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After Valentine's Day, they didn't have a ruler long enough to measure the snow atop the Great Blue Hill
By adamg on Wed, 12/02/2015 - 9:22am
BU Today takes us inside New England's other weather station, the one atop the Great Blue Hill, which has been recording the weather longer than any other station, even the more famous one atop Mt. Washington:
The hilltop often gets some serious weather. In New England’s notorious Hurricane of 1938, the observatory recorded a wind gust of 186 miles per hour, the highest ever recorded in the United States. After another of last year’s blizzards, Fitzgerald spent more than 48 hours straight at the summit.
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Live free or Lie: Mt. Washington claims higher gust
According to this link, Mt. Washington had a higher gust a few years earlier.
https://www.mountwashington.org/about-us/history/world-record-wind.aspx
However, friends in FL think that Hurricane Andrew claim that they got 300+ mph. But I don't pay attention to them, they're always lying about how great the weather is down there.
A very nice article - one glaring error
This is a great article about special place, and I thank BU Today for writing it and Adam for linking to it (or I would have missed it).
The reference to the Blue Hill wind gust being the highest ever recorded in the US is a glaring error though - particularly in view of the fact that the article mentions Mount Washington in close proximity.
besides the serious weather
What about the eruption?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Hill_eruption_prank
The eruption
There aren't any homes in Blue Hills because the lava flows wiped them out.
Ah yes, I remember the evacuation path
Opened up the Cape Cod tunnel to all traffic, not just the permit/sticker holders.
Powder!
As someone who very much enjoyed all that snow for skiing in our little Blue Hills last year, I hope it happens again (except this year I hope it all falls exclusively on the hill).
Brian
Is a friend of mine and an all-around good guy. Thanks for featuring this, Adam!