Wednesday’s high temperature of 80 degrees marked yet another record in the streak of recent records. Not only was it a new high-temperature record for the day, it also marked the second latest 80+ temperature ever recorded in Philadelphia.
We started the month of November in the 80s, reaching of high of 81 last Friday. Only two Novembers in Philadelphia history have had multiple 80 degree days — November 1974 had three, and November 1950 recorded two.
The takeaway? This kind of warmth in November is very unusual.
On Thursday, with a cold front nearby, a few spotty showers are possible south of the city through midday. There is a tiny chance it could deliver the 0.01 inch of rain required to end our record dry streak, but it is more likely to fizzle just like the past four fronts, leaving us dry.
On Friday, temperatures drop to the 60s under mostly sunny skies, and nice weather will be with us into the weekend with a more seasonable high of 60 on Saturday, but that may change through the day Sunday. Clouds will increase as a new system approaches from the west, and showers are possible late Sunday into early Monday. However, as has been the case over the past two months, the forecast models start out aggressive and by the time the system arrives, it may fizzle out. We’ll keep you posted.