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Dam…that ain’t any fun..certainly not a “Good Friday” there.

Records: Highs: EWR: 81 (1967) NYC: 81 (1981) LGA: 77 (1967) JFK: 75 (1967) Lows: EWR: 24 (1954) NYC: 24 (1954) LG: 25 (1954) JFK: 29 (2008) Historical: 1898: A snowslide near Chilkoot Pass, AK in the Yukon during the Gold Rush buried 142 people and killed 43 others. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1901: Storm with a barometer reading of 29.10 at WBO and gave Baltimore 2.80 inches of rain. 1915: Richmond, VA had a high temperature for the day of only 37 °F matching the coldest April day on record (records since 1897). The other date with a 37 °F maximum was April 8th, 1972. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 1932: 19 inches of snow fell at State College in Centre County, PA. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1936: St. Louis, MO dropped to 20°; their lowest April temperature on record. Sioux Falls, SD dropped to 4°; their coldest temperature ever recorded for the month of April. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1955 - Record snows fell in north central Wyoming and south central Montana. Billings MT received a storm total of 42.3 inches, and on the 4th reported a record snow depth of 35 inches. Sheridan WY established a 24 hour snowfall record of 26.7 inches. (2nd-4th) (The Weather Channel) 1974 - A "Super-Outbreak" of tornadoes ravaged the Midwest and the eastern U.S. Severe weather erupted early in the afternoon and continued through the next day. Severe thunderstorms spawned 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Michigan, most of which occurred between 1 PM (CST) on the 3rd and 1 AM on the 4th. The tornadoes killed 315 persons, injured 5300 others, and caused 600 million dollars damage. Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio were especially hard hit in the tornado outbreak. One tornado destroyed half of the town of Xenia OH killing 34 persons. Another tornado, near the town of Stamping Ground KY, produced a path of destruction a record five miles in width. A tornado raced through Guin AL at a speed of 75 mph. Two powerful tornadoes roared across northern Alabama during the early evening hours, killing fifty persons and injuring 500 others. Some rescue vehicles responding to the first tornado were 1975: A severe early spring storm over the northeastern U.S. began on this date and blasted the area for the next three days. Wind gusts reached 87 mph at West Harpswell, ME and Boston, MA recorded its lowest April pressure on record with 28.68 inches of mercury. Hurricane force winds along the coast produced tides 2 to 4 feet above normal flooding. Winds atop Mount Washington, NH gusted to 140 mph. 1 to 4 feet of snow fell from western New York to northern Maine with the higher elevations receiving the most. Sioux City, IA plunged to -2°; their coldest April temperature on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - A storm in the southeastern U.S. produced a trace of snow at Mobile, AL, one inch at Jackson MS, and two inches at Meridian MS, the latest snow of record for those three locations. Birmingham AL received seven inches of snow, and up to nine inches was reported in northeast Alabama. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - A wind gust to 114 mph was clocked at Ann Arbor, MI, during a tornadic thunderstorm. Thunderstorms in Michigan and Indiana spawned five tornadoes that Easter Sunday, and also produced golf ball size hail. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern Plains to the southern and central Appalachians. The thunderstorms spawned twenty tornadoes, including one which caused eight million dollars damage at Fort Branch IN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Rain and snow prevailed in the northeastern U.S., with snow reported in New York State. Boston MA was soaked with 2.91 inches of rain during the day and night, and up to half a foot of snow blanketed the hills of Steuben County NY that Tuesday night. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1996: Marquette, MI recorded 12.6 inches of snow on this day to raise its seasonal snowfall to 250.8 inches, the city's snowiest winter ever until 1997. The old record was 243.8 inches set back in 1981-82. The snowfall for the month now stood at 43.4 inches, the snowiest April on record for the city as well. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2004: A supercell thunderstorm formed near Eunice, NM, and drifted into Gaines County, Texas. Hail, mainly nickel-to-baseball-size, fell on US-62/180 10-22 miles W of Seminole, TX, for 1 hr 6 min. Hail accumulated (on the flat) to a depth of 1.5 feet closing the highway. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2005: Heavy snow from a slow moving cut off low began to wind down over Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York. Two day snowfall totals included 29 inches at Colt Station, PA, 26.5 inches at Stockton, NY, 24.8 inches at Thompson, OH, and 18 inches at Erie, PA. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2008 - An EF-1 tornado knocks down numerous tress and powerlines, destroys homes in Leawood and Cammack Village and passes directly over the Little Rock National Weather Service office. Six tornados were confirmed in central Arkansas, but no fatalities were reported.

