Two years ago, Wellesley broke a record by receiving more than 18 inches of rain in the month of March, largely the result of two “100-year” storms separated by just a week (here is Wellesley’s five-year weather record, courtesy of Wolfram Alpha). The winter of 2010-2011, just over a year ago, we received more than 70 inches of snow in December and January, just missing the highest winter snowfall ever in Boston. This year, we have only had seven days that stayed below freezing all winter, with crocuses blooming in my neighborhood the first week of March.
Today I was working at a coffee shop outside, biking to and from my office, and jogging with our new dog in shorts and a t-shirt. Welcome to the Age of Global Warming Climate Change Weirdness.
UPDATE: …and a March tornado touching down in my old neighborhood
The Weirdocene.