Blue Hill Observatory Begins Earthquake Monitoring

Blue Hill Observatory has been watching the weather since 1885, and Boston College’s Weston Observatory has been watching the Earth quake since 1931. We are now joining forces to monitor the Earth with a recently installed seismograph at Blue Hill. In collaboration with Dr. Alan Kafka, Director of Weston Observatory, Blue Hill purchased and installed… Read More »

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDS, RAIN, AND FOG DOMINATE THE DAY HERE AT BLUE HILL… Another dreary day here with dense fog as well as periods of drizzle… Read More »

Monday, February 10, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS…. Wet and windy has been the theme here at Blue Hill today with light rain being… Read More »

Sunday, February 9, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME VERY LIGHT WIND WITH OVERCAST AFTERNOON SKIES, INCLUDING SOME FLURRIES…. We observed light winds today, being calm at the 10 A.M. observation. As the… Read More »

Saturday, February 8, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME STRONG WIND WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING PRESSURE AND INCREASING CLOUDS…. Yesterday, Blue Hill recorded a max gust of 71 mph around 4 P.M., which is… Read More »

January 2020 Summary – Eighth Driest and Ninth Warmest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory January 2020 Summary: January was generally very warm with much less precipitation and snowfall than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 32.8 deg F was 7.1 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for January and 6.6 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The month ranked as the… Read More »

Friday, February 7, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CHILLY, WET, AND FOGGY WEATHER CONTINUES ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL… We received more beneficial precipitation overnight clocking in at 0.33 inches. This was in… Read More »

Thursday, February 6, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SOME RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING TO BRING DOWN THE DEFICIT A SMALL AMOUNT…. Overnight rainfall was 0.31 inches, with it mostly being ice… Read More »

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOLLOWING SOME ICING THIS MORNING…. Overnight rainfall was 0.08 inches, becoming ice pellets and light glaze ice between 5 and 6 A.M.… Read More »

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY, BUT TEMPERATURES STILL MILD…. It feels like we’ve been listening to a broken record, dare I say like Groundhog’s Day? Yet… Read More »