April 2023

[LibertyBell]

43 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

The final high in NYC was 80. That broke the record of 79 that was set in 1912 and tied in 1921 and 1947.

records across the board!

74 at JFK, new record (broke the record from 2010!)

75 at LGA new record (broke the record from the same year!)

I don't know what the high at EWR was or if that broke the record too

 

[LibertyBell]

8 hours ago, bluewave said:

While those storms dropped below severe levels when they came through Long Beach around midnight, it was the only time I experienced continuous lightning living here on Long Island.

I don't remember it at all-- I think the 1999 outbreaks (in May and September) were stronger weren't they?

 

[LibertyBell]

6 hours ago, jm1220 said:

Wind finally turning S along the sound, temps climbing through the 60s. 78 here-summer like. South barrier islands stuck in the 50s.  

wow we hit mid 70s before the sea breeze came in after 3 pm

 

[LibertyBell]

8 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 80 (1947)
NYC: 79 (1947)
LGA: 80 (1947)

 

Lows:

EWR: 17 (1982)
nyC: 21 (1982)
LGA: 22 (1982)

 

Historical:

 

 

1909: American explorer Robert Peary and five others reached what they determined to be the North Pole on this day. Historical analysis suggests he fell a few miles short of achieving his goal.

1936 - A tornado outbreak in the Deep South resulted in a total of 446 deaths and eighteen million dollars damage. It was a "Tale of Two Cities". During the evening of the 5th a tornado hit Tupelo MS killing 216 persons, injuring 700 others, and causing three million dollars damage. The next morning the paths of two tornadoes met about 8:30 AM and cut a swath four blocks wide through Gainesville GA killing 203 persons, injuring 934, and causing thirteen million dollars damage. Eight to ten feet of debris filled the streets following the storm. At least 70 persons died in the Cooper Pants Factory, the greatest tornado toll of record for a single building. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

 

1973: On this date through the 8th, a major spring snowstorm dumped 11.6 inches of snow across Denver, Colorado. Most of the heavy wet snow of 10.1 inches fell on the 7th when temperatures remained in the 20s. The low temperature of 5 degrees on the 8th was a new record low for the date and the lowest for so late in the season. 

1983 - The temperature at Denver, CO, dipped to a record cold seven degrees above zero. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Rain and melting snow caused flooding from New England to Ohio. Flooding in the Merrimack Valley of Massacusetts was the worst in fifty years, causing forty-two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - A powerful storm produced wind gusts to 75 mph around Chicago, IL, and wind gusts to 92 mph at Goshen IN. The high winds created twenty-five foot waves on Lake Michigan. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in California. Afternoon highs of 91 degrees in Downtown San Francisco, 93 degrees at San Jose, 98 degrees at San Diego, 103 degrees at Santa Maria, 104 degrees at Riverside, and 106 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Snow developed in the northeastern U.S. for the second time in the month. In Virginia, a heavy wet snow blanketed northern and central sections of the Shenandoah Valley, and eastern foothills, with up to 12 inches reported around Harrisonburg. Heavy snow also blanketed the high elevations of West Virginia, with 10 inches reported at Snowshoe. An inch of snow at Syracuse NY raised their total for the winter season to a record-tying 161.3 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2005 - Thunderstorms erupted and produced severe weather including 32 reports of tornadoes, most of which touched down in Mississippi and Louisiana. Between 20 and 25 homes were destroyed and 7 people were injured. Mississippi governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency (CNN).

 

2007: In Cleveland, Ohio on the 6th to the 9th:  The opening-season series between the Indians and Minnesota Twins is wiped out by a snowstorm and a cold snap. The Indians led 4-0 when their home opener Friday on the 6th was called off by umpires because of heavy snow. The grounds crew who tried to make the field playable with backpack blowers and brooms spent more time on the field than the players during nearly three hours of stoppages. About a foot of snow remained on the ground Monday afternoon the 9th.

those amazing record lows in 1982 in the wake of the historical April blizzard

[donsutherland1]

10 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

records across the board!

74 at JFK, new record (broke the record from 2010!)

