March and April – Incredibly Mild in SNE

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It has been a remarkably mild stretch of weather in Southern New England since mid-February. At this point, we are on pace for one of the warmest, if not the warmest, springs on record.

Credit goes to the National Weather Service for compiling this information. Highlights include:

  • 2nd warmest April on record at Providence (TF Green)
  • March and April were the warmest since the mid-1940s
  • Only 7 of the 61 days had below normal average daily temperature
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES
AND DEPARTURES...AND RANKINGS FOR SEVERAL OF THE LONG TERM
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA SITES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

            MARCH 2010         APRIL 2010      MARCH AND APRIL 2010
                                               COMBINED TEMPERATURE

BOSTON      43.9 F +5.0F       53.0 F +4.7F    48.5 F +4.9F
LOGAN       NORMAL 38.9F       NORMAL 48.3F    NORMAL 43.6F
            6TH WARMEST        2ND WARMEST     2ND WARMEST

PROVIDENCE  45.2 F +6.4F       53.8 F +5.2F    49.5 F +5.8F
T.F. GREEN  NORMAL 38.8F       NORMAL 48.6F    NORMAL 43.7F
            3RD WARMEST        2ND WARMEST     2ND WARMEST

WINDSOR     45.0 F +7.0F       54.7 F +5.8F    49.9 F +6.4F
LOCKS CT    NORMAL 38.0F       NORMAL 48.9F    NORMAL 43.5F
            4TH WARMEST        RECORD WARMEST  RECORD WARMEST

WORCESTER   41.1 F +6.8F       51.1 F +6.1F    46.1 F +6.5F
AIRPORT MA  NORMAL 34.3F       NORMAL 45.0F    NORMAL 39.6F
            7TH WARMEST        3RD WARMEST     3RD WARMEST


REMARKS...
BOSTON MA...MARCH 2010...WARMEST MARCH SINCE 1977.
            APRIL 2010...WARMEST APRIL SINCE 1976...
            WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE TEMP OF 55.1F.
            MARCH 2010 AND APRIL 2010 COMBINED TEMP WARMEST
            SINCE MARCH AND APRIL 1945...WHICH HAD AN
            AVERAGE TEMP OF 49.4F.

ONLY 8 OF THE 61 POSSIBLE DAYS HAD BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT BOSTON MA SINCE 1872

PROVIDENCE..MARCH 2010...WARMEST MARCH SINCE 1946.
RI          APRIL 2010...WARMEST APRIL SINCE 1945...WHICH
            HAD AN AVERAGE TEMP OF 54.5F.
            MARCH 2010 AND APRIL 2010 COMBINED TEMP WARMEST
            SINCE MARCH AND APRIL 1945...WHICH HAD AN
            AVERAGE TEMP OF 51.2F.

ONLY 7 OF THE 61 POSSIBLE DAYS HAD BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1905

WINDSOR LOCKS...MARCH 2010...WARMEST MARCH SINCE 1946.
CT              APRIL 2010...WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD BEATS
                1921 WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE TEMP OF 53.6F.
                MARCH AND APRIL 2010...WARMEST MARCH AND APRIL
                ON RECORD BEATS 1945 WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE TEMP
                OF 49.7F.

ONLY 8 OF THE 61 POSSIBLE DAYS HAD BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT HARTFORD/BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT SINCE 1905

WORCESTER MA....MARCH 2010...WARMEST MARCH SINCE 1946.
                APRIL 2010...WARMEST APRIL SINCE 1941 WHICH HAD AN
                AVERAGE TEMP OF 51.3F.
                MARCH AND APRIL 2010...COMBINED TEMP WARMEST SINCE
                MARCH AND APRIL 1945 WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE TEMP
                OF 47.8F.

ONLY 9 OF THE 61 POSSIBLE DAYS HAD BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT WORCESTER MA SINCE 1892

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STRAUSS

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