Climate Patterns for BDL, BTV

It's certainly felt like a cold, wet month here in New England. I decided to look at some climate records today, to see where we "should" be this time of year.  In other words, what would average look like on this day. First, here's a look at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT.

These records date back to 1949, and the maximum temperature "should" be 64 degrees F, and the minimum temperature "should" be 41 degrees F. We've definitely been colder than that here in CT. In fact, the normal Avg temperature to date this month is 48.3 degrees F and so far this month the average temperature has been 45.8 degrees F.  

Here's a look at Burlington International Airport (BTV) data in Burlington, VT:

Records here date back to 1940, and in Burlington, the temperature "should" reach 59 degrees F daily, with lows at 38 degrees F.  Again, we've certainly been colder than that. And the departure from normal for the avg monthly temperature to date is 1.4 degrees below normal, which is not quite as big as the 2.5 degrees below normal that we've had in Connecticut.

It'll be exciting to see how the rest of the month plays out!