Weeping Cherry Tree
A Weeping Cherry Tree (Prunus Pendula) in bloom at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York). February-March 2012 was the warmest February-March period on record with an average temperature of 46.1°F (7.8°C). That smashed the previous record of 43.1° (6.2°C). The mean temperature for the two months was 3.114 standard deviations above the 1981-2010 climatological normal temperature. Statistically, a 3.114 standard deviation February-March period has a probability of occurring once every 541 years and any two month period with a 3.114 standard deviation has a probability of occurring once every 90 years. As a result of the persistent and excessive winter and early spring warmth, flowers burst into bloom far earlier than normal—March 31, 2012
Weeping Cherry Tree
A Weeping Cherry Tree (Prunus Pendula) in bloom at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York). February-March 2012 was the warmest February-March period on record with an average temperature of 46.1°F (7.8°C). That smashed the previous record of 43.1° (6.2°C). The mean temperature for the two months was 3.114 standard deviations above the 1981-2010 climatological normal temperature. Statistically, a 3.114 standard deviation February-March period has a probability of occurring once every 541 years and any two month period with a 3.114 standard deviation has a probability of occurring once every 90 years. As a result of the persistent and excessive winter and early spring warmth, flowers burst into bloom far earlier than normal—March 31, 2012