BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0633E SUNSET:  1624E A MILDER FALL DAY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL... Yesterday's rain totaled exactly an inch at the 7 A.M. observation. Today was almost clear despite some distant mid and upper level clouds. Despite fair weather conditions, pressure continues to drop. Dew points are in the mid 30's, making for enjoyable autumn weather. The max gust for the storm yesterday is 72 mph, 7 degrees below the daily record of 79 mph set in 1947!   The high so far today is 60F, 9 degrees above the normal max of 51F. The low since midnight is 43F, 8 degrees above the normal low of 35F. -------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few distant altocumulus W-N and few distant cirrostratus E-S   Temperature: 46F; Dew Point: 42F; Relative Humidity: 69% Wind: SE @ 7 kts Sea-level pressure: 1013.0 mb; 29.91 in. Hg: falling then rising Visibility: 75 miles, dense ground fog, however. 6-hr Max temp: 47F 6-hr Min temp: 43F 24-hr Precip: 1.00 ins. BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 130/46/42/1407/991/ FEW AC DSNT W-N FEW CS DSNT E-S AND W-N PTCHY GF ALQDS/ 8/075 50002 70100 10047 20043 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrostratus W-N-E-SE Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 37F; Relative Humidity: 51% Wind: ESE @ 8 kts Sea-level pressure: 1010.5 mb; 29.83 in Hg; falling unsteadily Visibility: 75 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1455 CLR 75 105/54/37/1108/983/ FEW CS DSNT W-N-E-SE/ 8/005 57025 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few cirrostratus Temperature: 59F, Dew point: 34F; Relative Humidity: 31% Wind: SE @ 9G19 kts Sea-level pressure: 1006.3 mb; 29.72 in Hg; falling, then more rapidly Visibility: 75 miles 6-hr Max temp: 60F 6-hr Min temp: 46F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 CLR 75 063/59/34/1309G19/972/ FEW CS ALQDS/ 8/005 58042 10060 20046 SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.......61     NORMAL.....51 MIN.......45     NORMAL.....35 MEAN......53     NORMAL.....43 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL...............  +10 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH...........................  +29 [+2.2 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............12  DEPARTURE.......-10 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............210  DEPARTURE.......-31 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............537  DEPARTURE......-215 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........576  DEPARTURE...... -39 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):                      Official (1-Sec AVG).......72 SSE @  2:38 P.M.                      AEROVANE...................78 SSE @  2:34 P.M.                      VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..75     @  2:38 P.M.                      DAVIS #2 ..................79 S   @  2:39 P.M.                      RMY #2 (Instantaneous).....76 SSE @  2:38 P.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..................48 SSE @  2:32 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............47     @  2:33 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............48 S   @  3:35 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE.................47 S   @  2:44 P.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....... 20.4 SE [489 total miles]                      VECTOR #2................. 20.2                      DAVIS #2.................. 19.8 SSE                      RMY #2.................... 20.1 SSE                      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.......1.00  DEPARTURE.....+0.86 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............1.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.75 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............55.85  DEPARTURE....+10.20 SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST): TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M.............0.0  DEPARTURE.......0.0 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH...................0.0  DEPARTURE......-0.4 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)......0.0  DEPARTURE......-1.1 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   59/41/50/+3/0.00/0.0/.../..      38 WNW AERO 39 WNW RMY 39 11/02   56/40/48/+1/0.00/0.0/.../..      25 SW  AERO 25 SW  RMY 26 11/03   51/35/43/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..      28 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 27     11/04   49/31/40/-6/0.00/0.0/.../..      17 NNE AERO 17 NNW RMY 16 11/05   49/32/41/-5/0.00/0.0/.../..      25 NW  AERO 24 NW  RMY 24 11/06   51/34/43/-2/0.00/0.0/.../..      18 SSW AERO 17 SW  RMY 19 11/07   55/37/46/+1/0.00/0.0/.../..      17 W   AERO 17 W   RMY 16 11/08   60/38/49/+4/0.00/0.0/.../..      20 N   AERO 18 N   RMY 19 11/09   69/45/57/+13/0.00/0.0/.../..     21 W   AERO 21 W   RMY 22 11/10   60/44/52/+8/0.00/0.0/.../..      36 NW  AERO 35 NW  RMY 35 11/11   56/40/48/+5/0.00/0.0/.../..      26 SE  AERO 28 SE  RMY 27 11/12   61/45/53/+10/..../0.0/.../..     72 SSE AERO 78 SSE RMY 76 11/13  The low since midnight is 43F, the daily normal low is 35F 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: Benjamin Turner