January 2022 Summary – Sixth Snowiest on Record
Blue Hill Observatory January 2022 Summary: January was colder and much snowier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 24.9 deg F was 1.0 degrees colder than the 1891-2020 130-year average for January, and it was 2.3 degrees colder than the 1991-2020 30-year average. After a warm start during the first… Read More »
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET: 1658E BRIEF SUN THIS MORNING OVERTAKEN BY OCEAN CLOUDS, STILL COLD…. As high pressure passes to the north and a very weak low pressure system passes… Read More »
Monday, January 31, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0659E SUNSET: 1657E INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS, OTHERWISE TRANQUIL AND COLD…. Not a bad day today all told with increasing high thin cirrus clouds, but still a good deal… Read More »
Sunday, January 30, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0700E SUNSET: 1656E CLEAR, SUNNY AND COLD FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S BLIZZARD…. Quite the day experienced yesterday! Thanks to our Chief Observer Ben Turner, and Assistant Chief Observer Matt Douglas,… Read More »
Saturday, January 29, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0701E SUNSET: 1654E TODAY’S STORM LEAVES US WITH RECORD-BREAKING SNOWFALL ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today’s nor’easter provided us with 27.5 inches of snowfall and 1.83 inches of liquefied… Read More »
Historic Blizzard of 2022 Impacted New England with Strong Winds and Record Snowfall
An historic blizzard that intensified to at least 969 mb (28.61 inches) as it passed offshore on Saturday, January 29th, 2022 brought strong winds and heavy snow to southeastern New England. The final storm total at the Observatory was 27.6 inches of snow. This is the second largest January snowstorm on record at Blue… Read More »
Friday, January 28, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0702E SUNSET: 1653E THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM…. It is a rather pleasant mid-winter day out there! Temperatures are in the low-30s coinciding with gentle winds making it… Read More »
Thursday, January 27, 2022
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0703E SUNSET: 1652E PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A DECENT VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT…. Today we observed partly cloudy skies with an average visibility of 65 miles. Wind was a… Read More »
