BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0624E SUNSET: 1731E PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO START, THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS; STILL ON THE MILD SIDE…. The first part of the day was… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0625E SUNSET: 1730E CLOUDS DOMINATE THE SKY TODAY, BUT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE WELCOMED…. It’s been a mainly cloudy day for the most part, but… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0627E SUNSET: 1728E PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND SUN, EVEN MILDER WITH INCREASING WIND…. The day has had varying amounts of clouds and sunshine. We started the day… Read More »
Listed below are recent publications, informal reports and presentations describing climate research on various topics based on the Blue Hill climate record. Click on the title to access each document. 2025 “State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 1885-2024” (Organization Climate Summary) PDF (February, 2025) 2024 “Weather Extremes at the Blue Hill Observatory: How Fast… Read More »
Observatory Research Projects and Collaborations Ongoing research projects and collaborations at BHO cover a wide range of topics related to our long-term climate record, and these activities are supported by staff and professional scientists as well as high-school and college student interns and other volunteers. Listed below is a sample of current projects. Wind Speed… Read More »
This report is an updated summary of the extensive climate records of the Blue Hill Observatory that focuses on the daily climate data for several key parameters over the entire period of record. This document is also available as a downloadable PDF file.
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0628E SUNSET: 1727E FINALLY TURNING MILDER AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN SHIFTS A BIT…. We started the day with a lot of clouds and some virga, but… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0630E SUNSET: 1726E REMAINING COLD WITH MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS…. Skies began the day mostly cloudy with altostratus and cirrus filling much of the sky, providing… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0632E SUNSET: 1725E PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY, COLD AND BLUSTERY YET AGAIN…. We started the day under partly to mostly cloudy skies which slowly started to clear… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0633E SUNSET: 1723E CONTINUED COLD, BUT WITH MUCH LESS WIND DESPITE A STORM SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTHEAST…. We had a brief period of sunshine early this… Read More »
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