Suddenly, it's summer, sort of
  • Julie Sacco takes advantage of Sunday's warm weather to hang evergreens along a fence outside St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lancaster.

By AD CRABLE
Lancaster
Published Nov 30, 2009 00:03

Sunday was just one of those meteorological oddball days.

Lancaster County residents awoke to the coldest temperature since mid-April, only to see the mercury soar to a near-record 67.

And with the heavy wind from the previous two days played out, it felt positively balmy.

From an icy low of 29 at 7 a.m., the temperature soared an amazing 38 degrees over the next seven hours as a high-pressure system from the Carolinas moved in.

The high of 67 was 20 degrees above the normal high for the date and just 2 degrees lower than the record of 69.

In a very uncharacteristic November, Sunday was only the sixth day in which the temperature has dipped to freezing.

Just two Sundays ago, on Nov. 15, temperatures soared to a balmy 71 degrees.

But Tuesday will be another month and a return to more seasonal conditions.

There's a 50 percent chance of showers today as a cold front passes through. It will be breezy with a high of about 50 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high of 48.

But then another storm may move out of the South and into the area, bringing the possibility of significant precipitation and even a few unusual late-season thunder boomers.

The National Weather Service said showers and thunderstorms are likely in Lancaster on Wednesday night and Thursday.

The highs on Thursday will be about 52.

acrable@lnpnews.com

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