Columbus (WCMH) – It is hard to believe, but after the warmest April on record ever, we have really stumbled out of the gate in May.
In fact, this week looks a bit less cold than last week, but we could be on a 2 week (14 days) streak or more of below normal temperatures here in Central Ohio.
Below is a listing of the average temperature difference from normal to start this month:
May 1st was the only above normal day this month, so far.
| May | |
| 2 | -2 |
| 3 | -7 |
| 4 | -2 |
| 5 | -8 |
| 6 | -8 |
| 7 | -11 |
| 8 | -12 |
| Forecast | |
| 9 | -11 |
| 10 | -4 |
| 11 | -2 |
| 12 | -2 |
| 13 | -4 |
| 14 | -3 |
| 15 | -2 |
If this forecast holds, our 14 day losing streak (below normal temps) would be our largest all year:
Below is a list of the longest below normal streaks each month.
| Month | streak | dates |
| May | 14+? | 2nd-??? |
| April | 3 | 6th-8th |
| March | 11 | 10th-23rd |
| February | 3 | 2nd-4th |
| January | 5 | 5th-9th |
If we make it to 14 days or more, this would be the longest streak since Winter of 2015:
Below is a list of the longest streaks of below normal days in each month (numbers is parenthesis is a streak covering 2 months)
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Jan | 5 | 8 | |
| Feb | 3 | 8 | 19(27) |
| Mar | 11 | 4 | 8(27) |
| Apr | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| May | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Jun | 3 | 7(13) | |
| Jul | 4 | 6(13) | |
| Aug | 3 | 9 | |
| Sep | 4 | 5 | |
| Oct | 3 | 6 | |
| Nov | 4 | 3 | |
| Dec | 10 | 4 |
If we keep up this current streak and run it out to 14 days, it will be the longest streak since February 10, 2015 – March 8, 2015, when we had 27 straight days of below normal temps.
If you have any questions about temperatures, climate, or any other weather, email me: dmazza@wcmh.com
-Dave
