Monday, September 6, 2010

Record Hot Spring-Summer in Northeast, Mid Atlantic

Images (click to enlarge): U.S. Northeast and Mid Atlantic temperature departures from average for spring (March-May) and summer 2010 (June-August) from NOAA Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)

Not only have a number of summer temperature records been set this year, but a majority of major climate reporting stations in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic (26 locations) have set or tied records for the hottest spring-summer (March-August). Here is the NOAA summary of 2010 temperatures vs. the previous records:
                                2010    Previous
Average Year Average Difference
Atlantic City NJ 66.8 1991 64.5 2.3
Washington/Dulles VA 68.2 1991 66.4 1.8
New York/JFK NY 66.3 1991 64.6 1.7
Newark NJ 68.1 1993 66.5 1.6
Worcester MA 60.7 1949 59.2 1.5
Providence RI 63.9 1945 62.5 1.4
New York/LaGuardia NY 68.3 1991 66.9 1.4
Hartford/Bradley CT 64.0 1991 62.8 1.2
Washington National DC 70.9 1991 69.7 1.2
Caribou ME 54.7 1979 53.5 1.2
Central Park NY 67.5 1991 66.3 1.2
Philadelphia PA 68.9 1991 67.7 1.2
Islip NY 64.2 1991 63.1 1.1
Bridgeport CT 64.3 1991 63.2 1.1
Wilmington DE 67.2 1973 66.2 1.0
Boston MA 63.4 1991 62.4 1.0
Binghamton NY 59.7 1991 58.8 0.9
Baltimore/BWI MD 68.4 1921 67.6 0.8
Concord NH 59.5 1921 58.7 0.8
Burlington VT 59.4 1894 58.6 0.8
Middletown/Harrisburg PA 66.5 1991 65.9 0.6
Williamsport PA 64.4 1921 64.0 0.4
Portland ME 58.8 1878 58.4 0.4
Allentown PA 64.1 1991 63.7 0.4
Syracuse NY 61.1 1921 60.9 0.2
Scranton PA 62.4 1921 62.4 0.0
Five more stations had their second hottest spring-summer:
                               2010     Previous
Average Year Average Difference
Albany NY 61.6 1921 61.8 (0.2)
Elkins WV 61.5 1921 61.7 (0.2)
Beckley WV 62.9 1991 63.2 (0.3)
Buffalo NY 60.3 1991 60.7 (0.4)
Rochester NY 60.7 1921 61.6 (0.9)
Two other stations (Charleston WV and Erie PA) had their 3rd hottest spring-summer, Pittsburgh PA had its 6th hottest, and Huntington WV had its 7th hottest.

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