Chicago WX Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Technical departures rarely match up with perception and this one might be the best example. How many days have you been outside in short sleeved shirts this April? I bet much fewer than past Aprils. As someone who spends most of his time outdoors, I can tell you it's been a sucky cool spring. We haven't had the sporadic much above normal days you expect to have in April, the kind that make you think true spring has finally arrived. So at best we've been cruising around normal with cold winds and not a lot of sunshine. We'll have to see how April finishes out, but I'd bet those yellows are going to fade out on that map. On another note, the blooming season has been one of the most pathetic i can recall. Trees that have bloomed only lasted for a very short time and the quality was sub par. I'll give you March was cool/cold. Seems we're on a run of those lately. But April here in central Indiana has been a relative to normal torch...outside of the past 5 days. At LAF, 10 of the first 18 days of the month had temps of 65˚+. Normal for that period is starting at 57˚ and ending at 64˚. IMO, it's been a rather pleasant April. I've seen worse. In the end though, each person has their own definition of warm versus not, which is understandable. Regardless, warmth coming in the extended range. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I agree with Tim on this one. Could April have been better? Sure, it always can. But if you just separate average high temperature departures so far this month, you get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 The blooming of trees seems to be ever so slightly behind schedule, probably due to another harsh winter as April hasnt been a cold month overall. People always seem to get antsy this time of year lol.Going back to 2010, the trees blooming seemed to be... 2010: earlier than normal 2011: later than normal 2012: wayyyy earlier than normal 2013: later than normal 2014: way later than normal 2015: slightly later than normal Based on projected highs/lows thru Thursday, the last day of April, I project April will finish between 0.5F and 1.0F warmer than normal at Detroit. This will be just the 4th month in the last 18 months to finish warmer than normal, even though only slightly so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I agree with Tim on this one. Could April have been better? Sure, it always can. But if you just separate average high temperature departures so far this month, you get this.A few chilly days, a few crummy days....actually probably more "very nice days" than most Aprils around here. 65 from tuesday on and close to 80 by Saturday. The light is there at the end of the tunnel....but the tunnel wasn't really all that long to begin with IMO. I know a lot of it is "how things feel" when it comes to the banter end of things...but really this feels like the closest thing to a normal spring that we have had since before 2012 at least (all things considered). I understand the complaints and i understand the "not so bad" comments....which to me means it was prolly a relatively average spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Considering the winter banter/complaint thread lights up when winter is still much snowier than normal, its no surprise an April only slightly warmer than normal is met with disapproval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 It could always be worse. Though no one in the world is alive to remember it, Detroit got 5" of snow on May 21-22, 1883. Imagine the public reaction if THAT happened today. Meh, could probably say the same thing about the severe weather outbreak back in January 2008... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Considering the winter banter/complaint thread lights up when winter is still much snowier than normal, its no surprise an April only slightly warmer than normal is met with disapproval I'm at +0.9F with a few days left. Will probably finish up around that figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Would be nice to get some more active weather instead of just rain/general thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ovweather Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Would be nice to get some rain in the lower OV. After the incredibly wet late Feb thru mid April period, it has actually gotten fairly dry with the sunny days and above normal temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 All I wanted was a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning. Can't even seem to buy that for ****. Forget severe weather. Just saw heavy rain shower #4 since Friday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What's up with never being able to pull off a good severe weather outbreak lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What's up with never being able to pull off a good severe weather outbreak lately We had decent events in the late summer last year. If today was April or June and we blew it, I would have been upset. May severe events tend to be coin flips as you don't have the dynamics of an April setup and you don't usually have the thermodynamics of a June setup. The positive take away from today is we are adding more and more soil moisture that could be used later on with a June potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 All I wanted was a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning. Can't even seem to buy that for ****. Forget severe weather. Just saw heavy rain shower #4 since Friday... Make that 5 heavy rain showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What's up with never being able to pull off a good severe weather outbreak lately Powerball should move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Had almost 2" of rain since Friday can't really complain to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 This weather really sucks.... howling wind again and wind chill down in the 30s this morning. We've had plenty of warm days this spring, but we've also paid for it with some pretty rotten days behind these big systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 worst climo day for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Certainly a raw day....but they happen in spring...overall, been decent locally for the season....not A+ material....but not much to complain about for me personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Had almost 2" of rain since Friday can't really complain to much. Yeah, today is awful weather-wise but the lawn will look nice so I'll take it for early-mid May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 45 to 75 degrees for a long time now....no AC, no heat....haven't touched my open windows in weeks...if not longer. Thankfully i have no outdoor alergies...feel bad for those that do. Those that have the alergies...have they been real bad this spring or fairly typical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 We've had some warm days in the 70's, but we've only really had two days of some amazing sunshine and warm 80° give or take a couple degrees. All of last week/weekend was supposed to be 75-80° and ended up being 60-65° with rain. Now I feel like I'm just b****ing to b**** but I sure wouldn't mind 70's and no more frost at night - I can't believe I'm still waiting on planting and it's the middle of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 What a loser of a system today's turned out to be. I'm ready for ring of fire/derecho season already. Large synoptic systems can be so disappointing east of the Plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 What a loser of a system today's turned out to be. I'm ready for ring of fire/derecho season already. Large synoptic systems can be so disappointing east of the Plains. Awful. Just had a little popcorn storm come thru. Alec was right. It was gonna be zzzzzz day. You know it's bad when you get excited about any storm to fire up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Yeah today really blew! Just got grazed by a cell with a trace of rain. Bunch of humidity for nothing! Could go for a Ring of Fire pattern also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 What a loser of a system today's turned out to be. I'm ready for ring of fire/derecho season already. Large synoptic systems can be so disappointing east of the Plains. OTOH, there have been plenty that have produced in our region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 What a loser of a system today's turned out to be. I'm ready for ring of fire/derecho season already. Large synoptic systems can be so disappointing east of the Plains. From a severe weather perspective, April / May hasn't normally produced here as long as I've been alive. So I'll never get the hype about Spring severe weather. The only notable exceptions are May 23, 2011 and April 25, 2009 (neither of which were major outbreaks, just localized events associated with weak shortwaves). June and July are the most climatologically favorable months at this longitude/latitude. August has been consistently active in the past decade or so also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Awful. Just had a little popcorn storm come thru. Alec was right. It was gonna be zzzzzz day. You know it's bad when you get excited about any storm to fire up. I would love just to have a solid t'storm at this point. HAven't had one since April 9th (and have missed them in every single direction since then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 From a severe weather perspective, April / May hasn't normally produced here as long as I've been alive. So I'll never get the hype about Spring severe weather. The only notable exceptions are May 23, 2011 and April 25, 2009 (neither of which were major outbreaks, just localized events associated with weak shortwaves). Go back before the 80s, then you'll understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Go back before the 80s, then you'll understand. I know it can and has happened, but yeah, before my time. Between that and climo (areas to the SW are usually favored in April/May), I don't get the big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yeah it isn't a big deal because June has been our hot bed. History though would remind us not to forget April and even May. Eventually locally that other shoe will drop whether it is next week or 10 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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