BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0634E
SUNSET: 1623E
ANOTHER CHILLY DAY, BUT WITH LESS WIND AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE….
We have another nice day in progress with plenty of bright sunshine
with only a few high thin wispy clouds floating by, and a few low
to mid level clouds off in the distance.
It’s another chilly day with temperatures only reaching the low 40s
so far today, after early morning readings in the mid to upper 20s.
With much less wind today, it doesn’t feel all that bad out there in
the sun. The dew point has been gradually rising from the mid to
upper teens early this morning to the mid 20s by early this afternoon.
Although the wind has been lighter than in recent days, it’s still
been fairly steady out of the north-northeast to northeast. The
average speed for the day so far is around 11mph. The peak gust for
the day is 23mph, which occurred at 11:19am this morning.
Visibility has been holding at around 80 miles all day, so it’s been
another day with a spectacular view!
The maximum temperature for today since midnight is 43 degrees, this
is 8 degrees below the normal high of 51F. The minimum temperature
since midnight is 27F degrees, which is 7 degrees below the normal
low of 34F degrees.
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Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant NNE-SE, few altocumulus
SE-OVHD-NNW, few cirrus distant SW-NW
Temperature: 29F; Dew Point: 17F; Relative Humidity: 60%
Wind: N @ 10 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1028.8 mb; 30.38 in. Hg: rising steadily
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 31F
6-hr Min temp: 27F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
24-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 0 inches
BHO SA 1155 CLR 80 288/29/17/3510/038/ FEW SC DSNT NNE-SE
FEW AC SE-OVHD-NNW FEW CI DSNT SW-NW/ 8/551 52003 10031 20027
10 A.M.
Weather: Clear, few stratocumulus distant NNE-SSE, few cirrus
distant SSW-W-N
Temperature: 39F; Dew Point: 24F; Relative Humidity: 55%
Wind: N @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1028.2 mb; 30.36 in. Hg: rising, then falling
Visibility: 80 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
3-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
BHO SA 1455 CLR 80 282/39/24/3608/036/ FEW SC DSNT NNE-SSE
FEW CI DSNT SSW-W-N/ 8/501 58006
1 P.M.
Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, few stratocumulus distant ENE-SE,
few altocumulus distant SW-NW
Temperature: 42F; Dew Point: 23F; Relative Humidity: 46%
Wind: NE @ 8G15 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1024.8 mb; 30.26 in. Hg: falling, then more slowly
Visibility: 80 miles
6-hr Max temp: 43F
6-hr Min temp: 29F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
6-hr Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Snow Depth: 0 inches
BHO SA 1755 250 -SCT 80 248/42/23/0408G15/026/ FEW SC DSNT ENE-SE
FEW AC DSNT SW-NW/ 8/551 56034 10043 20029
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SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….43 NORMAL…..51
MIN…….28 NORMAL…..35
MEAN……36 NORMAL…..43
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………..-7
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH…………………….+73 [+5.4 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2024 THRU JUN 2025)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………29 DEPARTURE……..+7
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..194 DEPARTURE…….-69
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….567 DEPARTURE……-208
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..640 DEPARTURE…….-73
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JAN 2024 THRU DEC 2024)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….0 DEPARTURE………0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………….5 DEPARTURE……..+5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….768 DEPARTURE…….+91
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……..715 DEPARTURE…….+53
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
Note: Instruments designated #1 = Main Tower, #2 = South Tower,
F420C, Contacting, Merlin, and Richards are all on Main Tower.
E=Estimated
F420C (Official)………..32 N @ 09:35 A.M.
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….33 N @ 09:35 A.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….32 N @ 09:35 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….29 NNE @ 09:35 A.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………30 NE @ 09:35 A.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..31 N @ 09:35 A.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..32 N @ 09:35 A.M.
MERLIN…………………30 NNE
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)…..OTS
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………17 NNE @ 08:38 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..20 @ 08:38 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..20 @ 08:39 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………20 NNE @ 08:38 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………19 NNE @ 08:39 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..20 NNE @ 08:38 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..19 N @ 09:36 A.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE……..OTS
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..10.5 NNE [251 total miles]
VECTOR #1………………10.6
VECTOR #2………………10.8
DAVIS #1……………….10.6 NNE
DAVIS #2……………….10.7 NNE
RMY #1…………………10.3 N
RMY #2…………………10.7 N
RICHARDS (C5C)…………..OTS
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH…………..0.08 DEPARTURE…..-1.82
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2024)…….43.88 DEPARTURE…..-2.18
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……-0.5
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (2024-2025)…….0.0 DEPARTURE……-1.2
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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/VEC1/RMY GUST
PEAK GUST: F420C (Official)
VEC1: Vector #1 1-second gust
RMY: R.M. Young #1 wind gust recording system (Instantaneous)
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
11/1 77/49/63/+16/0.00/0.0/347/56 36 WNW VEC1 36 WNW RMY 37
11/2 55/37/46/-1/0.00/0.0/228/37 21 N VEC1 23 N RMY 21
11/3 48/30/39/-7/0.00/0.0/595/97 20 NNW VEC1 21 NNW RMY 21
11/4 49/33/41/-5/0.00/0.0/061/10 20 SSE VEC1 21 SSE RMY 21
11/5 73/46/60/+15/0.00/0.0/505/83 35 SW VEC1 35 SW RMY 37
11/6 80/59/70/+25/0.00/0.0/558/92 39 WSW VEC1 39 WSW RMY 42
11/7 69/47/58/+13/0.00/0.0/519/86 37 WNW VEC1 35 WNW RMY 42
11/8 63/41/52/+7/0.00/0.0/572/95 42 WNW VEC1 42 WNW RMY 47
11/9 50/36/43/-1/0.00/0.0/599/100 40 NW VEC1 42 NW RMY 43
11/10 60/32/46/+2/T/0.0/388/65 29 WSW VEC1 29 SW RMY 31
11/11 66/50/58/+15/0.08/0.0/457/77 40 SW VEC1 42 SW RMY 43
11/12 54/33/44/+1/0.00/0.0/545/92 48 NNW VEC1 50 NNW RMY 56
11/13 43/28/36/-7/0.00/0.0/584/99 32 N VEC1 33 N RMY 31
11/14 The low since midnight is 27F, the daily normal low is 34F.
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NOVEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE
11/1 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77F, OLD RECORD WAS 75F IN 2003.
11/6 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80F, OLD RECORD WAS 74F IN 2022.
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DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
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
RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 15
HIGH 74 IN 1993
LOW 15 IN 1933
PRECIP 1.66 INCHES IN 1981
SNOWFALL 6.5 IN 2018
PEAK GUST 65 SSE IN 2008
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas
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