An ethereal nighttime sighting of honeysuckle in bloom in Boulder, CO.  These hedges usually don’t flower until May or June. (Ella Levy Art)

Main Street, Old Town, ME; March 21, 2012.  Previous temperature record for this date: 64 deg. F (1946).  Mean temperature for this date in Old Town, ME:  32 deg. F…..(Drea Burke, Old Town, ME)

And just a few days ago (March 19th).

Woke up at 7am, walked to the subway in a 53 degree, foggy drizzle; feels more like SanFran.

Five hours later….NYC was pushing 80 degrees. (Jenn S. NYC)

This was today (March 21st 2012). Evanston Illinois 85 degrees at 1pm. (@tfletch2 Illinois)

March 21st in Chicago. Over 80 degrees. Trees flowering and everyone is out biking and suntanning at the parks. (C. Parker Chicago, IL)

My Mountain Laurel on 3/20/12. Blooming way early! (J. Guthrie, MA)

The famous DC cherry trees are blooming weeks early! Here are the blossoms outside the National Science Foundation. (@volcanojw Washington DC)

The dog days of….March? A massive spring heatwave has toppled more than 2,000 temperature records in March 2012, including some along along Colorado’s Front Range. (M.SanClements. Boulder, CO)

This is the weather today, March 16 in North Dakota. North Dakota! In March! (@katiesci North Dakota)

Spring heatwave and a high of 78 degrees in Minneapolis, MN on March 18th. (G. Perkins, Minneapolis, MN)

Forecast for New York City, February 22-27, 2012.  This is typically “the dead of winter” and we have a full week of shorts weather. (Jon Heinrich, NYC)

This one speaks for itself. (Sandy, Natick, MA)

Another “Chaotic Climate” day in Sherborn, MA. Early February 2012.

Eldora Ski Resort has more snow (50” base) than Summit County, CO in February. Colorado ski resorts may be faced with a future of declining snowpack due to the effects of climate change, especially at lower elevations. (@mkperks | Boulder, CO)

No Snow for CO.

Spent some time in the relatively snowless Front Range out in Colorado this weekend. The trail running is great, the skiing leaves something to be desired.  North facing slopes off I-70 in Georgetown, CO.  January 29, 2012.  47F (Jean Wheeler UT & CO)