Blue Hill Observatory December 2023 Summary: December was exceptionally warm with more precipitation but less snowfall and sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 38.3 deg F was 8.2 degree warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for December, and it was 5.5 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average. The… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1624E A FAIRLY PLEASANT DAY FOR EARLY JANUARY HERE ON BLUE HILL…. Not a bad day for early January with plenty of sunshine mixing with… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1623E ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY AT BLUE HILL…. Not a bad day for early January with wall to wall sunshine, light wind,… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1622E CLOUDY MORNING SKIES PART TO BRING SUNSHINE TO GREAT BLUE HILL ON THE FIRST DAY OF 2024…. We started the day with overcast conditions… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1621E DRIER CONDITIONS TODAY, BUT STILL OVERCAST AND CHILLY…. We have finally gotten rid of the wet weather, however clouds continue to dominate the sky.… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1620E YET ANOTHER DREARY DECEMBER DAY FEATURING LIGHT RAIN AND FOG…. Light rain has been mostly ongoing since this morning, with 0.01″ falling before 7am… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1620E CLOUDS, DRIZZLE, AND FOG ARE KEEPING IT DREARY ON BLUE HILL TODAY…. While the steadier and heavier rainfall moved out of the area yesterday… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET: 1619E STORMY TODAY ON BLUE HILL WITH NOR’EASTER-LIKE CONDITIONS…. Rain began falling between 5-6pm yesterday evening, and has continued at varying intensities right into early… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0712E SUNSET: 1618E CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF FOG DOMINATE TODAY AS WE AWAIT MORE RAIN…. We started the day once again with an undercast. This undercast did… Read More »
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