Thursday, December 31, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FREEZING FOG WEDNESDAY WARMS TO THICK FOG THIS MORNING AFTER OVERNIGHT RAIN SHOWERS, SUNSHINE BY MID MORNING TODAY Yesterday’s mean temperature of 29F (+2)… Read More »

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WINTRY MIX TUESDAY FEATURED SNOW, ICE PELLETS, RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE- TEMPS DROP TO 23F OVERNIGHT, GLAZE AND HOAR ICE ON BLUE… Read More »

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW OF THE SEASON THIS MORNING, 1.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW- TIES DATE FOR THIRD LATEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ON RECORD Snow began… Read More »

Monday, December 28, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPS DIP BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING, FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW ON THE WAY Yesterday’s maximum temperature of 52F and minimum of 35F added another +16… Read More »

Sunday, December 27, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FOG, LIGHT RAIN, AND CONTINUED MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY Light rain began at the summit in the overnight hours, and had added up to 0.16… Read More »

Saturday, December 26, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NUMEROUS RECORDS SET OVER DECEMBER 24-25 MILD WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY It was a record breaking Christmas holiday here at Blue Hill and throughout the… Read More »

Friday, December 25, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015 CHRISTMAS DAY ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME Today’s Observations: 7 A.M. Weather: Scattered altostratus, overcast cirrostratus, altocumulus with few altocumulus lenticularis and castellanus mostly distant E-S, break in overcast… Read More »

Thursday, December 24, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME CHRISTMAS EVE DAY TEMPS. SOAR TO NEW WARM RECORDS IN 60’S NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED FOR DEC. 24 AT 62F 10:00 A.M. OLD RECORD 61F… Read More »

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NEAR RECORD WARMTH RETURNS TO THE REGION- TEMPS STRUGGLE TO DIP INTO THE UPPER 40S- TUESDAY TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE +24 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL With the… Read More »

Historic Observatory Instruments Rescued, and now Showcased on Harvard Website

Harvard Physics Professor David Wheatland began amassing his incredible collection of historic scientific instruments in the late 1940’s. His office soon became overwhelmed with his “foundlings” and he began storing them in basement rooms at Harvard and finally at his home and barn in Topsfield. When Harvard began winding down it’s scientific studies at Blue… Read More »