Saturday, January 13, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HEAVY RAIN, RECORD WARMTH, GUSTY WINDS, AND RAPIDLY DECREASING TEMPERATURES… 2.28 ins. of rain fell at Great Blue Hill from yesterday afternoon into this… Read More »

Friday, January 12, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NEAR RECORD WARMTH TODAY WITH GUSTY WINDS LIGHT RAIN BEGINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON Very mild weather has continued today as strong southerly winds have… Read More »

Thursday, January 11, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ABOVE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES CAUSES RAPID SNOW MELT…. Wind from the south has brought above seasonable temperatures today. Yesterday we were very close to seasonable… Read More »

2017 Was Warmer and Wetter Than Average

The year 2017 ended with a 24-hour corrected mean temperature of 50.3F, which was 2.7F warmer than the 120-year mean and 1.4F above the 30-year normal, and this mean was warm enough for 2017 to tie for the ninth warmest year on record. The annual average maximum temperature of 59.1F was the 15th warmest on… Read More »

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS CLEAR SKIES AND LOW WINDS… Another mild day on top of Great Blue Hill. The day started with a clear cloudless… Read More »

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MILD TEMPERATURE DAY WITH MODERATE WINDS… Temperatures have returned to more seasonable conditions after a record breaking cold snap. So far today we have… Read More »

Monday, January 8, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURES REACH ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CHRISTMAS DAY…. Temperatures went above freezing today after yesterday’s record breaking cold. This is the first… Read More »

Sunday, January 7, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FRIGID TEMPERATURES REMAIN ON A CLEAR DAY… While the winds have diminished some, temperatures reached a record low this morning of negative 8 degrees… Read More »

Saturday, January 6, 2018

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ARCTIC COLD AND BITTER WIND CHILLS ON STRONG WEST WINDS… Behind the powerful storm of two days ago, strong winds have pulled Arctic air… Read More »