75 at LGA new record (broke the record from the same year!)

I don't know what the high at EWR was or if that broke the record too

 

LGA missed its record of 80. EWR set a new record at 81.

[psv88]

80 in commack 

[SnoSki14]

5 hours ago, SRRTA22 said:

We might even push 90 next week if things go well. Such a blessing after a terrible winter. 

Having a cold and damp spring would've been such a shot to the face. 

Love it. @nycwinterstill wearing your winter coat? It is kind of breezy 

How is 90s in April a blessing? 

That's a bad sign though not always.

Sometimes really warm weather early leads to cooler weather later in the summer however we haven't had a cool summer in a decade plus so I doubt that. 

[jm1220]

4 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

How is 90s in April a blessing? 

That's a bad sign though not always.

Sometimes really warm weather early leads to cooler weather later in the summer however we haven't had a cool summer in a decade plus so I doubt that. 

“Cool” is a relative term. We have fewer upper 90s to 100s heat waves recently but we have more slightly less hot days with more humidity. We end up on the south side of these ridges which send the worst actual heat over us to the north and we have very humid southerly flow like FL would receive. We’ll see how this summer behaves. 

[psv88]

Red flag warning for the city and Long Island today 

[Brian5671]

9 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Red flag warning for the city and Long Island today 

Looks dry well into next week too.

[justinj]

Just now, Brian5671 said:

Looks dry well into next week too.

I hope this isn’t the start of last year where we had no rain at all in the summer

[MJO812]

Depressing weather 

Bring back winter

[Rjay]

7 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Depressing weather 

Bring back winter

Winter never happened

[SACRUS]

Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 92 (2010)
NYC: 92 (2010)
LGA: 91 (2010)

 

Lows:

EWR: 16 (1982)
NYC: 21 (1982)
NYC: 22 (1982)

Historical:

 

1857 - A late season freeze brought snow to every state in the Union. Even as far south as Houston TX the mercury plunged to 21 degrees. (David Ludlum)

1926: Lightning started a disastrous oil fire at San Luis Obispo, California, which lasted for five days, spread over 900 acres, and burned over six million barrels of oil. Flames reached 1000 feet, and the temperature of the fire was estimated at 2,500 degrees. The fire spawned thousands of whirlwinds with hundreds the size of small tornadoes. One vortex traveled one mile to the east-northeast of the blaze, destroying a small farmhouse and killing two people. Damage totaled $15 million.

1929 - Record heat prevailed across New England. Hartford CT reported an afternoon high of 90 degrees. (David Ludlum)

1935 - Amarillo, TX, reported dust obscuring visibility for twenty hours. Blowing dust was reported twenty-seven of thirty days in the month. On several days the visibility was reduced to near zero by the dust. (The Weather Channel)

1948: Six tornadoes ripped through Northern Illinois and Indiana; mainly across the southern and eastern suburbs of Chicago. The hardest hit was from a tornado that moved east from near Manteno, IL to near Hebron, Indiana. This storm left four people dead; three in Grant Park, IL and one near Hebron, IN with 67 injuries and over a million dollars damage. Other strong tornadoes in the area moved from near Coal City, IL to Braidwood, IL and from Calumet City, IL into Indiana. Further south, two strong tornadoes occurred across the northern parts of Champaign and Vermilion Counties in Illinois.
 

1980 - Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes which ripped through central Arkansas. The severe thunderstorms also produce high winds and baseball size hail. Five counties were declared disaster areas by President Carter. (The Weather Channel)

 

1980: Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that ripped through central Arkansas. The severe thunderstorms also produce high winds and baseball size hail. Five counties were declared disaster areas by President Carter. A tornado causing F3 damage also affected St. Louis and St. Charles counties in Missouri producing $2.5 million in damage. Click HERE for a radar video of the F2 tornado that cut a path from near Mayflower to the north of Beebe, Arkansas. The radar video is courtesy of the NWS Office in Little Rock, Arkansas.

