April 2022 (April 2008/2011 redux)

[SilverFallsAndrew]

7 hours ago, Skagit Weather said:

Interestingly, it looks like SEA (through yesterday 4/15) is having the most anomalous April so far out of the major I-5 stations (based on average temperature departure). I wonder if this is somehow related to the warmer 1991-2020 norms or some other weather factor (like maybe increased convection in that area?).

BLI: -2.9F
PAE: -2.6F
SEA: -4.8F
OLM: -3.9F

PDX: -3.5F
SLE: -3.1F
EUG: -3.0F
MFR: -3.3F

If you compare the anomalies for last week Seattle’s anomaly was just barely cooler than SLE. Either way the cold this month has been pretty evenly distributed with no real noticeable N/S gradient.

[TacomaWaWx]

Well its been one wild stretch of weather…seems like we’re kinda getting back to normal as of today. We’ve had heat, cold, wind, thunder, hail and snow all in the last couple weeks. Now back to our regularly scheduled spring weather.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 hours ago, Omegaraptor said:

I seriously doubt temperatures have caused any damage to native vegetation. Think the 4”+ of wet snow on leafed out deciduous trees in SW WA causing collapsed branches is the main concern as far as vegetation goes. Kind of like the Feb 2021 ice storm.

I highly doubt the tree damage is anywhere comparable to what happened in February 2021. The damage from the ice storm is probably difficult for people who didn’t witness it to understand. It took weeks to get power back to thousands of people... Two weeks out here, and we got ours back before a lot of people.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

29 and frosty this morning. 

[MossMan]

Happy Easter! I just got caught hiding easter eggs in the house by my 8yr old daughter. (My dog is the reason I cannot do it the night before since he likes to chew up all things plasticy and kid related) Anyway I hear her coming down the stairs so I quickly throw the eggs in my hands into my sweatshirt pocket, she rounds the corner and asks me what I’m doing, and in the moment I reverted back to my childhood and responded back saying “nothin” errr “taking care of the dogs, why don’t you go back to sleep for a bit” then said dog jumps up on me (I swear he was ratting me out) and one of the eggs go flying out of my pocket…Moment of silence followed by me saying (turning the tables back onto said dog) that Onyx (our dog) watched the easter bunny hiding the eggs early this morning and grabbed one so I had taken it from him (take that Onyx joke is on you) She at least pretended to buy my story. So yeah so far today I have managed to most likely teach my kid that not only does the easter bunny not exist but also lying is okay! She is getting to about that age where she is going to find out the truth anyway but we are trying to keep the magic alive as long as possible lol, plus we still have our 3 year so we have a few years yet!  

36 and freaking cold outside. Hid some out there as well. 

Edited April 17, 2022 by MossMan

[Timmy Supercell]

15 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Happy Easter! I just got caught hiding easter eggs in the house by my 8yr old daughter. (My dog is the reason I cannot do it the night before since he likes to chew up all things plasticy and kid related) Anyway I hear her coming down the stairs so I quickly throw the eggs in my hands into my sweatshirt pocket, she rounds the corner and asks me what I’m doing, and in the moment I reverted back to my childhood and responded back saying “nothin” errr “taking care of the dogs, why don’t you go back to sleep for a bit” then said dog jumps up on me (I swear he was ratting me out) and one of the eggs go flying out of my pocket…Moment of silence followed by me saying (turning the tables back onto said dog) that Onyx (our dog) watched the easter bunny hiding the eggs early this morning and grabbed one so I had taken it from him (take that Onyx joke is on you) She at least pretended to buy my story. So yeah so far today I have managed to most likely teach my kid that not only does the easter bunny not exist but also lying is okay! She is getting to about that age where she is going to find out the truth anyway but we are trying to keep the magic alive as long as possible lol, plus we still have our 3 year so we have a few years yet!  

36 and freaking cold outside. Hid some out there as well. 

I learned at an early age that Santa was make believe as well, but that sure ruined the fun of the surprise I bet

I was 5 or so when I started catching on to some of those truths. 

[TT-SEA]

43 and sunny this morning here in Bellingham.    It was cloudy all night which kept the temp up and then it cleared at dawn... perfect timing.    Should be a lovely Easter Sunday.    Looks like it already sunny at home too.

I also hid eggs in the yard here... even though my daughter is aware of the situation and just plays along.    I told she has to wait until at least 10 to go find them so it's warmer out there. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

12 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

43 and sunny this morning here in Bellingham.    It was cloudy all night which kept the temp up and then it cleared at dawn... perfect timing.    Should be a lovely Easter Sunday.    Looks like it already sunny at home too.

I also hid eggs in the yard here... even though my daughter is aware of the situation and just plays along.    I told she has to wait until at least 10 to go find them so it's warmer out there. 

Must be a nice hotel. 

[T-Town]

Snowy Olympics this morning. Even some snow on the Willipa Hills. 

