Achoo! The trees are springing forth with mass quantities of pollen in the Philadelphia region to torment allergy sufferers.
Early morning sun on Market Street near Philadelphia City Hall on Wednesday. Spring-like temperatures have arrived, along with mass quantities of pollen.Maybe the clock change has energized the trees: Whatever the reasons, they evidently are springing forth with mass quantities of pollen in the Philadelphia region to torment allergy sufferers.
“We’ve definitely seen an upsurge in patients,” said Dvorin, the region’s only National Allergy Bureau certified counter. Eye-discomfort complaints — which are quite common, along with sneezing — during allergy season have been especially prevalent, he said. Temperatures since Feb. 1 have averaged nearly 4 degrees above long-term normal, hitting 70 or better four times in Philadelphia. While it’s been dry lately, the trees were well-watered with above-normal precipitation July through October.Last week Dvorin, who uses a trap that he empties in the morning to analyze the 24-hour sample with a microscope, posted that he found “several tree pollens” before their times, including from pines that normally don’t appear until June.
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