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Syracuse Temperatures Continue To Rise In Mid-April Syracuse Temperatures Continue To Rise In Mid-April

Syracuse has reached and eclipsed record-high temperatures in April already.

By Zachary Goldman

Syracuse temperatures are on the rise as mid-April comes around.
© 2023 Zach Goldman

Zach Goldman: The weather in Syracuse is creeping into the 80s. W-SYR’s Chief Meteorologist Jim Teske points to wind to explain the heat.

Jim Teske: “This specific warming in April of 2023 is what’s going on at the Jet Stream level… The pattern is rather stagnant and that’s why we are getting this extended period of warm and dry weather”

Zach Goldman: We’ve seen near-record high temps for this period in April. Over the first two weeks, it’s been about six degrees above normal Syracuse temperatures. Teske sees April as a weather-shifting month for Central New York.

Jim Teske: “It’s the change of seasons. We are going from winter to summer and spring is a transitional month where you can get weather in the 70s or 80s and you could also get snow.”

Zach Goldman: Syracuse residents have seen these types of temperatures since almost six months ago back in November. With cloudy skies and rainy days gone, at least for now, the sunshine is welcomed by all.

Jonathan Brennan: “This is what everyone is waiting for. The spring semester, when it gets beautiful out and you get to enjoy the outdoors.

Zach Goldman: The next few days will keep the hot streak going. Temperatures Friday through Sunday are projected to reach or eclipse 80 degrees. Friday’s high of 82 is just one-off Syracuse’s record for that day. It’ll be a stretch of warmth no one complains about.

Jonathan Brennan: “It feels like summer already. These last three weeks are going to drag waiting for summer because the weather is already caught up to it”

Zach Goldman: I’m Zach Goldman, NCC News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) – Temperatures are creeping towards potential all-time highs as the middle of April rolls around in Syracuse. Heat has swept through the area starting April 11 and is expected to continue through April 16. Central New York experienced 80 degree temperatures for the first time since early November in 2022 – over five months ago.

Syracuse saw 80 degrees on back-to-back days with the week continuing to warm. So far through the first two weeks of the month, April is running around six degrees hotter than usual. W-SYR Chief Meteorologist Jim Teske pointed to wind patterns to explain the recent heat.

““This specific warming in April of 2023 is what’s going on at the Jet Stream level,” Teske said. “The pattern is rather stagnant and that’s why we are getting this extended period of warm and dry weather.”

Syracuse averages its first 80 degree day on April 30. This year, it happened more than two weeks ahead of schedule. The fluctuation in temperatures isn’t necessarily uncommon in a month like April. Teske sees April as a weather-shifting month for Central New York.

“It’s the change of seasons,” Teske said. “We are going from winter to summer and spring is a transitional month where you can get weather in the 70s or 80s and you could also get snow.”

After five months of cold weather, people are taking advantage of every glimpse of sunlight they can get. Jonathan Brennan is one of many Syracuse residents doing everything they can to stay outside.

“This is what everyone is waiting for,” Brennan said. “When it gets beautiful out and you get to finally enjoy the outdoors.”

More heat is coming Syracuse’s way before things begin to cool down. April 14 has the chance to break records. The record high for the date is 83 degrees set back in 1968. Projections have temperatures reaching up to 85 by midday. Expectations are that the weather will stay around 80 degrees before a drop-off into the 60s and below starting April 17.

“It feels like summer already,” Brennan said. “[It’s] going to drag waiting for summer because the weather is already caught up to it.”

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