Temps continue to stay well above normal. Spurts of cold sprinkled in between mild days did nothing to offset the overall trend. Consider that this map is through February 26th with 3 more mild days to go...
As I write this, the 60 degree line is now just a hair north of Cincinnati. Wouldn't be surprised if we hit 63 late today.
February is now2nd all-time warmest in Cleveland. The top 10 are as follows:
1998 37.1
2012 34.9 (unofficial)
2012 34.9 (unofficial)
1984 34.8
1976 34.5
1930 34.2
1954 34.0
1990 34.0
1932 33.8
1949 33.3
2002 33.1
How about March.....will this above normal pattern stay? Let me just say that the results of this winter's trend forecast humbled me a great deal. I learned alot. One specific lesson I learned was not to adjust my thinking just because one little piece of data tells a different story. Sometimes bucking the trend doesn't pan out.
Let's wait for the February data to come out. Perhaps a weakening La Nina, a more variable Arctic and/or North Atlantic. Too many ":what-ifs" right now.
So for all the high school baseball and softball teams waiting to play their first game, this might be another wet start to spring with frequent rainouts and saturated diamonds.
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