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That warm day last week flipped the switch here and all the birds flew in. We were waiting for the hummingbirds and orioles to arrive and they did en masse. Caught this neat dark copper oriole coming in for a snack this morning:

May 10 1934: 'The Classic Dust Bowl' hits Minnesota. Extensive damage occurs over the region, with near daytime blackout conditions in the Twin Cities and west central Minnesota. Dust drifts cause hazardous travel, especially at Fairmont where drifts up to 6 inches are reported. Damage occurs to personal property due to fine dust sifting inside homes and businesses. For Sunday, May 10, 2026 1905 - A deadly tornado hit the town of Snyder, OK, killing 87 persons. The tornado leveled 100 homes in Snyder, and destroyed many others. The large and violent tornado killed a total of 97 persons along its 40 miles path across southwestern Oklahoma. Its roar could reportedly be heard up to twelve miles away. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1966 - Morning lows of 21 degrees at Bloomington-Normal and Aurora, IL, established a state record for the month of May. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Summer-like "Father's Day" type weather prevailed in the north central and western U.S. for "Mother's Day", as seventeen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Jamestown ND soared to a record high of 96 degrees. Thunderstorms along the Central Gulf Coast deluged Lillian AL with 14.5 inches of rain, and nearby Perdido Key FL with 12.8 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced hail and high winds over the Atlantic Coast Region and the Gulf Coast States marking the end of a five day episode of severe weather associated with a cyclone tracking out of the Great Basin into southeastern Canada. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front crossing the Plateau Region produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Butte MT, and gusts to 77 mph at Choteau MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A spring storm produced heavy snow in Upper Michigan and eastern Wisconsin. Totals ranged up to 12 inches at Marquette MI, with eight inches reported at Muskego WI and Hartford WI. The heavy wet snow, and winds gusting to 35 mph, damaged or destroyed thousands of trees, and downed numerous power lines. Total damage from the storm was more than four million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

Another nice day 70 in view

Some people must think we live in the Amazon or something. You'd think we're supposed to average like 70+" of rain a year

Not sure I can recall a drought like this in spring. Every other season, yes. But such a dry spring seems really odd.

It seems to be heavily weighted on what has fallen. Mother Nature doesn’t care if it was dry in the fall. We had enough precip in the winter to help fill the rivers and reservoirs since the ground does not absorb anything that time of year.

We’ve been 3 times; this is a cruise from Vancouver. We are taking my in-laws for their 50th anniversary. I’m most excited to be back in Vancouver; adore that city.

A little bonus frost this morning with an unexpectedly low-low temp of 35 here.

Stupidest thing I've ever seen. Only thing I can think of is they're going by what we've had recently not what was there to begin with.

Sign me up for some '70s. Be nice for a change.

Drought?

Where are you going? My parents went on a 10 day cruise there last year. Absolutely loved it besides the trains, planes, and automobiles like trip up there. They did say it was pretty cool to watch a helicopter deliver the luggage to the ship, as the diaster getting there affected numerous people. Sent from my SM-S731U using Tapatalk

we'll see... looks so far like one of those days where the satellite always looks like it's moments away from improving sky conditions yet it's always cloudy. Relatively mild tho. Clouds not meaning mid 40s is a pleasant change. Tomorrow's the gem. At least per 06z NAM grids. That's d-slope, light wind, zero cloud, under +2 or 3C at 850 mb powdered MOS bust just add sun. Right now they are 64 to 66 around the BDL-ASH horn, but that reeks of 2 or 3 F bounce bust to me. Nice. establishing a precedence early to target butt fuck all weekends straight through to the Fall

Man the drought talk is out of control. Everything is pretty much at normal levels like the Quabbin. The same areas in supposed moderate drought.

Just give us thunder and like half an inch of rain. We could really benefit from it.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there! We should see a great weather day for all of you with highs in the mid 70's. There could be some showers developing late in the afternoon and into the evening. Back to cooler than normal temperatures the rest of the upcoming work week before we warm up by next weekend. Our best rain chances after later today will be Wednesday into Thursday.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there! We should see a great weather day for all of you with highs in the mid 70's. There could be some showers developing late in the afternoon and into the evening. Back to cooler than normal temperatures the rest of the upcoming work week before we warm up by next weekend. Our best rain chances after later today will be Wednesday into Thursday.

I am several days late, but hello.

