Wednesday, September 15, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0525ESUNSET:  1754E BREEZY WITH HAZE AND SMOKE ALOFT ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Despite morning fog and hazy conditions for the rest of theday, we were able to see 40 miles at the 1… Read More »

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0523ESUNSET:  1755E PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL NOONTIME WITH GOOD VISIBILITY…. We observed a visibility of 75 miles all day, and partly cloudyskies until noontime. Cloud cover has increased since then witha slight drop in… Read More »

Monday, September 13, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0522ESUNSET:  1757E EARLY MORNING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS GIVE WAY TO BRIGHT SUNSHINEAND PLEASANT TEMPERATURES…. Showers and thunderstorms moved through the region early thismorning ahead of a cold front that slipped through by midmorning.… Read More »

Sunday, September 12, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0521ESUNSET:  1759E A WINDY DAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIMITEDVISIBILITY…. We observed mostly cloudy skies, consisting of altocumulusand cirrus clouds. Wind has been the main feature of the day,reaching 32 mph and… Read More »

Saturday, September 11, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0520ESUNSET:  1800E MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING WITH SOME CLOUDS MOVINGIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS…. Today we encountered some nice early fall weather. Visibilitywas 80 miles all day, which is exceptional considering it isonly… Read More »

Friday, September 10, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 05189ESUNSET:  1802E PLEASANT FALL WEATHER RETURNS TO THE SUMMIT… Wet and gray conditions were the theme here yesterday. Stormtotal was 0.94″. This was yet another delivery of rainfallto an already saturated ground. In… Read More »

Thursday, September 9, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0518ESUNSET:  1805E LIGHT RAIN SO FAR TODAY WITH A COOL SOUTHERLY BREEZE…. Today featured light rain with very little in the way ofvisibility or temperature variation. The temperature anddew point were exactly 70F… Read More »

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0517ESUNSET:  1806E INCREASINGLY WINDY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY, YET COMFORTABLEWEATHER AT THE SUMMIT…. Today we observed around 35 miles of visibility due to haze,and almost cloudless skies by noontime. Wind has been the main… Read More »

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORYMILTON, MASSACHUSETTSELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESUNRISE: 0516ESUNSET:  1807E AN ABSOLUTE “TOP TEN” DAY HERE ON BLUE HILL…. It doesn’t get much better than this for early September. Anabundance of sunshine has been the theme today with only somecumulus clouds… Read More »

August 2021 Summary – Third Warmest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory August 2021 Summary: August was very warm and wetter than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 72.6 deg F was 4.3 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for August, and it was 2.3 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The month tied with 2012 as the… Read More »