Friday, December 26, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 24 TEMPERATURES ALSO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE CHRISTMAS DAY DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH CONTINUED MILD CONDITIONS A significant surge… Read More »

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND DRIZZLE PERSIST TODAY MORNING LOW TEMP. OF 40F WAS 19 DEGREES ABOVE NORM NEAR RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES LIKELY LATE… Read More »

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME RAIN SHOWERS BEGIN IN EARNEST EARLY THIS MORNING, FOGGY, DAMP CONDITIONS PERSIST ON GREAT BLUE HILL Light rain showers moved through the region yesterday… Read More »

2014-2015 Winter Temperature Forecast

Editor’s Note: While Blue Hill Observatory does not issue forecasts and does not endorse this forecast, we thought our readers would enjoy hearing what a local seasonal forecaster is predicting. Judah Cohen is a scientist who specializes in seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, MA. Forecast DJF Winter Temperature Anomaly 2014-2015  … Read More »

Blue Hill Observatory Annual Appeal

Please consider making a donation to the Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center to support our scientific and educational activities. Among the many things your donation will support are new exhibits that will be installed during 2015. These interactive exhibits are being partially funded by a Partnership Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and… Read More »

Monday, December 22, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FLURRIES BRING ANOTHER TRACE OF SNOW SUNDAY-DAY, 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING Flurries which continued throughout most of Sunday brought… Read More »

Sunday, December 21, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME LIGHT SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT BRINGS 1.7 INCHES OF SNOW LOW OVERCAST AND FLURRIES LINGER INTO AFTERNOON A localized, ocean enhanced snow event yesterday afternoon into… Read More »

Saturday, December 20, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING FADES AS LOW CLOUDS MOVE IN FROM THE OCEAN BY MID-DAY…LIGHT SNOW FALLING ALONG SHORELINE TO THE EAST AT LATE… Read More »

Friday, December 19, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME STILL ANOTHER DAY WITH CLOUDS PREVAILING SUNSHINE FOR THE MONTH DOWN NEAR 30% OF POSSIBLE During a month of December which may rank among… Read More »

Thursday, December 18, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FEW HOURS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS PREVAILS DURING DAY A period light snow melted as it fell in above freezing… Read More »