Chilly start to the day

Sydney and Jyväskylä had their coldest mornings for quite some time today.

Sydney Airport saw its lowest temperature in over 3 months. You have to go back to December 7 to find a colder day. It dropped to 15.3C at the Airport around 6am. This consistent run of warm days continued though as it hit 28.0C just after 3pm. Only 1 of the last 11 days hasn't had a maximum between 28.0C and 29.5C.

I wasn't able to check the temperature outside before I rode my bike to work this morning, but it certainly felt a lot colder than the past month or so. When I finally managed to look on the FMI website I was quite surprised to see that not too long beforehand it had dropped below -17C at Jyväskylä Airport. It was slightly warmer in the centre of Jyväskylä though, somewhere around -12C.

For Jyväskylä, this morning was colder than any day in February, typically the coldest winter month. January 31 was the last day below this morning's mark. It's a remarkable turnaround from last Thursday when it reached 9.4C, a difference of more than 26C.

Tomorrow will see a cold start in Jyväskylä again, but Sydney should return to minimums above 18C for the next week.