Fear and loathing April, 2020 discussion, obs, and the occasional derailment

[Lava Rock]

34.9F and gusty NW winds. It's cold out. Bike ride cancel

[ORH_wxman]

Record low max for ORH today is 39F in 2002. If these clouds/flurries keep hanging around that will be in jeopardy.

[dendrite]

12 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Record low max for ORH today is 39F in 2002. If these clouds/flurries keep hanging around that will be in jeopardy.

I see 38° in 1940 and 1929. Or do you mean the current site?

[dryslot]

30.6°F on 4/22 is not what i would call spring.

[powderfreak]

We are up to 25F!

MPV torching at 23F, lol.  

What a fukking cold day.  This is insane.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

38° with flurries.

[ORH_wxman]

9 minutes ago, dendrite said:

I see 38° in 1940 and 1929. Or do you mean the current site?

Oh I was dumb and looking at the 2nd "old" ORH coop. Threadex wasn't working.

[powderfreak]

Backyard scenes.... almost noon in late April.

Mid-20s and perfect fluffy snow growth like its Currier and Ives season. 

Even the rooftops are bare because the dry powder is getting windswept off it.  Fun little weather day.

[CoastalWx]

That's nuts PF. Although if we had full on snow, I doubt it would be much above 32 here.

[CoastalWx]

Flurries for the last hour.

[Sugarloaf1989]

41F here at noon with occasional flurries. Beautiful Winter day.

[CoastalWx]

Steve what was the stat about 65 in BOS? There has never been an April that hasn't hit 65 or greater?

[Ginx snewx]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Steve what was the stat about 65 in BOS? There has never been an April that hasn't hit 65 or greater?

Right its 66

[ineedsnow]

SNOWING!!

[dryslot]

1 minute ago, ineedsnow said:

SNOWING!!

You need it!

[CoastalWx]

10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Right its 66

That looks like it could happen. Lets think about this for a second. We are struggling in April to hit anything more than 62 right now. In Jan we did 70+ back to back. Yes, I know the thermo issues make it questionable, but regardless the point stands. Unreal.

[weathafella]

Get to week of 5/4 before we eclipse the January warmth? Pretty amazing!

[NorEastermass128]

Just now, weathafella said:

Get to week of 5/4 before we eclipse the January warmth? Pretty ANNOYING!

FYP

[powderfreak]

Man these squalls pack a punch.

The snow growth is so great that these massive flakes are very efficient at reducing visibility... this is about 1/4 mile +SN.

Crazy to get this type of snowfall with the radar echoes in clear air mode.  Interesting note, the dark soil of the freshly turned farmer field was really struggling to accumulate despite the snowfall.  Sun angle is still there behind this stuff.

[dendrite]

MAV is down to 5F at SLK and 14F at CON tomorrow morning.

The latest 14F or colder at CON on record is 4/14 in 1973.

[CoastalWx]

Just now, dendrite said:

MAV is down to 5F at SLK and 14F at CON tomorrow morning.

The latest 14F or colder at CON on record is 4/14 in 1973.

GFS has had a fetish for cool nights though, this season.

[dendrite]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

GFS has had a fetish for cool nights though, this season.

MET is 17F which would still be the coldest ever for so late in the season. Something tells me it doesn't fully decouple though...especially here. CON is always a wildcard in marginal situations.

[powderfreak]

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

MAV is down to 5F at SLK and 14F at CON tomorrow morning.

The latest 14F or colder at CON on record is 4/14 in 1973.

Lake Placid COOP reported 5.0" new snow at 7am this morning with continued snow today.

If they have fresh snow cover around SLK, that could certainly help get them low tonight with this air mass.

[CoastalWx]

6 minutes ago, dendrite said:

MET is 17F which would still be the coldest ever for so late in the season. Something tells me it doesn't fully decouple though...especially here. CON is always a wildcard in marginal situations.

I just remember the GFS wanting to radiate like mad in places like BED and it never happened. Maybe it will this time. MET looks more reasonable I suppose. 

[dendrite]

I'm contemplating covering the tiger lilies. They're probably already a foot tall near the house right now. I really don't wanna look at frost burnt lily tips all summer. Thank goodness almost everything is slow to bud this spring.

[STILL N OF PIKE]

Moment of silence for frost Burnt Lilly tips 

[Whineminster]

Brutal outside right now. 

Surprised I'm not under a Wind Advisory.  It's windier now than it was at any point yesterday, or that so called "big wind" event last week. 

[dryslot]

22 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Lake Placid COOP reported 5.0" new snow at 7am this morning with continued snow today.

If they have fresh snow cover around SLK, that could certainly help get them low tonight with this air mass.

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 22 2020

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Maine...

...Franklin County...
Carrabassett Valley          3.0 in    0927 AM 04/22   Public
1.0 W Kingfield              2.0 in    0826 AM 04/22   COOP
2.1 NW Rangeley              2.0 in    0600 AM 04/22   COOP
Temple 1.8 W                 2.0 in    0600 AM 04/22   COCORAHS
Rangeley                     1.0 in    0600 AM 04/22   COOP
Farmington 1 NNW             0.3 in    0800 AM 04/22   COOP
New Sharon 2.0 NW            0.1 in    0700 AM 04/22   COCORAHS

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NOUS41 KCAR 221653
PNSCAR
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Public Information Statement...Corrected
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1253 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2020

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Maine...

...Aroostook County...
5 NE Patten                  8.8 in    0725 AM 04/22   Public
Monticello                   8.2 in    0835 AM 04/22   Trained Spotter
1 WSW Blaine                 8.0 in    0900 AM 04/22   Public
Merrill                      8.0 in    0531 AM 04/22   Public
1 N Caribou                  7.8 in    0921 AM 04/22   Official NWS Obs
5 WNW Merrill                7.5 in    0925 AM 04/22   Public
3 ENE Loring                 7.0 in    1023 AM 04/22   Public
Westfield                    7.0 in    0637 AM 04/22   Public
Sherman                      6.5 in    0602 AM 04/22   Public
2 S Connor                   6.1 in    0937 AM 04/22   NWS Employee
3 NNW Perham                 6.0 in    0939 AM 04/22   Public
New Sweden                   6.0 in    0700 AM 04/22   Public
1 NNW Van Buren              5.0 in    0730 AM 04/22   CO-OP Observer
2 ESE Houlton                4.5 in    0738 AM 04/22   Trained Spotter
Presque Isle                 4.5 in    0600 AM 04/22   Broadcast Media
1 N New Limerick             4.1 in    0625 AM 04/22   Public
2 SSE Hodgdon                4.0 in    0907 AM 04/22   Trained Spotter
Presque Isle                 3.7 in    0700 AM 04/22   Cocorahs
1 S Houlton                  3.5 in    0947 AM 04/22   Trained Spotter
Mapleton                     3.0 in    0529 AM 04/22   Public
3 E Chapman                  2.5 in    0750 AM 04/22   Public
Lille                        2.4 in    0700 AM 04/22   CO-OP Observer
2 SW Fort Kent               2.0 in    0700 AM 04/22   CO-OP Observer
Saint Pamphile               1.0 in    1147 AM 04/22   Other Federa

 

[ORH_wxman]

Ukie is really close for accumulating snow next Sunday night/Monday.

[STILL N OF PIKE]

6 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Ukie is really close for accumulating snow next Sunday night/Monday.

Look at that High position 

850 temps look good

925’s so close 

Mitch’s bodies will be covered by another 5-10”