April 2026

[Brian5671]

49 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

April Fools

Anyone know the storm ?

12/30/00?

[bluewave]

14 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Good chance of hitting 80 here today if we can keep westerly wind for a while. 

Yeah, looks like another warmer month coming up as the Western and Eastern ridges merge like we saw in March.

 

 

[doncat]

I'll ask this question in here, forgive me if it's been discussed already. The new forecast discussion changes that the nws implemented a little while ago with the key messages format... anymore else hate it? The forecast covers the next seven days, if nothing really important is going on the discussion could ignore half or more of the period. Also it seems impossible to determine if it's been updated even if the timestamp has changed. It leaves more questions than provides answers .

[Brian5671]

18 minutes ago, doncat said:

I'll ask this question in here, forgive me if it's been discussed already. The new forecast discussion changes that the nws implemented a little while ago with the key messages format... anymore else hate it? The forecast covers the next seven days, if nothing really important is going on the discussion could ignore half or more of the period. Also it seems impossible to determine if it's been updated even if the timestamp has changed. It leaves more questions than provides answers .

Yeah I liked the old format much better-was more in depth-this version is "dumbed down"

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

12/30/00?

3/31-4/1/97

[MJO812]

70 here 

[WX-PA]

26 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

3/31-4/1/97

On Long Island rain changed to wet snow..no accumulation..Boston got 2 feet. For NYC metro it was a horrible winter.

[SnoSki14]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, looks like another warmer month coming up as the Western and Eastern ridges merge like we saw in March.

 

 

The craziest thing is we were the cooler region compared to most of the country. The amount of +10-15 readings is insane. 

If that happens during June or July then it's gonna get ugly. 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

The craziest thing is we were the cooler region compared to most of the country. The amount of +10-15 readings is insane. 
If that happens during June or July then it's gonna get ugly. 

Likely early start to the monsoon. Especially with a developing nino. Could put a lid on the heat dome in the SW limiting heat ejections. How much that effects us here, I’m not sure.


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[FPizz]

kdix back up!

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 82 (1978)
NYC: 83 (1917)
LGA: 80 (1978)
JFK: 75 (1978)

 

Lows:

EWR: 28 (1969)
NYC: 12 (1923)
LGA: 27 (1969)
JFK: 26 (1969)

Historical:


1786: A heavy snowstorm in the Northeast dumped a foot of snow from New Jersey to New Hampshire. Five piers of the Charles Bridge were destroyed at Boston, MA by gale force winds and high tides. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1807: 30 inches of snow fell at Danville, VT with total snow depth of 60 inches on the ground. Heavy coastal damage occurred from huge waves. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1875: The London Times published the first daily newspaper weather map. The first American newspaper weather map would be issued on 5/12/1876 in the New York Herald. Weather maps would first appear on a regular basis beginning on 5/9/1879 in the New York Daily Graphic.

 

1912 - A tornado with incredible velocity ripped into downtown Houston, TX, breaking the water table and giving the city its first natural waterspout. (The Weather Channel)

1918: A strong cold front moved through the upper Midwest. Temperatures ahead of the front climbed into the 60s and 70s. Meanwhile, temperatures fell into the 20s by the end of the day behind the front. Fayette, IA had a high temperature of 79° and a low temperature of 23°. This 56 degree diurnal temperature change is the greatest ever recorded there. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1923 - Residents in the eastern U.S. awoke on "April Fool's Day" to bitterly cold temperatures. The mercury plunged to -34 degrees at Bergland MI and to 16 degrees in Georgia. (David Ludlum)

1924: April Fool's coastal low pressure dropped 5.5 inches snow in Washington, DC an April record and 10 inches in Frederick, MD. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1945: Snow fell across Denver and northern Colorado for 51 consecutive hours on this date through April 3rd. While the storm was did not produce excessive snow, the long duration made the event a heavy snow producer. Downtown Denver reported 10.7 inches while 9.5 inches was reported at Stapleton Airport. This was an unusually cold air mass for this time of year. The high temperature of 26° on April 2nd and 17° on April 3rd were low maximums for the dates. The high of 17° on April 3rd was a record low maximum for April.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1960: The first weather satellite, TIROS 1 (Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite) began sending pictures back to Earth. The TIROS series would have little benefit to operational weather forecasters because the image quality was low and inconsistent. The most critical understanding achieved from the new technology was the discovery of the high degree of organization of large-scale weather systems, a fact never apparent from ground and aircraft observations. 

1970: 11 inches of snow fell at O'Hara Airport, Chicago closing the airport. This is the biggest snowstorm for so late in the season. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1973: A tornado touches down near Brentsville, Virginia, then traveled to Fairfax hitting Woodson High School. This F2 tornado injured 37 and caused $14 million in damage.

