BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURES RISE WELL ABOVE NORMAL ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL… Temperatures continue to be above normal today with an overnight low of 68F. This is… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory August 2018 Summary: August was generally very warm and sunny with near normal precipitation. The 24-hour adjusted mean temperature for the month of 73.4 deg F was 5.3 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for August and 4.0 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average. This mean temperature was the second warmest on… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SOUTHERLY WIND BRINGS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TO GREAT BLUE HILL TODAY… A VERY WARM AUGUST FINISHES AS SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD… Temperatures rose today… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DRY FAIR WEATHER ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL… A VERY WARM AUGUST FINISHES AS SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD… Temperatures remained below normal again… Read More »
The founding objective of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (BHO) in 1885 was to establish the first private observatory for the measurement of weather and climate at a location that was distinctly elevated above the surrounding terrain and to support special investigations in meteorology. The continual and meticulous recording of temperature, moisture, precipitation, snowfall,… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NORTHEASTERLY WIND BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES TO GREAT BLUE HILL… Pressure rose greatly overnight and the day began with mostly cloudy skies but cleared throughout… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES TO GREAT BLUE HILL TODAY… Yesterday we had a record breaking high minimum temperature of 75F. This… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER HAZY, HOT, AND HUMID ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL… We had a close to record breaking above normal temperature day, so far with… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A HOT AND BREEZY DAY ON TOP OF GREAT BLUE HILL…. The visibility increased slightly as the day went on, rising from 20 miles… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A HAZY, DRY AND WARM DAY WITH A COOL NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE…. The visibility decreased as the day went on, dropping from 40 to 20… Read More »
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