June 6, 2006: Memorial Day Weekend Was Warmest in 10 Years
WAYNE, Pa. - Of the 96 major metro areas in the United States tracked by Planalytics (www.planalytics.com), 66 percent experienced temperatures greater than 85 degrees over the Memorial Day weekend. According to the company, that distribution represents the most widespread outbreak of early summer weather during a Memorial Day weekend in 10 years. As a comparison, the 2005 weekend had the least favorable weather in the past 10 years.
However, while the month ended strong, the rapid return to summer-like weather came on the heels of an abnormally cool and wet period in the Midwest and Northeast.