April 2026

[qg_omega]

heavy rain and 41, great spring day

[SnoSki14]

As nasty as it gets late April

[psv88]

2 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

As nasty as it gets late April

Every weekend sucks and during the week it’s glorious. How can people believe in god? I’ll never know…

[MJO812]

41 and rain

[IrishRob17]

21 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

41 and rain

Should you be eating cake, celebrating your son? 

[guinness77]

If any of you weirdos claim this weather is nice or whatever, I was at my older kids soccer game and it was outright miserable out, about as cold and wet as I’ve felt at one of her games in years, I will find out where you live and choke you with my bare hands. 
 

Funny thing, I played at 8:30 this morning and it was fine. 

[donsutherland1]

Additional rain and showers are likely tonight and tomorrow. A storm total 0.50"-1.50" rainfall with some locally higher amounts remains on track. It will also remain unseasonably cool with temperatures topping out in the middle 50s to end the weekend.

Monday and Tuesday will be somewhat warmer with highs reaching the lower and middle 60s.

However, another shot of rain and cooler temperatures will arrive during the middle of the week. May could also open with cooler than normal conditions.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.8°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.5°C for the week centered around April 15. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.43°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.15°C. El Niño conditions will likely develop during late spring or early summer.

The SOI was -28.48 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.884 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 96% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal April (1991-2020 normal). April will likely finish with a mean temperature near 55.2° (1.5° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 2.2° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[sussexcountyobs]

Currently:

Steady rain. 37.9F

[winterwarlock]

I just saw grapuel

[JerseyWx]

Just hit an inch here.

This was a solid soaker. 

Wednesday into Thursday can be decent as well.  Everything really greening up now.

The crazy thing is that Friday is 5/1, and I don't have a single high temp above 60 after that.  I hope it changes as we close in.

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  91 (1960)
NYC: 91 (1915)
LGA: 88 (2009)
JFK: 88 (1960)


Lows:

EWR: 34 (1936)
NYC: 29 (1919)
LGA: 36 (1971)
JFK: 34 (2001)

Historical:

1874: 15 inches of late-season snow fell in Newton, NJ. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1875 - New York City received three inches of snow, the latest measurable snow of record for that location. (David Ludlum)

1880: A violent tornado, at times up to 400 yards wide, swept away at least 20 homes in Macon, MS. Pieces of some of the homes were found 15 miles away. 22 people died and 72 were injured. Loaded freight cars were thrown 100 yards into homes. A cloth was carried for eight miles. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1898 - The temperature at Volcano Springs CA hit 118 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of April. (The Weather Channel)

1910 - Chicago, IL, was blanketed with 2.5 inches of snow, and a total of 6.5 inches between the 22nd and the 26th. It was the latest significant snow of record for the city. (The Weather Channel)

1912: Ponca City, OK was struck by an F4 tornado. One person was killed and 119 homes were damaged or destroyed. Dozens of oil derricks were flattened or twisted, southwest of town. The tornado was reportedly visible and audible for 20 miles. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1920 - Atlanta, GA, received 1.5 inches of snow, and experienced their latest freeze of record with a morning low of 32 degrees. The high of just 39 degrees was only their second daily high colder than 40 degrees in April. (The Weather Channel)

1925: The maximum temperature for the date is 96°F. at the Richmond International Airport and the highest for the month and also occurred on four other dates. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

1984 - A late season snowstorm struck the Northern Rockies and the Northern Plains. The storm produced some unsually high snowfall totals. The town of Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, was buried under 67 inches of snow. Red Lodge, located in the mountains of southern Montana, reported 72 inches of snow. Up to 60 inches blanketed the mountains of northern Wyoming. It was rated the worst late season storm of record for much of the affected area. (25th-28th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)

 

1986: Chicago, IL recorded high temperatures of 90 °F on this date and the 26th. Besides setting back-to-back records on both dates, this was the second April in history to record temperatures of at least 90 °F on two days. The previous year was 1952. Quincy, IL set the high temperature record for April when the high reached 92°. Springfield, IL tied their April record with 90°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - Low pressure off the coast of North Carolina produced heavy rain flooding creeks in the foothills and the piedmont area, before moving out to sea. The low pressure system also produced wind gusts to 50 mph in Virginia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms racing at 65 mph produced large hail in Alabama and Georgia. Hail damage in Alabama was estimated at fifty million dollars, making it their worst weather disaster since Hurricane Frederick in 1979. Hail three inches in diameter accompanied a tornado near Valdosta GA. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was reported south of Atlanta GA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced severe weather from North Carolina to Indiana and Ohio, with more than 70 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A strong (F-2) tornado hit Xenia OH injuring 16 persons and causing more than a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Texas to Nebraska. Thunderstorms spawned fifteen tornadoes, including a powerful (F-4) tornado near Weatherford TX. Between 3 PM and 8 PM, a storm complex tracking northeastward across central Kansas spawned four tornadoes along a 119-mile path from Ness to Smith Center, with the last tornado on the ground for 55 miles. Del Rio TX was raked with hail two inches in diameter, and wind gusts to 112 mph. Brown County and Commanche County in Texas were deluged with up to 18 inches of rain, and flooding caused more than 65 million dollars damage. Two dozen cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 87 degrees at Flint MI and 90 degrees at Alpena MI were records for April. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1994: Strong winds of 60 to 70 mph created dust storms that reduced visibilities to near zero over parts of southwest Kansas. A dust storm warning was issued which is extremely uncommon. Zero visibility in areas forced vehicles off roadways. A Kansas Highway Patrol spokesman was quoted as saying “it was parallel to whiteout in a snowstorm”. A tornado was reported in Dallas County, Texas killing three people and injuring 27. Damage totaled $200 million dollars. Further north, record rainfall occurred in parts of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The following locations had their wettest April day on record: Sparta, WI: 3.80", Hokah, MN: 3.55", La Crescent, MN: 3.43", Cashton, WI: 3.22", Ontario, WI: 3.00 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1996: International Falls, MN recorded 9.6 inches of snow in a late season snowstorm. This brought the city's seasonal snowfall to 116.0 inches. This broke the old seasonal snowfall record of 111.0 inches set in 1992-93. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: Amarillo, TX recorded 6.5 inches of snow for its greatest April snowstorm on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2008 - Anchorage, AK, receives a record 17.2 inches at the airport and 22 inches in northeast Anchorage from the 25th to 26th. The 15.5 inches on the 25th makes it the third most received on any one day in Anchorage.

[SACRUS]

 

Today highs / low (dep)  (early morning highs)

 

EWR: 51 / 42 (-10)
NYC: 50 / 41 (-11) 

[psv88]

High today was 48, rain continues. 0.73”