It is the depth of the warmth in the North Country that is amazing.
Mountain Climates running 3-5 degrees above normal changes the whole dynamic for plants/animals etc.
I believe it. I lived in Astoria from 11-15.
In the summer I never lived any place hotter or more miserable in terms of humidity than Astoria.
It was a stagnant fetid air that didn’t move at all. The night time was the worst.
It is the overnight lows.
The cold overnight temps keep the the plants dormant longer than the city itself. The urban heat island is particularly effected by the moist air.
I imagine that NYC will increasingly see longer growing seasons and increased sub-tropical plantings
The posts from the city about spring are funny.
Not even a leaf on a tree or a bud for a leaf in westchester with a stiff wind last night.
If you told me it was still winter I would’ve believed you.
Late leaf our coming this year
Very alarming that entire swaths of winter now get cancelled out with extended +10 type weather.
It is the end of March, so no one cares…but a warm month is about to get a whole lot warmer