Wednesday, February 3, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0655E SUNSET:  1701E A RELATIVELY CALM DAY FOLLOWING THE STORM…. Today we observed overcast skies with 0.2 inches of snow falling this morning. This yielded 0.01 inches of… Read More »

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0656E SUNSET:  1700E STORM DEPARTS WITH AFTER DROPPING RECORD PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL…. The storm system that began yesterday, has finally come to an end this afternoon. Snow, which… Read More »

Monday, February 1, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0657E SUNSET:  1659E SNOW STORM ARRIVES AS BLUE HILL CELEBRATES IT’S 136TH BIRTHDAY…. February 1st, 1885 the first observation at Blue Hill was taken and we haven’t missed… Read More »

State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 2020

This report is an updated summary of the extensive annual and seasonal climate records of the Blue Hill Observatory that also documents the changes that have occurred in several key parameters over the entire period of record.   This document is also available as a downloadable PDF file.     

Sunday, January 31, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET:  1657E INCREASINGLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT WINDS ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we observed more and more cloud cover as the day went on. This was accompanied… Read More »

Saturday, January 30, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0659E SUNSET:  1656E VERY COLD, BUT FAIR WEATHER WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY…. Today we observed nearly cloudless skies, only seeing some cumulus and cirrus offshore. The wind has died… Read More »

Friday, January 29, 2021

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNRISE: 0700E SUNSET:  1655E VERY COLD, BLUSTERY, MOSTLY CLOUDY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… Yesterday’s light snow scooted off to our east as an arctic air mass arrived in its… Read More »