05/10/2025 @ 6:45 p.m. EDT: The air temperature is 68° F with a 43° dew point and a northwest breeze under sunny sky at Samp Mortar Lake in Fairfield.
— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) May 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Saturday, May 10, 2025
Sunny & Beautiful Afternoon Across Southwestern Connecticut
Friday, May 9, 2025
Snow, Record Cold, and Blustery Winds Offered Winter Feel Five Years Ago Today
As difficult as it may seem to believe, it snowed in Fairfield five years ago today, Saturday, May 9, 2020. In fact, snow fell several times throughout the day. Strong gusty winds produced afternoon wind chills in the 30s, giving a Winter feel to the Spring day. The trace of snow which was recorded at Sikorsky Memorial Airport also happened on the same date in 1977.
The official low temperature at Sikorsky Airport was 35 degrees at 5:52 a.m., which broke the previous record low of 37 degrees last established in 1977. The high temperature of 49 degrees at 2:50 p.m. was well below the 65-degree normal high temperature for the date and one degree above the record low maximum of 48 degrees established in 1966.
Paul
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Flood Watch for Southwestern Connecticut
A Flood Watch is in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties through Saturday at 1 a.m. EDT: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...
— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Soaking Rain Expected Friday Across Southwestern Connecticut
One-and-a-half to two inches of rain are expected across southwestern Connecticut through Saturday at 8 a.m. EDT.
— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Thursday, May 1, 2025
April Warmer and Drier Than Normal Across Southwestern Connecticut
The average monthly temperature for April in southwestern Connecticut was 52.3° F, which is 2.3° warmer-than-normal. The range was 76° (April 19) and 31° (April 9).
— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The April precipitation total in southwestern Connecticut (2.71") was well below the 4.16" normal for the month. Only three of the last 15 days of the month featured measured rain.
— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Chirping Birds Communicate in the Middle of the Night in Spring
Do you hear the birds chirping in the middle of the night? I do. The birds began chirping shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. Yes, it happens every late April and early May. The birds are chirping their melodious songs in the middle of the night. Although sunrise is a few hours away, the birds are already in midday form.
Hearing the birds chirping loudly at that hour is nothing short of shocking. Obviously, the days are getting longer, but is that the only reason the birds are up so early in the morning this time of the year? My curiosity got the better of me. I just had to find out.
No doubt you’ve heard the old adage about the early bird catching the worm, but there had to be more to it than that. According to Yahoo Answers, “The birds chirp and sing to communicate,” it states. “What you may not know is that, with few exceptions, it is the males that are doing all the chirping and singing. They chirp and sing to attract a mate and to announce their territory.”
But why are they chirping in the middle of the night? “Each day, as soon as possible, the males want to make sure that everyone knows that they are alive and well and ready to defend their territory. What is interesting, although it may all sound the same to us, is that there is some evidence suggesting that each bird has its own unique song and other birds know it.”
As for the modern scientific viewpoint, it is devoid of any romantic, religious or aesthetic aspects. It states that the pre-dawn chorus this time of the year signifies the warning signals given by each bird as it announces the re-establishment of its territory for the purpose of courtship, nesting, and food-getting. All of these are the fundamental and basic steps to breeding, and the early chorus is just a way to warn other counterparts to keep away from their respective territories.
Paul
Hearing the birds chirping loudly at that hour is nothing short of shocking. Obviously, the days are getting longer, but is that the only reason the birds are up so early in the morning this time of the year? My curiosity got the better of me. I just had to find out.
But why are they chirping in the middle of the night? “Each day, as soon as possible, the males want to make sure that everyone knows that they are alive and well and ready to defend their territory. What is interesting, although it may all sound the same to us, is that there is some evidence suggesting that each bird has its own unique song and other birds know it.”
As for the modern scientific viewpoint, it is devoid of any romantic, religious or aesthetic aspects. It states that the pre-dawn chorus this time of the year signifies the warning signals given by each bird as it announces the re-establishment of its territory for the purpose of courtship, nesting, and food-getting. All of these are the fundamental and basic steps to breeding, and the early chorus is just a way to warn other counterparts to keep away from their respective territories.
Paul
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