Monday, May 30, 2016

Long Stretch of Warmth to End May

It will be a warm finish to not only the month of May but also to the end of Meteorological Spring.  Including Monday, Memorial Day, the past ten days have experienced high temperatures either at or above 80 degrees!  That's quite impressive and makes it the 7th longest stretch of 80 degree highs in Rockford during Meteorological Spring (March - May) since record keeping began in 1905.  With a forecast high of 84 degrees for Tuesday, this would make it eleven straight days which would then tie this spring with 1934 for the 4th longest stretch of 80 degree temperatures!  So if you thought the end of May has been warm, you're right!

Unfortunately the warmth won't last into June.  While we won't see a big drop in temperatures, we'll begin the new month with highs in the 70's.  And according to the extended outlook from the Climate Prediction Center the first two weeks of the month could be cooler for the central and eastern United States.

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