Monday, April 23, 2012

This Crazy Weather



We've been scratching our heads about the weather, haven't we?  A warm winter, with below-average precipitation and a spring that seems warmer than normal so far makes us wonder what this summer will bring. 

Here's what the Farmers' Almanac says about the rest of spring:


APRIL 2012: temperature 66° (3° above avg.); precipitation 5.5" (1" above avg.); Apr 1-2: Sunny, warm; Apr 3-10: Scattered t-storms, very warm; Apr 11-19: Scattered t-storms, warm; Apr 20-22: Sunny, cool; Apr 23-30: A few t-storms, cool.
MAY 2012: temperature 70° (1° below avg.); precipitation 4.5" (0.5" below avg.); May 1-5: Sunny, warm; May 6-11: T-storms, then sunny, cool; May 12-21: Rain, then sunny, quite pleasant; May 22-24: T-storms, warm; May 25-31: Scattered t-storms, seasonable.

Interestingly, here are the high, low, and average temperatures for April 19 for the previous 10 years:

                                High                   Low                      Average
2011                        87.1                    73.0                        77.8
2010                        71.1                    52.0                        60.3
2009                        73.9                    57.9                        64.6
2008                        73.4                    46.4                        57.2
2007                        71.6                    51.8                        62.9
2006                        91.9                    68.0                        79.9
2005                        81.0                    59.0                        70.5
2004                        80.1                    60.1                        70.4
2003                        81.0                    54.0                        71.2
2002                        88.0                    68.0                        76.8

and 2012  

So, what's your definition of "average?"

No comments:

Post a Comment

Comments are moderated and will appear as soon as they are approved.