Early Spring
March 11, 2019 7 PM Update
Average Temperatures
This table shows the average high, median, and low temperatures for the next year. Previous year values are shown in parenthesis.
Date | High | Median | Low |
---|---|---|---|
Sunday, March 17 | 45 (38) | 35 (27) | 26 (15) |
Thursday, March 28 | 50 (49) | 40 (42) | 30 (36) |
Sunday, April 7 | 55 (40) | 44 (33) | 34 (25) |
Thursday, April 18 | 60 (47) | 49 (40) | 38 (33) |
Wednesday, May 1 | 65 (74) | 54 (58) | 43 (43) |
Thursday, May 16 | 70 (72) | 58 (62) | 47 (51) |
Monday, June 3 | 75 (76) | 64 (67) | 53 (58) |
Saturday, June 22 | 80 (81) | 69 (65) | 59 (50) |
Sunday, August 18 | 80 (77) | 70 (72) | 60 (68) |
Sunday, September 8 | 75 (64) | 65 (58) | 55 (52) |
Saturday, September 21 | 70 (71) | 60 (68) | 50 (65) |
Wednesday, October 2 | 65 (66) | 55 (59) | 45 (52) |
Tuesday, October 15 | 60 (61) | 50 (50) | 40 (39) |
Monday, October 28 | 55 (51) | 46 (46) | 36 (41) |
Sunday, November 10 | 50 (42) | 42 (39) | 33 (35) |
Friday, November 22 | 45 (19) | 38 (14) | 30 (8) |
Wednesday, December 4 | 40 (39) | 33 (30) | 26 (21) |
Tuesday, December 17 | 35 (27) | 28 (18) | 21 (8) |
March 1, 2019 11:12 am Update
Happy
(Meteorological)
Spring!
Where Does βIn Like a Lion, Out Like a Lambβ Originate?
βIn like a lion, out like a lambβ has always seemed a straightforward enough proverb: when March starts, itβs still winter, and by the end of the month spring has begun. True, in many climates the weather hasnβt quite reached the lamb stage by the end of the monthβitβs more like a surly cat, maybe, or one of those awful territorial honking geese. But we get the idea. I have seen the phrase referred to as an βeighteenth-century sayingβ in more than one unreliable Internet source, while Wikipedia calls it βan old Pennsylvaniaβ saw.
Climate Prediction Center – Seasonal Color Maps
Starting in April for the foreseeable future, New York will be a red state, mostly thanks to El Nino forming. Better plan on spending a lot of time at the swimming holes this summer.
They say that the mercury will reach the fifties again today.
They say that the mercury will reach the fifties again today. But who uses mercury these days to measure the temperature?
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring
"Good news for those affected by the historic polar vortex that hit most of the northern United States this week: Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, did not see his own shadow, predicting an early spring, officials deemed."
"It's only the 19th time in the past 133 years that the famed groundhog has predicted an early spring outcome."