Blue Hill Observatory December 2020 Summary: December was warmer, wetter, cloudier and snowier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 34.0 deg F was 4.2 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for December, and it was 2.4 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The average maximum temperature of 41.1 deg… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WIND ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we measured 0.3 inches of snow that fell overnight, amounting to 0.03 inches of liquid. Wind was… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER OVERCAST DAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW…. A large ocean storm sitting south of Nova Scotia has been retrograding a bit since yesterday sending spokes of moisture onshore… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST SKIES CONTINUE, CHILLY AND RAW…. Light snow began falling late yesterday afternoon and continued through much of the evening hours accumulating to 0.8 inches. Occasional very light snow… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST WITH SOME OCEAN-EFFECT SNOW LATER ON THIS MORNING…. Today we observed overcast skies with some light between 11 A.M. and noontime. Only a trace of snow was left,… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WARMER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED WINDS WITH MORNING RAIN AND FOG… This morning, temperatures rose to 41F at the 7:00 A.M. EST observation, which was 15F above what it was… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A QUIET AND COLD START TO THE NEW YEAR… Happy New Year from all of us at Blue Hill Observatory! Plenty of sunshine this morning is being replaced by… Read More »
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This table lists the daily BHO weather and climate discussions for the entire year. Click on the date to see the report for that day. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY DECEMBER 31, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING; REMAINING OVERCAST INTO THIS AFTERNOON… Some light rain moved through the region during the wee hours of the morning ending just after 7 A.M. A… Read More »
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