March Madness

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I think BOS is decently AN this March

Yep. BOS is +3.3F for Morch.  
 

today might bring that down a hair. 

[kdxken]

Nice day for working outside.

[Torch Tiger]

10 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Nice day for working outside.

Not bad for Morch. Sun feels great

[dendrite]

50 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I think BOS is decently AN this March

Yeah we’ll all finish decently AN. But we’ll still be a pocket of lesser warmth.

[ineedsnow]

At the mother in laws nice squall over wachusett now

[BrianW]

1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Yep. BOS is +3.3F for Morch.  
 

today might bring that down a hair. 

+5.9 for DXR.

 

[metagraphica]

54 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Nice day for working outside.

No doubt. Got a lot of yard clean-up done today. More tomorrow. 

[BrianW]

9 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

No doubt. Got a lot of yard clean-up done today. More tomorrow. 

 Can't wait for the seasons first cut and that smell of fresh cut grass tomorrow. Got some extra special ipa's ready..

 

[powderfreak]

Over 50% of the yard is still snow covered here.

[metagraphica]

Just now, powderfreak said:

Over 50% of the yard is still snow covered here.

50% of the yard is still covered in leaves here.

[dendrite]

1 hour ago, BrianW said:

 Can't wait for the seasons first cut and that smell of fresh cut grass tomorrow. Got some extra special ipa's ready..

 

I’d probably grow figs and pomegranates if I lived down there.

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, powderfreak said:

Over 50% of the yard is still snow covered here.

One of the few times I say, glad we don't live there. 

[kdxken]

10 minutes ago, dendrite said:

I’d probably grow figs and pomegranates if I lived down there.

Not that far from the truth. One of my customers grows figs. In Medford.

[dendrite]

3 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Not that far from the truth. One of my customers grows figs. In Medford.

I could grow them in ground here and let them resprout every spring…or leave a nub above ground and cover it with dirt in the fall.

[dendrite]

Classic CNE spring frustration next week

[mreaves]

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

I’d probably grow figs and pomegranates if I lived down there.

Give it a bit and you’ll be able to grow oranges and lemons. 

[Snowcrazed71]

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

Not that far from the truth. One of my customers grows figs. In Medford.

We grow them in Connecticut. You just want to wrap them up in the winter time to protect them

[BrianW]

9 hours ago, dendrite said:

I’d probably grow figs and pomegranates if I lived down there.

All the old Italian guys are growing figs all along the shoreline here. Haha

What's more interesting is the palms  people are growing here. They apparently use C9 Christmas light incandescent bulbs to keep them warm over the winter. 

This is a  picture fom a house in Norwalk, CT on the shoreline and one in Stamford.

 

 

[BrianW]

This is from the guy who planted the Sabal Palm in Bridgeport which is supposedly the northern most palm tree actively growing. Looks like it survived this winter just fine. 

 

i planted this palm outside in 2009 after much research on the microclimate of that spot 

the bricks hold so much heat in the winter

i would often see flies overwintering there in February 

it’s very close to Long Island sound

the alcove blocks the north wind 

minuses Dr Franco’s mummy wrap from his book Palms won’t grow here and other myths

and I think you’re right about the building leaking heat as 1.5 feet away from the foundation never freezes 

plus I think for years folks never really knew how resilient Sabal palmettos actually are

there are examples of these bosoms growing in Tennessee zone 6 for years and years

so i just took a chance 

we are plannng on opening up Sabal palmetto Bridgeport WED April 8th,2026 after the cold weather passes; what a winter 2025-2026

 

[Modfan2]

Down to 18F in the valley in E CT; need some warm weather.

[BrianW]

2 minutes ago, Modfan2 said:

Down to 18F in the valley in E CT; need some warm weather.

Looks like its coming. From WTNH New Haven.

As we head into the final days of March, a big warm-up is on the way. Highs climb into the low 60s Monday, near 70 Tuesday, and widespread 70s by Wednesday. A few inland spots could even approach 80°, depending on the timing of an approaching cold front. This is record-challenging warmth, so we’ll be keeping an eye on both Windsor Locks and Bridgeport, where official records are kept for inland and shoreline locations.

 

[dendrite]

18.4°

Hopefully this is the last morning of sub 25° temps.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Eff this. 22-23F.

[HoarfrostHubb]

18F here again.  Big warmup incoming though. 

[CoastalWx]

25 here. Looking forward to some warmer weather.

[CoastalWx]

2 hours ago, BrianW said:

All the old Italian guys are growing figs all along the shoreline here. Haha

What's more interesting is the palms  people are growing here. They apparently use C9 Christmas light incandescent bulbs to keep them warm over the winter. 

This is a  picture fom a house in Norwalk, CT on the shoreline and one in Stamford.

 

 

I don’t see the appeal in that. It’s not like we have some vegetation that looks like that. Sticks out like an ugly soar thumb. 

[jbenedet]

It’s 28 here already. I don’t radiate well…

[jbenedet]

14 hours ago, dendrite said:

Yeah we’ll all finish decently AN. But we’ll still be a pocket of lesser warmth.

Debbie.

[dendrite]

12 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Debbie.

Not Debbie’ing at all. This March has been a lamb overall. I’m just referring to what the CONUS anomalies will look like. We’re running around +3F but you don’t have to go far to find +8F in PIT. Of course it gets even warmer further west. 

[jbenedet]

Finishing +3 in March is climbing out of a deep winter hole with -5 in Jan and February