Wednesday, December 11, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0704E SUNSET:  1612E STORMY DAY IN PROGRESS ON BLUE HILL WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND STRONG WINDS…. Freezing drizzle last evening finally became just plain drizzle between… Read More »

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0703E SUNSET:  1612E PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT; TEMPERATURE DROP EARLY THIS MORNING WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE ON THE SUMMIT…. We got a pretty good dose of rainfall overnight… Read More »

Monday, December 9, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0702E SUNSET:  1612E CLOUDS RAPIDLY INCREASING TODAY, BUT STILL MILD WITH LIGHT WIND…. Clouds rapidly advanced into the area early this morning with the balance of the… Read More »

Sunday, December 8, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0701E SUNSET:  1611E A COATING OF SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOLLOWED BY WARMING AND SUNSHINE TODAY…. There was an Alberta Clipper system that passed over our… Read More »

Saturday, December 7, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0700E SUNSET:  1611E DECREASING CLOUDINESS BUT REMAINING COLD…. Skies have been clearing as the day has progressed. We began with a broken layer of altocumulus and altostratus… Read More »

Friday, December 6, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0659E SUNSET:  1612E WINDY CONDITIONS AND BELOW AVERAGE TEMPS MAKE FOR A BLUSTERY DAY ON BLUE HILL TODAY…. Yesterday’s observed precipitation moved out from our area by… Read More »

Thursday, December 5, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET:  1612E FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON AS EARLY WINTER ROLLS ON…. The first flakes of the season actually flew last evening as a warm frontal… Read More »

Fall 2024 Summary – Fifth Warmest and Ninth Driest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory Fall (Sep-Nov) 2024 Summary:  Fall 2024 temperature was much above average, and there was much less precipitation and much more sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for fall of 54.6 deg F was 3.5 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for the season, and it was 2.1 degrees warmer… Read More »

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0657E SUNSET:  1612E SUNSHINE WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS, STILL ON THE COLD SIDE…. Today hasn’t been a terrible day at all despite the continued cold air mass… Read More »

November 2024 Summary – Sunniest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory November 2024 Summary: November temperature was much above average with less rainfall and much more sunshine than expected. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 45.8 deg F was 5.1 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for November, and it was 3.7 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year average.… Read More »