[7] As a weather enthusiast, Boylan founded the website in 2004, and it has since become a popular source of meteorological information for personal, corporate, military, government, and scientific entities, due to its data aggregation style.

[8][9][10][11][12][13] Boylan declares in media reports and personal communication channels that his weather website is only for informational purposes and is not intended to sell tropical forecasts.

The Boylan family first gained public appeal after a local news station visited their Tampa Bay home and aired a brief segment about them in the 2000s.

"[31] In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis honored Boylan with the Tropical Meteorology Award for his site's focus on weather coverage during Atlantic hurricane seasons.

[33][34][35][36][37][38] Along with the FDEM, Mike's Weather Page holds a partnership with Gulf Coast Jam, Tampa Bay Brewing Company, and FIRMAN Power Equipment.