June 2020 Summary – Tenth Wettest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory June 2020 Summary: June was unusually warm and wet with more sunshine than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 67.5 deg F was 3.4 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for June, but it was just 2.2 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The month was the… Read More »

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MORE CONVECTIVE, PUFFY CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS…. We observed a thick fog this morning that limited visibility to a 1/16th mile. It broke shortly after,… Read More »

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND A BIT WARMER TODAY… After a brief period of clouds and fog early this morning, clouds broke leading to an abundance of sunshine. However as… Read More »

Monday, July 6, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDS GAVE WAY TO SUNSHINE; ONSHORE FLOW KEEPING TEMPS COOLER TODAY… A couple of supercell thunderstorms passed the observatory last night just to the west. While it was close… Read More »

Sunday, July 5, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIMITED VISIBILITY WITH DECENT SUMMER WEATHER FOLLOWING INDEPENDENCE DAY…. Haze limited visibility to only 25 miles today, with cloud cover changing from stratus to cumulus as the day went… Read More »

Saturday, July 4, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FOGGY IN THE MORNING, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON…. There was a significant fog this morning, limiting visibility to only a mile. As the day went on,… Read More »

Friday, July 3, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME OVERCAST SKIES WITH DISTANT FOG…. Low Stratus layer was observed throughout the day along with distant fog making visibility poor. Temperatures have be decreasing since the 7 A.M observation… Read More »

Thursday, July 2, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AN INCREASE OF VISIBILITY AFTER SOME MORNING FOG…. We observed fog and low clouds this morning that dissipated quickly after the 7 A.M. observation. Visibility increased… Read More »

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MORE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON, MISSING US SO FAR…. Clouds continue to be the theme today with periods of very light rain at times. Building cumulus clouds were seen this… Read More »