BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0618E SUNSET:  1637E ANOTHER NICE DAY ATOP BLUE HILL WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.... A splendid mix of sun and clouds have been the theme today as a dry air mass moves into the region. Temperatures have once again made it into the upper 50s and low 60s across the region, making for an overall pleasant day for the first of November. A stiff breeze out of the west has been blowing however, averaging around 15 mph. Frequent gusts exceeding 30mph have been recorded. As mentioned, the air mass is drying out quite significantly since this morning. The dew point was in the low-mid 40s at 7 A.M., but has dropped into the low-mid 30s by the 1 P.M. observation! Visibility has been excellent for the most part today, increasing from around 65 miles early this morning to 80 miles early this afternoon.   The high so far today is 59F, 4 degrees above the normal max of 55F. The low since midnight is 47F, 9 degrees above the normal low of 38F.   -------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant SW-NW-N Temperature: 47F; Dew Point: 43F; Relative Humidity: 85% Wind: WSW @ 13G19 kts Sea-level pressure: 1011.7 mb; 29.88 in. Hg: rising, then more rapidly Visibility: 65 miles 6-hr Max temp: 50F 6-hr Min temp: 47F 24-hr Precip: 0.02 ins. BHO SA 1155 CLR 65 117/47/43/2513G19/988/ FEW SC DSNT SW-NW-N/ 8/500 53031 70002 10050 20047 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered stratocumulus Temperature: 55F; Dew Point: 40F; Relative Humidity: 56% Wind: W @ 13G23 kts, peak wind W 31 MPH at 9:12 A.M.   Sea-level pressure: 1013.9 mb; 29.94 in Hg; rising, then more slowly Visibility: 70 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1455 35 SCT 70 139/55/40/2713G23/994/ PK WND 2727/12/ 8/500 51022 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered stratocumulus Temperature: 56F, Dew point: 34F; Relative Humidity: 43% Wind: W @ 14G23 kts, peak wind W 30 MPH at 12:06 P.M. Sea-level pressure: 1014.7 mb; 29.96 in Hg; rising, then more slowly Visibility: 80 miles 6-hr Max temp: 59F 6-hr Min temp: 47F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 45 SCT 80 147/56/34/2814G23/996/ PK WND 2726/06/ 8/500 51008 10059 20047 SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.......64     NORMAL.....56 MIN.......51     NORMAL.....39 MEAN......58     NORMAL.....47 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL...............+11 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........................+137 [+4.2 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY............... 7  DEPARTURE.......-11 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............253  DEPARTURE......-141 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............327  DEPARTURE......-185 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........452  DEPARTURE......-125 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2021 THRU DEC 2021) TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY................0  DEPARTURE.........0 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH................3  DEPARTURE........-4 TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............717  DEPARTURE.......+40 TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........831  DEPARTURE......-114 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):                      Official...................33 WNW @  2:54 A.M.                      AEROVANE (south tower).....35 SW  @  5:59 A.M.                      VECTOR #2 (south tower)....35     @  2:59 A.M.                      DAVIS #2 (south tower).....32 SW  @  7:16 A.M.                      RMY #2 (south tower).......35 SW  @  7:16 A.M.                      ASOS...........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      VECTOR #1......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      DAVIS #1.......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      RMY #1.........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                        MERLIN.........