43 / 42 still ENE winds. Flow comes around and we'll see how long it takes to clear out and burn off the muck. If sooner, low - mid 70s in the warm spots if longer, stuck in the 60s. More clouds Saturday but still warm, could be similar to Wed if we clear enough temps will easily exceed the 60s/low 70s. Easter more clouds / showery warm in the 60s. Front later Easter leaving way to a overall cooler but near normal Mon - Wed. Beyond there ridge builds east by later next week and into next weekend with an overall warmer through and beyond with the next chance of very warm in the 4/10 - 4/15 period. Also looking below avg on the rainfall with the main rainfall staying west of us.

Would not be surprised to see some accumulating snow for the ski areas up north Tuesday

Life is to short to be miserable, but that’s something only you can decide,

The warmest weather here will be overnight tonight.

The more I dig I guess they’re just grey squirrels with a red tail variation.

Looking like more opportunities for beneficial rains through the 10 day period. Luv 2c it.

I saw one right outside yesterday. In fact, I think I've seen a quite a few of these recently

Boy it sure doesn't feel like it's gonna be a +17° day. 37° with dense fog isn't encouraging.

I hope so. My pastures are coming back ok, but cool and wet would help.

Going over seasonal forecasting stuff in my and lecture video was about all the different tools and such, professor showed an example of the CANSIPS for next winter and right away that look reminded me of 1957-1958...maybe even a bit of 1968-1969 . It will be interesting to see where we head, not just in terms of ENSO but PDO/AMO as well...we may very well be in the beginning of a long-term shift in both basins

WB latest EURO weeklies forecast cool and wet for mid April to mid May.

We’ve been running +15-25 so frequently I think people forget our normal high is still in the 60s here and April is not a summer month! Just a wild anomalous pattern

Feels like I’ve moved to Seattle. Will we ever see the sun again?

1963-1964 and 1968-1969 were truly high-end winters around here.....1986-1987 was good, and 2015-2016 and 1972-1973 were bad. Goes along with my early hedge that anything sub-super El Nino will be good. I just can not fathom another extremely -PDO +ENSO like 1972-1973 and 2023-2024. I would be absolutely stunned if we see another one that extreme at this point. 2015-2016 is a valid concern, but I would be modestly surprised if this one gets that strong. Again, the largest risk is a 1991-1992/1994-1995/2006-2007 type of season that combined a modest -PDO with an extremely hostile polar domain. 1991-1992 was the most hostile, as the latter two at least offered a late window of opportunity.

Have you considered the possibility that this next El Nino ends up BEING accompanied by a modest +PDO?

been a great spring, get your head checked mate

Ass

Warm spots in NJ could make another run on 80° today if they can clear out enough this afternoon following the 80° on Wednesday and the cool down yesterday.

With a little taste of the dews as well.

We could use some sunny skies, 43 degrees this morning.

Physical pain is a part of it for me. With a (removed) thyroid, and not being able to regulate it with levothyroxine for some reason, the cold hits hard for me. One of the effects of my condition is cold intolerance. Some of the others is depression/anxiety, muscle aches, and extreme fatigue. So my general distain for winter, plus the physical issues, and mental depression makes for a rough time for me. And before anyone says "move", if I could, I would, but as many of you know, my wife won't leave here for ANY reason, so I'm stuck unless I leave her.