September 2018 Summary – Eighth Wettest and Second Cloudiest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory September 2018 Summary: September got off to a warm start and brought much above normal precipitation. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 64.8 deg F was 3.6 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for September and 3.4 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. The average maximum temperatures was 72.5… Read More »

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A WARMER THAN USUAL FALL DAY WITH INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS…. Fog limited visibility to 5 miles this morning, but broke up around the 10… Read More »

Monday, October 8, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A COOL AND CLOUDY DAY ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL…. Cloudiness persisted throughout the day, with fog arriving around noon. A shift in… Read More »

Sunday, October 7, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A WARM AND CLOUDY DAY ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL…. Overcast conditions persisted through each of our observations today. Southwest wind is bringing… Read More »

Saturday, October 6, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AS THE DAY PROGRESSED…. Today started with a fairly clear sky, with only a few stratocumulus… Read More »

Friday, October 5, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME GREAT VISIBILITY AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH A COOL NORTHEASTERLY BREEZE…. We observed 80 miles of visibility with a humidity around 60% for most of… Read More »

Thursday, October 4, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ABOVE SEASONABLE DAY WITH FAIR WEATHER ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. SEPTEMBER FINISHES AS THE EIGHTH WETTEST ON RECORD… Fog this morning cleared quickly after… Read More »

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT WINDS WITH DECREASING FOG IN THE AFTERNOON…. Fog persisted throughout the morning and finally clearing just before the 1 P.M. observation.  The clearing… Read More »

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FOGGY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON GREAT BLUE HILL…. Fog increased between the 7 A.M. and the 10 A.M. observations, decreasing visibility from a 1/2 mile… Read More »

Monday, October 1, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME AFTERNOON RAIN AND FOG ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL…. Rain started around noontime today, leaving .03 inches in the gauge by the 1 P.M. observation.… Read More »