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Another 1 - near 2 inches being forecast as rain continues to add up

17 minutes ago, Dark Star said:

I think I heard two hurricanes in the early to mid 1900s (one might have been Hazel?) each cut a new inlet through the barrier Islands in New Jersey?

Good read

https://www.njweather.org/content/new-jersey-hurricane-hunting-brief-recap-small-state’s-big-hurricane-history

1982 

NYC:

https://abc7ny.com/blizzard-of-1982-spring-april-6-snow-storm/6081823/

NJ:

https://www.app.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2025/04/02/nj-weather-snowstorm-april-1982-snowstorm-new-jersey/82774409007/

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/07/nyregion/rare-april-blizzard-punishes-metropolitan-new-york.html

NYC

April 6, 1982 : 9.6 inches of snow

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 83 (2023)
NYC: 80 (2023)
LGA: 80 (1947)
JFK: 74 (2023)


Lows:

EWR: 17 (1982)  Blizzard
NYC: 21 (1982)
LGA: 22 (1982)
JFK: 20 (1982)

Historical:

1936 - A tornado outbreak in the Deep South resulted in a total of 446 deaths and eighteen million dollars damage. It was a "Tale of Two Cities". During the evening of the 5th a tornado hit Tupelo MS killing 216 persons, injuring 700 others, and causing three million dollars damage. The next morning the paths of two tornadoes met about 8:30 AM and cut a swath four blocks wide through Gainesville GA killing 203 persons, injuring 934, and causing thirteen million dollars damage. Eight to ten feet of debris filled the streets following the storm. At least 70 persons died in the Cooper Pants Factory, the greatest tornado toll of record for a single building. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1983 - The temperature at Denver, CO, dipped to a record cold seven degrees above zero. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Rain and melting snow caused flooding from New England to Ohio. Flooding in the Merrimack Valley of Massacusetts was the worst in fifty years, causing forty-two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - A powerful storm produced wind gusts to 75 mph around Chicago, IL, and wind gusts to 92 mph at Goshen IN. The high winds created twenty-five foot waves on Lake Michigan. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in California. Afternoon highs of 91 degrees in Downtown San Francisco, 93 degrees at San Jose, 98 degrees at San Diego, 103 degrees at Santa Maria, 104 degrees at Riverside, and 106 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Snow developed in the northeastern U.S. for the second time in the month. In Virginia, a heavy wet snow blanketed northern and central sections of the Shenandoah Valley, and eastern foothills, with up to 12 inches reported around Harrisonburg. Heavy snow also blanketed the high elevations of West Virginia, with 10 inches reported at Snowshoe. An inch of snow at Syracuse NY raised their total for the winter season to a record-tying 161.3 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2005 - Thunderstorms erupted and produced severe weather including 32 reports of tornadoes, most of which touched down in Mississippi and Louisiana. Between 20 and 25 homes were destroyed and 7 people were injured. Mississippi governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency (CNN).

45 / 45 clouds and some drizzle.  More of the same today, 10 degrees warmer than Saturday with low - mid 50s.   Lingering clouds and showers Monday.  See some sun on Tue and Wed but both days cooler as trough moves into the northeast.  Clouds by Thuesday with rain again Friday into the next weekend 4/12 - 4/14.   A bit warmer by mid month but nothing currently indicating a sustained warmer pattern.  

After an overnight high of 59 here only 48 during the day. 0.09 of rain.

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  83 (1985)
NYC: 80 (1928)
LGA:  74 (1989)
JFK: 73 (1988)

Lows:

EWR: 23 (1995)
NYC: 20 (1874)
LGA: 25 (1995)
JFK: 24 (1995)

Historical:

1815: The Tambora Volcano in Java began erupting on this day. A few days later on the 10, Tambora produced the largest eruption known on the planet in the last 10,000 years. Ash from the volcano would circle the globe, blocking sunlight and leading to the unusually cold summer in 1816. On 6/6/1816, snow would fall as far south of Connecticut with some places in New England picking up 10 inches. On July 4th, 1816, the temperature at Savannah GA plunged to 46 degrees. Eastern North America and Europe had freezing nighttime temperatures in August.

1936: Approximately 454 people were killed in the second-deadliest tornado outbreak ever in U.S. More than 12 twisters struck Arkansas to South Carolina. An estimated F5 tornado cut a path 400 yards wide through the residential section of Tupelo, Mississippi. At least 216 people were killed, and 700 were injured. The tornado had a 15-mile long path and did $3 million in damage. One of the survivors in Tupelo was a baby of an economically strapped family who had an infant they'd recently named Elvis Aaron Presley. Gainesville, Georgia had at least 203 fatalities and 934 injuries from an estimated F4 tornado that occurred early the following morning. 

