Sunday, March 12, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLEAR SKIES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS Yesterday’s high temperature of 20F tied the previous record of low maximum temperature set in… Read More »

Saturday, March 11, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COLD, DRY, AND WINDY Today’s temperatures have been much colder than normal. The minimum so far for the day was 7F, which occurred a… Read More »

Friday, March 10, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT SNOW AND WINDS Snow was coming down lightly during today’s observations. The total precip. at 7:00AM was 0.02 in. with an additional 0.11… Read More »

Thursday, March 9, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CLEAR, DRY DAY WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER 50 MPH Temperatures were slightly lower than yesterday, reaching 49F by 1:00PM.  The overnight low of 40F… Read More »

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MORNING SHOWERS CLEAR FOR A DRY AFTERNOON Light rain showers continued overnight and we measured 0.04 ins. of precipitation at the 7 AM EST… Read More »

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND OVERCAST SKIES AHEAD OF WARM FRONT Light rain showers began just before the 7:00AM EST observation and continued through the… Read More »

Monday, March 6, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING SUNNY SKIES This morning had another chilly start with overnight temperatures reaching a low of 11F.  Warming was soon… Read More »

Sunday, March 5, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME Temperatures warmed up quickly after sunrise going from a low of 5 degrees up to 28 degrees by the 1 O’clock observation with very… Read More »

Saturday, March 4, 2017

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2017 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HIGH WINDS AND COLD, DRY AIR Winds today have been high today out of the WNW. The peak gust at Blue Hill by 2:00… Read More »

Winter 2016-2017 Summary – Fourth Warmest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory Winter 2016-2017 Summary: The winter (December-February) season was generally warm with a few brief cold intervals and a very wintry week in mid-February. The 24-hour mean temperature for the winter of 32.9 deg F was 5.6 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for winter and 3.9 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average.… Read More »