AN ARCTIC BLAST BRINGS RECORD COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO BLUE HILL Saturday, February 4, 2023 An historic Arctic airmass pushed into New England late yesterday accompanied by strong winds. With the brief, but brutal Arctic blast impacting the region this morning, we set two new record low temperatures here at the hill. With… Read More »
Blue Hill Observatory January 2023 Summary: January 2023 was exceptionally warm with more precipitation than expected and record low wind and sunshine. The approximated 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 35.0 deg F was 9.1 degrees warmer than the 1891-2020 130-year average for January, and it was 7.8 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 30-year… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0656E SUNSET: 1701E AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGS BITTER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO GREAT BLUE HILL… It has been a cold and gusty… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0657E SUNSET: 1659E MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS TODAY, CHILLY WITH AN INCREASING BREEZE… Sunshine mixed with mainly mid and upper level clouds was the theme this… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0658E SUNSET: 1658E EARLY CLOUDS AND A FEW SNOWFLAKES, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND COLD… A few very light snow flakes were observed early this morning, but it wasn’t… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0659E SUNSET: 1657E CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING, GIVING WAY TO PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON… A period of light snow occurred this morning bringing a total… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0700E SUNSET: 1655E A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS TODAY, CONTINUED QUITE MILD… All told, not a bad day today at all. There has been an interplay… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0701E SUNSET: 1654E CLOUDY, MILD, AND BREEZY HERE ON BLUE HILL TODAY… Once again clouds were the theme today with only a little bit of sunshine recorded… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0702E SUNSET: 1653E ANOTHER SUNNY BUT BLUSTERY DAY ON TOP OF BLUE HILL… We had a mostly sunny day on top of the hill with a few… Read More »
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) SUNRISE: 0703E SUNSET: 1652E BEAUTIFUL CLEAR DAY ON TOP OF BLUE HILL… After a mostly overcast week the sunshine has finally returned to Great Blue Hill. Skies have… Read More »
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