1945 - The temperature at Eagles Nest, NM, plunged to 45 degrees below zero to establish an April record for the United States. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1955 - The Northern Rockies and the Northern High Plains were in the midst of a four day storm which produced 52 inches of snow at Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. (David Ludlum)

1972 - A tornado, 500 yards wide at times, touched down at a marina on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, and then tore through Vancouver WA killing six persons, injuring 300 others, and causing more than five million dollars damage. It was the deadliest tornado of the year, and the worst of record for Washington. (The Weather Channel)

1982 - An unprecedented April blizzard began in the northeastern U.S. One to two feet of snow fell across Massachusetts and Connecticut, and up to 26 inches was reported in Maine. New York City received a foot of snow. Winds reached 70 to 80 mph during the storm, and the storm also produced numerous thunderstorms, which contributed to the heavy snow. (Storm Data)

1987 - A storm produced unprecedented April snows in the central Appalachians. Mount Mitchell NC received 35 inches of snow, and up to 60 inches (six feet) of snow was reported in the mountains along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. The total of 25 inches at Charleston WV easily surpassed their previous record for the entire month of April of 5.9 inches. The 20.6 inch total at Akron OH established an all-time record for that location. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thirty-nine cities across the eastern half of the country reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a reading of 91 degrees. Laredo TX was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Santa Maria CA and 105 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in southern Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, and north central and northeastern Texas. Thunderstorms spawned a dozen tornadoes in Texas, including one at Fort Worth which caused a million dollars damage. There were nearly one hundred reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorms in Texas produced hail three and a half inches in diameter west of Fort Worth, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Cross Plains. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

55 / 37 and cloudy.  Rain, showers throughout the day with the heaviest staying north. Similar Sunday and Monday with 0.50 - an inch in the heavier spots of rainfall through Monday morning.  Trough into the northeast for an overall cooler period 4/8 - 4/14 with the next shot rain Friday into next weekend.  Cut off mid month looks less intense on the last 2 days of data and a gradual warm up should follow next weekends unsettled weather, although no major sustained much above normal temps look likely through the next 10 days - 2 weeks.
 

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22 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Chris, do you have the earliest and latest 90 degrees for JFK too? I wonder if 2002 had the earliest 90 degrees at Central Park.  I'm pretty sure the latest 90 degrees happened in October a few years ago.

 

JFK
April 12, 1977 : 90
Oct 8, 2007: 90

NYC:

April 7, 2010 : 92
Oct 17, 1938: 90

0.22 in the bucket from storms early morning.

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 82 (1950)
NYC: 80 (1892)
LGA: 76 (2010)
JFK: 73 (2010)

Lows:

EWR: 23 (1954)
NYC: 21 (1874)
LGA: 24 !(1954)
JFK: 29 (1995)

Historical:

1804 - A large tornado crossed six Georgia counties killing at least eleven persons near Augusta. (David Ludlum)

1933 - Pigeon River Bridge, MN, reported 28 inches of snow, which established the state 24 hour snowfall record. (4th-5th) (The Weather Channel)

1973 - Sandia Crest, NM, reported a snow depth of 95 inches, a record for the state of New Mexico. (The Weather Channel)

1983 - Colorado was in the midst of a three day winter storm. Buckhorn Mountain, located west of Fort Collins, received 64 inches of snow. (Storm Data)

1987 - Rains of five to eight inches drenched eastern New York State, and ten persons were killed in a bridge collapse over Schoharie Creek. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Sunny and warm weather prevailed across the nation. Fort Smith AR reported a record high of 90 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Southern Appalachians. The thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes, including one which caused two million dollars damage at Baldwin AL. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 90 mph at Bremen GA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - A deep low pressure system in northern New York State brought heavy snow to parts of western and central New York during the day. The snowfall total of 5.8 inches at Buffalo was a record for the date, and 9.5 inches was reported at Rochester. Snowfall totals ranged up to 11 inches at Warsaw. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

61 / 59  clouds and some showers and storms rolled through earlier.   Mainly cloudy and warm in the 60s today, any larger breaks in the clouds could push 70 in spots. Not a good period for baseball. Cooler Saturday with later in the day rain and showers developing.   Sunday looks similar cloudy cool and showers/drizzle.  Drier and cooler by Monday PM with trough into the northeast 4/8 - 4/12.   Next weekend looks like a return to showers and warmer temps.  Mid month could see cutoff into the northeast which guidance eased on last night but still feasible.  Overall  4/5 - 4/15 looks below normal.

