BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS Thin radiation fog was trapped beneath a temperature inversion this morning. Distant fog limited visibility to 20 miles but increased to 40 miles by early… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 MORNING RAIN BRINGS ANOTHER 0.10 IN OF PRECIP This morning’s rain turned to light drizzle before the 7:00AM ob. and measured 0.09 in. An additional 0.01 in. was measured at the… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory was notified today (12/07/16) that the previously authorized funding of $100,000 for Operational Support was cut by Governor Baker. It was part of a massive cut the Governor made under Chapter 9C to address what he said was an “anticipated budget shortfall”. Both Branches of the legislature had supported the funding for… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 SUNNY SKIES RETURN AND MELT REMAINING SNOW Patches of yesterday’s snow were still on the ground this morning, but have finally melted under mostly clear skies. By afternoon, skies became broken… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 LIGHT SNOW TURNS TO LIGHT DRIZZLE BY 1:00PM Light snow began to fall on the summit after 6:00AM leaving just a trace before the 7:00AM observation. Warming temperatures turned the snow… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016 CLOUDY AND COLD START ENDS CLEAR BUT COLD Temperatures remained cold with lows dropping into the 20s and a high reaching 39 by the 1:00PM EST observation. Dew points remained in… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016 COLDER AIR AND GREATER WINDS AS STRATOCUMULUS MOVE IN Temperatures today remained cooler than the previous days, with a low of 34 overnight and a high reaching 43 by the 1:00PM… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory November 2016 Summary: The month saw a return to drier weather, but it continued the warmer than average weather seen every month so far this year. The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 44.0 deg F was 3.4 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for November and about two degrees warmer than the… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CHILLY START TO DAY, CLEAR MORNING SKIES TURN PARTLY CLOUDY With cooler air moving in, temperatures fell to an overnight low of 34F early… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MORNING FOG LIFTS TO SUNNY SKIES, TEMPS. REACH 55F ON FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER Rain continued until this morning totaling 0.84 in. for the… Read More »
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