Blue Hill Observatory Climate Research Publications, Presentations, and Reports
Listed below are recent publications, informal reports and presentations describing climate research on various topics based on the Blue Hill climate record. Click on the title to access each document.
2024
“Weather Extremes at the Blue Hill Observatory: How Fast Are They Changing?”
(Southern New England Weather Conference 2024, Presentation)
(October, 2024)
“An Analysis of Back Door Cold Front Events at the Blue Hill Observatory from 2001-2020”
(Informal Report)
(September, 2024)
“Tropical Cyclones in New England and Their Impact at the Blue Hill Observatory”
(Spreadsheet Database)
(September, 2024)
“A Review of Weather Observations at the Blue Hill Observatory During the North American Total Solar Eclipse of 8 April 2024”
(Informal Report)
(April, 2024)
“Revisiting the Winter Severity Index and Winter Climate Changes at the Blue Hill Observatory”
(Informal Report)
(January, 2024)
2023
“State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 1885-2022”
(Organization Climate Summary) PDF
(February, 2023)
2022
“Long-Term Declining Trends in Historical Wind Measurements at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, 1885-2021”
(American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting, Poster)
(December, 2022)
“Long-Term Ice Phenology Records Spanning up to 578 Years for 78 Lakes Around the Northern Hemisphere”
(Nature – Scientific Data, Vol. 9, Article 318)
(June, 2022)
2021
“Recent Trends in Sunshine, Visibility, and Cloud Cover at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Mount Washington Observatory Science in the Mountains Webinar Presentation)
(June, 2021)
“State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 1885-2020”
(Webinar Presentation)
(April, 2021)
“State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 2020”
(Organization Climate Summary) PDF
(February, 2021)
2020
“Watching the Weather Since 1885: The Climate Record of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Presentation)
(April, 2020)
“Dr. Charles Franklin Brooks at Blue Hill Observatory: The Evolution of a Career, a Weather Institution, and the Growth of the American Meteorological Society”
(American Meteorological Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Presentation)
(January, 2020)
“135 Years of Daily Observations at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(American Meteorological Society 2020 Annual Meeting, Poster)
(January, 2020)
2019
“Watching the Weather Since 1885: The History and Climate Record of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Presentation)
(November, 2019)
“Tornadoes on Cape Cod? Really?”
(Informal Report)
(August, 2019)
2018
“Preserving the Weather Since 1885: The History and Climate Record of the Blue Hill Observatory”
(Southern New England Weather Conference 2018, Presentation)
(October, 2018)
“State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 2018”
(Organization Climate Summary) PDF
(August, 2018)
“The Solar Analemma and Its Connection to Sunshine Measurements at Blue Hill”
(Informal Poster)
(August, 2018)
2017
“The Effect of Solar Eclipses on Temperature and Sunshine at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Southern New England Weather Conference 2017, Poster)
(November, 2017)
“A Review of Solar Eclipses and Their Effects at the Blue Hill Observatory”
(Informal Report)
(August, 2017)
“The Coastal Influence on Local Climate Changes at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Boston Harbor & Islands Science Symposium 2017, Poster)
(April, 2017)
2015
“Description of the Temperature Observation and Averaging Methods Used at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Informal Report)
(November, 2015)
“The History of Minimum Temperatures at the Arnold Arboretum: Variation in Time and Space”
(Arnoldia, Vol. 72, Issue 4)
(April, 2015)
“Blue Hill Observatory Sunshine – Assessment of Climate Signals in the Longest Continuous Meteorological Record in North America”
(Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 95, Issue 11)
(January, 2015)
2014
“Blue Hill Observatory Sunshine – Assessment of Climate Signals in the Longest Continuous Meteorological Record in North America”
(American Geophysical Union 2014 Fall Meeting, Poster)
(December, 2014)
“Long-Term Declining Trends in Historical Wind Measurements at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, 1885-2013”
(American Geophysical Union 2014 Fall Meeting, Poster)
(December, 2014)
“Watching the Weather for 129 Years: The History and Climate Record of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(Presentation)
(January, 2014)
2013
“Climatology of Tropical Cyclones in New England and Their Impact at the Blue Hill Observatory, 1851-2012”
(Informal Report)
(September, 2013)
Supplement: List of Tropical Cyclones in New England and Their Impact at the Blue Hill Observatory
(Informal Report)
(September, 2013)
“120 Years of Daily Sunshine Observations from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory”
(American Meteorological Society 2013 Annual Meeting, Poster)
(January, 2013)
2010
“Investigation of the January Thaw in the Blue Hill Temperature Record”
(Informal Report)
(January, 2010)
2009
“Does Autumn Weather Correlate to Winter Conditions at the Blue Hill Observatory?”
(Informal Report)
(December, 2009)
“Blue Hill Observatory: 125 Years Watching the Weather”
(Presentation)
(November, 2009)
“Why is the Wind Speed Decreasing?”
(Informal Report)
(September, 2009)
