Spring 2026 Med/Long Range Discussion

[WestMichigan]

8 hours ago, Maxim said:

Well I look at the bigger picture and I can clearly see it’s been a very warm spring for most of the Midwest, and that for most cities (including mine) cool shots this month have been transient and not severe. Couldn’t care less about extremely localized areas which happened to see more severe cold this month (mainly due to the daily minimums on nights that produced strong radiative cooling). I’m running about one degree below normal and should finish the month right around average, and it would appear the vast majority of cities will finish the month within a degree of normal. I care about the Philly warmth because these heat pulses we’ve been seeing are insane and growing, it’s not normal at all. As for the “cold” period this May, there have been far more impressive cold early-mid May periods, even in recent years like 2020, which I mentioned earlier. Could’ve sworn I even saw flakes flying in 2020 tbh.

There is a forum for the Philly area.  Feel free to post Philly stats there.  As for me, this month is -3.1 so far through May 26.  I don't think this month will end up in the + departure column after a warm March/April.