“Spring” 2010 the Warmest on Record in SNE

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Even though the calendar still says it is spring, meteorologists have already changed the calendar to summer. Climatological spring is defined as March 1 to May 31. This “spring” was the warmest on record at TF Green Airport (Providence).

All three months were warmer than normal, with March being the warmest – relative to the norm. The final tally was 5.2° warmer than normal – 0.7° warmer than the old record.

It was also an unusually wet spring, thanks mainly to the record-setting March totals. Both April and May featured below normal rainfall, but due to the 16.34″ of rain in March, this was the second wettest spring on record.

Here are the rest of the numbers from the National Weather Service.

-Fred

...AN UNUSUALLY MILD CLIMATOLOGICAL SPRING 2010 IN SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...
...SPRING 2010 RANKS WITHIN TOP TEN WETTEST IN BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE...

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. SPRING 2010 IS
THE WARMEST CLIMATOLOGICAL SPRING ON RECORD AT MANY OF THE LONG TERM
CLIMATE SITES.

IN ADDITION SPRING 2010 RANKS WITHIN THE TOP TEN WETTEST AT BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE THANKS TO A VERY WET MARCH AND SEVERAL NOREASTERS.

CLIMATOLOGICAL SPRING AS DEFINED BY THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION INCLUDES THE MONTHS OF MARCH...APRIL AND MAY
RESPECTIVELY.


BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...RECORDS SINCE 1872

             AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES

MARCH 2010   43.9F +5.0F   NORMAL 38.9F  6TH WARMEST MARCH
APRIL 2010   53.0F +4.7F   NORMAL 48.3F  2ND WARMEST APRIL
MAY   2010   62.8F +4.3F   NORMAL 58.5F  TIED 4TH WARMEST MAY

SPRING 2010  53.2F +4.6F   NORMAL 48.6F  WARMEST SPRING BEATS
                                         1977 SPRING TEMP 52.9F


                  PRECIPITATION TOTALS

MARCH 2010   14.87" +11.02" NORMAL  3.85"  WETTEST MARCH
APRIL 2010    1.78"  -1.82" NORMAL  3.60"
MAY   2010    2.90"  -0.34" NORMAL  3.24"

SPRING 2010  19.55"  +8.86" NORMAL 10.69"  5TH WETTEST SPRING...WETTEST
                                           SINCE 1984


PROVIDENCE T.F. GREEN AIRPORT...OFFICIAL RECORDS SINCE 1905

             AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES

MARCH 2010   45.2F +6.4F   NORMAL 38.8F  3RD WARMEST MARCH
APRIL 2010   53.8F +5.2F   NORMAL 48.6F  2ND WARMEST APRIL
MAY   2010   62.7F +4.0F   NORMAL 58.7F  3RD WARMEST MAY

SPRING 2010  53.9F +5.2F   NORMAL 48.7F  WARMEST SPRING BEATS
                                         1945 SPRING TEMP 53.2F


                 PRECIPITATION TOTALS

MARCH 2010   16.34"  +11.91" NORMAL  4.43"  WETTEST MARCH
APRIL 2010    2.18"   -1.98" NORMAL  4.16"
MAY   2010    2.52"   -1.14" NORMAL  3.66"

SPRING 2010  21.04"   +8.79" NORMAL 12.25"  2ND WETTEST SPRING...
                                            WETTEST SINCE 1983


WINDSOR LOCKS BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIAL RECORDS SINCE 1905

             AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES

MARCH 2010   45.0F +7.0F   NORMAL 38.0F  4TH WARMEST MARCH
APRIL 2010   54.7F +5.8F   NORMAL 48.9F  RECORD WARMEST APRIL
MAY   2010   63.3F +3.4F   NORMAL 59.9F  8TH WARMEST MAY

SPRING 2010  54.3F +5.4F   NORMAL 48.9F  WARMEST SPRING BEATS
                                         1991 SPRING TEMP 53.2F

                PRECIPITATION TOTALS

MARCH 2010    6.81"   +2.93" NORMAL  3.88"  4TH WETTEST MARCH
APRIL 2010    1.30"   -2.56" NORMAL  3.86"
MAY   2010    2.31"   -2.08" NORMAL  4.39"

SPRING 2010  10.42"   -1.71" NORMAL 12.13"


WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT...OFFICIAL RECORDS SINCE 1892


             AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES

MARCH 2010  41.1F  +6.8F   NORMAL 34.3F  7TH WARMEST MARCH
APRIL 2010  51.1F  +6.1F   NORMAL 45.0F  3RD WARMEST APRIL
MAY   2010  60.6F  +4.3F   NORMAL 56.3F  TIED 9TH WARMEST MAY

SPRING 2010 50.9F  +5.7F   NORMAL 45.2F  WARMEST SPRING BEATS
                                         1921 SPRING TEMP 50.5F

                PRECIPITATION TOTALS

MARCH 2010   10.24"   +6.01" NORMAL  4.23" 2ND WETTEST MARCH
APRIL 2010    1.37"   -2.55" NORMAL  3.92"
MAY   2010    2.86"   -1.49" NORMAL  4.35"

SPRING 2010  14.47"   +1.97" NORMAL 12.50" 14TH WETTEST SPRING

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