Record Hot Spring-Summer in Northeast, Mid Atlantic

Images (click to enlarge): U.S. Northeast and Mid Atlantic temperature departures from average for spring (March-May) and summer 2010 (June-August) from NOAA Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)

Not only have a number of summer temperature records been set this year, but a majority of major climate reporting stations in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic (26 locations) have set or tied records for the hottest spring-summer (March-August). Here is the NOAA summary of 2010 temperatures vs. the previous records:

                                2010    Previous
                              Average Year  Average Difference
Atlantic City NJ                66.8  1991  64.5      2.3
Washington/Dulles VA            68.2  1991  66.4      1.8
New York/JFK NY                 66.3  1991  64.6      1.7
Newark NJ                       68.1  1993  66.5      1.6
Worcester MA                    60.7  1949  59.2      1.5
Providence RI                   63.9  1945  62.5      1.4
New York/LaGuardia NY           68.3  1991  66.9      1.4
Hartford/Bradley CT             64.0  1991  62.8      1.2
Washington National DC          70.9  1991  69.7      1.2
Caribou ME                      54.7  1979  53.5      1.2
Central Park NY                 67.5  1991  66.3      1.2
Philadelphia PA                 68.9  1991  67.7      1.2
Islip NY                        64.2  1991  63.1      1.1
Bridgeport CT                   64.3  1991  63.2      1.1
Wilmington DE                   67.2  1973  66.2      1.0
Boston MA                       63.4  1991  62.4      1.0
Binghamton NY                   59.7  1991  58.8      0.9
Baltimore/BWI MD                68.4  1921  67.6      0.8
Concord NH                      59.5  1921  58.7      0.8
Burlington VT                   59.4  1894  58.6      0.8
Middletown/Harrisburg PA        66.5  1991  65.9      0.6
Williamsport PA                 64.4  1921  64.0      0.4
Portland ME                     58.8  1878  58.4      0.4
Allentown PA                    64.1  1991  63.7      0.4
Syracuse NY                     61.1  1921  60.9      0.2
Scranton PA                     62.4  1921  62.4      0.0 

Five more stations had their second hottest spring-summer:

                               2010     Previous
                              Average Year  Average Difference
Albany NY                       61.6  1921  61.8     (0.2)
Elkins WV                       61.5  1921  61.7     (0.2)
Beckley WV                      62.9  1991  63.2     (0.3)
Buffalo NY                      60.3  1991  60.7     (0.4)
Rochester NY                    60.7  1921  61.6     (0.9) 

Two other stations (Charleston WV and Erie PA) had their 3rd hottest spring-summer, Pittsburgh PA had its 6th hottest, and Huntington WV had its 7th hottest.