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Records: Highs: EWR: 93 (2023) NYC: 91 (2023) LGA: 89 (2023) JFK: 82 (2023) Lows: EWR: 26 (1950) NYC: 26 (1950) LGA: 27 (1950) JFK: 27 (1950) Historical: 1851: "The Lighthouse Storm" of 1851 struck New England on this date. Heavy gales and high seas pounded the coasts of New Hampshire and eastern Massachusetts. The storm arrived at the time of a full moon and high tide producing unusually high storm tides. The storm was so named because it destroyed the lighthouse at Cohasset, MA. Two assistant lighthouse keepers were killed there when the structure was swept away by the storm tide. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1854: A major coastal storm dumped rain, sleet and snow across the East. 24 inches of snow fell in parts of northwestern New Jersey. Many ships were lost, including a passenger ship that broke up, killing 340 people. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1873 - A famous Easter blizzard raged across Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Gale force winds blew the wet snow into massive drifts, however there were few deaths due to the sparse population and due to the gradual increase of the storm. (David Ludlum) 1886 - A devastating tornado, 800 yards in width at times, cut a twenty mile path through Saint Cloud MN killing 74 persons. The bottom of the Mississippi River was said to have been seen during the tornado's crossing. Eleven persons were killed at a wedding party near the town of Rice. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1912: On her maiden voyage, the RMS Titanic rammed into an iceberg just before midnight. The "unsinkable ship" sank two hours and forty minutes later into the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland, Canada. Tragically, 1,517 passengers including the crew were lost. A nearby ship, the Carpathia, rushed to the Titanic and was able to save 706 people. 1921: THE GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOW ACCUMULATION IN U.S. HISTORY occurred at Silver Lake, CO as 75.8 inches fell on April 14th through the 15th. During the 32 hour period of more or less continuous snowfall from 1430 MST, April 14 to 2300 MST on April 15,1921 a record 95 inches was reported. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) (Ref. Monthly Weather Review page 38) 1922: The Mississippi River reached a record height of 21.3 feet at New Orleans, Louisiana, and the river was still rising, with the crest still a week away. Understandably, the City of New Orleans was nervous as reports of levees failing upriver reached the city. A crevasse below New Orleans would relieve the pressure on the town's strained levees on the 27th, spared the city from disaster. 1923: The 0.5 inches of snow fell in Washington DC is among the latest of DC snows. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1933: 35 inches of snow fell in Franklin, NH in 24-hours to set the state record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1935: Black Sunday refers to a particularly severe dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935, as part of the Dust Bowl. During the afternoon, the residents of the Plains States were forced to take cover as a dust storm, or "black blizzard," blew through the region. The storm hit the Oklahoma Panhandle and Northwestern Oklahoma first and moved south for the remainder of the day. It hit Beaver around 4:00 p.m., Boise City around 5:15 p.m., and Amarillo, Texas, at 7:20 p.m. The conditions were the most severe in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, but the storm's effects were felt in other surrounding areas. 1953: Opening Day at Fenway Park in Boston, MA was postponed by 2 inches of snow. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1960: The maximum temperature for the date is 91°F. in Washington DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1987 - A storm system moving slowly northeastward across the Middle Mississippi Valley produced severe thunderstorms which spawned three tornadoes around Ottumwa IA, and produced up to four inches of rain in southeastern Nebraska, flooding rivers and streams. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A weather disturbance off the southern coast of California brought parts of southern California their first rain in six weeks. Rain-slickened roads resulted in numerous accidents in southern California, including a ten car pile-up at Riverside. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Late afternoon thunderstorms in northern Florida soaked the town of Golden Gate with 4.37 inches of rain in about two hours, resulting in local flooding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in southeastern Texas during the mid morning hours. Thunderstorms produced dime size hail at Galveston, and wind gusts to 59 mph at Port Arthur. Afternoon thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana spawned tornadoes south of Bogalusa and at Rio. (Storm Data) 1996: An intense tornado touched down in the Ozark Mountains of Stone County, AR near Allison. It devastated a popular fishing campground, killing five vacationers. All deaths were in recreational vehicles along the banks of the White River. Just six minutes later, another tornado touched down in neighboring Izard County, destroying 11 homes and killing two people in two separate homes near Sylamore. Seven people were killed and 30 injured in the Arkansas tornadoes. Also on this date in western Kansas 10 inches of snow was reported in the Scott Lake State Park area bringing down some trees. Six to eight inches was reported in Healy, Manning and Scott City. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1999: On this date through the 15th, a spring storm dumped heavy snow over portions of the Colorado Rockies. Nearly two feet of snow fell in the foothills with 18 inches reported over the western and southern suburbs of Denver. The heavy snow alleviated drought conditions and associated high fire danger that prevailed during much of the winter season. Snowfall totals included: 22 inches at Coal Creek Canyon, 20 inches at Wondervu, 19 inches at Genesee, 17 inches near Evergreen, Nederland, Idaho Springs, and Tiny Town, 14 inches at Georgetown, 13 inches at Morrison, 10 inches at Sedalia, 9 inches in south Boulder, 8 inches at Highlands Ranch & Wheat Ridge and 7 inches at Littleton & Parker. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2019: Tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Henrico CO. VA on April 14 and the cold front and an associated thunderstorm passed at between 1:45 AM and 2:15 AM. Springfield Park had a wind gust of 35 mph at 1:55 AM and funnel clouds were reported in the area but no tornadoes reported. Parts of the area had straight line wind damage.The Story of Severe Weather in Henrico CO. VA

