Blue Hill Observatory Announcements

December 2011 Was 2nd Warmest on Record Temp, Precip, Snow
The December average temperature (adjusted to 24 hours) of 37.5 deg F was 7.9 deg F warmer than the long-term 1891-2000 mean. This makes last month the 2nd warmest December on record, surpassing the mean for all Decembers except for 38.1 deg F set in 2006. This is the eleventh consecutive month to be warmer than average, and 2011 finished as the sixth warmest year on record. The warmest temperature for the month was 62 deg F on the 5th, and there were 11 days during the month that reached 50 degrees or warmer. The low temperature for the month was 14 deg F on the 19th. Precipitation during the December was slightly less than average at 3.84 inches, and this all fell as rainfall except for a trace of snow flurries on Christmas Day. Much of the rainfall, 2.41 inches, fell within 24 hours on the 7th-8th, which included a thunderstorm on the morning of the 8th. The year was more than 14 inches wetter than average with a total of 62.53 inches of precipitation being measured, which makes 2011 the 6th wettest year on record. This was just behind the 2010 total of 62.74 inches. The average wind speed for December was 13.4 mph with a prevailing direction of SSW. The observed bright sunshine during December was 50 percent, which was a few percent more than average.

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Help Wanted - Paid and Volunteer Positions at the Observatory
Are you interested in the weather? Do you have computer or office skills, or like to work outdoors? Do you share our goal of educating the public about meteorology? Then you can help us! Paid and volunteer positions especially on weekends are available at the Observatory for tour docents, greeters, sales associates and other help. If you or your group would like to be paid or to volunteer to help these efforts, then please contact us for more information.