Wednesday, May 12, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0426ESUNSET:  1856E INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A COOL WESTERLY BREEZE…. Today we observed almost clear skies this morningturning into a near overcast as the day went on.Visibility was great at 75 miles, and… Read More »

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0427ESUNSET:  1855E BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES, BUT WINDY…. Some early morning cloudiness moved out leaving us withabundant sunshine for the balance of the day. Howeverrather strong mixing from aloft is helping… Read More »

Monday, May 10, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0428ESUNSET:  1854E OVERNIGHT RAIN ENDS, MAINLY CLOUDY DAY IN IT’S WAKE…. We got a decent drink of rain overnight with 0.39″ falling.This brings the month to 1.78″ which is 0.67″ above normalfor… Read More »

April 2021 Summary – Warmer and Sunnier Than Average

Blue Hill Observatory April 2021 Summary: April was warmer and much sunnier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 47.0 deg F was 2.1 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for April, and it was 0.7 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The average maximum temperature of 57.2 deg… Read More »

Sunday, May 9, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0429ESUNSET:  1851E ANOTHER GOOD VISIBILITY DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS…. Today became overcast, starting from almost cloudlessskies at the 7 A.M. observation. Visibility is holdingat 75 miles on average, and we have observed… Read More »

Saturday, May 8, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0430ESUNSET:  1850E MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY ATOPGREAT BLUE HILL…. Today was overcast with surprisingly great visibility.We had a mix of low and mid-level cloud cover with anaverage visibility of 80 miles.… Read More »

Friday, May 7, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0431ESUNSET:  1851E DRY WEATHER HANGS AROUND… After a raw, chilly and wet stretch earlier this week, we havelined up our 2nd consecutive dry day. Sunshine wasplentiful under a gentle NE wind during… Read More »

Thursday, May 6, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0433ESUNSET: 1849E FAIR WEATHER DAY WITH A STILL-PREVALENTCOOL BREEZE…. Yesterday we experienced more rainfall with an overnight total of 0.24 inches. Visibility was much better today, being 75 miles on average. Skies… Read More »

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0434ESUNSET:  1848E CHILLY WITH VERY LIGHT RAIN…. Today we experienced more rainfall with an overnight totalof 0.32 inches and an additional 0.02 inches between the7 and 1 P.M. observations. Visibility was a… Read More »