A warming trend?—This week's spring-like weather shows upward temperature trends

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/02/11/madison/news/0211cvj-warmingtrend.txt

A warming trend?

This week's spring-like weather shows upward temperature trends

By Aaron Sudholt
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:13 AM CST

Even though this week's 70-degree temperatures were hardly a summer scorcher, for Julie Kalin, of Maryville, the warmer weather was just excuse to get her son, Alex, 4, outdoors following a winter of bitter, icy weather.

"It's a little windy," she said Monday at Woodland Park, when temperatures topped 71 degrees.

But while jacket-and-shorts weather is a nice perk in normally frigid February, she said, it does raise some concerns.

"It actually seems a little scarier to me. I like it, but I don't know if it's the best thing for the environment," Kalin said.

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[louis-t]

1. My concern is the wild swings in temp.

It's 20 here one day and 60 the next. Tomorrow will be back in the 30's.

[OKIsItJustMe]

3. And the temperature swings mean wild winds

I don't remember having winds like we've had the past few years. It seems the winds get stronger, and the incidents more frequent.

[stuntcat]

2. it's 70 in Arlington today, & last week we had 2 inches of snow

I'm afraid for my perennials to start growing, like they'll think it's suddenly April, then get frozen to death. Maybe the plants are smarter than I think they are though.

[NickB79]

4. At least she doesn't have to deal with tornadoes in Feb.

Like the people of Oklahoma did on Wedn. WTF!

Here in MN, it's 40F, sunny, windy, and our once-decent snowcover is almost gone. Barring any sudden blizzards, it appears our winter is largely over.