Blue Hill Observatory Winter (December-February) 2023-2024 Summary: Winter 2023-2024 was very warm and very wet with much less snowfall and more sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the season of 32.2 deg F was 4.7 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for winter, and it was 2.5 degrees warmer than the… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory February 2024 Summary: February was very warm and generally dry with much less snowfall and more sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 32.7 deg F was 6.1 degree warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for February, and it was 3.5 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year… Read More »
Our host, 25-year meteorologist, Tim Kelley and The Observatory proudly welcome MIT trained climate scientist, Dr. Tamara Ledley for a stimulating and illuminating presentation on the upcoming solar eclipse taking place on April 8, 2024. The Greater Boston Community will experience a 92.5% eclipse, which will be the last one viewable over the U.S until… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory January 2024 Summary: January was warm and very wet with more snowfall and much less sunshine than average. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 29.8 deg F was 3.9 degree warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for January, and it was 2.6 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average.… Read More »
The Blue Hill Observatory invites you to a webinar with Dr. Bruce Anderson, Associate Professor of Earth Science at Boston University, and host, TV Meteorologist, Tim Kelley. Title: Climate Change: Its Causes and Consequences for the Northeast Date: February 6, 2024 Time: 6:30 to 8 PM If there is one thing we can… Read More »
This report describes the Winter Severity Index and its relation to changes in winter weather at the Blue Hill Observatory.
Rigorous and widely accepted scientific analysis shows that Earth’s climate is currently changing at an unprecedented rate compared to changes that occurred over the last hundreds of thousands of years. Although numerous factors influence Earth’s climate, the climate science community, after exhaustive research, has concluded that human activities constitute the most significant underlying cause for… Read More »
The year 2023 was exceptionally warm and ranked as the second warmest on record. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature of 51.5F was 3.7F warmer than the 130-year (1891-2020) long-term mean and 2.0F above the 30-year (1991-2020) average. Ten months were warmer than the long-term mean; only June and November were cooler. The annual average maximum… Read More »
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