April 2023

[MJO812]

2 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Huh? 

Take a drive somewhere

I'm about to go to NJ

[forkyfork]

ewr up to 2.71 from this round alone lol

[Rmine1]

3 hours ago, SRRTA22 said:

@Rmine1  most of the area got 1.5-2"+ lol  

 

Yeah, good stuff. More on the way! Only wish we could have over performed this winter, but it is what it is. 

[Stormlover74]

Wettest day at ewr in 18 months

[forkyfork]

2 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Wettest day at ewr in 18 months

tomorrow depends on where the training sets up but a total of 5" is not out of the question 

[jm1220]

Heavier shower just now but looks like sheet drizzle fest from here. Places around here seem to be around 1.5”.

We were due for the pendulum to yank back with our climo after the hot early April, and rather add up the rain and moisture now before what’s usually a dry summer on Long Island. 

[psv88]

32 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Take a drive somewhere

I'm about to go to NJ

Yup. Nothing like driving in a car in the rain with 2 young kids. 

[psv88]

1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

Heavier shower just now but looks like sheet drizzle fest from here. Places around here seem to be around 1.5”.

We were due for the pendulum to yank back with our climo after the hot early April, and rather add up the rain and moisture now before what’s usually a dry summer on Long Island. 

Would be nice if the rain fell during the week. Otherwise it’s fine 

[jm1220]

8 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Would be nice if the rain fell during the week. Otherwise it’s fine 

Not ideal for sure but if it helps avoid the burnt to a crisp lawns in a couple of months so be it I guess. Also gets rid of the pollen. Trying to think of silver linings lol. 

[bluewave]

Near record upper low for this time of year.

 

[Wxoutlooksblog]

2 hours ago, MJO812 said:

I have been wearing my coat 

I've been wearing my down jacket all week.

WX/PT

[forkyfork]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

tomorrow depends on where the training sets up but a total of 5" is not out of the question 

 

[Snowlover11]

hope we get slammed tomorrow too.  got my row boat just in case.

[SnoSki14]

16 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

 

We need this during hurricane season 

A few more inches and our yearly deficits will be gone. 

[forkyfork]

7 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

We need this during hurricane season 

A few more inches and our yearly deficits will be gone. 

looking juiced

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/satlooper.php?region=goes16-meso2&product=ir

[forkyfork]

up to 3.01 at ewr

[Rtd208]

Picked up 2.39" of rain so far today. 

Storm #1 total: 2.62"

[Rtd208]

Today actually feels more like a mid to late October day.

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

It’s still raining deceptively hard compared to the radar presentation. Low level moisture, like pouring drizzle. 

[Gravity Wave]

Yeah, it's pouring here and the radar looks very unimpressive.

18 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

It’s still raining deceptively hard compared to the radar presentation. Low level moisture, like pouring drizzle. 

 

[forkyfork]

21 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

It’s still raining deceptively hard compared to the radar presentation. Low level moisture, like pouring drizzle. 

use the terminal radars since their beams are closer to the ground

[dmillz25]

Just now, forkyfork said:

use the terminal radars since their beams are closer to the ground

Looks like bands of rain in that radar

[Brian5671]

heavy drizzle and wind here 48

[SACRUS]

Head to Cape May to escape the rain/raw day- beeen sunny there a couple of hours now

 

[Allsnow]

1.97 

[SACRUS]

Records:

 

Highs:

EWR: 91 (1974)
NYC: 89 (1974)
LGA: 88 (2017)

Lows:

EWR: 35 (1947)
NYC: 32 (1874)
LGA: 39 (1977)

 

Historical:

1905 - The town of Taylor, in southeastern Texas, was deluged with 2.4 inches of rain in fifteen minutes. (The Weather Channel)

1910 - The temperature at Kansas City, MO, soared to 95 degrees to establish a record for the month of April. Four days earlier the afternoon high in Kansas City was 44 degrees, following a record cold morning low of 34 degrees. (The Weather Channel) (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

1963 - A tornado, as much as 100 yards in width, touched down south of Shannon, MS. The tornado destroyed twenty-seven homes along its eighteen mile path, killing three persons. Asphalt was torn from Highway 45 and thrown hundreds of yards away. Little rain or snow accompanied the tornado, so it was visible for miles. (The Weather Channel)

