Persistent warm weather in MA :-(

[LMP Maple]

Here in Hudson I think we are about done. May get one more recharge as Dr. Tim said but I do not see it going past that, just too warm at night. Went down to 28 last night but not enough to make the trees feel it, they ran a little but not mI am at about 2/3 of where I was at last year and did have some real good early sap runs but things have really dried up here. I boiled for 5 days straight and have been off for 4 at this point. My dad has 1200 taps in Northern VT and they are just getting started. Cant change the weather so just rolling with it. No way I will make the last week for the maple open house with any sap that's for sure. Having a blast though and have made some really nice stuff.

[eagle lake sugar]

Maple syrup Goldilocks scenario

MA is too hot
ME is too cold
VT is just right

(just kidding folks...)

Actually Dr. Tim, that's what I've been saying for years. There's a reason why Vermont is the maple capitol of the U.S., the conditions seem to be such that consistent good yields occur every year.

[saphead]

Out here in the hills of W.Ma. it's been busy.Didn't boil yesterday but boiled for 8 days straight prior to yesterday,haven't had a stretch like that for a long,long time.
Will boil again today and looks like a good stretch of weather coming up.Hopefully the really hard freeze won't pop any lines apart Sun. night.

[Ravenseye]

Hardly anything running now so we might be about done. The lack of snow this year was problematic too. Hope we get some spring rain. I've don't recall seeing the well that low at this time of the year. Oh well, there's always next year. On a good note, the bees are flying and they're finding pollen here and there so as long as we don't get a prolonged cold snap, they'll be OK.

[Lensman]

Hardly anything running now so we might be about done. The lack of snow this year was problematic too. Hope we get some spring rain. I've don't recall seeing the well that low at this time of the year. Oh well, there's always next year. On a good note, the bees are flying and they're finding pollen here and there so as long as we don't get a prolonged cold snap, they'll be OK.

Only 125 miles north of you and we have snow on the ground and are barely getting into the 30s/40s during the day...low of 1F predicted for sunday night.

[DrTimPerkins]

Only 125 miles north of you and we have snow on the ground and are barely getting into the 30s/40s during the day...low of 1F predicted for sunday night.

http://data.usanpn.org/vis-tool/#/ Choose the "How fast is it warming up this year where I live?" tool at the top right and enter your zip code.

[Lensman]

http://data.usanpn.org/vis-tool/#/ Choose the "How fast is it warming up this year where I live?" tool at the top right and enter your zip code.

Wow very interesting, thanks for sharing. Not totally sure I am understanding the graphs but it looks like even up here (03584) we are currently above average and last year was below average. And I was excited to order a weather station to put on my shack and Wunderground this year, this is way more impressive!!