Spring Thread 2017: Northern Hemisphere (hot, temperatures, precipitation, forecast)

[alphatier]

Hoping for a sunny spring

March 2003 (15.1/5.1, 42mm, ? hrs)
April 2007 (21.6/4.8, 3mm, 302hrs)
May 2011 (23.4/7.6, 55mm, 282hrs)

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by B87

We are well overdue a good May; the last one was in 2008.

Wasn't last May better than average in London? 18.9C 193 hours of sun

If I was looking for a record warm spring (average highs)

2012 March: 18.1C
1915 April: 20.7C
1977 May: 28.0C

[Bottletree]

What are the models showing for March and April?

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Ideal Spring:

March 2004, April 2002, May 2009

[B87]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Wasn't last May better than average in London? 18.9C 193 hours of sun

It was warmer and cloudier than average.

The last May that was warmer and sunnier than average was in 2011 (2008 was warmer but also had below average sun).

The last time May had above average sunshine before 2011 was in 2005.

The best Mays in the last 30 years were these...

May 1989: 21.0c, 310 hrs sun
May 1990: 20.5c, 287 hrs sun
May 1992: 21.0c, 272 hrs sun

[Cambium]

Yes! Check out the departures for March from latest CANSIPS update

https://twitter.com/BenNollWeather/s...66597943922688

[Warszawa]

Nice! Hoping for a warm spring, and that one day we could grow jacarandas in New York lol

[chicagogeorge]

I feel that the Midwest will see a growing area of drought this spring....

[Cambium]

Signs of Spring showing up down south.

https://twitter.com/TheresaCrimmins/...90720442114049

[Cambium]

Source for above map in that tweet

https://www.usanpn.org/data/visualizations