSW AERO 46 SSW RMY 49
10/08  60/52/56/+2/T/000/00                  22 NE  AERO 18 NW  RMY N/A
10/09  55/49/52/-2/..../000/00               43 NE  AERO 37 NE  RMY 44
10/10  54/47/51/-3/..../000/00               41 NE  AERO 37 NE  RMY 42
10/11  52/48/50/-3/..../000/00               41 NE  AERO 39 NE  RMY 41
10/12  52/49/51/-2/..../000/00               39 NE  AERO 37 NE  RMY N/A
10/13  66/48/57/+4/..../570/85               18 WNW AERO 17 WNW RMY 18
10/14  67/51/59/+7/..../335/50               18 WSW AERO 17 WSW RMY N/A
10/15  61/43/52/0/..../653/98                18 NNW AERO 17 NNW RMY N/A
10/16  61/45/53/+2/..../305/46               58 ESE AERO 58 ESE RMY N/A
10/17  60/46/53/+2/..../086/13               61 E   AERO 63 E   RMY N/A
10/18  57/41/49/-2/..../099/15               29 WNW AERO 32 W   RMY 32
10/19  58/36/47/-3/..../648/99               18 NW  AERO 18 NW  RMY 19
10/20  60/43/52/+2/T/280/43                  14 NE  AERO 16 NE  RMY N/A
10/21  59/49/54/+4/0.01/591/91               25 E   AERO 21 NE  RMY 23
10/22  58/47/53/+4/..../078/12               29 E   AERO 28 E   RMY 23
10/23  65/48/57/+8/..../431/67               35 W   AERO 35 W   RMY 36
10/24  67/43/55/+6/.../.../..                28 SSW AERO 28 SSW RMY 29
10/25  64/47/56/+7/.../.../..                20 WSW AERO 21 SW  RMY N/A
10/26  58/45/52/+4/.../.../..                20 N   AERO 18 N   RMY N/A
10/27  52/45/49/+1/1.43/.../..               37 ESE AERO 35 ESE RMY 37
10/28  53/46/50/+2/.../.../..                24 NNW AERO 24 NNW RMY N/A
10/29  54/47/51/+4/..../.../..               15 ESE AERO 15 ESE RMY 14
10/30  65/51/58/+11/..../.../..              24 S   AERO M  M   RMY N/A
10/31  68/58/63/+16/..../.../..              61 S   AERO M  M   RMY N/A

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system 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
M:    Missing data

11/01  67/35/51/+5/..../0.0/.../..               67 S   AERO M  M   RMY N/A
11/02  50/31/41/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..               17 WNW AERO 14 W   RMY N/A
11/03  53/35/44/-2/0.00/0.0/.../..               25 WSW AERO 23 W   RMY 26
11/04  53/33/43/-2/0.00/0.0/.../..               24 S   AERO 20 S   RMY 24
11/05  54/44/49/+4/0.33/0.0/.../..               22 S   AERO 18 WNW RMY 28

11/06 The low since midnight is 36F, daily normal minimum is 36F

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

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 6
HIGH 71 IN 1959, 2015
LOW 22 IN 1951
PRECIP 1.72 INCHES IN 1907
SNOWFALL 8.0 IN 1894
PEAK GUST 63 W IN 1973

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 7
HIGH 75 IN 1938
LOW 21 IN 1930
PRECIP 2.02 INCHES IN 1953
SNOWFALL 3.5 IN 2012
PEAK GUST 69e ENE IN 1953

TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner and Greg White