Tuesday, March 3, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WINDS CALM OVERNIGHT, CLOUDS MOVE IN THIS MORNING Winds, which gusted to a peak of 44 MPH from the WNW, slowly diminished overnight after… Read More »

February 2015 Summary – Snowiest and Third Coldest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory February 2015 Summary: The month was notable for being excessively snowy with frequent bitter cold, and the combination of record snowfall and near record cold was unprecedented in the 130-year history of the Observatory. The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 17.0 deg F was 9.4 degrees colder than the 120-year average… Read More »

Monday, March 2, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT TOTALS 2.9 INS, SEASONAL SNOWFALL NOW 140.4 INCHES – 4 INCHES FROM ALL TIME RECORD Snow which began to fall lightly… Read More »

Sunday, March 1, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FEBRUARY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS COMES TO AN END WITH CLEAR, COLD CONDITIONS….MULTIPLE NEW RECORDS SET INCLUDING SNOWIEST AND THIRD COLDEST FEBRUARY…. After… Read More »

Saturday, February 28, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FEBRUARY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS COMES TO A CLOSE UNDER CLEAR, COLD CONDITIONS…MULTIPLE NEW RECORDS SET After another cold, clear start and an… Read More »

Friday, February 27, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ANOTHER BRIEF SNOW EVENT BRINGS 0.6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, SEASONAL TOTAL 137.5, JUST 6.9 INCHES AWAY FROM TYING SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD Yesterday’s… Read More »

Thursday, February 26, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNSEASONABLE COLD CONTINUES, CLOUDS THICKEN OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW ENTERING THE REGION BY LATE MORNING Yesterday’s maximum temperature of 32F was not enough to stop… Read More »

Epic Winter of 2014-2015 Becomes Second Snowiest Season on Record

The unprecedented snowfall across New England since the last week of January continues with additional light snowfall on 24-26 February, 2015 and 1-2 March.  The final snowfall total on the 24th-25th was 3.1 inches of very light and fluffy snow.  The liquid equivalent precipitation was 0.07 inches, which gives a snow to water ratio of… Read More »

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME 3.1 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PUSHES WINTER OF 2014-2015 INTO SECOND PLACE ALL TIME AT 136.9 INCHES Snow that began around midnight this morning… Read More »

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW ZERO FOR 6TH DAY THIS MONTH GUSTY WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AFTER GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH YESTERDAY SNOW DEPTH ON GROUND… Read More »