Philly is in the midst of a summer swelter that even a cherry wooder ice might not soothe. Check out these charts, which illustrate why Philly summers are hotter now than in the 1970s.
Philadelphia might not be hitting the record temperatures seen in Europe this week, but it’s definitely in the midst of summer swelter that even a cherry wooder ice might not soothe. The heat wave will culminate this weekend with the thermometer hovering at about100 degrees., have helped push long-term temperature averages up over the years under a changing climate.Average summers in the city are now about 3.
The West, now in a severe drought, has been hit the hardest. Reno, Nev., saw in increase of 10.9 degrees. Las Vegas is up 5.8 degrees, followed by Boise, Idaho, at 5.6. Brady, who hunts for patterns, said simply eyeing data, or comparing end points, doesn’t help because temperatures bounce up and down year to year, with some lower than others, so the progression isn’t a straight line.Data show minimum temperatures in the 1970s for Philadelphia tended to hover around the low to mid-60s, with some poking above. But since the 2000s, they’ve consistently run in the high 60s. For 2020 and 2022, the average nightly temperature for Philly was 69 degrees.
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