The Daily Numbers: 20 of March? Yep, it’s the first day of spring.
71, expected high for today. Mid-50s, the normal high temperature. Love it.
4, as in the 4th warmest average temperature ever for the period December through February.
40.7, our average temperature for the period.
4 inches of snow recorded, which makes this winter No. 4 on the list of winters with the least snow.
3 local refineries shutting down, focus of hear Congressional hearing at Neumann University yesterday.
75 U.S. refineries that have shut down since 1985.
68, age of retired high school teacher who fainted yesterday in Delaware County court after pleading guilty to a child porn rap.
2 men who engaged in a gunfight on Millbank Road in Upper Darby just before midnight.
22, age of Chester man shot early Monday morning.
15 to 30 months in prison for a former Wachovia Bank worker who admitted that he attempted to embezzle $600,000 from the bank.
2 girls in Ridley Township who reported to police that a man exposed himself to them as they were walking home from school.
152 attacks on SEPTA drivers recorded over the past 4 years.
9, age of Skyler Kauffman of Souderton. James Troutman yesterday pleaded guilty to killing her in exchange for not getting the death penalty.
3 stories, how far a child fell from an window in Philly. He was not seriously injured.
6 inch long cardboard tube that contained a pipe bomb found on a lawn in Forks Township, near Easton.
2, as in No. 2, where Wendy’s now sits after overtaking Burger King in sales. They still trail McDonald’s.
4 people killed by a gunman at a Jewish school in France.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Have we seen the last of Chase Utley? Let’s hope not. Over-under: Do you think he’ll miss as many games as he did last year?
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I Don’t Get It: The Chester Upland School Board will bring in an outside investigator to probe the brawl between the school board prez and a high school teacher.
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Today’s Upper: Welcome spring.
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Quote Box: “If Sunoco Philadelphia refinery closes, prices would likely rise, but specific price impacts are uncertain.”
- Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator for the Department of Energy at yesterday’s congressional hearing on refinery closings.
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