LibertyBell

Yes, I enjoy April snow more than March snow too lol. I think the atmosphere needs to reload after a snowy February so March is often skipped over. When we get a lot of snow in March it's often after a lackluster mild winter (the 1950s are a great example of this.) It's either that or December and January have been mild and the snow season really gets going later on after January 20th and lasts through March (2014-15 was like this.) Or if it's a really great winter with a lot of snow in every month then the pattern reloads during an extended multiweek thaw in January (1966-67 and 1995-96 were like this.) It's the same reason why a snowy November usually means the first half of winter will be a dud, the pattern needs to reload (2012-13 was like this.)

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) So we can get suppression even in April ;-)

Interesting how 1967 went from record cold and snow to record highs the last two days Tony.

we've officially gone past +1.5C a few years ahead of time.

too early for planting either way, although I have a large cluster of daffodils in my back yard now (6 have already flowered.)

thinking of 2002-03 which was one of our best

moderate can also be very good (also depends on other factors).

it's interesting with such a strong ridge we're not going to get all that warm. What kind of ridge did we have in April 2002 that caused that amazing heat? And in April 2010 when we had our earliest 90 degree day (92) on record?

Around the 10th? We're going to need an exceptional airmass. I would bet on not getting to freezing but maybe 35-36 or so. That can happen a lot this time of year in a cold airmass.

it's been raining most of the morning, I woke up to drip drip drip lol. For me a sucky day this time of year is overcast and damp regardless of temperatures. A good day is blue skies and sunshine regardless of temperatures (it's never going to be all that cold during the day this time of year unless there's an April 1982 kind of airmass which never happens anymore.)

wow and Tampa's record is from a much hotter year overall, 1991 had one of our hottest summers on record. Tampa could experience its earliest four-day heatwave on record during April 2-5. The existing record is April 26-29, 1991.

I'd worry a lot more about historic flooding. No one deserves what the midwest and south are going to get over the next few days.

Historically going through our precipitation record, that's the only time we have had less than 30 inches of rainfall. A couple of times we have had between 35-40 inches of rainfall so that's our lower baseline in our new climate. As we've seen with historic flooding, this kills far more people than a year with between 35-40 inches of rain. It's why the predictions are so dire for the midwest and south, historic flooding is one of the top killers =\

this morning right up until 2 pm was absolutely wonderful with lots of sunshine and blue skies. 70s are good but 70s with rain and overcast skies suck.

I dont think that's even possible. The worst drought we had was in 1965 I think

at 2 pm the clouds are finally here. No more sun until Monday? =\

it started last fall, Ray.

higher winds kept the mins higher

It's definitely coming down now, the drier weather starting last fall and the weird hurricane season are sure signs of it, so are the cold but dry winter.

I think that has to do with the wind. Reservoirs have been reported as being around 90% What do you find more damaging a short term drought (that's coming to an end now) or a big flood? I say flood, we've seen the horrible destruction flooding has done to NJ over the past few years.

https://www.birdfy.com/blogs/blogs/are-crows-as-smart-as-a-7-year-old-human However, a 2020 study found that the fibers and circuitry in the bird pallium are organized similarly to the mammalian neocortex, with both horizontal and vertical fibers. This similarity helps explain bird intelligence. Initially, birds were thought incapable of such intelligence due to their small brain size. Yet, it's not just the absolute size of an animal's brain that matters but the brain-to-body ratio. Crows have relatively large brains compared to their body size. In mammals, species with larger brains include humans and dolphins, while in birds, it's parrots and crows. Scientists have found that brain size alone isn’t the key factor; the density of neurons plays a crucial role. Dense neuron packing enhances communication between neurons. A 2016 study revealed that some birds, like crows, have twice as many neurons as primates with similarly sized brains, approaching the number found in larger primates. While these findings explain why crows are so intelligent, the reason behind this evolution remains unclear. Many bird species thrive with fewer neurons and less mental capacity, so why did crows evolve this way? One theory suggests it relates to their rearing environment. https://www.audubon.org/news/crows-understand-caw-se-and-effect A New Caledonian crow takes part in an experiment, testing whether it will use a solid or a hollow object to get to the piece of food that's floating in the water. All of the birds that participated correctly chose the solid object nearly 90 percent of the time. https://www.audubon.org/news/crows-understand-caw-se-and-effect https://www.bbcearth.com/news/are-ravens-as-smart-or-smarter-than-us https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77060-8 These birds have all the brains. It’s well known that ravens, crows, and other members of the corvid family are more brainbox than birdbrain. But scientists continue to be astounded by just how clever these avian Einsteins prove to be. One recent study claims that by four months old, ravens have full-blown cognitive skills and before reaching full maturity they can rival adult great apes. Another, indicates that problem-solving crows perform similarly to children under seven years of age. And what is more remarkable is the scope of intelligence that these feathered masterminds display… https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/birds/7-brainy-reasons-why-crows-and-ravens-are-smartest-birds-in-the-world-0952352/ Both birds are extremely intelligent for their body size, though, and extremely resourceful given they can only count on their bills to manipulate objects and the world around them. Yup, it’s easy to do smart things when you have opposable thumbs. 1. Crows and ravens use tools, but also make their own tools, sometimes using other tools they manufactured earlier ttps://www.statnews.com/2020/09/24/crows-possess-higher-intelligence-long-thought-primarily-human/?utm_content=buffer87cd6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter_organic https://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.abb1447 Now the birds can add one more feather to their brainiac claims: Research unveiled on Thursday in Science finds that crows know what they know and can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence and analytical thought long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals. A second study, also in Science, looked in unprecedented detail at the neuroanatomy of pigeons and barn owls, finding hints to the basis of their intelligence that likely applies to corvids’, too. “Together, the two papers show that intelligence/consciousness are grounded in connectivity and activity patterns of neurons” in the most neuron-dense part of the bird brain, called the pallium, neurobiologist Suzana Herculano-Houzel of Vanderbilt University, who wrote an analysis of the studies for Science, told STAT. “Brains can appear diverse, and at the same time share profound similarities. The extent to which similar properties present themselves might be simply a matter of scale: how many neurons are available to work.” https://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.abc5534 https://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.abe0536 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a34165311/crows-are-self-aware-like-humans/ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abb1447 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a41628165/synthetic-brain-plays-pong/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a22729544/were-about-to-find-out-if-crows-can-help-solve-our-litter-problem/ Crows Are Self-Aware Just Like Humans, And They May Be as Smart as Gorillas Studies show that crows have a high number of tightly packed neurons that process information, allowing them to work out complex tasks. By Caroline DelbertUpdated: Oct 28, 2022 1:47 PM EDT

The last drought map I looked at didn't have any drought conditions here and it was only borderline weak drought to our south. I'm not sure how much rain you need, but we have had above normal rainfall for 2+ months now. Average rainfall is just fine, I just don't like 4 days of sogginess one right after the other. We can get average rainfall with 1 inch of rain one day per week every week.

For your taxes right?

Human beings are a very stupid species. This is why I far prefer other animals.

It will be far before then, but we won't be on the planet in the 22nd century we will have left long ago for other worlds once we're done trashing this planet.