I was wondering about those... Don't have any around here in town, but they should be open with those maple flowers that give off that pleasant background aroma. I love that. Norway Maples are denoted an "invasive species" but they are kind of a welcome army in book.

It’s pruning season. This is where you properly trim them.

Not "right", just asking the question. But yeah, ... need to keep in mind 80 F is ahead of climo by a considerable margin. I've seen several of these since the big one, Mar 29/30/31 1998. We hovered around 90 those threed days of lore. Prior to that... never. I never had experienced, in my life, temperatures exceeding 80F prior to May 1sts. I've lived in two regions of the country in my time: SW lower Michigan; SNE. The climate of these two regions are quite similar. Variable, with cold winters, continental sub-tropical summers, wildly variant transition seasons in between. There are subtle differences... namely, winters tend to be drier out there, and perhaps a modestly colder but not sensibly or even geo-physically significantly different. SNE tends to more proficient snow fall when it is actually snowing. Then of course, Michigan deals with Lake Effect activity in the winters. I left the Michigan climate behind in 1984 as an early teenager. So obviously the ballast of my climate experiences in life are SNE at this point. That said, neither region did I experience or observe 80F prior to 1998. Since than, I've seen 80 to even 90F become "occasional" to Mar and Apr's. SO, tho it is way early ( still, with a light cough), it's happened enough for there to be some expectation to "get on with summer once winter ends". It's like we're in climate interpretive limbo

Full summer today-up to 77 already.

I know, sucks....it's close though

I think this year we see some action. In May. Although with these temperatures that may get pushed to April. Sent from my SM-S731U using Tapatalk

April 14 1983: A 'surprise' snowstorm covers east central Minnesota. The Twin Cities receives 13.6 inches, the all-time record for April. Brilliant blue skies and bright sun appear the next morning. 1886: The deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history rips through St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids, leaving 72 people dead. 80 percent of all buildings in Sauk Rapids would be leveled as the tornado's width expanded to 800 yards. As it crossed the Mississippi it knocked down two iron spans of a wagon bridge and local witnesses said the river was 'swept dry' during the tornado crossing. 300,000 dollars damage would occur in Sauk Rapids, only 4,000 dollars of which was insured. The forecast for that day was for local rains and slightly warmer with highs in the 50's. For Tuesday, April 14, 2026 1873 - A famous Easter blizzard raged across Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Gale force winds blew the wet snow into massive drifts, however there were few deaths due to the sparse population and due to the gradual increase of the storm. (David Ludlum) 1886 - A devastating tornado, 800 yards in width at times, cut a twenty mile path through Saint Cloud MN killing 74 persons. The bottom of the Mississippi River was said to have been seen during the tornado's crossing. Eleven persons were killed at a wedding party near the town of Rice. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A storm system moving slowly northeastward across the Middle Mississippi Valley produced severe thunderstorms which spawned three tornadoes around Ottumwa IA, and produced up to four inches of rain in southeastern Nebraska, flooding rivers and streams. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A weather disturbance off the southern coast of California brought parts of southern California their first rain in six weeks. Rain-slickened roads resulted in numerous accidents in southern California, including a ten car pile-up at Riverside. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Late afternoon thunderstorms in northern Florida soaked the town of Golden Gate with 4.37 inches of rain in about two hours, resulting in local flooding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in southeastern Texas during the mid morning hours. Thunderstorms produced dime size hail at Galveston, and wind gusts to 59 mph at Port Arthur. Afternoon thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana spawned tornadoes south of Bogalusa and at Rio. (Storm Data)

