ChescoWx Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 After yesterday's slight cooling today will see temps pop back up into the 80's. We should see temps trend back to normal and then below starting tomorrow through the weekend. Some higher spots in the county may actually struggle to escape the 50's for high temps both Saturday and Sunday. We will also see some showers around by Sunday. We should warm back to above normal by the middle of next week but should see a solid stretch of cooler than normal temps returning by mid-May. Chester County records for today: High 91 degrees at Coatesville (1899) / Low 28 degrees also at Coatesville (1903) / Rain 1.84" at Chadds Ford (1976) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiEaglesfan712 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I like 2010 as the analog year for May and the summer. I think after the mid-month cool down, we'll see well above average temperatures the final third of May and will be the prevalent theme throughout most of the summer. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 86F/54F/Sunny and windy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 High up to 82.2 so far here in EN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Here in Chester County PA we finished April with an overall average temperature of 53.8 about 2.0 degrees above the long term 132 year average. The warmest spot was as is usually the case Phoenixville as the lowest observation spot in the county at 54.9 degrees. The coolest was the 53.0 in Warwick Township. Overall this was our 28th warmest April on record across 132 years of observation data. Of note 13 of the top 20 warmest Aprils occurred prior to 1990. While 3 of the coldest Aprils have all occurred just since 2007. Below is a graph analyzing the April temp trends (actual in blue) since 1893. I have also as always overlaid the NCEI adjusted temps (in red). As we can see they again consistently applied chilling adjustments to cool the data for every year over 110 consecutive years from 1895 thru 2005. Of interest since 2005 they have now begun to apply warming adjustments to the actual data in 12 of the last 18 years. The appropriate trend lines reflect the clear impact these post hoc adjustments have made to the warming trend lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Current temp is 88 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiEaglesfan712 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 New record high of 90F at PHL today. This makes April 24 the new latest day with a sub-90 record high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 High here in East Nantmeal was 84.8 - no Airport or MADIS locales here in Chester County PA have hit 90 today. Highest obs was the 87.8 at KOQN airport in West Chester As always 90's are certainly much tougher to find out here in the Western philly burbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 We are off to a 1.6 degree cooler start to 2024 (42.6 degrees) compared to last year across the 15 Chester County reporting sites. However while cooler than last year we are at the 9th warmest first 4 months on record since 1893. The Top 8 warmest are 1998 - 44.24 2023 - 44.22 1990 - 44.0 2012 - 43.7 1913 - 43.1 2017 - 43.1 1949 - 42.8 2002 - 42.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 High for the day was 89 here. Current temp 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 To start off May, I made it up to 81 on Wednesday after a 57 low and 0.02" of a stray shower around midnight, and got to 87 yesterday after a 54 low. April rainfall IMBY ended up being 5.23", where there has been less than an inch the past almost 3 weeks, so things dried up. My high for today might end up being the 69 at midnight if the backdoor is strong enough, and it's currently 57 with dp 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The front has moved through the area and temps today will be about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday with highs near normal in the upper 60's. We turn colder than normal for the weekend with high temps struggling to escape the mid 50's for higher spots and upper 50's in lower locales. It will be cloudy with some showers possible most likely on Sunday into Sunday night. We warm back up again by the middle of next week before we cool back down for the week of the 12th with a stretch of below normal readings. Chester County records for today: High 95 degrees at Phoenixville (2018) / Low 28 Devault 1W (1957) / Rain 3.00" Devault 1W (1985) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 GFS ,CMC and ECM .50-1.00" this weekend NAM/ICON prefer the drought with .10-.25" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 0z NAM down to .10" this weekend. Farmers are getting angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, RedSky said: 0z NAM down to .10" this weekend. Farmers are getting angry. It will be more than that (N/W Philly) in the burbs. (.5"+) NAM is on fentanyl w/some crack mixed in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 ECM is wet for the weekend the NAM is on an island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Chilly weekend ahead with some showers temps will struggle to escape the 50's in most spots. Shower chances look to continue for much of the week ahead. The warmest day should be Wednesday with highs near 80 degrees. We should see a change to cooler than normal weather beginning next weekend and lasting through the mid to late month period. Chester County wide records for today: High 91 degrees at Phoenixville (1928) / Low 26 degrees at Devault 1W (1957) / Rain 2.12" at Coatesville 1SW (1922) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Just enough rain drops on the windshield to turn the pollen into a shamrock shake, 54F. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Yeah the excruciating wait for more than a tenth of an inch of water that can wash the pollen off continues. Maybe round two three or four will do it could take awhile. The NAM juiced up to half an inch in SEPA. Either way sure looks wet next 10-15 days overall and not a repeat of May 2023 farmers rejoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Glad I got the lawn mowed rather early 9:30-10am...showers moved in earlier than I thought. Mourning Doves going crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 51F/Light rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, JTA66 said: Just enough rain drops on the windshield to turn the pollen into a shamrock shake, 54F. Good comparison...I think Guacamole dip or that green crap Linda Blair puked out from the Exorcist. 50s and rain. Didn't think it would be this cool today. Not complaining... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 0.17" of rain so far today. It is also the chilliest high temperature for today's date across the County in 32 years. High temps across Chesco have ranged from as low as 51.8 in Atglen to 54.6 at West Chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 0.59" of rain since yesterday with 0.35" since midnight. Showers and another chilly day in store with temps staying in the 50's for most spots in the county. Clouds and showers but warmer temps look likely for the entire work week with Tuesday looking like the driest day with maybe even some sun at times. Wednesday looks the warmest with temps near 80 degrees. Chester County records for today: High 94 degrees at Phoenixville (1930) / Low 27 degrees at Phoenixville (1966) / Rain 2.01" at both Nottingham and Warwick Township (2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 .70" of badly needed rain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Recurrent deep trough in the east and many rain chances the next two weeks mini drought busted. That was fast. Won't be long before we want it to stop raining lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 We are up to 0.63" of rain today for a 2 day total of 0.87". We are at the high so far today at 55.3 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, RedSky said: Recurrent deep trough in the east and many rain chances the next two weeks mini drought busted. That was fast. Won't be long before we want it to stop raining lol Yep, the next 10+ days rain chances are good. Grass couldn't be any greener and I'm on a mow every 4-5 day cycle. Need some T-Storms, tornado, earthquake stuff to spice things up to the next level.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Picked up 0.48" of rain for the day. Current temp 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 AccuWeather going with a blow torch summer... 54F/Fog https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/sizzling-summer-ahead-accuweather-issues-2024-us-summer-forecast/1644799?partner=web_patch_adc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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