BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0637E SUNSET:  1621E PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT A CHILLY BREEZE AT BLUE HILL.... Overall it's been a beautiful day. Plenty of sunshine with only a few decorative stratocumulus clouds dotting the sky. Temperatures are on the chilly side, and with the dew point down in the mid 20s, it is adding quite a chill to the air. Also adding to the chill, winds have been gusty again today. Wind speeds have been averaging around 15mph with a peak gust of 36mph so far. The wind chill has been pretty much in the mid-upper 30s! Visibility has been excellent all day with a very crisp 80 miles being observed! The high so far today is 46F, 4 degrees below the normal max of 50F. The low since midnight is 31F, 3 degrees below the normal low of 34F. -------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus offshore distant NE-SE-SSW and distant NW-N, few altocumulus standing lenticular distant N Temperature: 31F; Dew Point: 25F; Relative Humidity: 78% Wind: W @ 12G18 kts Sea-level pressure: 1015.1 mb; 29.98 in. Hg: rising, then more slowly Visibility: 80 miles 6-hr Max temp: 36F 6-hr Min temp: 31F 24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 151/31/25/2812G18/998/ FEW SC OFFSHR DSNT NE-SE-SSW AND DSNT NW-N FEW ACSL DSNT N/ 8/540 51025 10036 20031 10 A.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant all quadrants Temperature: 40F; Dew Point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 52% Wind: WNW @ 18G31 kts, peak wind WNW 36 mph at 9:50 A.M. Sea-level pressure: 1016.7 mb; 30.02 in Hg; rising, then more slowly Visibility: 80 miles 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 167/40/24/2918G31/002/ FEW SC DSNT ALQDS PK WND 2931/50/ 8/500 51016 1 P.M. Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus all quadrants Temperature: 45F, Dew point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 43% Wind: WNW @ 13G23 kts Sea-level pressure: 1016.3 mb; 30.01 in Hg; falling, then steady Visibility: 80 miles 6-hr Max temp: 46F 6-hr Min temp: 31F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 CLR 80 163/45/24/2913G23/001/ FEW SC ALQDS/ 8/500 56004 10046 20031 SUMMARY FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.......48     NORMAL.....50 MIN.......36     NORMAL.....34 MEAN......42     NORMAL.....42 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL...............   0 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................... +32 [+1.9 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............23  DEPARTURE........ 0 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............275  DEPARTURE.......-33 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............602  DEPARTURE......-218 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........643  DEPARTURE...... -41 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):                      Official (1-Sec AVG).......35 W   @  9:37 P.M.                      AEROVANE...................36 W   @  9:37 P.M.                      VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..39     @  9:37 P.M.                      DAVIS #2 ..................33 W   @  9:37 P.M.                      RMY #2 (Instantaneous).....38 W   @  9:37 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..................23 W   @  9:50 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............23     @  9:38 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............24 W   @  9:38 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE.................23 W   @  9:38 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....... 12.6 W  [303 total miles]                      VECTOR #2................. 13.3                      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.......0.00  DEPARTURE.....-0.14 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............1.42  DEPARTURE.....-0.75 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............56.27  DEPARTURE....+10.20 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......-0.6 TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2021-2022)......0.0  DEPARTURE......-1.3 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/+10/1.00/0.0/.../..     72 SSE AERO 78 SSE RMY 76 11/13   60/36/48/+5/0.32/0.0/.../..      53 SW  AERO 53 SW  RMY 54 11/14   47/33/40/-2/0.03/0.0/.../..      29 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 28 11/15   48/36/42/0/0.07/0.0/.../..       35 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 38 11/16  The low since midnight is 31F, the daily normal low is 34F DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 16 HIGH 73 IN 1927 LOW 8 IN 1933 PRECIP 2.25 INCHES IN 1981 SNOWFALL 2.0 IN 1913 PEAK GUST 78 S IN 1989 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 17 HIGH 74 IN 1928 LOW 10 IN 1924 PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1920 SNOWFALL 1.0 INS IN 1980 PEAK GUST 61 SSE IN 2006 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas