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Vandalism Update and How You Can Help Us

On the evening of June 29, an individual or group vandalized our historic building. The most significant impact occurred in the space that houses 141 years of irreplaceable weather and climate records.

National Historic Landmark · Since 1885

North America's Oldest Continuous Weather Record

Every single day since February 1, 1885 — through wars, storms, and pandemics — someone has climbed Great Blue Hill and recorded the weather.

51,656 Unbroken Days
141 Years of Data
2,500+ Youth/Year
PRESERVE THE PAST • PROTECT THE FUTURE

Save America's Most Important Climate and Weather Record

For more than 141 years, Blue Hill Observatory has preserved one of the world's longest, most complete, and most scientifically valuable continuous weather records. Today, funding cuts threaten the observations that scientists rely on and the historic archives that remain undigitized. Help protect this irreplaceable record before it is lost.

51,656 Unbroken Days
141 Years of Data
2,500+ Youth/Year

💙 Help Save the Record! We need your support.

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"The most homogeneous climate record in North America."  —  World Meteorological Organization

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Current Conditions

Great Blue Hill Today

Jul 8 · 12:58 PM EST

Blue Hill Observatory

Temperature 77°F
Wind NE 10 mph
Gust 12 mph
Humidity 54%
Pressure 29.989"
Vector and R.M. Young Wind Data → View full weather data →
Our Mission

The Last Best Independent Climate Record

As federal science funding erodes, Blue Hill Observatory stands at a crossroads. We hold North America's longest continuous weather record — data that NOAA, NASA, and leading universities rely on. That record doesn't maintain itself.

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