Temperature, Precipitation, Snowfall, and Wind Measurements Weather in New England is rarely “normal”, but the tables below show the average monthly weather conditions at the Blue Hill Observatory for the 130-year period from 1891-2020. Extremes are shown for the full period of record, 1885-Present, except peak wind gusts, which are for 1940-Present. Temperature (oF) Month… Read More »
Photo Slideshows Photos in the slideshows below were taken during the January 30th, 2010 luncheon, booksigning and lectures featuring guest speakers Paul Kocin and Dr. Louis Uccellini and during the fireworks display that evening on the summit of Great Blue Hill. Movies These short, low-resolution movie clips were taken during the ten-minute fireworks display on… Read More »
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME A FEW PRELIMINARY APRIL 2013 MONTHLY STATS Additional stats to come next few days…. Temp: Deg. F Av. Max. 58.1 Av. Min. 38.1 Mean 48.1 [+1.4] Mean temp. corr. to 24 hours: 47.0 Highest 72 on 9th,19th,24th… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory has made a wish for a $5,000 donation. Please vote for the Observatory so we can be one of the recipients. Thank you! VOTE today on Facebook! “I wish we could change the display fixtures in the gift shop to get more merchandise on the walls and less merchandise and displays on… Read More »
Our Prudential Tower web cam images and time lapse movies utilize state of the art German and American technology. The cams themselves are manufactured by Mobotix, and installed by a technician from Germany. The loops are generated by software developed by the team at SebecTec.com. Become member today and get access to our High resolution… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory Winter Summary, Dec-Feb 2012-2013: The meteorological winter of 2012-2013 (Dec-Feb) was significantly warmer and snowier than average. Although it started generally warm with little snow, the winter turned colder during late January and early February, and February included one of the greatest snowfalls on record at the Observatory. The average mean temperature for… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN TODAY ON INCREASING SOUTH WIND After a cooler than average day yesterday, warmer temperatures have returned to the summit today, rebounding… Read More »
Pictured here is the monument near the Observatory that was originally erected in 1912 in honor of the Observatory’s founder, Abbott Lawrence Rotch. It was later etched with a summary of the climate means and extremes that were recorded during the Observatory’s first century (1885-1984). This page lists the climate records on the monument that… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SNOWFALL ON SUNDAY JUST UNDER ONE INCH COLD, GUSTY W-WNW WINDS TODAY The light snow which began early Sunday morning had accumulated only to… Read More »
Blue Hil Observatory is spearheading the effort to restore the Historic Eliot Tower and add two classrooms for educational programing.
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