Chicago WX Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 First 7 days of this April...April 1-7, 2018...is the 6th coldest on record for Chicago (since 1873): 1) 27.1˚ in 1881 2) 29.7˚ in 1936 3) 30.7˚ in 1899 and 1975 5) 30.9˚ in 1926 6) 31.9˚ in 2018 At ORD, it's the second coldest on record (since 1959): 1) 30.7˚ in 1975 2) 31.9˚ in 2018 3) 34.9˚ in 1979 4) 35.3˚ in 2002 5) 35.4˚ in 1982 *and there's no doubt that Hoosier will get all excited seeing 1936 on the first list. His favorite summer analog year, going back for years and years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Tied the record low last night at 20 degrees set back in 1972. Started digging through numbers, I stopped at 2006 (for now) with no 70 degree reading as of April 8th, this hasn’t happened so late in the season until at least 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 MLI broke set a new record low of 18° this morning, breaking the old record of 20° setback in 1914. What an impressive cold spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Wow Bo...that is some shocking cold for the time of year. What are your normals...around 45/30? If so, this morning’s departures were -30 to -40...which is very difficult to pull off even in DJFM when the daily standard deviations are higher. In April, these departures are nearly unheard of. Other low temps in the upper Midwest include -3 at INL, -4 at Hibbing, -4 at Rhinelander (which broke the daily record of 2, set in 1972). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 The Euro continues to look pretty nice for later this week. We may make a run at 70 as early as Wednesday here. Looks like widespread 70s for a good chunk of the sub Thursday and Friday. Maybe even some 80 degree potential Friday for many of us. Between that and the rains later in the week/weekend we should see an explosion of green by this time next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Get that soil temp over 50 and we could have an explosion of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 The Euro continues to look pretty nice for later this week. We may make a run at 70 as early as Wednesday here. Looks like widespread 70s for a good chunk of the sub Thursday and Friday. Maybe even some 80 degree potential Friday for many of us. Between that and the rains later in the week/weekend we should see an explosion of green by this time next week. Looks to be a short lived period of warmth, before we head back to a similar (but maybe slightly “warmer”?) pattern as we’ve been seeing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Looks to be a short lived period of warmth, before we head back to a similar (but maybe slightly “warmer”?) pattern as we’ve been seeing. . I've been trying to ignore that Joe! lol Hopefully future runs won't depict such a sharp trough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 At least it will be a break from the relentless cold lol. By the time the next cold wave hits May will only be a little over 2 weeks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 6 hours ago, Chicago WX said: First 7 days of this April...April 1-7, 2018...is the 6th coldest on record for Chicago (since 1873): 1) 27.1˚ in 1881 2) 29.7˚ in 1936 3) 30.7˚ in 1899 and 1975 5) 30.9˚ in 1926 6) 31.9˚ in 2018 At ORD, it's the second coldest on record (since 1959): 1) 30.7˚ in 1975 2) 31.9˚ in 2018 3) 34.9˚ in 1979 4) 35.3˚ in 2002 5) 35.4˚ in 1982 *and there's no doubt that Hoosier will get all excited seeing 1936 on the first list. His favorite summer analog year, going back for years and years. Going with a blend of 1934, 1936, 1988, and 2012 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 9 hours ago, beavis1729 said: Wow Bo...that is some shocking cold for the time of year. What are your normals...around 45/30? If so, this morning’s departures were -30 to -40...which is very difficult to pull off even in DJFM when the daily standard deviations are higher. In April, these departures are nearly unheard of. Other low temps in the upper Midwest include -3 at INL, -4 at Hibbing, -4 at Rhinelander (which broke the daily record of 2, set in 1972). The sun angle is the ONLY hint of spring there's been up here this year! Normals for MQT are 44/24, so I assume mine are close to that, as I'm only around 15 miles nw of the office, although 170' higher in elevation and up here elevation next to the lake is everything, which is why I average about 40" more a year than the office. Another cool but beautiful day with a high of 31. It hasn't been above freezing here since March 29th. That streak should end tomorrow with a high of 34, then even a few degrees warmer after that. Models sure showing a big-dog snow next weekend for the UP (?)...Some pics while I was out snowshoeing today...winter still looks fresh mostly, but I need spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 11 hours ago, Chicago WX said: First 7 days of this April...April 1-7, 2018...is the 6th coldest on record for Chicago (since 1873): 1) 27.1˚ in 1881 2) 29.7˚ in 1936 3) 30.7˚ in 1899 and 1975 5) 30.9˚ in 1926 6) 31.9˚ in 2018 At ORD, it's the second coldest on record (since 1959): 1) 30.7˚ in 1975 2) 31.9˚ in 2018 3) 34.9˚ in 1979 4) 35.3˚ in 2002 5) 35.4˚ in 1982 *and there's no doubt that Hoosier will get all excited seeing 1936 on the first list. His favorite summer analog year, going back for years and years. At Detroit it's the 13th coldest since 1872 but the 6th coldest in the last 103 years and coldest since 1982. Though there is no snow on the ground (though I did make a small weenie pile with our brief Fri snowfall) the landscape is very dormant. I suspect everything will be late this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Moderate snow with over 2” right now but 70’s on the way! Can’t come soon enough Sent from my iPhone 8+ using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Michigan unofficially set a state record for April today with -24° at Stambaugh. If this stands it will break the 1982/2003 record by 7° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Michigan unofficially set a state record for April today with -24° at Stambaugh. If this stands it will break the 1982/2003 record by 7° That's utterly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 What a complete disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: That's utterly ridiculous. This whole spring summed up in one sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 11 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Michigan unofficially set a state record for April today with -24° at Stambaugh. If this stands it will break the 1982/2003 record by 7° Wow...I echo Hoosier's comments. Not much more to say. If this holds up, it would be the most shocking temperature record I've ever seen. Departure from normal would be about -50. Per the COOP report, their high/low for 4/8/18 was 29/-24, with 11" of snow on the ground. Would be great to see the skew-T at the time of the min temp...and the inversion in place. There are still places in the UP with mid-winter snow depths. I looked through the COOP reports, and the highest depth I found was Painesdale, at 36". