BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPS RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH- THIN ICE FREEZE OVER ON BOTH HOUGHTON’S AND PONKAPOAG PONDS AS OF WEDNESDAY 1/6/16 Thin, glassy ice covered… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE AFTER ANOTHER CHILLY OVERNIGHT Yesterday’s average temperature of 14F provided the coldest day of the winter thus far, with a… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE- TEMPS DROP TO MINIMUM OF 4F THIS MORNING, WIND CHILLS NEAR -20F AT TIMES The streak of 33 consecutive days… Read More »
The year 2015 ended with a 24-hour corrected mean temperature of 49.6F, which was 2.0F warmer than the 120-year mean and 0.7F above the 30-year normal. This was the fifteenth warmest year on record and the warmest since the record year of 2012. The year got off to a frigid start with a cold January… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ARCTIC AIR RUSHES IN- COLDEST TEMPS OF THE SEASON ON THE WAY LIKELY ENDING SIGNIFICANT WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMP STREAK OF 33 DAYS. Temperatures… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory December 2015 Summary: The month was notable for consistently warmer than average temperatures that established a new record for the warmest December by a wide margin. The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 42.9 deg F was 13.1 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for December, more than 11 degrees warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MILD STREAK EXTENDS ANOTHER DAY BUT LIKELY TO END TOMORROW With a +6 departure, yesterday extended our streak of above average temperature days to… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DECEMBER FINISHES AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD…NEARLY FIVE DEGREES WARMER THAN PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE MONTH… THIRD RECORD WARM MONTH IN 2015…GREATEST POSITIVE TEMPERATURE… Read More »
This table lists the daily BHO weather and climate discussions for the entire year. Click on the date to see the report for that day. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2016 NEW YEAR’S DAY ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME 2016 BEGINS MILD AND MOSTLY CLOUDY The calendar may have turned to 2016, but this new year is beginning with similar… Read More »
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