Warmth is Trending

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Wow! This is December?

Although our high of 59° was 10 degrees off the record, it was still WAY above the normal of 47°. But what is it about early December warmth?

Last year: 63° on the 5th

2010: 56° on the 1st

2009: 69° on the 3rd

2008: 60° on the 1st (and 63° on the 10th)

I'm beginning to see a trend here. In fact, just like those freakish warmups around Marathon time in mid April, we may start to expect some mini-warmup in early December around here. Of course, over the course of 30 years (the normal time period where we formulate our climate normals), this data will be smoothed, but I wonder if there might be a local maximum or a "bump" that is teased out of the data in early December (and mid April).

And how has this affected the winter? You'll find NO connection there:

2011-'12: 9.3" of snow

2010-'11: 81"

2009-'10: 35.7"

2008-'09: 65.9"

So, suffice it to say that warm spells in early December are not harbingers of a warm (cold), snowless (snowy) winter.

OK, geeky weather talk is over now.

Another mild day is in store for tomorrow. I'm not expecting that much in the way of sun, but it's hardly a cold day. Highs again will soar into the mid and upper 50s - one last soiree into the mid air before the cold air slaps down on Wednesday.

But this is what I call "superficial cold". Highs will fall to normal by Thursday, only to rebound into the weekend as we go into the rain.

This is our next significant (no, not calling it major) weather system...and it's a wet one. HOWEVER, we need to watch the cold air on Sunday. It may seep in from the north and attempt to insert some wintery weather across New England. How far south it gets into our area is still up for question.

Pete

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?

Still Good

Posted by Chris Lambert

How about yesterday?  The 82 in Boston matched the warmest temp we've had since September 13th.  Of course, with a wind gusting past 30mph and relative humidity near 18%, it certainly didn't feel oppressive. 

Top 10?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Lower 80s, low humidity and sunshine... would you call it a top 10 kind of day?  Only complaint, other than it not being the weekend, is maybe the wind was a bit much?  It certainly was gusty, at times blowing 30-35mph.  No sea breeze will move inland with a strong west wind like that.  

September 14th, 2012

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

September 14th, 2012. That's the last time Boston had a high temp of 80 (81 that day)--nearly 8 months ago. That streak should end today as yesterday's much advertised warm front did its thing, leaving us with a nice warm bubble of air today. I think metro Boston reaches the low 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. One reason for the warmth is it's leftover super heat from the Midwest and also a fiesty west wind 10-20mph keeping that chilly ocean air at bay. All in all, a great late spring/early summer day.