Thursday, January 23, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZE WITH A TEMPERATURE INCREASE…. Almost clear skies this morning were overcast by the 1 P.M. observation. Visibility was… Read More »

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A BLUEBIRD DAY WITH LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS…. Today the observatory saw abundant sunshine with slightly limited visibility in the morning hours due to haze.… Read More »

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER SUNNY, BUT COLD DAY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Despite the abundance of sunshine today, the air mass over the region continues to be… Read More »

2019 Was Warmer and Wetter Than Average

The year 2019 ended with a 24-hour corrected mean temperature of 49.2F, which was 1.6F warmer than the 120-year (1891-2010) long-term mean and 0.3F above the 30-year (1981-2010) normal. The annual average maximum temperature of 58.0F was 1.1F warmer than the long-term mean, while the annual average minimum temperature of 41.0F was 1.2F warmer than… Read More »

Monday, January 20, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT VERY COLD AND DRY…. Despite the abundance of sunshine today, the air mass over the region is of Arctic… Read More »

Sunday, January 19, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FAIR WEATHER DAY FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT’S MUCH-NEEDED SNOWFALL…. Last night’s snow measured to 3 inches, which amounted to 0.37 inches melted down. Weather… Read More »

Saturday, January 18, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COLD, BUT LESS WINDY WITH OVERCAST SKIES…. Today we observed cloudy skies with lower than normal temperatures. The ski slopes have started to make… Read More »

Friday, January 17, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COLD TEMPERATURES AND BLUEBIRD SKIES RETURN TO GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we experienced continued northwesterly winds gusting upwards of 46 MPH – yesterday peaked… Read More »

Thursday, January 16, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we experienced thick fog, significant wind, and mostly cloudy skies. The morning… Read More »

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUNSHINE AND MILD TEMPERATURES RETURN TODAY…. After a lot of clouds and fog around early this morning, drier air worked it’s way into the… Read More »