January 2025
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BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0519E SUNSET: 1815E CHILLY AS RAIN MOVES IN FOR THE AFTERNOON…. Today has featured overcast skies, thanks to a mid-level cloud deck advancing in from the west.… Read More »
Celebrate Earth Day 2025 by immersing yourself in the natural setting of Great Blue Hill while climbing to the Observatory with family, friends, or co-workers. Once you reach the top, climbers will tap a LED counter joining a tally of total climbers. Next our volunteers will capture what “Earth Day Means to You,” which we… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0521E SUNSET: 1814E A MUCH MILDER AND DRY DAY TODAY…. We were under overcast skies for much of the morning. Despite the cloudy conditions, temperatures drastically warmed… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory March 2025 Summary: March was much warmer than normal, with average precipitation and record low snowfall. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 40.2 deg F was 5.7 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for March, and it was 4.4 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The month… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0523E SUNSET: 1813E MORE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING, TURNING MILDER TODAY…. Rain, and even a bit of snow and sleet, developed last evening and continued well… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0524E SUNSET: 1812E PLENTY OF FILTERED SUNSHINE, BUT CHILLY TODAY WITH A FRESHENING WIND…. High thin clouds have been filtering the sunshine all day today leading to… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0526E SUNSET: 1810E COLD FRONT BRINGS RAINFALL OVERNIGHT, A DRIER AND COOLER DAY TODAY…. Rainfall associated with a cold front that pushed through overnight and early this… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0528E SUNSET: 1809E MORNING DENSE FOG, TURNING WARMER AND WINDY INTO THIS AFTERNOON…. A few rain showers moved through in the pre-dawn hours this morning associated with… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0530E SUNSET: 1808E OVERCAST SKIES WITH MORNING RAIN MOVING OUT EARLY…. Yesterday’s rain system that moved through netted us a total of 0.14 inches of rain yesterday… Read More »
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