MASSENA - Although today is the first day of summer, the weather has been balmy for months.

This spring was the second warmest on record for Massena, according to Northeast Regional Climate Center climatologist Jessica L. Rennells.

Massena had its warmest season in 2010.

“As a whole, the temperatures this spring have been above normal,” said Buffalo National Weather Service meteorologist Kirk F. Apffel. “Precipitation was much below normal.”

This year March was the warmest on record in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties owing to a ridge of warm air that did not budge for several weeks.

St. Lawrence County had a warm and dry story, according to Burlington National Weather Service meteorologist Conor T. Lahiff.

March’s temperatures hit highs 11.8 degrees above normal in Massena. However, the precipitation was 0.61 of an inch below normal. April was only 0.1 degree above normal temperature and 0.37 of an inch below normal precipitation. Temperatures and rain returned in May at 4.7 degrees more than the average and precipitation was 0.52 above normal.

In the spirit of the season, which begins at 7:09 p.m., the temperature today is expected to spike to a high of 93 degrees in Massena. However, the warm front is not expected to last.

“It looks like we’re headed into some hot weather for a few days, then a cool down over the weekend,” Mr. Apffel said.

Temperatures will continue to fall because of rain next week, stabilizing in the mid-70s.

Mr. Apffel does not know what the next three months will look like, but said not to make assumptions based on the abnormally warm weather this year has brought so far.

“Just because we’ve been dry won’t mean we’ll continue to stay dry. Just because we’ve had above-normal temperatures does not mean we’ll have a warmer than average summer,” he said.

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