Re: March 2022
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:01 am
The Climate Prediction Center has a Slight Risk of Way below Normal Temperatures Next week for my area
Not too shabby! The sweating can hold off a wee bit longer hopefully.
Check out how cold it got in early March of 2002.captainbarbossa19 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 4:31 pm It is worth noting that March has produced 20s for lows numerous times, even low 20s. For example, 1923 featured a record low of 21 at Lake Charles Regional Airport. 1922 featured a record low of 20 at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont for the month of March. The all-time record low for Houston (IAH) is 21 for March on the 3rd in 1923 like Lake Charles. Mid-20s for lows have also been recorded for Houston (IAH) as late as March 20th in the past.
https://www.weather.gov/hgx/climate_iah_normals_mar
https://www.weather.gov/lch/bptnormmar3
https://www.weather.gov/lch/lchnormmar3
Or in March 1989.Cpv17 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 5:22 pmCheck out how cold it got in early March of 2002.captainbarbossa19 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 4:31 pm It is worth noting that March has produced 20s for lows numerous times, even low 20s. For example, 1923 featured a record low of 21 at Lake Charles Regional Airport. 1922 featured a record low of 20 at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont for the month of March. The all-time record low for Houston (IAH) is 21 for March on the 3rd in 1923 like Lake Charles. Mid-20s for lows have also been recorded for Houston (IAH) as late as March 20th in the past.
https://www.weather.gov/hgx/climate_iah_normals_mar
https://www.weather.gov/lch/bptnormmar3
https://www.weather.gov/lch/lchnormmar3
Right, I do not trust the models at all. That is why I am also not buying the climate models for spring forecasts.Stratton20 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 4:42 pm Captainbarbossa19 plus we all saw how poorly the global models handled the arctic air from last week, with the CPC issuing a moderate risk for hazardous temps for us, definitely will be interesting to see how this forecast evolves
Right. Many forget the while meteorological spring starts traditionally on March 1st, winter often goes on until around the official first day of spring. I have noticed that many trees are budding later than normal this year. Also the pecan trees, which are said to tell when it's finally spring, are still very dormant where I am.Ptarmigan wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 7:28 pmOr in March 1989.Cpv17 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 5:22 pmCheck out how cold it got in early March of 2002.captainbarbossa19 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 4:31 pm It is worth noting that March has produced 20s for lows numerous times, even low 20s. For example, 1923 featured a record low of 21 at Lake Charles Regional Airport. 1922 featured a record low of 20 at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont for the month of March. The all-time record low for Houston (IAH) is 21 for March on the 3rd in 1923 like Lake Charles. Mid-20s for lows have also been recorded for Houston (IAH) as late as March 20th in the past.
https://www.weather.gov/hgx/climate_iah_normals_mar
https://www.weather.gov/lch/bptnormmar3
https://www.weather.gov/lch/lchnormmar3
Iβm not sure who these βmanyβ are you are referring to. Pro-mets and informed amateurs, like the members of this board - the folks who actually know what the meteorological spring is in the first place - are well aware we can have freezes deep into March. And the general public marks the beginning of Spring according to the lunar calendar, which will occur on March 20th, the day that every printed wall calendar has βFirst day of Springβ on it.captainbarbossa19 wrote: βThu Mar 03, 2022 7:33 pm Right. Many forget the while meteorological spring starts traditionally on March 1st, winter often goes on until around the official first day of spring.