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Great Blue Hill Today

Oct 31 · 5:00 AM EST

Blue Hill Observatory

Temperature 41.7°F
Wind NNW 12 mph
Gust 20 mph
Humidity 74%
Pressure 30.218"
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The Last Best Independent Climate Record

As federal science funding erodes, Blue Hill Observatory stands at a crossroads. We hold North America's longest continuous weather record — data that NOAA, NASA, and leading universities rely on. That record doesn't maintain itself.

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