[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Awesome graphic!

Here's NWS Albany precip totals. Wow! You know... I wanted March to show it was very dry on paper & stats.. Damn.

It says thru april 2 so not all of it may be march. But wow, what a change!

[FairfieldConnecticut]

I heard something that this may be a very "hot" summer with temps exceeding 95 degrees daily!

[Brian26]

Winters over... I think we are done with these cold temps and snow. We are gong to slowly transition to spring. I am ready

EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 1148 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 VALID 12Z MON MAR 31 2014 - 12Z FRI APR 04 2014

...SNOW AND COLD FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND UPPER MIDWEST... ...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY... ...OVERVIEW... THE TRANSITION FROM WINTER TO SUMMER... AKA SPRING... IS UNDERWAY AS THE CALENDAR TURNS TO APRIL. THE MID-UPPER LEVEL VORTEX NEAR HUDSON BAY IS FORECAST TO RETREAT NORTHWARD PAST 70N WHILE A SERIES OF PACIFIC SYSTEMS SHOULD MIGRATE THROUGH THE LOWER 48. A WET AND COOL PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE WEST COAST... GREAT BASIN... AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WHILE LARGE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURE ARE LIKELY FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS... MIDWEST... AND MID-MS/W O!H VALLEYS.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Brian26

Winters over... I think we are done with these cold temps and snow. We are gong to slowly transition to spring. I am ready

Wow, just posted that in the Weather forum. YUP! That big storm changed the entire pattern. Remember that big October snowstorm then the warm winter? Guess that's what we need is a big storm to change the flow.

Here's the new discussion.. Spring on folks. Start those seeds.

WPC's Extended Forecast Discussion

NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
252 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014

MEDIUM RANGE PACKAGE FINALLY COVERING THE FIRST 5 DAYS OF APRIL.DEFINITELY A SPRING WEATHER PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THELOWER 48.

[Cambium]

So...

Bridgeport, CT mean temp departure so far is -5.1° which is 3rd coldest.
NYC mean temp departure so far this month -5.3° which is only 33rd coldest

That's the 1869 vs 1948 Record Period difference.

Windsor Locks, CT mean temp departure so far is -7.0 which is 3rd coldest. Impressive!

Burlington, VT tied for 1st coldest March on record since 1884! Mean of 20.7°! Now that's impressive.

[Csiko]

Originally Posted by Brian26

THE TRANSITION FROM WINTER TO SUMMER... AKA SPRING... IS UNDERWAY

It's almost like they had to remind the general public that spring actually exists given this past winter.

[Cambium]

[FairfieldConnecticut]

We are so lucky that cold air didnt hit Connecticut. I could see another 10-15 inches of snow for Maine, however.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

So...

Bridgeport, CT mean temp departure so far is -5.1° which is 3rd coldest.
NYC mean temp departure so far this month -5.3° which is only 33rd coldest

That's the 1869 vs 1948 Record Period difference.

Windsor Locks, CT mean temp departure so far is -7.0 which is 3rd coldest. Impressive!

Burlington, VT tied for 1st coldest March on record since 1884! Mean of 20.7°! Now that's impressive.

For some reason Central Park has a ton of real cold Marches in the 1800s and early 1900s (1960 is the only one in the top 10 to be after 1917!) At one time I thought a combination of "global warming" and more so urban heat island vs. transition months (there's a similar pattern with Septembers......1963 is the only top 10 coldest after 1918!), but the fact that Burlington is tied for 1st with an almost similar length of record makes me wonder....

(though I bet Burlington started out with a "downtown" station a la Central Park then went to an airport station that's actually a few miles from the "urban heat island"......Albany, NY has more 1800s "warm" records and recent "cold" records than other stations with a similar history, and the reason is that somewhere along the way the station moved from downtown to the airport a few miles into the suburbs.......the few weather stations that have always been at or close to the urban core (Reagan National Airport is a good example, barely moved from central DC) tend to be very top heavy with pre-1920 "cold" records and post-1980 "warm" records, though I believe Logan Airport in Boston is still at one of the top 10 Marches)

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

For some reason Central Park has a ton of real cold Marches in the 1800s and early 1900s (1960 is the only one in the top 10 to be after 1917!) At one time I thought a combination of "global warming" and more so urban heat island vs. transition months (there's a similar pattern with Septembers......1963 is the only top 10 coldest after 1918!), but the fact that Burlington is tied for 1st with an almost similar length of record makes me wonder....

(though I bet Burlington started out with a "downtown" station a la Central Park then went to an airport station that's actually a few miles from the "urban heat island"......Albany, NY has more 1800s "warm" records and recent "cold" records than other stations with a similar history, and the reason is that somewhere along the way the station moved from downtown to the airport a few miles into the suburbs.......the few weather stations that have always been at or close to the urban core (Reagan National Airport is a good example, barely moved from central DC) tend to be very top heavy with pre-1920 "cold" records and post-1980 "warm" records, though I believe Logan Airport in Boston is still at one of the top 10 Marches)

Good info as always.. Wow you are good. BOS 32.6°, -5.2 which is 11th Coldest March.