1974: A wind gust of 82 mph was recorded at Nashville, TN, the fastest known wind gust ever recorded in the city. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1978: The maximum temperature for the date is 88°F. in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)
In Latrobe, PA, a gust of win picked up an elderly man and hurled him into the sidewalk; he was killed. Winds at the Latrobe airport were measured at 85 mph. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

1987 - Forty-five cities across the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 37 degrees at Apalachicola FL, 34 degrees at Jacksonville FL, 30 degrees at Macon GA, and 22 degrees at Knoxville TN, were records for April. (The National Weather Summary)

1987 - A tornado touched down briefly during a snow squall on the south shore of White Fish Bay (six miles northwest of Bay Mills WI). A mobile home was unroofed and insulation was sucked from its walls. (The Weather Channel)

1988 - A powerful spring storm produced 34 inches of snow at Rye CO, 22 inches at Timpas OK, 19 inches at Sharon Springs KS, and up to 35 inches in New Mexico. Severe thunderstorms associated with the same storm spawned a tornado which caused 2.5 million dollars damage at East Mountain TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Up to six inches of snow blanketed the Adirondacks of eastern New York State and the Saint Lawrence Valley of Vermont. Up to a foot of snow blanketed the Colorado Rockies. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Texas, from southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana to southern Georgia, and from northern South Carolina to the Upper Ohio Valley during the day and evening. Thunderstorms spawned a tornado at Evergreen AL, and there were more than eighty reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail north of Bastrop LA, and produced damaging winds which injured one person west of Meridian MS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

 

1997: Mother Nature played a cruel springtime joke on the northeast. After the area had basked in 70 degree warmth for several days, a strong nor'easter moved up the coast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some areas. The storm began on March 31st, and winded down by midday on this date. A 978 millibar low cutoff just south of New England spun a tremendous amount of moisture in from the Atlantic with southern New England and eastern New York bearing the full brunt of the storm. 500,000 people lost power because of the heavy, wet snow and high winds. Five people were killed. At its peak, the storm knocked out power to nearly 13% of New England or 750,000 people. Boston, MA recorded 25.4 inches of snow for the storm, all in 24 hours for its greatest 24 snowfall on record, its third biggest snowstorm overall and their snowiest April ever. (Ref. The Major Late Season Snowstorm) Ref. (NWS Ranking for Storms between 1956 and 2011) This is the 38th Worst Snowstorm(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2004: Lightning hit a townhouse near Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania. It came through a glass door and struck a metal cane inches away from where an elderly woman was using her recliner. She was unhurt but a 4-alarm fire was ignited in a nearby townhouse by the bolt. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2012 Accord Pub. 2011, USA)

[MJO812]

77 here

5 more months until the Ber months . Cant wait.

[Brian5671]

11 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

77 here

5 more months until the Ber months . Cant wait.

better hope for a west based nino

[Voyager]

14 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

77 here

5 more months until the Ber months . Cant wait.

I dislike the Ber months and hate the Ary months...lol

[psv88]

77/59. summery

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Barely a sea breeze today so it’s roasting here just inland. Warmest day so far this season.


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[nycwinter]

not liking this weather i actually had to wear my hoodie opened today it was 70 when i went out this morning that is the normal low for the end of july.i saw many people wearing just shirts..

[jm1220]

78 here. Lots of clouds though which is keeping it under 80. 

[Brian5671]

Brief shower knocked it down to 68 here.     Models don't have much rain later now.

[gravitylover]

Topped at 75 before the clouds and random drops got here. Radar looked more sinister than it was.

[TWCCraig]

66 here as of 4:07 and was as high as 72.7 around noon which is the first 70+ of the year here. Sun making a big difference. Cools off fast with cloudy skies and a SW wind off the water

Looks like a front is slicing through Long Island right now from NW to SE, can see it well on OKX radar along with some showers. Perhaps a change in wind direction could send temps soaring into the 70's here again.

49 in East Hampton right now.... yikes

[nycwinter]

winter gear tomorrow coat hoodie gloves hat

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

66 here as of 4:07 and was as high as 72.7 around noon which is the first 70+ of the year here. Sun making a big difference. Cools off fast with cloudy skies and a SW wind off the water
Looks like a front is slicing through Long Island right now from NW to SE, can see it well on OKX radar along with some showers. Perhaps a change in wind direction could send temps soaring into the 70's here again.
49 in East Hampton right now.... yikes

Pretty wild. First 80 here. 78 at jfk which is a little closer to the water.


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[SACRUS]

 

Up to 83 here 

[SACRUS]

 

EWR to 81 / NYC not sure they hit 80 intra hour, they are at 79 now

[steve392]

Got pretty hot at work when sun was still out.  Had some sprinkles around lunch time now just overcast with cool breeze, 74 out. 

[jm1220]

53 minutes ago, TWCCraig said:

66 here as of 4:07 and was as high as 72.7 around noon which is the first 70+ of the year here. Sun making a big difference. Cools off fast with cloudy skies and a SW wind off the water

Looks like a front is slicing through Long Island right now from NW to SE, can see it well on OKX radar along with some showers. Perhaps a change in wind direction could send temps soaring into the 70's here again.

49 in East Hampton right now.... yikes

It may have gotten into the low 50s on some of the barrier islands but nothing better. So happy I'm not living there anymore.

[Brian5671]

30 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

It may have gotten into the low 50s on some of the barrier islands but nothing better. So happy I'm not living there anymore.

I would seriously poke my eye out.