2024 Summary – Tied for Third Warmest on Record

The year 2024 was exceptionally warm and tied as the third warmest on record. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature of 51.3F was 3.5F warmer than the 130-year (1891-2020) long-term mean and 1.8F above the 30-year (1991-2020) average. All twelve months were warmer than the long-term mean. The annual average maximum temperature of 60.5F, which tied… Read More »

Saturday, January 4, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET:  1625E MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, REMAINING BREEZY…. Aside from being a bit colder, today’s weather is similar to yesterday’s, as the synoptic pattern remains… Read More »

Friday, January 3, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET:  1624E PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY…. We have remained partly to mostly cloudy throughout the day. While the skies seem to remain… Read More »

Thursday, January 2, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET:  1624E VERY WINDY AND CHILLIER TODAY UNDER MAINLY SUNNY SKIES…. We have some rather strong cold air advection taking place today coinciding with a rather… Read More »

December 2024 Summary – Warmer and Wetter Than Average

Blue Hill Observatory December 2024 Summary: December temperature was above average with more rainfall and much more sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 32.9 deg F was 2.8 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for December, and it was just 0.1 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average.… Read More »

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0713E SUNSET:  1623E WARM AND WET TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR…. A storm system moved through this morning, delivering us with 0.54″ of rainfall to start 2025.… Read More »