Marine layer fog deck bunring off

Records: Highs: EWR: 93 (1979) NYC: 94 (1979) LGA: 91 (1979) JFK: 90 (1979) Lows: EWR: 34 (1947) NYC: 36 (1966) LGA: 38 (1966) JFK: 34 (1966) Historical: 1905 - A deadly tornado hit the town of Snyder, OK, killing 87 persons. The tornado leveled 100 homes in Snyder, and destroyed many others. The large and violent tornado killed a total of 97 persons along its 40 miles path across southwestern Oklahoma. Its roar could reportedly be heard up to twelve miles away. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1906 : LATEST SNOW ON RECORD at the Washington Weather Bureau Office It snowed for 33 minutes and the temperature reached 79 °F the next day. 1945: A rare late season coastal storm dumped 7 inches of snow on Portland, ME and 0.3 inches of snow fell at Fort Wayne, IN; their latest measurable snow. 1953: Four F4 tornadoes touched down in parts of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. One F4 tornado moved northeast from northeast of Fountain City, WI to Colburn, WI. Total damage from this tornado was $1 million dollars and it caused 10 injuries. The second F4 tornado moved from 5 miles southwest of Chester, IA to 4 miles northeast of Chatfield, MN. One man was killed as his barn was destroyed one mile southeast of Wykoff. A rural school was leveled 3 miles south of Chatfield as well. The third F4 tornado moved northeast and passed about 2 miles northwest of St. Charles, MN. Farms were torn up all along the track. An infant was killed and 4 other people were injured in a car that was thrown 100 feet. Overall this tornado killed one person and injured 11 people. The final F4 tornado moved across Rusk, Price, and Taylor counties in Wisconsin. Over $150,000 worth of damage resulted. An F3 tornado moved northeast across Clayton County, Iowa. At least 60 head of cattle were killed. A farmer was carried 700 feet, but suffered only minor injures. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1963: Record Maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 95 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1966 - Morning lows of 21 degrees at Bloomington-Normal and Aurora, IL, established a state record for the month of May. (The Weather Channel) 1970: A very powerful tornado struck the city of Lubbock, TX, killing 26 people, injuring more than 500 others, and causing $135 million dollars damage. It was the most destructive tornado of record up until that time, and came on the 17th anniversary of the twister which struck Waco, TX killing 114 people. A second tornado killed two others people in Lubbock, and the two tornadoes damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of the city. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1977: On May 9th and 10th Boston, MA had 0.5 inches of snow the most in 24 hours for May and heavy snow over the interior MA.(Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) This storm, which began on the 9th, was an elevation storm. 20 inches of snow fell at Norfolk, CT (elevation 1,337 feet) while downtown Hartford received only 1.2 inches. The highest total occurred at Slide Mountain, NY (elevation 2,600 feet) with 26 inches falling. Extensive damage to trees and power lines occurred with 500,000 people without power following the storm. This was the first May snow in 107 years of records at Boston, MA although only 0.5 inches fell there. However, in the nearby suburb of Bedford, 9.5 inches fell. Worcester, MA recorded 12.7 inches, the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA measured 7.8 inches, and Providence, RI had 7 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1982: An F3 tornado was first sighted six miles west of Tintah, MN. Two farms sites were damaged west of Tintah. Nearly one dozen farm buildings were destroyed and 50 cows were killed. Hail as large as softballs preceded the tornado into Tintah where there was extensive damage. A school and church received heavy damage, two railroad cars were overturned, homes and grain buildings were damaged and utility poles and trees were up rooted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Summer-like "Father's Day" type weather prevailed in the north central and western U.S. for "Mother's Day", as seventeen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Jamestown ND soared to a record high of 96 degrees. Thunderstorms along the Central Gulf Coast deluged Lillian AL with 14.5 inches of rain, and nearby Perdido Key FL with 12.8 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced hail and high winds over the Atlantic Coast Region and the Gulf Coast States marking the end of a five day episode of severe weather associated with a cyclone tracking out of the Great Basin into southeastern Canada. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front crossing the Plateau Region produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Butte MT, and gusts to 77 mph at Choteau MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A spring storm produced heavy snow in Upper Michigan and eastern Wiscosin. Totals ranged up to 12 inches at Marquette MI, with eight inches reported at Muskego WI and Hartford WI. The heavy wet snow, and winds gusting to 35 mph, damaged or destroyed thousands of trees, and downed numerous power lines. Total damage from the storm was more than four million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1991: Severe thunderstorms blasted western Texas and Nebraska. 15 tornadoes were reported in western Texas. Three miles northwest of Lazbuddie, a complex of 5 tornadoes touched down within 10 minutes of one another. This consisted of the main funnel, rated an F2 and 4 'satellite' tornadoes that rotated around the main vortex at a distance of about a quarter of a mile. Hail 6 inches in diameter broke many windshields and did extensive damage to roofs in Pyote, TX. 5-inch hailstones fell from a supercell thunderstorm near Crawford, NE. Shreveport LA eclipsed their annual average rainfall for the year as 45 inches of rain had fallen by this date. The normal for an average year is only 43.84 inches. This was the earliest date the average annual rainfall total had been surpassed. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1996: Graduation ceremony was ready to commence when softball hail struck Howard College at Big Spring, TX. Skylights on the coliseum roof were shattered sending glass falling onto the floor that would have been filled with graduates just a few minutes later. A Boy Scout caravan of 5 vehicles was pummeled by 5 inch diameter hail. The hail knocked out every window in every vehicle. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2003: South and Central United States: More tornadoes, 412, strike the United States during this stretch than any other ten-day period since records began in 1950. A total of 42 storm-related deaths were reported. (Ref. WxDoctor)Three teenagers ran into a home near Argle, Iowa as an F2 tornado neared; two went to an interior bathroom, the other under stairs. The home was turned 120° and moved approximately 25 to 40 feet before being stopped by three large trees-which likely save teens from injury/death. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2012 Accord Pub. 2011, USA) 2008: Picher, OK reeling from years of accumulated toxic slag, was dealt a death blow by an EF4 tornado which killed 6, hurt 150. The same storm killed 12 in MO’s Newton County, including a firefighter who was storm spotting, and 5 people on their way to a wedding.(Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2010: May Tornado Outbreak- On May 10, Oklahoma experienced its largest tornado outbreak since 1999, with 55 tornadoes, two of which were rated EF4. The tornadoes, which caused severe damage in the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City and near Norman, took 3 lies, injured 81 people, and caused $2 billion: in insured losses. . Ironically, both EF4 tornadoes struck Norman, Oklahoma, home of the Storm Prediction Center and the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Fourteen additional tornadoes hit Oklahoma during May 11-13. (Ref. Weatherwise U.S. Weather Highlights of 2010 page 4 and 6 ) 2018: the hail storm that started at 1627 and ended at 1631. The largest hail was 0.5 inches and the smaller hail was about 0.3 inches. The hail came at rapid rate making the ground white in about 2 to 3 minutes and striped leaflets on the tomato plant and breaking he terminal growth bud and breaking a few compound leaves. This image was taken during the time it was hailing and the image appear foggy! (Ref. L. Koontz) (Ref. Video by L. Koontz)

