wisconsinwx Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hate saying it but the height/temperature anomalies on that run are almost as bad as what happened in early May 1989. Are you talking May 1990, the freak snow event that dropped 6-10" NW of Milwaukee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yeah I would consider this month pretty seasonable/typical. It has had a few noteworthy cool shots and the snow last week was impressive for the date, but fairly mild overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Are you talking May 1990, the freak snow event that dropped 6-10" NW of Milwaukee? No, I meant May 1989, although 1990 was certainly an anomalous setup. 1989 was more impressive farther south with 850 mb temps (0C made it into AL/GA) and is more reminiscent of the 00z Euro prog in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yeah I would consider this month pretty seasonable/typical. It has had a few noteworthy cool shots and the snow last week was impressive for the date, but fairly mild overall. Agreed. It's been above normal since Mid March here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Today should be tippity top Yup. Tippity toppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 73°/50° about right now. Cloudy, but very comfortable outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 isolated convection moving into the metro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Very interesting discussion about whether above or below normal temps have dominated April. Based on looking at several stations, it appears to be a pretty average month in most places, half days being colder than normal and half warmer than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Agreed. It's been above normal since Mid March here. . Since March 15th, buffalo has had 23 days colder than normal and 13 days warmer than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Little bit of drizzle/-RN in Racine right now. Upper 60s to low 70s in the area still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The past week of weather in southeast michigan: temps in the 70s...then 2-5" of snow...then temps in the teens...then temps approaching 80 today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 . Since March 15th, buffalo has had 23 days colder than normal and 13 days warmer than normal. Overall its been warmer then normal. The disparities over normal far outweighed the ones below normal. In terms of actual degrees. Overall March was so cold because of the first two weeks of it being Mid January type cold. This was posted on April 5th and its been relatively warm the last two weeks aside from 2 days. The month of April has also been .5 degrees warmer than average so far. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=buf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Actually turned into a very nice spring day...had mid 60Fs by lunch, with the only rain early this morning (not much)... Then sun cam out around 3 pm and the temp has taken off....72F now which is the warmest so far this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Actually turned into a very nice spring day...had mid 60Fs by lunch, with the only rain early this morning (not much)... Then sun cam out around 3 pm and the temp has taken off....72F now which is the warmest so far this year. Yeah perfect day out there with little wind. 5th day we are in the 70s this year so far I believe. In for a reality check tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Getting that muggy feeling outside this afternoon. -RN showers moving through southern WI at the moment. Too bad there's no thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Overall its been warmer then normal. The disparities over normal far outweighed the ones below normal. In terms of actual degrees. Overall March was so cold because of the first two weeks of it being Mid January type cold. This was posted on April 5th and its been relatively warm the last two weeks aside from 2 days. The month of April has also been .5 degrees warmer than average so far. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=buf The BUF F6 paints a different picture than what you're suggesting. If you start with March 15 and add up the total daily departure since then, it comes out to -79. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The BUF F6 paints a different picture than what you're suggesting. If you start with March 15 and add up the total daily departure since then, it comes out to -79. bufmarch.png bufapril.png Maybe its just been April then. Seeing as it has been .5 degrees above normal so far. Thanks for the detailed explanation though I was going more by just feel than actual numbers. AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Winter doesnt end here in the city of Buffalo until the ice boom gets removed as the city sits on the northeast shores of the lake. Last year, the boom was taken out on March 25. The latest time the boom has ever come out is May 3. That happened in 1971. According to International rules governing the operation of the ice boom, it must be opened by April 1, unless the eastern basin of Lake Erie is covered by more than 250 square miles of ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Only picked up 0.15" from today's showers. More of a nuisance than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 40/fog here and mid to upper 70's 3 counties away. gotta love Springtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 April has definitely been above normal temperature-wise for most of Ohio. CLE, CAK, CMH, MFD are all running +2 to 3 degrees through yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 KYIP maxed at 82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 72° for a high today. Feels like a summer evening out there right now. Dewpoint came up to 60° a little while ago. Only 0.02" of rain today. 0.05" at RAC. Running a departure of +0.43° through today for the month. Edit: Noticed this afternoon the leaves on the Willow trees really shot out in a very quick time. This mild, moist weather really wakes the plants up quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hit 74F... Can't believe how nice of an evening it was. Took a 15 mile bike round around town...people out all over the place. Really getting the summer itch...can't wait until some consistent warmth gets in here for good... Furnace has been off for 3 or 4 days now...so that is a start. Dews plummeted on strong NW winds this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The BUF F6 paints a different picture than what you're suggesting. If you start with March 15 and add up the total daily departure since then, it comes out to -79. bufmarch.png Yeah that's what I was getting at. The second Half of march was decidedly colder than normal, but obviously the temps weren't the dame brutal ones as they were in winter. Buffalos departure from march 15 - april 20 was -2.2F. bufapril.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 snow and 34. nothing out of the ordinary up here but certainly this hurts the psyche. nothing but 40's for highs next 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 snow and 34. nothing out of the ordinary up here but certainly this hurts the psyche. nothing but 40's for highs next 7 days. Sigh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 LES where have you been... Oh found you only took the last week of April lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I thought April might of had a chance at breaking our 5 month streak of below normal months, but its going to fall short. Probably end up around -1 to -2 in Lansing. October was the last above normal month here at +1.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Snow? yikes! Made it to 60F here, but pretty strong north winds still make it feel chilly. Getting ready for a washout... GFS pumps out some moisture the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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