BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURE REACHES 55F BY 1:00 PM EST, WARMEST SINCE CHRISTMAS DAY Above average temperatures returned on Tuesday, with sunshine through a thin veil of… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPS HIT 52F, FIRST TIME TO THE 50F MARK SINCE JANUARY 18TH Gusty westerly winds yesterday were not enough to keep the mercury from… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MODERATING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE, TEMPS REACH LOWER 40S BY MID MORNING, 45F BY 1:00 PM EST Yesterday’s maximum of 41F fell quickly with the setting… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME Light snow flurries began this morning at 10:24 A.M. EDT but the snow was not accumulating as of the 11:00 A.M. EDT observation. Seasonal… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER TODAY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS… DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME RETURNS TONIGHT…TURN CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR… It was another cold start… Read More »
The unprecedented snowfall across New England since the last week of January continues into early March with additional light snow on four of the first six days of the month. A total of 2.9 inches of snow occurred on 1-2 March. This was followed by another 2.8 inches on 3 March, and just 0.2 inches… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME VIRTUALLY CLOUDLESS CONDITIONS FRIDAY- BELOW NORMAL TEMPS PREVAIL Cold, dry air worked in beginning yesterday afternoon, as temperatures continued to slide through midnight. Yesterday’s… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW BLANKETS THE SUMMIT, BRINGING 0.2 INCHES BY 10:00 AM EST….SNOWIEST WINTER ON RECORD 1.0 INCH AWAY Light snow began… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN OVERNIGHT, 2.8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BRINGS SEASONAL TOTAL WITHIN 1.2 INCHES OF ALL TIME RECORD Light snow began just… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory Winter 2014-2015 Summary: The winter (December-February) season was notable for starting warm and wet and ending with bitter cold and record snow, and the winter snowfall total was unprecedented in the 130-year history of the Observatory. The 24-hour mean temperature for the winter of 25.3 deg F was 2.0 degrees colder than the… Read More »
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