Was it March or May?

Well, we will not have the official statistics for the month of March until Monday, but there is no doubt it has been incredibly warm.  Just how warm you ask?  Here is a brief rundown of some of the staggering facts from March 2012.

This month in Greenville.....

• there have been 18 days in which a high temperature of 75 degrees or greater has been recorded
• of those 18, 6 have topped at least 80 degrees
• for the month, there have only been 6 days in which the high has not reached at least 70 degrees
• there have only been 2 days in which the high temperature has not reached at least 60 degrees
• those 2 days were also the only times in which the daytime high fell below the daily average

We still have one day left in the month, but it will just be another statistic added to the pot.  Highs tomorrow will soar into the lower and even middle 80's.

Now since 2012 has basically skipped winter, does that mean this summer will be longer and hotter?  Well not exactly!  Climatology actually suggests that it will be fairly similar to most typical summers.  Check out these findings from the National Weather Service.