Spring 2012 Thread (March-May) (North Carolina, Virginia, Charlotte, Midwest)
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March mean temperatures running 2.5°C above average here now. We often see this type of positive anomaly during spring months these days, then the summer ends up being cold cloudy and wet. I wish the really above average stuff would happen then!
The high may struggle to reach 50 F Monday and Tuesday. Coldest low I see in the forecast is 26 F. This will bring the early growing/allergy season to a screeching halt.
Upstate NY and NNE, which has experienced record breaking warmth with highs in the 70s and even near 80 might have highs below freezing. Coldest low I see in the forecast for Saranac Lake is 11 F. Right now it's in the low 40s in Upstate NY. Here in Northern NJ it's dropped off into the upper 50s. Quite chilly compared to how it's been.
Western Head, Nova Scotia probably recorded the strangest temperature of the whole heat wave. Jutting out into the Atlantic in a location known for cool and chilly spring it recorded an incredible 85°F a few days ago:
Weather Underground is forecasting a high of 46F next Thursday. Of course, I don't take forecasts seriously more than a couple days in advance (and even that's iffy), but the trend is pretty obvious. Winter's over, at least down here at sea level. Next week I'll be starting the first seeds for my garden. I'm definitely in that bittersweet moment I get at the change of seasons here.
Low cloud and fog has cleared off early today to reveal blue skies. Temperature should respond nicely today. Temps could reach 21C/70F here some time in the next week.
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I have to say today's temperatures I'm recording (and the last few days) are making a mockery of the typical 1971-2000 averages for Buxton. Avg. high would be around 8°C at the moment. I'm thinking we'll be paying for this in summer
In addition to this the GFS model is trending towards a significant cooldown on Easter weekend, at least for the interior (Great Lakes, Tennessee, Southern Plains, etc.). Temperatures cold enough for rooftop or ground frost are showing up. Also the long range is trending snowier, with a coating of white popping up more and more around Easter, from a belt extending from Eastern Kentucky/Smoky Mountains to the Oklahoma/Kansas High Plains region. If the long-range trends hold through to that time period, somewhere in that belt could experience a White Easter. Snow in early April is uncommon in this region, so it's something to watch that could turn out to be a notable event. If this trend holds Spring may make a comeback and the advent of Summer may be delayed for many parts of the United States (as opposed to the summer-like conditions now; if it cools down and snows it would still be spring).
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