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Today highs / low (dep) (early morning highs) EWR: 51 / 42 (-10) NYC: 50 / 41 (-11)

Yeah no kidding but this exceeded rainfall totals at least for our area which im very thankful for.

Light rain here in NE CT, is this the northern Fringe?

Crazy, at least it's finally raining.

With OpenAI releasing Images 2.0, I decided to test it to make a poster depicting Winter 2025-2026. I used four of my photos and provided some content. I then prompted it to create a poster based on the images and textual content. Here's what it came up with: I also did the same with five photos I took at the New York Botanical Garden and The Cloisters. I asked for a highly creative arrangement where the tulip photos would comprise a tulip. All said, Image 2.0 is far more advanced than the preceding version.

Not even a tenth here for the 'event' No skeeters to worry about

Quite a beaut out there...42F/rain.

About 1/4” so far. Up to about 0.7” for the “event” with yesterday

@Ginx snewx

confirmed tornado SE of Wichita Falls TX

Nice! Got 1/2” here in my gauge as I did well after I posted my message. . Waiting for it to stop to take the dog on a walk.

Coming down good in Apex. Andy Dufrane mode.

Records: Highs: EWR: 91 (1960) NYC: 91 (1915) LGA: 88 (2009) JFK: 88 (1960) Lows: EWR: 34 (1936) NYC: 29 (1919) LGA: 36 (1971) JFK: 34 (2001) Historical: 1874: 15 inches of late-season snow fell in Newton, NJ. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1875 - New York City received three inches of snow, the latest measurable snow of record for that location. (David Ludlum) 1880: A violent tornado, at times up to 400 yards wide, swept away at least 20 homes in Macon, MS. Pieces of some of the homes were found 15 miles away. 22 people died and 72 were injured. Loaded freight cars were thrown 100 yards into homes. A cloth was carried for eight miles. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1898 - The temperature at Volcano Springs CA hit 118 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of April. (The Weather Channel) 1910 - Chicago, IL, was blanketed with 2.5 inches of snow, and a total of 6.5 inches between the 22nd and the 26th. It was the latest significant snow of record for the city. (The Weather Channel) 1912: Ponca City, OK was struck by an F4 tornado. One person was killed and 119 homes were damaged or destroyed. Dozens of oil derricks were flattened or twisted, southwest of town. The tornado was reportedly visible and audible for 20 miles. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1920 - Atlanta, GA, received 1.5 inches of snow, and experienced their latest freeze of record with a morning low of 32 degrees. The high of just 39 degrees was only their second daily high colder than 40 degrees in April. (The Weather Channel) 1925: The maximum temperature for the date is 96°F. at the Richmond International Airport and the highest for the month and also occurred on four other dates. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 1984 - A late season snowstorm struck the Northern Rockies and the Northern Plains. The storm produced some unsually high snowfall totals. The town of Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, was buried under 67 inches of snow. Red Lodge, located in the mountains of southern Montana, reported 72 inches of snow. Up to 60 inches blanketed the mountains of northern Wyoming. It was rated the worst late season storm of record for much of the affected area. (25th-28th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel) 1986: Chicago, IL recorded high temperatures of 90 °F on this date and the 26th. Besides setting back-to-back records on both dates, this was the second April in history to record temperatures of at least 90 °F on two days. The previous year was 1952. Quincy, IL set the high temperature record for April when the high reached 92°. Springfield, IL tied their April record with 90°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Low pressure off the coast of North Carolina produced heavy rain flooding creeks in the foothills and the piedmont area, before moving out to sea. The low pressure system also produced wind gusts to 50 mph in Virginia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms racing at 65 mph produced large hail in Alabama and Georgia. Hail damage in Alabama was estimated at fifty million dollars, making it their worst weather disaster since Hurricane Frederick in 1979. Hail three inches in diameter accompanied a tornado near Valdosta GA. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was reported south of Atlanta GA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced severe weather from North Carolina to Indiana and Ohio, with more than 70 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A strong (F-2) tornado hit Xenia OH injuring 16 persons and causing more than a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Texas to Nebraska. Thunderstorms spawned fifteen tornadoes, including a powerful (F-4) tornado near Weatherford TX. Between 3 PM and 8 PM, a storm complex tracking northeastward across central Kansas spawned four tornadoes along a 119-mile path from Ness to Smith Center, with the last tornado on the ground for 55 miles. Del Rio TX was raked with hail two inches in diameter, and wind gusts to 112 mph. Brown County and Commanche County in Texas were deluged with up to 18 inches of rain, and flooding caused more than 65 million dollars damage. Two dozen cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 87 degrees at Flint MI and 90 degrees at Alpena MI were records for April. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1994: Strong winds of 60 to 70 mph created dust storms that reduced visibilities to near zero over parts of southwest Kansas. A dust storm warning was issued which is extremely uncommon. Zero visibility in areas forced vehicles off roadways. A Kansas Highway Patrol spokesman was quoted as saying “it was parallel to whiteout in a snowstorm”. A tornado was reported in Dallas County, Texas killing three people and injuring 27. Damage totaled $200 million dollars. Further north, record rainfall occurred in parts of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The following locations had their wettest April day on record: Sparta, WI: 3.80", Hokah, MN: 3.55", La Crescent, MN: 3.43", Cashton, WI: 3.22", Ontario, WI: 3.00 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1996: International Falls, MN recorded 9.6 inches of snow in a late season snowstorm. This brought the city's seasonal snowfall to 116.0 inches. This broke the old seasonal snowfall record of 111.0 inches set in 1992-93. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1997: Amarillo, TX recorded 6.5 inches of snow for its greatest April snowstorm on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2008 - Anchorage, AK, receives a record 17.2 inches at the airport and 22 inches in northeast Anchorage from the 25th to 26th. The 15.5 inches on the 25th makes it the third most received on any one day in Anchorage.

Hmm

My AC has been on for weeks...

Just hit an inch here. This was a solid soaker. Wednesday into Thursday can be decent as well. Everything really greening up now. The crazy thing is that Friday is 5/1, and I don't have a single high temp above 60 after that. I hope it changes as we close in.

There is actual serious shit going on in the world. Plenty of incompetence. Maybe lighten up a bit with discourse on a damn weather forum. Take a deep breath. Chill.

Nice April showers this evening. Looking forward to the eventual warm up in May.

That's pretty typical around here. Sometimes we manage despite less than ideal patterns.

Red Sox Red Wedding… kill it all.

.43 and still raining.

Surface pressures in the wrong positions?

Not sure what ownership expected this year after doing barely anything worthwhile in the off-season. I suppose they should be playing .500 ball as opposed to 10-17..but these changes arent going to fix much

Ok, but there wasn't any "attitude". I even put a' LOL' in there. Not like I insulted a family member. FFS. And there is a history of this sort of overreaction with him. Damn. Bunch of snowflakes up in here. You are young, so I'll cut you a break with this silly ass post.

All this rain that NWS was forecasting for tonight went "poof."