BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0614E SUNSET:  1641E CLOUDY AND COOL THE THEME AGAIN TODAY.... Today is overcast and cool alongside decent visibility. 85 miles was noted at 7A, then slipping to 65 miles by early afternoon. A batch of stratocumulus peeled away for a time last night allowing temperatures to dip into upper-30s before filling right back in before sunrise. Temps have remained abnormally cool throughout the daytime hours with the mercury hanging in the mid-40s.  Looking at things in the wind department, the fierce gusts yielded by the recent "bomb-cyclone" are well past us now. Peak gust thus far today is 18 MPH from the NNE with an average speed of 10 MPH. Of interest, the sun has been very hard to come by this week. In fact, our Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder has yet to detect any sunshine since last Sunday...5 days ago!  With respect to this coming weekend, guidance is indicating another soaking rainfall tomorrow (like we need it!). 1-2 (or more) inches seems likely. However, the responsible low pressure should scoot out by Saturday night, thus it appears outdoor Halloween plans on Sunday should not be hindered by significant cold or precipitation. Highs are expected in the mid-60s before falling back into the 50s during the evening under some moonlight skies. The high so far today is  48F, 8 degrees below the normal max of 56F. The low since midnight is 37F, 2 degrees below the normal low of 39F.    -------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Overcast Stratocumulus (breaks in overcast SW-NW) Temperature: 41F; Dew Point: 36F; Relative Humidity: 83% Wind: NNE @ 10G14 kts Sea-level pressure: 1015.7 mb; 29.99 in. Hg: steady, then rising Visibility: 85 miles 6-hr Max temp: 41F 6-hr Min temp: 37F 24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1155 25 OVC 85 157/41/36/2010G14/999/ FEW BINOVC SW-NW/ 8/5// 53003 10041 20037 10 A.M. Weather: Overcast Stratus Temperature: 45F; Dew Point: 43F; Relative Humidity: 92% Wind: N @ 6 kts (wind light)  Sea-level pressure: 1016.2 mb; 30.01 in Hg; rising insteadily Visibility: 60 miles (thin fog) 3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1455 25 OVC 60 162/45/43/3506/001/ THN F ALQDS WND LGT/ 8/6// 52005 1 P.M. Weather: Overcast stratus Temperature: 47F, Dew point: 42F; Relative Humidity: 83% Wind: ENE @ 7G15 kts  Sea-level pressure: 1014.6 mb; 29.96 in Hg; falling, then falling more rapidly Visibility: 65 miles (hazy) 6-hr Max temp: 48F 6-hr Min temp: 41F 6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins. BHO SA 1755 25 OVC 65 146/47/42/6507G15/996/ HAZY/ 8/6// 58016 10048 20041 SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) MAX.......48     NORMAL.....57 MIN.......39     NORMAL.....40 MEAN......44     NORMAL.....48 DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL............... -4 TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH..........................+124 [+4.4 DEGREES/DAY] HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2021 THRU JUN 2022) TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY...............21  DEPARTURE........+4 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH..............213  DEPARTURE......-128 TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON.............287  DEPARTURE......-172 TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE........367  DEPARTURE.......-80 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...................26 NNE @  1:22 A.M.                      AEROVANE (south tower).....26 NNE @  4:08 A.M.                      VECTOR #2 (south tower)....29     @  4:44 A.M.                      DAVIS #2 (south tower).....25 NE  @  4:10 A.M.                      RMY #2 (south tower).......28 NNE @  4:44 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..................16 NNE @  4:12 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE..............17     @  4:08 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE...............16 NNE @  4:08 A.M. MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE.................17 NNE @  4:08 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.......9.8 N  [234 total miles]                      VECTOR #2.................10.4                       DAVIS #2..................10.0 NNE                      RMY #2....................10.1 N                      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....-0.19 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH.............6.16  DEPARTURE....+1.20 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR.............53.14  DEPARTURE....+9.77 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/..../.../..          49 NNE AERO 56 N   RMY 54 10/27   48/44/46/-3/..../.../..          66 NNE AERO 74 NNE RMY 65 10/28   48/39/44/-4/0.00/.../..          26 NNE AERO 26 NNE RMY 28 10/29   The low since midnight is 37F, the daily normal low is 39F RECORDS FOR THE MONTH: Peak gust of 66 NNE on the 27th, beating the old record of 54 WNW, NE set in 1968 and 2018. DAILY EXTREMES Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated) RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 29 HIGH 74F IN 1989 LOW 23F IN 1891 PRECIP 2.42 INCHES IN 2012 SNOWFALL 4.0 INCHES IN 2011 PEAK GUST 76 E IN 2012 RECORDS FOR OCTOBER 30 HIGH 75F IN 1946,1989 LOW 21F IN 1928 PRECIP 1.85 INCHES IN 1917 SNOWFALL 6.5 INCHES IN 2020 PEAK GUST 73 SE IN 2017 TODAY'S REPORT PREPARED BY: Andrew Swanson