Pittsburgh Spring 2025

[ChalkHillSnowNut]

11 hours ago, TimB said:

A shame that we’re going to back into a below normal month after such a warm start. Really thought we’d get 23 out of 24 for the 2 year period starting July 2023. 

I’m not into warm anything really so appreciate the second cooler month than average in a row

[TimB]

Pretty impressive cold advection today, for temps to slowly fall through the 50s despite precip ending and a few peeks of sun just three weeks from the solstice.

[jwilson]

For those interested, KDKA had a few segments on the outbreak from 40 years ago.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/1985-tornado-outbreak-western-pennsylvania-40-years/

This wasn't something I was aware of as a kid, but I now know people that were in Hermitage that day and had to shelter.  Still the only F5 in PA history, and they've since said a couple of those F4s would have been re-classified as EF5s under the new scale.

[TheClimateChanger]

Chilly day today. Looks like the high might end up at 57F. Not a record, however. It was a frigid 45F for a high on this date in 1910.

[RitualOfTheTrout]

3 hours ago, jwilson said:

For those interested, KDKA had a few segments on the outbreak from 40 years ago.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/1985-tornado-outbreak-western-pennsylvania-40-years/

This wasn't something I was aware of as a kid, but I now know people that were in Hermitage that day and had to shelter.  Still the only F5 in PA history, and they've since said a couple of those F4s would have been re-classified as EF5s under the new scale.

Pretty detailed write-up here: 40 Years Later: The May 31 1985 Tornado Outbreak

I was living in Sarver, PA where the one F3 lifted at the time, pretty young but have some vague memories of that event. Probably a contributing factor to why Im on a weatherboard today.

Also probably why this was my favorite book as a kid.

[TimB]

7 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Chilly day today. Looks like the high might end up at 57F. Not a record, however. It was a frigid 45F for a high on this date in 1910.

18th year on record with a high of 57 or lower on 5/31 or later. So it’s about a once a decade event. Last was 56 on 6/1/2015.