1973 - The Mississippi River reached a crest of 43.4 feet, breaking the prevous record of 42 feet established in 1785. (David Ludlum)

1987 - A storm off the southeast coast of Massachusetts blanketed southern New England with heavy snow. Totals of three inches at Boston MA, 11 inches at Milton MA, and 17 inches at Worcester MA, were records for so late in the season. Princeton MA was buried under 25 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and high winds in central Texas. Baseball size hail was reported at Nixon, and wind gusts to 70 mph were reported at Cotulla. Heavy rain in Maine caused flooding along the Pemigewassett and Ammonoosuc Rivers. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Arkansas, Louisiana and eastern Texas, with more than 70 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Softball size hail was reported at Palestine TX. Hail as large as tennis balls caused ten million dollars damage around Pine Bluff AR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - A storm system crossing northern New Mexico blanketed parts of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Northern High Plains with heavy snow, and produced blizzard conditions in central Montana. Much of southern Colorado was buried under one to three feet of snow. Pueblo tied an April record with 16.8 inches of snow in 24 hours. Strong canyon winds in New Mexico, enhanced by local showers, gusted to 65 mph at Albuquerque. Afternoon temperatures across the Great Plains Region ranged from the 20s in North Dakota to 107 degrees at Laredo TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

[lee59]

2.03 inches of rain here.

[winterwx21]

4 hours ago, psv88 said:

Would be nice if the rain fell during the week. Otherwise it’s fine 

Great soaking for the garden and I'm glad we're wiping out the rainfall deficit, but yeah hopefully we won't have any more weekend washouts for awhile. I see 12z Euro took away the rain for next saturday. Hopefully the models are right about nice weather next weekend. Also looks as if we'll get back to nice temps in the 70s starting around next sunday. 

[Dark Star]

Seems like the only precip has been stuck in an area 25 miles surrounding the nyc metro, including Garwood NJ, not complaining though.  Thought it was going to stop hours ago...

[donsutherland1]

A storm continued to bring rain to the New York City area this evening. The largest amounts had fallen in a general area that included Newark and New York City.

Through 5 pm, New York City had seen 2.32" of rain. That easily surpassed the old daily mark of 0.91" from 1909. At Newark, 2.89" had fallen, washing away the daily record of 0.82" from 1958. Two-day rainfall at New York City (2.65") and Newark (3.30") was the highest two-day figure since October 26-27, 2021.

After a mainly cloudy and cool night with some drizzle and light rain, another moderate to significant rainfall is likely tomorrow into Monday. Coastal flooding could also be possible at times of high tide.

A cool pattern remains in place. That pattern will likely continue through the opening week of May. There remains some uncertainty beyond the first week of May, but support for a warming trend toward normal and then above normal during the second week of the month has increased.

April 2023 remains on a trajectory that will rank it among the 10 warmest Aprils on record in the northern Middle Atlantic region. The potential exists for some locations to challenge their warmest April on record. A cool end to the month won't be sufficient to avoid top 10 warmth.

The most recent April case to rank among the 10 warmest was:

Boston: 51.7°, 2019 (5th warmest)
Bridgeport: 54.0°, 2017 (1st warmest)
Islip: 51.9°, 2019 (6th warmest)
New Haven: 50.8°, 2022 (6th warmest)
New York City-Central Park: 57.2°, 2017 (2nd warmest)
New York City-JFK Airport: 55.1°, 2017 (2nd warmest)
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 57.6°, 2017 (2nd warmest)
Newark: 57.2°, 2017 (4th warmest)
Philadelphia: 59.0°, 2019 (3rd warmest)
Poughkeepsie: 53.0°, 2017 (3rd warmest)
White Plains: 53.9°, 2017 (2nd warmest)

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +2.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.3°C for the week centered around April 19. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.20°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.08°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely prevail through at least mid-spring. El Niño conditions will very likely develop during the summer.

The SOI was +10.89 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.686 today.

On April 27 the MJO was in Phase 2 at an amplitude of 1.760 (RMM). The April 26-adjusted amplitude was 1.846 (RMM).

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal April (1991-2020 normal). April will likely finish with a mean temperature near 57.7° (4.0° above normal). That would be the second warmest April on record.