57 / 55 marine fog to burn off and setup a nice 6 hours of sunny / warm mothers day before clouds / cooler return for the week. Mon - Wed and Thu - cool / cloudy and wet 0.50 - 0.75. Tuesday brief reprieve. By Friday we should be setting up an overall nice period next weekend with moderation to a warmer and persistently above normal period by the 19th. The period 17 - 24 could see next shot at >80 and 90s. Ridge into the east to close the month on a warm to hot aide.

.38" here last 24 hours. Some winners and losers across the area.

Yes I seen that too and there was one in Lebanon County also. Shame as most of these orchards these people own are their only source of income.

Might be seeing the formulation of a heat wave in the D9-12 range. Obviously, given that time range this is highly speculative... but it is speculation born of recent clad trends from both the index suggestions, and these operational versions. More so the Euro and CMC, but at least ( shockingly so) the GFS is willing to let go of the winter anchoring curvature characterization of the hemisphere in lieu of more seasonally appropriate retreat of the polar jet. Anyway, the polar indices are non-interfering, whist the PNA goes negative and once into deep May+ ... any time really, but that is am early warm departure signal. CMC is a Sonoran heat release, btw Heat wave in the extended or not, there are really coherent seasonal changes occurring this week in the general tapestry of the guidance. It's always interesting to me to track these trigger weeks, year to year. They come at different times.... some years earlier or later. It's basically when blue line on the charts escape to deep Canada, and the gradient in the non-hydrostatic heights ( the other lines ) slacken in gradient. This next 60 or 72 hours could very well be the last of the frost risk trough incursions, Lakes to NE region..