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Save the Record · 2026 Campaign

Help Save the Record.
141 Years Cannot Be Replaced.

Every day since 1885, a weather observer has climbed Great Blue Hill and recorded the sky. 141 years. Not once interrupted. Help us keep it that way.

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Blue Hill Observatory aerial view

Federal science funding is being cut. It costs $160,000 a year to keep observations running — and $750,000 to digitize the full historical record. Your gift does both.

Why It Matters

One Record. Irreplaceable.

141Years of unbroken daily observations — not one day missed since 1885 51,634Daily entries — most never digitized, vulnerable to fire or flood #1Longest continuous weather record in the Western Hemisphere
What Your Gift Supports
365 days of observationsSkilled observers climbing the hill every single day, without exception. Historic instruments & archivesMaintenance of equipment and preservation of 141 years of logbooks. Digitization of the recordMaking 51,000+ handwritten entries permanently safe and accessible to researchers.
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Every gift — of any amount — protects today’s observations and rescues yesterday’s history.

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