It has been a cold spring in Vermont, even by Northeast Kingdom standards. Yesterday's climate report for Burlington shows a high temperature of 32 F and a low of 22 F compared with normals of 44 and 27 F for this date. It has been like this for a week.
The reason for this is a large-scale high pressure system stalled over the middle of North America. Because wind around high pressure centers blow clockwise and outward from highs, it means we have been getting northwesterly winds across the northeastern U.S. for the entire week. These northwesterly winds have been advecting cold arctic air over us non-stop. The springtime sun is no match for this cold arctic air.
The reason for this is a large-scale high pressure system stalled over the middle of North America. Because wind around high pressure centers blow clockwise and outward from highs, it means we have been getting northwesterly winds across the northeastern U.S. for the entire week. These northwesterly winds have been advecting cold arctic air over us non-stop. The springtime sun is no match for this cold arctic air.