1987 - International Falls, MN, with record warm afternoon high of 71 degrees, was warmer than Miami FL, where the high was a record cool 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - High winds in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region gusted to 172 mph atop Grandfather Mountain NC. Twenty-nine cities in the southwest and north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Yankton SD with a reading of 91 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Twenty-seven cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees in Downtown San Francisco and 104 degrees at Phoenix AZ established records for April. Highs of 78 degrees at Ely NV and 93 degrees at San Jose CA equalled April records. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Low pressure brought strong winds to the Alaska peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Winds gusted to 68 mph at Port Heiden two days in a row. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across central Alaska. Yakutat reported a record high of 54 degrees. Unseasonably cold weather prevailed over central sections of the Lower Forty-eight states. A dozen cities from Kansas to Indiana and Alabama reported record low temperatures for the date. Evansville IN equalled their record for April with a morning low of 23 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2010: The record heat that affected the region on April 6-7 included 93 degrees at the Washington-Dulles Airport on April 6, the earliest 90-degree reading on record. On April 7, Newark, New Jersey, shattered its daily record by seven degrees when the maximum temperature rose to 92 degrees. The Northeast ended up with its second warmest April in 116 years.

2010 - A temperature of 80 degrees is measured on Grandfather Mountain, NC, the warmest ever measured in April and three degrees short of the all-time record high for any month.

 

 

[SACRUS]

52 here now after a high of 82 Thursday.

 

[CIK62]

The next 8 days are averaging    59degs.(50/68) or +8.

Reached 73 here yesterday.

Today:  56-60, wind nw.-breezy, decreasing clouds, 38 tomorrow AM.

Just a trace of rain in the next 10 and a big warmup.

53*(34%RH) here at 7am{ was 60 at midnight}.       54* at 10am.      55* at 11am.     57* at Noon.      58* at 1pm.      50* at 8pm

 

[BxEngine]

The entire state south of albany is under a red flag warning. 

[IrishRob17]

30 minutes ago, BxEngine said:

The entire state south of albany is under a red flag warning. 

As is all of CT, RI and most of MA.  52/27 at home currently, 'tis the season.  Looking ahead it seems rather clear the FD's are going to be busy over the next week at least.

[MANDA]

21 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

As is all of CT, RI and most of MA.  52/27 at home currently, 'tis the season.  Looking ahead it seems rather clear the FD's are going to be busy over the next week at least.

As I mentioned yesterday no significant rain in sight.

[LibertyBell]

6 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

How is 90s in April a blessing? 

That's a bad sign though not always.

Sometimes really warm weather early leads to cooler weather later in the summer however we haven't had a cool summer in a decade plus so I doubt that. 

hot and dry weather is good

rain once a week is fine, but the other days should be hot and dry

 

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 92 (2010)
NYC: 92 (2010)
LGA: 91 (2010)

 

Lows:

EWR: 16 (1982)
NYC: 21 (1982)
NYC: 22 (1982)

Historical:

 

1857 - A late season freeze brought snow to every state in the Union. Even as far south as Houston TX the mercury plunged to 21 degrees. (David Ludlum)

1926: Lightning started a disastrous oil fire at San Luis Obispo, California, which lasted for five days, spread over 900 acres, and burned over six million barrels of oil. Flames reached 1000 feet, and the temperature of the fire was estimated at 2,500 degrees. The fire spawned thousands of whirlwinds with hundreds the size of small tornadoes. One vortex traveled one mile to the east-northeast of the blaze, destroying a small farmhouse and killing two people. Damage totaled $15 million.

1929 - Record heat prevailed across New England. Hartford CT reported an afternoon high of 90 degrees. (David Ludlum)

1935 - Amarillo, TX, reported dust obscuring visibility for twenty hours. Blowing dust was reported twenty-seven of thirty days in the month. On several days the visibility was reduced to near zero by the dust. (The Weather Channel)

1948: Six tornadoes ripped through Northern Illinois and Indiana; mainly across the southern and eastern suburbs of Chicago. The hardest hit was from a tornado that moved east from near Manteno, IL to near Hebron, Indiana. This storm left four people dead; three in Grant Park, IL and one near Hebron, IN with 67 injuries and over a million dollars damage. Other strong tornadoes in the area moved from near Coal City, IL to Braidwood, IL and from Calumet City, IL into Indiana. Further south, two strong tornadoes occurred across the northern parts of Champaign and Vermilion Counties in Illinois.
 

