Our building is closed No public access is allowed during construction planned through 2023 Obey posted safety signage. Use caution when around construction areas and summit roadways. Extensive work began June 2021 including much-needed concrete repair, historically appropriate door and window upgrades, lighting upgrades and more. The Observatory and grounds will be closed to the… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory June 2022 Summary: June temperature was near average, and the month had less rainfall and much more sunshine than expected. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 65.3 deg F was 1.0 degree warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for June, and it was 0.4 degrees cooler than the 1991-2020… Read More »
The organization celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of landscape architect, author, and conservationist, Frederick Law Olmsted, has recognized the Blue Hill Observatory for its location in the Blue Hills Reservation, which was designed by members of the Olmsted Firm in 1893. Read the full story here.
The first nine days of June 2022 at the Observatory featured daily maximum and daily mean temperatures that were all colder than the first nine days of June 2021 as shown in the table. Most of the daily high and average temperatures were more than ten degrees colder than last year. Early June 2021 featured a very… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory May 2022 Summary: May was warmer than average and the third straight month with much less rainfall than expected. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 58.9 deg F was 3.4 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for May, and it was 2.2 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory April 2022 Summary: April was warmer than average with less rain and snowfall and more sunshine than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 47.3 deg F was 2.4 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for April, and it was just 0.6 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year… Read More »
Join us for “A Winter Retrospective” an all new webinar with Tim Kelley taking place Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 12 pm. Tim will be joined by Dr. Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research along with Harvey Leonard, Meteorologist at WCVB TV. Every Autumn the public seeks long range forecasts from meteorologists as to how… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory’s Earth Day “Climb for Climate” challenge is back this year in partnership with Trillium. The renowned Boston-based brewery and restaurant has expanded to 100 Royall Street in Canton, MA—just 2.5 miles from the Observatory. The “Climb for Climate” 2022 challenge will take place on Earth Day weekend, Friday, April 22 thru… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory March 2022 Summary: March was much warmer and drier than average. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 38.9 deg F was 4.4 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for March, and it was 3.1 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The average maximum temperature of 49.6 deg… Read More »
Mish Michaels and Blue Hill Observatory: Our Tribute to an Extraordinary Community Leader Mish Michaels came into our lives over twenty years ago at a time when Blue Hill Observatory was beginning to establish a nonprofit scientific education center focused on weather and climate programming. From that moment on, Mish’s involvement with, and support of,… Read More »
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1 Observatory Service Road, Milton, MA 02186
