If it seems like springs are warmer these days than when you were younger–if you were alive and aware of the idea of “temperature” in the 70’s that is–, you may be right. A new study from an independent group of scientists has charted the average temperatures in each California county in March, April and May from 1970 to 2024 and found that in Lake County, the average meteorological spring was 1.8 degrees warmer, while in Mendocino County, the temperature went up by an average of 2 degree over the last 54 years. Researchers say it’s a trend, not an exact year-to-year difference. They did this for every county in the US, and 95 percent of them, springs were slightly warmer over that period.
Speaking of spring, March is the beginning of the season for meteorologists, and while they can’t be sure, they think the next three months in our region will be COLDER with normal to above average rain early, and drier weather in April and May. As far as the water level in reservoirs, forecasters think they should be OK heading into the summer
