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This is where you can learn about the latest news from the Blue Hill Observatory and where you can find links to where BHO has been mentioned in media reports and articles.

News Oct 19, 2021
Observatory Receives a “Save America’s Treasures” Grant to Conserve our Historic Climate Books – Your Help is Needed to Raise Matching Funds

The non-profit Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center,a National Historic Landmark located atop Great Blue Hill, was recently awarded a “Save America’s…

News Jul 9, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa Drenches Southern New England

After making landfall in Florida and moving over much of the East Coast of the United States over the past two days,…

News Apr 16, 2021
Daily Record Snowfall at the Observatory on April 16th

A strong coastal storm combined with anomalously cold temperatures to bring a record breaking snowfall and more than two inches of much needed…

News Apr 3, 2021
Observatory Open for Tours Through Late May/Early June 2021

We are excited to announce that the major Observatory renovation project, which has been in the planning stages for several years, is…

News Feb 1, 2021
State of the Climate at Blue Hill Observatory: 2020

This report is an updated summary of the extensive annual and seasonal climate records of the Blue Hill Observatory that also documents…

News Nov 9, 2020
Small Local Earthquake Observed on November 8th

Shortly after 9 AM EST on Sunday, November 8th, 2020 a small 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook parts of southeastern New England. The…

News Nov 9, 2020
November Record Warmth at Blue Hill

A period of unseasonably warm weather that arrived on Thursday, November 5th has brought several daily record high temperatures to the Observatory.…

News Oct 30, 2020
Record Snowfall at Blue Hill on October 30th

The remnants of Hurricane Zeta, another developing coastal storm behind it, and a very cold air mass for October have combined to…

News Aug 11, 2020
Observatory and Gift Shop Reopen

The Blue Hill Observatory and Gift Shop are now open to the public with restrictions from Friday through Monday 10 A.M. –…

News Feb 11, 2020
Blue Hill Observatory Begins Earthquake Monitoring

Blue Hill Observatory has been watching the weather since 1885, and Boston College’s Weston Observatory has been watching the Earth quake since…