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April 2013 General Discussion Part 2


MidwestChaser

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Outstanding day of weather today.  Spent much of the day out working in the yard, and got a nice sunburn for the first time this year.  Mowed for the first time and burnt a huge brush pile I couldn't burn last summer due to the drought.  As a result my weather station was probably a few degrees too warm at 75.  Burn pile was only about 15' a way so I'm sure it affected it a little. 

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Well, this wouldn't be good.  Another 4" here by Tue?  99% sure this is way overdone, but a bit scary to look at.  Sitting at 9.95" for the month.

 

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That looks way too isolated and overdone. 

 

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The neighborhood air is filled with the smells of grilling going on.

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Third day of lower 60's in a row.   This makes it the first time since October 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 2012 that Milwaukee has had high temps above 60 for 3 consecutive days.. Sure was nice to have our first mild stretch fall on a fri/sat/sun..  The neighborhood and city really came out of hibernation.

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Outstanding day of weather today.  Spent much of the day out working in the yard, and got a nice sunburn for the first time this year.  Mowed for the first time and burnt a huge brush pile I couldn't burn last summer due to the drought.  As a result my weather station was probably a few degrees too warm at 75.  Burn pile was only about 15' a way so I'm sure it affected it a little. 

 

My town stopped allowing burning this year...  I actually like it because some people got in the habit of burning leaves and it would stink up the whole neighborhood if the winds were right...  But now I have to wait weeks to get rid of clippings/branches/etc.

 

I had 75F this afternoon...still a little too much wind, but a lot better then Friday...  A+ weekend overall...  I also got burnt (I was outside all day Friday/Saturday and now today..i actually had sunscreen on today).  Still not much greening here, just mostly swelling of buds. 

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My town stopped allowing burning this year...  I actually like it because some people got in the habit of burning leaves and it would stink up the whole neighborhood if the winds were right...  But now I have to wait weeks to get rid of clippings/branches/etc.

 

I had 75F this afternoon...still a little too much wind, but a lot better then Friday...  A+ weekend overall...  I also got burnt (I was outside all day Friday/Saturday and now today..i actually had sunscreen on today).  Still not much greening here, just mostly swelling of buds. 

 

We can burn any day of the week here.  Even last summer during the extreme drought I don't think they banned burning officially here, even though they probably should have.  I didn't burn anything though since everything was so dry. 

 

Looking forward to the mid 80s Tue.  It will be the first 80 degree day of the year.  Something we accomplished in mid March last year.

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April precipitation rankings for official sites in the Midwest...that are having a top 5 wettest April this year. Seven have set a new record. The two Indiana sites came close, Indy as close as you can get, but no cigar with no rain in the forecast for them today and tomorrow.

 

Chicago IL

1) 8.68" in 2013

2) 8.33" in 1947

 

Des Moines IA

1) 7.76" in 1976

2) 7.54" in 1991

3) 7.37" in 1897

4) 6.53" in 2013

 

Dubuque IA

1) 8.52" in 2013

2) 7.80" in 1896

 

Flint MI

1) 6.16" in 2013

2) 5.90" in 1947

 

Fort Wayne IN

1) 7.19" in 1944

2) 7.11" in 1957

3) 7.10" in 2013

 

Grand Rapids MI

1) 10.76" in 2013

2) 8.29" in 1909

 

Indianapolis IN

1) 8.60" in 1893

2) 8.59" in 2013

 

Lansing MI

1) 7.61" in 2013

2) 6.49" in 2009

 

Madison WI

1) 6.91" in 1999

2) 6.43" in 2008

3) 5.78" in 2013

 

Milwaukee WI

1) 7.36" in 2013

2) 6.49" in 1877

 

Moline IL

1) 11.30" in 1973

2) 7.92" in 1965

3) 7.36" in 1947

4) 7.21" in 2013

 

Muskegon MI

1) 8.05" in 1909

2) 7.25" in 2013

 

Peoria IL

1) 8.66" in 1947

2) 8.49" in 1950

3) 8.32" in 1944

4) 7.86" in 1893

5) 7.75" in 2013

 

Rochester MN

1) 7.30" in 2001

2) 6.47" in 1990 and 1999

3) 6.27" in 2013

 

Rockford IL

1) 9.92" in 1973

2) 8.17" in 1964

3) 7.94" in 2013

 

Saginaw MI

1) 7.10" in 2013

2) 6.83" in 1967

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Strong storms in Iowa

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
746 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0738 AM HAIL 4 N STEAMBOAT ROCK 42.47N 93.07W  
04/29/2013 M1.00 INCH HARDIN IA LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
IOWA STATE TROOPER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY  
WHICH WAS TWO INCHES DEEP  
 

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Big day tomorrow for the LAF heat mongers...most likely the first 80º temp of the year. 

 

To rehash an old post/data, first 80º temp of the year at LAF going back to 1964. Years that had the first one after April 30 highlighted in red.

 

2012: March 14...82º

2011: April 3...81º

2010: April 1...82º

2009: April 24...83º

2008: April 25...81º

2007: March 27...80º

2006: April 13...82º

2005: April 10...81º

2004: April 16...80º

2003: April 1...83º

2002: April 15...84º

2001: April 8...83º

2000: May 4...81º

1999: May 4...80º

1998: March 29...80º

1997: May 17...84º

1996: May 9...83º

1995: April 18...80º

1994: April 18...82º

1993: May 6...80º

1992: May 1...85º

1991: April 6...80º

1990: April 23...80º

1989: April 25...89º

1988: April 5...85º

1987: April 20...84º

1986: March 29...82º

1985: April 18...82º

1984: April 26...81º

1983: April 27...81º

1982: May 4...80º

1981: March 31...84º

1980: April 22...89º

1979: May 7...84º

1978: May 19...82º

1977: April 10...83º

1976: April 15...80º

1975: May 18...86º

1974: April 20...80º

1973: May 9...80º

1972: April 13...81º

1971: April 12...83º

1970: April 28...81º

1969: May 2...80º

1968: May 2...84º (missing April data)

1967: April 9...80º

1966: April 18...80º

1965: April 30...82º

1964: April 17...84º

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