April 2020 Summary – Seventh Wettest and Eighth Cloudiest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory April 2020 Summary: April was unusually cold, wet and cloudy with near average snowfall. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 42.9 deg F was 1.8 degrees colder than the 120-year average for April and 3.4 degrees colder than the 1981-2010 30-year average. Cold daily high temperatures were persistent throughout… Read More »

Saturday, May 9, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING LEADS TO A PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON… Today began with some light snow in the morning hours following some rainfall… Read More »

Tim Kelley’s favorite websites

As a follow up to Tim Kelley’s informative Blue Hill Online program last week, here are Tim’s favorite weather websites. https://bluehill.org/observatory https://www.weather.gov/ https://www.weather.gov/box/ https://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance-model-area.php https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fo/fous61.kwno..txt https://home.pivotalweather.com/ https://www.weathertap.com/ https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/nao.shtml https://www.mountwashington.org/ https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive.php https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/ https://www.weather.gov/nerfc/ https://ocean.weather.gov/Atl_tab.php

Friday, May 8, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A SUNNY START, BUT CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE… We began the day with brilliant sunshine. As the morning progressed, a high-altitude cloud deck filtered… Read More »

Thursday, May 7, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLEASANT SPRING DAY WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN…. Today has been a pretty pleasant day with a mix of sun and clouds… Read More »

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MILD AND COOL WITH OVERCAST CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON…. Today has been mostly cloudy, with a great 75 miles of visibility. Skies became overcast… Read More »

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COOLER, BUT NICE WEATHER TODAY WITH DRY AIR AND EXCELLENT VISIBILITY…. After 3 days in a row of temperatures getting to 70 degrees or… Read More »

Monday, May 4, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER WARM DAY WITH DRY AIR AND EXCELLENT VISIBILITY…. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year thus far with a high of 78F.… Read More »

Sunday, May 3, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME AN EARLY SUMMER DAY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES…. We observed incredibly summer-like conditions today, considering low humidity and decent visibility. Wind has… Read More »

Saturday, May 2, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FAIR WEATHER DAY WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY AND MILD TEMPERATURES…. Rain amounted to 0.24 inches since the 7 A.M. observation, making the rain total… Read More »