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 14 hours ago, weatherbo said: The sun angle is the ONLY hint of spring there's been up here this year! Normals for MQT are 44/24, so I assume mine are close to that, as I'm only around 15 miles nw of the office, although 170' higher in elevation and up here elevation next to the lake is everything, which is why I average about 40" more a year than the office. Another cool but beautiful day with a high of 31. It hasn't been above freezing here since March 29th. That streak should end tomorrow with a high of 34, then even a few degrees warmer after that. Models sure showing a big-dog snow next weekend for the UP (?)...Some pics while I was out snowshoeing today...winter still looks fresh mostly, but I need spring. I hope it shifts south about 1 or 200 miles or I will be ice skating to work. Still a few days out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Interesting little phenomena this morning here. The snow on the ground is already entirely gone, but it's still mostly intact on elevated surfaces, like roof tops and snow-caked trees. Shows that the ground is really soaking in the UV despite dense cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I'm gonna go all in with this upcoming warm spell. MLI tags first 80 either Thursday or Friday. Probably Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 18 hours ago, weatherbo said: The sun angle is the ONLY hint of spring there's been up here this year! Normals for MQT are 44/24, so I assume mine are close to that, as I'm only around 15 miles nw of the office, although 170' higher in elevation and up here elevation next to the lake is everything, which is why I average about 40" more a year than the office. Another cool but beautiful day with a high of 31. It hasn't been above freezing here since March 29th. That streak should end tomorrow with a high of 34, then even a few degrees warmer after that. Models sure showing a big-dog snow next weekend for the UP (?)...Some pics while I was out snowshoeing today...winter still looks fresh mostly, but I need spring. And here we go...the 12z Euro hammers N MN, N WI, and the UP over the next 10 days. 1-1.5" of frozen QPF...with a few spots even higher. Crazy. The streak continues for INL and DLH...which are both at 165 consecutive days with at least a Trace of snow cover. Current depths are 11" and 8", respectively. If they can maintain this for 18 more days, it will be a full 6 months. That looks unlikely, even if the below-normal temp regime continues...simply because even a modest mild spell and/or a few sunny days can wipe out the snowpack quickly this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Curious nugget in the DVN afd With the exception of the CMC global, the WRF, GFS, and ECMWF push the cold front through McCook, Nebraska Wednesday night. Local studies show that when the front goes through McCook, the cold front will pass through the entire area before a stall occurs. Thus the currently forecast high temperatures of 65 to 70 on Thursday are in question. Temperatures could easily be 10-15 degrees colder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, beavis1729 said: And here we go...the 12z Euro hammers N MN, N WI, and the UP over the next 10 days. 1-1.5" of frozen QPF...with a few spots even higher. Crazy. The streak continues for INL and DLH...which are both at 165 consecutive days with at least a Trace of snow cover. Current depths are 11" and 8", respectively. If they can maintain this for 18 more days, it will be a full 6 months. That looks unlikely, even if the below-normal temp regime continues...simply because even a modest mild spell and/or a few sunny days can wipe out the snowpack quickly this time of year. tidbit from mqt... they seem annoyed towards the end. For the weekend, models continue to show a deep upper low moving from the central CONUS to to the northeastern CONUS Fri into early next week. The slow movement of the system would put our area under the influence of widespread precipitation Fri into early next week, with potential for 2-3 rounds of impactful snowfall and strong NE winds/high waves. Of course, there is still significant uncertainty and it`s too early to get into many details, which is unfortunately unknown to the engineers on the social media hype train. Many social media posts are already hyping snowfall amounts of 15-30 inches, but fail to emphasize the uncertainty in amounts and initial precip type or that snowfall will be in 2-3 rounds over 3 days instead of all at once. Will definitely need to keep a close eye on the system as models sort things out over the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just an incredible snowband in Oakland county this evening. Very isolated spots got 4-6", what a shock. We had flurries and snow showers all day, but some heavy squalls between 5-6pm tonight were the real deal, cutting visibility way down & dropping 0.1" of snow imby (61.6" season) and 0.3" at DTW (60.0" season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 This has been a very long winter, easily 4.5 months of winter weather. Couldn’t believe when I heard about that snow band up there yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBo Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 This is the 3rd or 4th morning this month that I’ve had to dust the snow off the windshield. I’m so over this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Woke up to a surprise light coating. EURO and GGEM get things mighty interesting around here on D5. GFS much warmer. Normally, I'd pass on a mid-April snow or ice storm. But if it's going to be cold anyways might as well make things exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 3:34 AM, andyhb said: What a complete disgrace. Disgrace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I only received about a half an inch last night, but 3 miles to my NW there is almost 4 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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