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72 (from 73) with sun poking through.

15 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

almost 20 inches in that storm in Philly!

heavy rain into monmouth

NYC  Easter Snow

April, 3 1915 : 10 inches of snow - largest of the season

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:

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

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)

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.

50 / 49 clouds and some light drizzle.  Warm and wet-ish Thu - Sun.  Clouds will limit temps under the ridge.  0.50- 1 inch the next 4- 5 days.  Trough into the north east 4/8 - 4/12  keeping it below normal.  Moderation but could be by way of onshore /easterly flow from cut off by mid month.  Not a good opening weekend for baseball in Queens.

38 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Tony please check these:

 

Lows:

EWR: 28 (2021)
NYC: 22 (2019) -- 1919 -- 
LGA: 29 (2021)
JFK: 27 (1964)

 

Are you sure about the 22 in NYC on this date in 2019? I don't remember anything that extreme and I think EWR and the other airports would have record lows in 2019 on this date too if the NYC number was correct, Tony.

 

Thnks it is s typo- 1919 is the corrwct 

NYC  

April 2, 2018:  5.5 inches of snow

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 83 (1967)
NYC: 81 (1967)
LGA: 79 (1967)
JFK: 73 (1986)

Lows:

EWR: 28 (2021)
NYC: 22 (1919)
LGA: 29 (2021)
JFK: 27 (1964)

Historical:

1975 - The northeastern U.S. was in the grips of a severe storm which produced hurricane force winds along the coast, and two to three feet of snow in Maine and New Hampshire. Winds atop Mount Washington NH gusted to 140 mph. (David Ludlum)

1975 - The biggest snowstorm of record for so late in the season paralyzed Chicago, IL. Up to 20 inches of snow fell in extreme northeastern Illinois, and 10.9 inches of snow closed Chicago's O'Hare Airport. (The Weather Channel)

1982 - Severe thunderstorms spawned fifty-six tornadoes in the central U.S., including seventeen in the Red iver Region of Texas and Oklahoma. The tornadoes claimed thirty lives, and injured 383 other persons. A violent tornado near Messer OK left only the carpet tack strips on the slab of a house it destroyed, and carried a motel sign thirty miles. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

1987 - Eleven cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Tallahassee with a reading of 31 degrees. The low of 48 degrees at Key West smashed their previous record for the date by 13 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced up to nine inches of rain around New Orleans LA causing 18 million dollars damage. A tornado caused three million dollars damage at Slidell LA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Strong and gusty winds prevailed from California to Colorado and Wyoming. Winds gusted to 50 mph at Lancaster CA, and reached 85 mph at Berthoud Pass CO. Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in the Colorado Rockies. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in North Carolina and Virginia during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail, and spawned a tornado near Chester VA which caused half a million dollars damage. A storm system produced snow and gale force winds across northern Michigan, with 8.3 inches of snow reported at Marquette. Temperatures in the north central U.S. soared from morning lows in the 20s and 30s to afternoon highs in the 60s and 70s. Eight cities reported record highs for the date, including Havre MT with a reading of 77 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2005 - Heavy rainfall in the Northeast produced flooding in parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Severe flooding along the Delaware River forced the evacuation of 6,000 residents in New Jersey and over 5,700 in Pennsylvania during the weekend of the 2nd-3rd. Around 3,200 homes in New Jersey were damaged, while one fatality was reported in New York (Associated Press).

2006 - Tornadoes and hail as big as softballs ripped through eight Midwestern states, killing at least 27 people, injuring scores and destroying hundreds of homes. In Tennessee, tornadoes killed 23 people, including an infant and a family of four. Severe thunderstorms, many producing tornadoes, also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong wind was blamed or at least three deaths in Missouri. The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. The worst damage occurred throughout the Tennessee Valley.

2015 - Late night severe storms produced 80 to 100 mph straight-line winds that caused extensive damage from Hutchinson to Newton and Wichita. An 89 mph wind gust was reported at the Kansas Aviation Museum located in southeast Wichita. (NWS, Wichita, KS)

41 / 20 off a low of 33.   Yoyo pattern continues.  Cool and upper 40s today with sunshine.   Not much sunshine the next 4days.  Warm and cloudy and wet with 0.50 - an inch of rain between Thurs and Sunda.  Not a good home opener weather for the Mets.  Any sunshine gets well into the 70s tomorrow and Sunday.  Wettest day looks to be Sat.     Big ridge into the west and subsequent trough into the Northeast 4/8 - 4/12 much cooler - frost/freezes 4/8-4/10.   Beyond there should moderate with a chance of a cutoff low by mid month.