There’s not much new to report since the last update, but since I was going by the Tidal Basin anyway I figured I may as well post some new photos of how it’s looking.
Temperatures have continued to be warmer than normal. So far, average temperatures for January are 5.2° above normal. Based on current forecasts, it looks like January overall will end up being warmer than normal.
You can get a sense of how temperatures in tracked in recent years with this table:
December | January | February | March | Peak Bloom Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | +3.8 | +2.3 | +4.4 | +9.4 | March 17 |
2022-23 | -1.6 | +7.7 | +6.8 | +1.5ˤ | March 23 |
2021-22 | +5.9 | -2.9 | +2.6 | +5.0 | March 21 |
2020-21 | +1.7 | +2.6 | -1.2 | +4.2 | March 28 |
2019-20 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +4.8 | +7.3* | March 20 |
2018-19 | +3.8 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +0.0 | April 1 |
2017-18 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +6.3 | -3.2 | April 5 |
2016-17 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +8.7 | -0.7* | March 25 |
2015-16 | +11.5 | -1.1 | +0.9 | +6.5* | March 25 |
2014-15 | +4.0 | -0.4 | -8.7 | -1.5 | April 10 |
2013-14 | +2.6 | -3.8 | -1.2 | -3.9 | April 10 |
2012-13 | +5.9 | +4.3 | -0.7 | -3.0 | April 9 |
2011-12 | +4.9 | +4.7 | +5.3 | +10 | March 20 |
2010-11 | - | -1.3 | +3.6 | -0.9 | March 29 |
ˤ = partial month, in progress
* = up until peak bloom
If you’re in town for any of the events over the past few days and really want to see a few cherry blossoms, you’re in luck. Well, sort of. There are actually a few trees with a few blossoms around the Washington Monument. They’re the same ones I wrote about back in November. But before you get too excited, this is not remotely on the scale of the spring bloom–it’s just a few lonely scattered flowers on a few scattered trees. Below are some shots of them this morning. If you’re looking for these trees, head to the Washington Monument Visitor Center (on the eastern side) and follow the curved path in the direction of the Tidal Basin. You’ll have to look closely–they don’t exactly leap out at you.
Photos from This Morning
And these are from the north and northeast sides of the Washington Monument.
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