It’s gone next week so we enjoy now.

72. Norway maples early stages of leafing out.

Feels like it, it has that late June morning vibe, but the chorus of birds and landscape screams Spring...

Some signs of a pattern change, but I fear this will just keep getting kicked back

Today is a slog so far again. 58.9° and BKN skies

75 / 57 the 6.6 day strong warmup entering its peak mid 80s to low 90s in the area, with many records possible today- Friday. Cold front comes through at some point Sunday and could see a 30-40 degree swing from Sunday max to Monday lows (4/19) - (4/20). Storms could trend stronger for Sunday as well. Cooler next week with temps falling near to below noram as trough into the northeast - onshore flow backing in, we'll see if we turn wetter. Beyond there moderation as we approach early May. 4/13 - 4/19 : Warm to very warm +10 - +20 period, record warmth, first 90s, mainly dry 4/20 - 4/30 : Below normal overall - wetter 5/1 - beyond : Near normal - moderation

+DR(-RN) under overcast skies with a lake breeze and a 37 temp. ISH! But it is April (mud month). Most of the snow is gone except for some piles, and large drifts here in town. Montreal River over on the WI/UP MI border flooding right now, too, closing roads/bridges.

Rain shields holding strong through the end of the month

Agreed.

I think the big "concern" is clouds putting a lid on it... you could very well be right. Not bad for mid Napril

Man it’s summer

Funny how my early February long-term forecast verified: People were mad about it, but I could see the cold was on borrowed time. We had 3 months of solidly below average temperatures. Were people really expecting it to last a 4th or even 5th month? I can't remember the last time a cold pattern lasted that long. The last time we even had 3 months of solidly BN temperatures was January-March 2015, and you saw what happened in April and May. This March and April are mirroring the warmth of April and May 2015, as I thought would happen.

Interesting. 1972 was one of the coolest summers on record here.

Sunset in Dix Park in Raleigh:

His linear, arithmetic approach to the question is not how nature works. He doesn't appear even aware of "synergy" in the system, emergent properties of complex systems that are wholly dependent upon the interactions of products, that cannot be very coherently pre- assessed or predicted because they do not exist until they are manufactured by the system. A+B --> A' C+D --> C' ; A' + C' --> A'' where A'' is the synergistic bi-product. If we really wanna roll sleeves in how nature works, A, B, C, and D, are all partial derivatives occurring in time - it's really more like d(A)+d(B) --> A' d(C)+d(D) --> C' ; d(A') + d(C') --> A'' We've been talking about this for years at this point in here. The increased frequency of 'extra special' heat waves, Globally, surpassing all predictive tools ( sometimes by very large margins ), have already been denoted as "synergistic heat waves" in various climate publications/among the compendium of accredited sources. There's probably going to need some discrete reanalytic study, but it's much more likely that the heat in the SW U.S. during March was a phenomenon of this ilk.

Tornado, wind and hail upgrades for today:

“A strong MJO pulse (part of what helped spawn #Sinlaku) is traversing the Pacific and will move towards Central America. As a result, trade winds will slow across the Central and East Pacific in the next two weeks. I expect we will see some fairly rapid warming of ENSO 1+2 and ENSO 3 as a result, with a lot of sub-surface heat lurking from the last downwelling Kelvin Wave. On top of warming already ongoing, the East/Central Pacific may start to look very El-Niño-like shortly.”