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS FASTEST MILE: CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL..................25 SW  @  8:16 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............25     @  8:15 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............26 WSW @  8:15 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE.................25 SW  @  8:15 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE.......OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE...OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE..OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE.....OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:                      CONTACTING/OFFICIAL.......12.6 WSW  [303 total miles]                      VECTOR #2.................13.4                      DAVIS #2..................13.4 W                      RMY #2....................13.2 W                      RMY #1..............OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      ASOS................OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      VECTOR #1...........OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS                      DAVIS #1............OUT OF SERVICE D/T RENOVATIONS    PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.......0.02  DEPARTURE....-0.16 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............7.87  DEPARTURE....+2.38 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............54.85  DEPARTURE...+10.95 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   64/44/54/-4/0.00/583/83          20 WNW AERO 20 WNW RMY N/A 10/02   73/47/60/+2/0.00/567/81          24 WSW AERO 23 WSW RMY N/A 10/03   65/55/60/+3/0.09/070/10          19 E   AERO 19 E   RMY N/A 10/04   59/51/55/-2/1.69/000/00          30 E   AERO 30 E   RMY N/A 10/05   58/50/54/-3/0.30/000/00          22 NNE AERO 23 NE  RMY N/A 10/06   69/50/60/+4/0.00/407/59          15 N   AERO 16 N   RMY N/A 10/07   73/55/64/+8/0.00/550/80          15 WSW AERO 15 W   RMY N/A 10/08   69/55/62/+7/T/616/90             24 ENE AERO 23 ENE RMY N/A 10/09   62/54/58/+3/0.01/273/40          23 E   AERO 23 E   RMY N/A 10/10   62/54/58/+3/T/000/00             22 E   AERO 21 E   RMY N/A 10/11   67/56/62/+8/0.01/.../..          20 NE  AERO 21 NE  RMY N/A 10/12   72/54/63/+9/0.00/.../..          15 SW  AERO 15 SW  RMY N/A 10/13   75/55/65/+11/0.00/.../..         18 SW  AERO 18 SW  RMY N/A 10/14   73/56/65/+12/0.00/.../..         19 N   AERO 20 N   RMY N/A 10/15   74/55/67/+14/0.00/.../..         24 S   AERO 24 SSW RMY N/A 10/16   73/59/66/+14/0.06/.../..         43 S   AERO 50 S   RMY 44 10/17   62/47/55/+3/0.25/.../..          32 WNW AERO 31 WNW RMY 31 10/18   60/42/51/-1/0.01/.../..          31 NW  AERO 32 NW  RMY 33 10/19   59/40/50/-1/0.00/.../..          35 WNW AERO 37 W   RMY 38 10/20   70/49/60/+9/0.00/.../..          23 W   AERO 23 W   RMY 23 10/21   74/56/65/+14/0.00/.../..         30 SSW AERO 32 S   RMY 32 10/22   71/51/61/+11/0.00/.../..         27 S   AERO 30 S   RMY 29 10/23   60/44/52/+2/0.00/.../..          24 NW  AERO 22 NW  RMY 24 10/24   57/37/47/-3/0.01/.../..          25 NNW AERO 25 NNW RMY 25 10/25   56/47/52/+3/0.63/.../..          29 NE  AERO 30 NE  RMY 32 10/26   61/47/54/+5/2.23/.../..          49 NNE AERO 56 N   RMY 54 10/27   48/44/46/-3/0.87/.../..          66 NNE AERO 74 NNE RMY 65 10/28   48/39/44/-4/0.00/.../..          26 NNE AERO 26 NNE RMY 28 10/29   49/37/43/-5/0.00/.../..          25 ENE AERO 24 ENE RMY 24 10/30   59/49/54/+7/1.02/.../..          33 E   AERO 32 E   RMY 33 10/31   64/51/58/+11/0.69/.../..         33 WNW AERO 35 SW  RMY 35 11/01   The low since midnight is 47F, the daily normal low is 38F RECORDS FOR THE MONTH:     Peak Gust of 66 MPH NNE on the 27th, beating the old record of     54 WNW, NE set in 1968 and 2018.     Daily Precipitation of 2.23 inches on the 26th, beating the old     record of 1.57 inches in 1898. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 1 HIGH 75 IN 2003 LOW 22 IN 1913,1923 PRECIP 2.93 INCHES IN 1985 SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1906,1951 PEAK GUST 78 ESE IN 1997 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2 HIGH 81 IN 1950 LOW 22 IN 1965 PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970 SNOWFALL 1.8 IN 2014 PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas