Blue Hill Observatory December 2021 Summary: December was very warm and much drier, less snowy and cloudier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 36.2 deg F was 6.1 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for December, and it was 3.4 degrees cooler than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The month… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E CARBON COPY OF YESTERDAY, THE SUNLESS STREAK CONTINUES…. Visibility has stayed at a 1/16th mile all day today due to fog. A light drizzle has… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E FOGGY WITH VERY LIGHT RAINFALL TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR…. Visibility has stayed at a 1/16th mile all day today due to fog. Very… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E DAMP, DREARY AND FOGGY WEATHER CONTINUES ATOP THE HILL…. A near carbon copy of yesterday is persisting into our New Year’s Eve. We continue to… Read More »
Authored by Robert Thompson, retired Meteorologist-in-Charge of the Boston/Norton National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office. He is now an adjunct professor at Anna Maria College and a Board Member of Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center. Two tornado outbreaks in December 2021 have raised several questions even for us in New England. The first and… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1621E COLD AND FOGGY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today was raw and cold with temps hanging in the mid 30’s accompanied by fog and a very… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1620E A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING IS AN ACTUAL DROP IN THE BUCKET…. Light snow overnight amounted to 0.03 inches with… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1619E WINTRY MIX OVERNIGHT; CLOUDS AND FOG THIS MORNING GIVING WAY TO MAINLY SUNNY SKIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…. Light snow moved into the area between 11pm… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1618E COLD AND QUIET WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY…. We started off with clear skies early this morning, but clouds have quickly overspread the region and are… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0712E SUNSET: 1618E MORE ICING OBSERVED OVERNIGHT, CLOUDY BUT A BIT DRIER TODAY…. Light rain and drizzle last evening became freezing drizzle/rain as the temperature snuck just below… Read More »
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