1980 - Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes which ripped through central Arkansas. The severe thunderstorms also produce high winds and baseball size hail. Five counties were declared disaster areas by President Carter. (The Weather Channel)

 

1980: Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that ripped through central Arkansas. The severe thunderstorms also produce high winds and baseball size hail. Five counties were declared disaster areas by President Carter. A tornado causing F3 damage also affected St. Louis and St. Charles counties in Missouri producing $2.5 million in damage. Click HERE for a radar video of the F2 tornado that cut a path from near Mayflower to the north of Beebe, Arkansas. The radar video is courtesy of the NWS Office in Little Rock, Arkansas.

1987 - International Falls, MN, with record warm afternoon high of 71 degrees, was warmer than Miami FL, where the high was a record cool 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - High winds in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region gusted to 172 mph atop Grandfather Mountain NC. Twenty-nine cities in the southwest and north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Yankton SD with a reading of 91 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Twenty-seven cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees in Downtown San Francisco and 104 degrees at Phoenix AZ established records for April. Highs of 78 degrees at Ely NV and 93 degrees at San Jose CA equalled April records. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Low pressure brought strong winds to the Alaska peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Winds gusted to 68 mph at Port Heiden two days in a row. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across central Alaska. Yakutat reported a record high of 54 degrees. Unseasonably cold weather prevailed over central sections of the Lower Forty-eight states. A dozen cities from Kansas to Indiana and Alabama reported record low temperatures for the date. Evansville IN equalled their record for April with a morning low of 23 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2010: The record heat that affected the region on April 6-7 included 93 degrees at the Washington-Dulles Airport on April 6, the earliest 90-degree reading on record. On April 7, Newark, New Jersey, shattered its daily record by seven degrees when the maximum temperature rose to 92 degrees. The Northeast ended up with its second warmest April in 116 years.

2010 - A temperature of 80 degrees is measured on Grandfather Mountain, NC, the warmest ever measured in April and three degrees short of the all-time record high for any month.

 

 

THE GOAT OF ALL SUMMERS

2010: The record heat that affected the region on April 6-7 included 93 degrees at the Washington-Dulles Airport on April 6, the earliest 90-degree reading on record. On April 7, Newark, New Jersey, shattered its daily record by seven degrees when the maximum temperature rose to 92 degrees. The Northeast ended up with its second warmest April in 116 years.

2010 - A temperature of 80 degrees is measured on Grandfather Mountain, NC, the warmest ever measured in April and three degrees short of the all-time record high for any month.  

It even hit 90 on the south shore on this day in 2010

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, jm1220 said:

“Cool” is a relative term. We have fewer upper 90s to 100s heat waves recently but we have more slightly less hot days with more humidity. We end up on the south side of these ridges which send the worst actual heat over us to the north and we have very humid southerly flow like FL would receive. We’ll see how this summer behaves. 

and 100s with dry heat is far better, I think we return to that this summer

 

[nycwinter]

nice crisp april day enjoying it!

[HailMan06]

52 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

and 100s with dry heat is far better, I think we return to that this summer

 

Barring some overpowering external factor the western Atlantic sst’s will likely pump up the WAR again like it has the past several years so probably not.

[jm1220]

3 hours ago, Rjay said:

Winter never happened

Autumn that had a few random cold days thrown in, now into Spring. 

[Volcanic Winter]

24 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Autumn that had a few random cold days thrown in, now into Spring. 

Nov had my lowest low temperature that wasn’t part of the one or two day cold shots in Dec and Feb, at 19. That’s actually rather impressive it best 99% of the winter. 

[bluewave]

Great pattern for record snow in the West.

 

[Brian5671]

So much for mostly sunny today

[psv88]

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

So much for mostly sunny today

Terrible

[SACRUS]

 

Look to be dealing with clouds Sat mot of the morning/ into the afternoon beofore more sun