SPECIAL:2018 Year In Review

2018 was a wild year in weather. The first week of January was one of the coldest on record. Then parts of February brought record warmth. After that March brought 4 nor'easters leading to major snowfall. In April spring started slow, and snow fell in the third week of April. By the summer it was very humid. Finally, fall was one of the wettest on record.

Month By Month Summary;

Note: All data from NWS Boston

Note; Scroll to the end to see my latest forecast

January:

AVG Temp; 28.6.0.4 Below normal
Snow: 17.8 inches
Greatest snow: 13.4 inches
Total Precip: 4.92 inches- 1.6 above normal

Other Notes; We had one record high and one night dropped below 0.

February:

AVG Temp: 38.1- 6.4 above normal
Snow: 8.5 inches
Greatest Snow; 5.6 inches
Total Precip: 3.77 inches-0.53 above normal

Other notes; The first 80 degree temps in February was recorded in Fitchburg, MA, Meanwhile we had a few days in the 70's in Boston

March;

AVG Temp:37.3-1.6 below normal
Total Snow; 23.3 inches
Total Precip: 5.07 inches -0.75 inches above normal
Greatest Snow: 14.8 inches

Other Notes: A major nor'easter hit the area in March setting the record snowfall for March

April:

AVG Temp; 45.3-1.6 below normal
Total Snow: 1.3 inches
Total Precip: 4.62 inches- 0.88 inches above normal

Other Notes; Record cold was set around mi mid April as spring was delayed.

May:

AVG Temp: 62.1-4.1 above normal
Total Precip: 1.90 inches-1.99 inches below normal

Other Notes; May was a nice bounce back month with nice days.

June;

AVG Temp; 67.1 -exactly normal

Total Rain: 2.96 inches-0.72 inches below normal

Other notes: June was also pretty nice spring month

July:

AVG Temp: 76.2-2.7 above normal
Total Rain: 4.55 inches- 1..12 inches above normal

Other notes: July started the string of the very humid and wet summer months

August:

AVG  Temps: 77.4-5.5 above normal
Total Rain: 4.65 inches- 1.3 inches above normal

Other notes; It started the stretch of rainy Tuesdays.

September:

AVG Temp 69.5-4 degrees above normal
Total Rain: 5.`2 inches- 1.68 inches above normal

Other notes: A Tropical storm threatened the region, passing just to our south

October:

AVG Temp: 54.5 degrees-0.5 degrees below normal
Total Rain: 3.78 inches- 0.16 inches below normal

Other Notes: October was a big transition month starting warm and ending cold. Also brought a  big rainstorm around Halloween.

November;

AVG Temp: 43.8 degrees-1.5 degrees below normal
Total Snow: 0.1 inches
Total Precip: 9.26 inches-  5.27 inches above normal

Other Notes: November was the wettest on record in several New England towns.


December :

AVG Temp: 37.6-1.6 above normal
Total Snow: 0.1 inches
Total Precip ;2.72 inches- 1.56 inches above normal

Other Notes: The slow start to the Winter Continued.


Boston forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a low of 23.

Sunday; Partly sunny with a high of 40. South wind of 10-20 MPH.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with lows in the low 30's .

Monday: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 50's.

Tuesday; Sunny with highs in the upper 50's.

Wednesday; Sunny with highs in the 30's.