Monday, March 10, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PERIOD OF FLUFFY LIGHT SNOW EARLY TODAY TEMPS. REACH 40F EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A period of light snow which began before dawn and ended… Read More »

Sunday, March 9, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME YESTERDAY’S MAX OF 52F MARKS THE FIRST TRIP INTO THE 50s THIS MONTH, MARKING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER- THAN-AVERAGE DAY IN MORE THAN TWO… Read More »

Saturday, March 8, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME FIRST WEEK OF MARCH OVER 9 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES RETURN TODAY After a very cold start to March, today has been… Read More »

Friday, March 7, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME STEEP TEMPERATURE INVERSION DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT A VERY COLD START TO MARCH CONTINUES… ONLY TWO OUT OF TEN DAYS ENDING MARCH 6 HAD ABOVE FREEZING… Read More »

Thursday, March 6, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A SNOWY AND MODERATELY COLD WEDNESDAY TURNS INTO A BITTER AND SUNNY START TO THURSDAY. Yesterday afternoon at 12:40 PM snow flurries began which… Read More »

Winter 2013-2014 Summary – Ninth Snowiest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory Winter (December-February) 2013-2014 Summary: The meteorological winter season was very snowy with frequent cold and highly variable temperatures. The 24-hour mean temperature for the season of 27.3F was exactly equal to the 1891-2010 120-year average for the winter months, but this was significantly colder than the recent 30-year average winter temperature. Relative… Read More »

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNSEASONABLE COLD CONTINUES WITH OVERCAST SKIES GRADUALLY LOWERING AND THICKENING ALONG NE WINDS WITH AFTERNOON SNOW Overnight clouds were on the increase helping the… Read More »

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 6F THIS MORNING INCREASING AND THICKENING HIGH CIRRUS AND CIRROSTRATUS CLOUDS SUN CASTING A FAINT SHADOW THROUGH DENSE HIGH… Read More »

February 2014 Summary – Cold and Snowy

Blue Hill Observatory February 2014 Summary: The month was notable for many cold days and well above average snowfall.  The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 26.4F was exactly equal to the 120-year average for February, but this was 2.7 degrees colder than the 1981-2010 30-year average, due to the very strong upward trend… Read More »

Monday, March 3, 2014

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME GRAY, OVERCAST SKIES ACCOMPANY UNSEASONABLE COLD AS TEMPERATURES STRUGGLE TO REACH 20F. Sunday’s glimpses of afternoon sun provided the main catalyst for any movement… Read More »