January 2025 Summary – Colder and Drier Than Average
Blue Hill Observatory January 2025 Summary: January temperature was cooler than average with less rain and snow and much more sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 25.5 deg F was 0.4 degrees cooler than the 1891-2020 130-year average for January, and it was 1.7 degrees cooler than the 1991-2020… Read More »
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0654E SUNSET: 1703E ANOTHER MILD DAY WITH INCREASING WIND AS COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS… Today has featured varying amounts of scattered to broken cloud cover, but overall… Read More »
Volunteer @ 635 Feet: Become a “Volunteer Tour Guide” at the Blue Hill Observatory
The Blue Hill Observatory is seeking individuals—with a passion for community service—to become volunteer tour guides. In this role, volunteers will give tours of the Observatory’s historic landmark weather observation station—1 of only 11 in the country. Volunteer tour guides will lead visitors through the Observatory, highlighting a 140-year continuous “Weather Observation Program,” along with… Read More »
Monday, February 3, 2025
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0655E SUNSET: 1701E ANOTHER LIGHT SNOWFALL EVENT OVERNIGHT; SUNNY AND MILDER TODAY… Yet another clipper system brought a light snowfall to the area overnight. 1.5″ of snow… Read More »
Sunday, February 2, 2025
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0656E SUNSET: 1700E HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO BLUE HILL YESTERDAY.. 140 YEARS (AND COUNTING!) OF CONTINUOUS CLIMATE DATA… Although we had mostly clear skies to start off… Read More »
Saturday, February 1, 2025
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0657E SUNSET: 1659E SNOWY START TO FEBRUARY ON THE OBSERVATORY’S 140TH ANNIVERSARY… The storm system that moved into the area yesterday afternoon is finally making its exit.… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory Will Be Closed to the Public on February 8th
The Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center at the summit of Great Blue Hill will be closed to the public all day on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 due to a private function. There will be no public tours and no public access to the building on that day. The Observatory will also be closed for… Read More »
Friday, January 31, 2025
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET: 1657E LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS WARMER TEMPERATURES, RAIN TO BLUE HILL… The sky has remained overcast all day, and with the addition of precipitation we… Read More »
