Monday, November 2, 2026

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)
SUNRISE: 0619E
SUNSET:  1636E

WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS WE ENTER NOVEMBER….

We may have flipped the calendar to November and changed the
clocks back to “winter” time, but Mother Nature is having other
ideas as more of a late September/early October pattern settles
in for the first week of this new month.

Sunshine has been the theme today, being filtered slightly by
high cirrus clouds. With a southwest flow, temperatures have
really ramped up from their chilly positioning early this morning.

As mentioned, temperatures were chilly early this morning, albeit
not as cold as the past couple of mornings. Nonetheless, readings
in the mid 40s quickly rose to the upper 60s to near 70F by early
this afternoon. This is solidly around 15 degrees above normal!
Dew point values have risen slightly from the upper 30s this
morning to the low 40s early this afternoon.

Winds have generally been westerly all day. They were a bit gusty
during the wee hours of the morning before slackening off through
most of the remaining morning hours. While not overly strong this
afternoon, they have picked up a little bit with some mixing from
aloft. The average speed for the day so far is around 12mph. The
peak gust for the day so far is 25mph, which occurred just after
1:15am this morning.

Visibility is a bit more restricted today than over the weekend,
with the view sitting at around 60 miles all day. Still quite
respectable though!

The maximum temperature so far today is 69F, which is 14 degrees
above the normal high of 55F. The minimum temperature since
midnight is 45F, which is 7 degrees above the normal low of 38F.

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PRELIMINARY STATS FOR OCTOBER 2026

TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 63.4 [+2.4] Avg. Min. 44.7 [+0.7] Mean      54.1 [+1.6] 24-hour corrected mean: 53.5
Max. for month: 84F on the 2nd
Min. for month: 32F on the 18th

HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units:    341 [-053] Total for the season:   462 [-050] Total for last season:  411

COOLING DEGREE DAYS
Total cooling units:    010 [+003] Total for the season:   815 [+138] Total for last season:  756

PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 2.18 [-3.31] Greatest in 24 hrs: 1.74 on the 11th-12th

SNOWFALL, Inches
Total:  0.0 [-0.7] Greatest in 24 hrs: N/A

WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 10.3 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed:   10.8 mph
Prevailing wind direction:   West-Northwest [13%] Peak gust and direction:     44 NW on the 30th

SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 14226 of a possible 19824, or 72%
Astronomical total minutes: 14715 of a possible 20520 or 72%

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Today’s Observations:

7 A.M.
Weather: Thin scattered cirrus, few altocumulus distant WNW-N-ENE
Temperature: 48F; Dew Point: 38F; Relative Humidity: 69%
Wind: WSW @ 9 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1028.9 mb; 30.38 in. Hg: falling, then rising
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 48F
6-hr Min temp: 46F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1155 250 -SCT 60 289/48/38/2509/038/ FEW AC DSNT WNW-N-ENE/
8/051 53002 10048 20046

10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few altocumulus distant N-NE
Temperature: 60F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 48%
Wind: SW @ 8 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1028.2 mb; 30.36 in. Hg: falling unsteadily
Visibility: 60 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1455 E250 BKN 60 282/60/41/2308/036/ FEW AC DSNT N-NE/
8/051 57007

1 P.M.
Weather: Broken cirrus, few altocumulus distant N-NE
Temperature: 69F; Dew Point: 41F; Relative Humidity: 36%
Wind: SW @ 8G17 kts
Sea-level pressure: 1026.1 mb; 30.30 in. Hg: falling, then more rapidly
Visibility: 60 miles
6-hr Max temp: 69F
6-hr Min temp: 48F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 inches
BHO SA 1755 E250 BKN 60 261/69/41/2308G17/030/ FEW AC DSNT N-NE/
8/051 58021 10069 20048

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SUMMARY FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026

TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….57   NORMAL…..55
MIN…….35   NORMAL…..38
MEAN……46   NORMAL…..47

DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1991-2020) NORMAL…………….-1
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH (NOV)………………….-1 [-1.2 DEGREES/DAY]

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON: JUL 2026 THRU JUN 2027)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………….19  DEPARTURE……..+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH (NOV)……….19  DEPARTURE……..+1
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………..481  DEPARTURE…….-49
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE………429  DEPARTURE…….+52

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 *=Last of multiple occurrences

F420C (Official)………..21 WSW  @   11:33 P.M.*
VECTOR #1 (1-Sec)……….21 SW   @   08:25 P.M.
VECTOR #2 (1-Sec)……….21 WSW  @   09:53 P.M.
DAVIS #1……………….20 WSW  @   11:40 P.M.
DAVIS #2 ………………20 WSW  @   08:33 P.M.
RMY #1 (Instantaneous)…..21 WSW  @   11:38 P.M.
RMY #2 (Instantaneous)…..22 WSW  @   08:37 P.M.
MERLIN………………….M
RICHARDS (C5C) (Inst)……21 WSW  @   08:32 P.M.

FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………15 WSW  @   11:40 P.M.*
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #1 AVERAGE…………..15 WSW  @   11:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR #2 AVERAGE…………..16 WSW  @   11:54 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………15 WSW  @   11:35 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………15 WSW  @   11:59 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #1 AVERAGE……………..15 WSW  @   11:34 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY #2 AVERAGE……………..16 WSW  @   11:40 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RICHARDS (C5C) AVERAGE………15 WSW  @   11:34 P.M.

AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL……..8.5 WSW [205 total miles] VECTOR #1………………9.0
VECTOR #2………………9.6
DAVIS #1……………….9.0 W
DAVIS #2…………………M
RMY #1…………………8.9 W
RMY #2…………………9.4 W
RICHARDS (C5C)………….9.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH (NOV)……..0.00 DEPARTURE…..-0.15
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR (2026)…….39.70 DEPARTURE…..-4.61

SNOWFALL (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL SNOWFALL 24 HRS ENDING AT 7 A.M………..0.0 DEPARTURE…….0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH (NOV)…………..0.0 DEPARTURE…….0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON (JUL-JUN)………0.0 DEPARTURE……-0.7

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PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/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

10/1  74/56/65/+7/0.00/084/12             28 SW  VEC1 28 SW  RMY 27
10/2  84/63/74/+16/0.05/518/74            33 SW  VEC1 33 SW  RMY 32
10/3  68/51/60/+3/0.00/684/98             24 NNW VEC1 24 NNE RMY 24
10/4  63/49/56/-1/T/320/46                24 ESE VEC1 23 ESE RMY 22
10/5  69/46/58/+1/0.00/581/84             43 WNW VEC1 42 WNW RMY 43
10/6  60/41/51/-5/0.00/676/98             30 WNW VEC1 30 WNW RMY 31
10/7  65/40/53/-3/0.00/660/96             31 S   VEC1 31 S   RMY 31
10/8  70/53/62/+7/0.00/506/74             33 WNW VEC1 33 SSW RMY 34
10/9  66/47/57/+2/0.00/661/97             40 WNW VEC1 39 WNW RMY 40
10/10 62/44/53/-2/0.00/549/81             22 NW  VEC1 22 NW  RMY 23
10/11 58/48/53/-1/1.63/014/02             31 ENE VEC1 31 ENE RMY 31
10/12 68/47/58/+4/0.11/390/58             28 NE  VEC1 28 NE  RMY 27
10/13 59/50/55/+1/0.08/000/00             25 E   VEC1 25 ENE RMY 25
10/14 77/55/66/+13/0.01/394/59            31 WNW VEC1 30 WNW RMY 31
10/15 62/48/55/+2/0.00/658/99             33 NNW VEC1 34 NNW RMY 35
10/16 65/48/57/+5/0.30/000/00             33 SSW VEC1 33 SSW RMY 34
10/17 57/34/46/-6/T/053/08                35 NW  VEC1 35 NNW RMY 37
10/18 55/32/44/-8/0.00/656/100            18 SSE VEC1 18 SSE RMY 18
10/19 57/42/50/-1/0.00/633/97             20 NNE VEC1 19 NNE RMY 19
10/20 60/40/50/-1/0.00/560/86             36 NE  VEC1 36 NE  RMY 37
10/21 53/44/49/-2/0.00/266/41             35 NE  VEC1 35 NE  RMY 34
10/22 61/43/52/+2/0.00/484/75             32 NNE VEC1 32 NNE RMY 33
10/23 54/40/47/-3/0.00/642/100            29 N   VEC1 29 N   RMY 28
10/24 61/36/49/-1/0.00/640/100            12 NNW VEC1 12 NNW RMY 12
10/25 66/44/55/+6/0.00/638/100            21 WSW VEC1 20 WSW RMY 21
10/26 70/43/57/+8/0.00/616/97             29 N   VEC1 29 N   RMY 30
10/27 56/40/48/-1/0.00/632/100            30 N   VEC1 29 N   RMY 28
10/28 55/33/44/-4/0.00/421/67             21 SSW VEC1 20 SW  RMY 20
10/29 67/47/57/+9/0.00/608/97             31 SW  VEC1 31 SW  RMY 31
10/30 70/44/57/+9/T/550/88                44 NW  VEC1 44 NW  RMY 44
10/31 54/38/46/-1/0.00/621/100            31 NW  VEC1 31 NW  RMY 32

11/1 The low since midnight is 35F, the daily normal low is 39F.

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OCTOBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE

NONE.

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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
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  57/35/46/-1/0.00/0.0/…/..        28 SW  VEC1 28 SW  RMY 27

11/2 The low since midnight is 45F, the daily normal low is 38F.

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NOVEMBER DAILY RECORDS TO DATE

NONE.

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DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 2
HIGH 81 IN 1950
LOW 22 IN 1965
PRECIP 1.67 INCHES IN 1970
SNOWFALL 1.8 IN 2014
PEAK GUST 63 WSW IN 1973

RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER 3
HIGH 75 IN 1990
LOW 21 IN 1891
PRECIP 1.92 INCHES IN 1951
SNOWFALL 0.1 IN 1951
PEAK GUST 96e SSE IN 1951

TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Matt Douglas