Friday, October 18, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS… We observed mostly cloudy skies throughout the duration of today’s observations. Visibility was maintained at 80… Read More »

Thursday, October 17, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME VERY WINDY AND OVERCAST FOLLOWING A RECORD BREAKING STORM….NEW MINIMUM PRESSURE RECORD FOR OCTOBER SET THIS MORNING… Today we observed overcast skies with some… Read More »

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SEASONAL WEATHER WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND DECENT VISIBILITY…. Today we observed almost clear skies this morning, though cloud cover increased to overcast by noontime.… Read More »

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FAIR WEATHER WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Today we observed almost cloudless skies and an excellent visibility of 85 miles. Wind was… Read More »

Monday, October 14, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MORNING SUNSHINE GIVES WAY TO OVERCAST SKIES…. Despite distant fog and a maximum visibility of 35 miles this morning, we observed partly cloudy skies… Read More »

Sunday, October 13, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FAIR WEATHER FOLLOWING A RAINY STRETCH ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. We observed a great visibility of 80 miles throughout the day, with partly cloudy… Read More »

Saturday, October 12, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUB-TROPICAL STORM MELISSA WEAKENING AND MOVING OUT TO SEA TODAY THOUGH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND LOW CLOUDS LINGER… Steady light to moderate rain on Friday… Read More »

The “Snow Hurricane” of October 10, 1804

The 1804 Hurricane season had already produced a severe hurricane with a path from Antigua to Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina where the storm was felt to be the worst since 1752. In October another major hurricane moved northwestward across the Western Atlantic to north of Puerto Rico, then toward Charleston. Modern reanalysis showed the… Read More »

Friday, October 11, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CONSISTENT RAINFALL, OVERCAST CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. We observed very limited visibility with our max visibility briefly being 40 miles.… Read More »

Thursday, October 10, 2019

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT MORNING RAINFALL AND OVERCAST CONDITIONS, YET SURPRISINGLY GOOD VISIBILITY TO THE NORTHWEST…. We observed a visibility of around 80 miles to the northwest,… Read More »