An Analysis of Back Door Cold Front Events at the Blue Hill Observatory from 2001-2020

Visible satellite imagery from MODIS/Terra showing a back door cold front moving southward through New England on the afternoon of 16 April 2003 as a large inland storm approaches from the west. Imagery courtesy of NASA Worldview.

This study and informal report were prepared by Milton Academy senior, Max Donovan. It describes and analyzes the characteristics of back door cold front events from 2001-2020 in eastern Massachusetts and their impacts at the Blue Hill Observatory. This report can also be downloaded here.