BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0639E SUNSET:  1619E VERY MILD FOR A MID-NOVEMBER DAY.... We observed partly cloudy skies for most of the day with limited visibility due to either haze or fog. The max visibility was 30 miles at the 1 P.M. observation. Conditions are otherwise breezy with an average wind speed of almost 20 mph and a max gust of 29 mph since the 7 AM observation. Warmer air is being brought in from the south. Pressure is dropping increasingly faster to accompany the strengthening wind. The high so far today is 69F, 20 degrees above the normal max of 49F. The low since midnight is 49F, 16 degrees above the normal low of 33F. The record maximum temperature for today is 72F, set in 1963. -------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered cirrus, few altocumulus NW-NE Temperature: 54F; Dew Point: 52F; Relative Humidity: 94% Wind: SSW @ 14G19 kts Sea-level pressure: 1017.9 mb; 30.06 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly Visibility: 20 miles, thin fog 6-hr Max temp: 55F 6-hr Min temp: 50F 24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1155 250 SCT 20 179/54/52/2014G19/006/ FEW AC/AS NW-NE THN F ALQDS/ 8/072 58006 10055 20050 10 A.M. Weather: Scattered cirrus Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 53F; Relative Humidity: 73% Wind: SSW @ 9G16 kts Sea-level pressure: 1016.7 mb; 30.02 in Hg; falling, then more slowly Visibility: 25 miles, hazy 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1455 250 SCT 25 167/62/53/2009G16/002/ HAZY/ 8/002 56012 1 P.M. Weather: Scattered cirrus Temperature: 68F, Dew point: 51F; Relative Humidity: 55% Wind: SW @ 16G25 kts Sea-level pressure: 1013.5 mb; 29.92 in Hg; falling unsteadily Visibility: 30 miles, hazy 6-hr Max temp: 69F 6-hr Min temp: 54F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 250 SCT 30 135/68/51/1816G25/992/ HAZY/ 8/002 57032 10069 20054 SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.......49     NORMAL.....50 MIN.......30     NORMAL.....33 MEAN......40     NORMAL.....41 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL...............  -1 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH........................... +28 [+1.4 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............25  DEPARTURE........+1 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............326  DEPARTURE.......-29 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............653  DEPARTURE......-214 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........687  DEPARTURE...... -34 PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):                      Official (1-Sec AVG).......34 S   @ 10:58 P.M.                      AEROVANE...................36 S   @ 10:57 P.M.                      VECTOR #2 (Instantaneous)..37     @ 10:58 P.M.                      DAVIS #2 ..................43 S   @ 10:58 P.M.                      RMY #2 (Instantaneous).....34 S   @ 10:58 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..................29 S   @ 11:20 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............27     @ 11:36 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............32 S   @ 11:21 P.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE.................27 S   @ 11:36 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....... 11.2 S  [268 total miles]                      VECTOR #2................. 11.6                      DAVIS #2.................. 12.0 SW                      RMY #2.................... 11.7 WSW                      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.....-0.13 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............1.42  DEPARTURE.....-1.01 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............56.27  DEPARTURE.....+9.94 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......-0.6 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/+3/0.00/0.0/594/96      38 WNW AERO 39 WNW RMY 39 11/02   56/40/48/+1/0.00/0.0/247/40      25 SW  AERO 25 SW  RMY 26 11/03   51/35/43/-3/0.00/0.0/572/93      28 W   AERO 25 W   RMY 27     11/04   49/31/40/-6/0.00/0.0/446/73      17 NNE AERO 17 NNW RMY 16 11/05   49/32/41/-5/0.00/0.0/591/97      25 NW  AERO 24 NW  RMY 24 11/06   51/34/43/-2/0.00/0.0/595/98      18 SSW AERO 17 SW  RMY 19 11/07   55/37/46/+1/0.00/0.0/514/85      17 W   AERO 17 W   RMY 16 11/08   60/38/49/+4/0.00/0.0/578/96      20 N   AERO 18 N   RMY 19 11/09   69/45/57/+13/0.00/0.0/582/97     21 W   AERO 21 W   RMY 22 11/10   60/44/52/+8/0.00/0.0/389/65      36 NW  AERO 35 NW  RMY 35 11/11   56/40/48/+5/0.00/0.0/501/84      26 SE  AERO 28 SE  RMY 27 11/12   61/45/53/+10/1.00/0.0/000/00     72 SSE AERO 78 SSE RMY 76 11/13   60/36/48/+5/0.32/0.0/556/94      53 SW  AERO 53 SW  RMY 54 11/14   47/33/40/-2/0.03/0.0/336/57      29 W   AERO 28 W   RMY 28 11/15   48/36/42/0/0.07/0.0/405/69       35 W   AERO 36 W   RMY 38 11/16   46/31/39/-3/0.00/0.0/.../..      40 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 42 11/17   49/30/40/-1/0.00/0.0/.../..      34 S   AERO 36 S   RMY 34 11/18  The low since midnight is 49F, the daily normal low is 33F DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 18 HIGH 72 IN 1963 LOW 10 IN 1936 PRECIP 1.80 INS IN 1929 SNOWFALL 6.3 INS IN 1980 PEAK GUST 60 SW IN 1987 RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 19 HIGH 72 IN 1941 LOW 10 IN 1936 PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1926 SNOWFALL 11.0 INS IN 1986 PEAK GUST 59e E IN 1945 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner