Blue Hills Threshold Days by Year
5 fixed thresholds counted per year at Blue Hills (ASN00039148): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Blue Hills Thresholds
- Blue Hills: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 33 years, most in 1983 with 35.
- Blue Hills: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 33 years, most in 1971 with 18.
- Blue Hills: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 25 years, most in 1983 with 6.
- Blue Hills: days with 100 mm (3.94 in) or more of precipitation in 5 years, most in 1977 with 3.
- 5 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Blue Hills.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
33 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 19 | 19 |
| 1960 | 19 | 22.4 |
| 1962 | 29 | 22.4 |
| 1963 | 18 | 22.4 |
| 1964 | 15 | 22.4 |
| 1966 | 30 | 22.4 |
| 1967 | 26 | 22.4 |
| 1968 | 22 | 22.4 |
| 1969 | 20 | 22.4 |
| 1970 | 18 | 24.1 |
| 1971 | 33 | 24.1 |
| 1972 | 25 | 24.1 |
| 1974 | 25 | 24.1 |
| 1975 | 25 | 24.1 |
| 1976 | 27 | 24.1 |
| 1977 | 21 | 24.1 |
| 1978 | 21 | 24.1 |
| 1979 | 22 | 24.1 |
| 1980 | 18 | 22.2 |
| 1981 | 19 | 22.2 |
| 1982 | 14 | 22.2 |
| 1983 | 35 | 22.2 |
| 1984 | 20 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 23 | 22.2 |
| 1986 | 19 | 22.2 |
| 1987 | 20 | 22.2 |
| 1988 | 21 | 22.2 |
| 1989 | 33 | 22.2 |
| 1991 | 20 | 17.2 |
| 1992 | 18 | 17.2 |
| 1993 | 22 | 17.2 |
| 1994 | 15 | 17.2 |
| 1997 | 11 | 17.2 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1959-01-02 | 1959-12-26 |
| 1960 | 1960-01-06 | 1960-12-27 |
| 1962 | 1962-01-03 | 1962-12-30 |
| 1963 | 1963-01-01 | 1963-08-15 |
| 1964 | 1964-01-02 | 1964-08-27 |
| 1966 | 1966-01-27 | 1966-12-31 |
| 1967 | 1967-01-01 | 1967-12-26 |
| 1968 | 1968-01-01 | 1968-12-27 |
| 1969 | 1969-02-06 | 1969-12-29 |
| 1970 | 1970-01-07 | 1970-12-30 |
| 1971 | 1971-01-12 | 1971-12-30 |
| 1972 | 1972-01-18 | 1972-12-31 |
| 1974 | 1974-01-01 | 1974-12-27 |
| 1975 | 1975-01-04 | 1975-12-25 |
| 1976 | 1976-01-07 | 1976-12-23 |
| 1977 | 1977-01-02 | 1977-12-19 |
| 1978 | 1978-01-06 | 1978-12-30 |
| 1979 | 1979-01-20 | 1979-12-25 |
| 1980 | 1980-01-06 | 1980-12-26 |
| 1981 | 1981-01-01 | 1981-11-30 |
| 1982 | 1982-01-06 | 1982-12-11 |
| 1983 | 1983-01-01 | 1983-12-18 |
| 1984 | 1984-01-02 | 1984-12-18 |
| 1985 | 1985-01-24 | 1985-12-27 |
| 1986 | 1986-01-10 | 1986-12-23 |
| 1987 | 1987-01-04 | 1987-12-01 |
| 1988 | 1988-02-07 | 1988-12-19 |
| 1989 | 1989-02-01 | 1989-11-20 |
| 1991 | 1991-01-03 | 1991-12-21 |
| 1992 | 1992-01-01 | 1992-12-26 |
| 1993 | 1993-01-06 | 1993-11-24 |
| 1994 | 1994-01-08 | 1994-12-26 |
| 1997 | 1997-05-16 | 1997-12-25 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 33 | 35 | 1983 | 11 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 33 | 18 | 1971 | 4 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 25 | 6 | 1983 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 5 | 3 | 1977 | 1 |
| 200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1988 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1959.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).