Thursday, August 6, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SKIES CLEAR AND TRANQUIL AND COOLER WEATHER MOVES INTO THE REGION Clear skies and a cooler patterned allowed for an overnight low 59F this… Read More »

July 2015 Summary – Warmer, Drier and Sunnier than Average

Blue Hill Observatory July 2015 Summary: The month was notable for being warm and mostly dry with more sun than average. The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 72.4 deg F was 2.7 degrees warmer than the 120-year average for July, and about one degree warmer than the 1981-2010 30-year average.  The maximum temperature for… Read More »

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PASS NORTH OF BLUE HILL IN AFTERNOON PEAK WIND GUST TO 50 MPH W AT 4:10 P.M. EDT ON GUST FRONT A… Read More »

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT 0.23 INCH RAINFALL THUNDERSTORMS FORMING W-N OF BLUE HILL EARLY AFTERNOON Thunderstorms were classified severe when they moved through Rhode… Read More »

Monday, August 3, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY BEGIN TO BUILD AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT Fog, which formed overnight, quickly dissipated this morning before the 7:00 AM EST… Read More »

Sunday, August 2, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES It was a pleasantly cool morning here at the summit, with a low temperature of 62F.  Once… Read More »

Massachusetts House & Senate Override Governor’s Veto

For the second year in a row the Massachusetts Legislature has voted to restore the $100,000 earmark for the operation of Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center. Last Thursday, July 30th,  the state legislature, which recognized the Observatory’s critical role in climate research and education with the $100,000 earmark, reviewed all items vetoed by Governor… Read More »

Saturday, August 1, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME JULY ENDS WARMER, DRIER AND SUNNIER THAN AVERAGE… SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS FORMING IN THE AREA TODAY… The low temperature remained in the upper 60s… Read More »

Friday, July 31, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME JULY COMES TO AN END ON A HOT AND DRY NOTE A line of approaching rain showers and thunderstorms last evening weakened before reaching… Read More »

Thursday, July 30, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME VERY WARM AND HUMID OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING HIGH READING OF 92F ON WEDNESDAY OVERNIGHT LOW 72F VERY HAZY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING VISIBILITY 8… Read More »