[T-Town]

1 hour ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Well its been one wild stretch of weather…seems like we’re kinda getting back to normal as of today. We’ve had heat, cold, wind, thunder, hail and snow all in the last couple weeks. Now back to our regularly scheduled spring weather.

It’s been fun. Gonna enjoy the sun today. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Crazy streak of weather. 
4/6  59/32

4/7  73/40

4/8  57/41 0.25”

4/9  51/36 0.12”

4/10 48/37 0.04”

4/11 51/36 0.02”

4/12 47/32 0.05” Snow Tr.

4/13 42/32 0.17”

4/14 48/33 0.12” Snow Tr. 

4/15 51/33

4/16 47/36 0.17”

4/17     /35

[MossMan]

Breezy! 

[Deweydog]

I still think Santa, The Easter Bunny, Kevin Martin, Stampede Pass HOA and day 16 of the GFS are entirely real.

[Cascadia_Wx]

White easter in Whitefish Montana

[crf450ish]

17 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Misspelling 

On purpose because the forum censored the real word. D**n 

[Phil]

Jul-Sep humidity forecast from UKMET+ECMWF seasonals.

Looks like another s**tfest here. Active SW monsoon too.

[Phil]

Loving the -NAO across guidance for week-2. Keeps the country cool/wet, which is exactly what everyone needs.

[Phil]

Look at all this blue.

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z GFS trended much cooler for the last week of April 

[BLI snowman]

44 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z GFS trended much cooler for the last week of April 

Might be tough to get much above 60 the rest of the way.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Beautiful day, sunny and 46. The snow has melted off in many places, but still quite a bit in the fields and shady spots. Happy Easter

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 hour ago, Deweydog said:

I still think Santa, The Easter Bunny, Kevin Martin, Stampede Pass HOA and day 16 of the GFS are entirely real.

So is richard mann

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

Loving the -NAO across guidance for week-2. Keeps the country cool/wet, which is exactly what everyone needs.

Everyone?   The eastern half of the country definitely does not need to be wet and cold.  Nor does WA.   My family in Minnesota and Wisconsin are dying for even one warm day.   I will set up a conference call and you can tell them how important it is that it keeps snowing and stays freezing cold there.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Everyone?   The eastern half of the country definitely does not need to be wet and cold.  Nor does WA.   My family in Minnesota and Wisconsin are dying for even one warm day.   I will set up a conference call and you can tell them how important it is that it keeps snowing and stays freezing cold there.    

It's funny because it seems like you say this about your family out there every year. And Bellingham could use some rain. Most of their water year surplus is from November when it just washed out to see. 

[Phil]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Everyone?   The eastern half of the country definitely does not need to be wet and cold.  Nor does WA.   My family in Minnesota and Wisconsin are dying for even one warm day.   I will set up a conference call and you can tell them how important it is that it keeps snowing and stays freezing cold there.    

Uh, 4 of the last 5 days were in the 80s here and we fell just short of 90°F last Wednesday. Not to mention soils are the driest they’ve been since 2012 for this date..mowers are kicking up large clouds of dust.

Cool/wet weather is absolutely needed here.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It's funny because it seems like you say this about your family out there every year. And Bellingham could use some rain. Most of their water year surplus is from November when it just washed out to see. 

Yeah... you should see my Facebook feed of family and friends from the Midwest.   You should talk to them.    You think they are cheering for it to stay winter?   It's going to snow there again today.   Human nature to want it to warm up as we approach May.   Seems universal except for a few people on here who act like everyone in the country is afraid of spring and summer. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Uh, 4 of the last 5 days were in the 80s here and we fell just short of 90°F last Wednesday. Not to mention soils are the driest they’ve been since 2012 for this date..mowers are kicking up large clouds of dust.

Cool/wet weather is absolutely needed here.

Great.   

But the entire country does not need to be wet and cold forever.    That is just you projecting.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Let's not forget March was fairly mild, slightly above average temps and slightly below normal rain. 

Just finished up our March stats. Ran very mild in terms of overnight lows. We already have 9 sub-freezing lows in April, and month to date we are running about 3.5F colder... 

Max: 64

Min: 25

Avg Max: 50.5 (-0.8)

Avg Min: 37.5 (+4.7)

Mean: 44.0 (+1.9)

Precip: 7.76" (-1.29")

Snow: 0.1"

Sub freezing lows: 7

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... you should see my Facebook feed of family and friends from the Midwest.   You should talk to them.    You think they are cheering for it to stay winter?   It's going to snow there again today.   Human nature to want it to warm up as we approach May.   Seems universal except for a few people on here who act like everyone in the country is afraid of spring and summer. 

You would think they would be used to it. It's like the people on our community Facebook page who whine about snow when they have lived here for 30-40 years... 

[Phil]

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?conus

[TT-SEA]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

You would think they would be used to it. It's like the people on our community Facebook page who whine about snow when they have lived here for 30-40 years... 

Being used to it does not mean you like it. Its human nature to want it to warm up and stop snowing when the daylight is approaching 14 hours a day.    Seems sort of obvious.

[BLI snowman]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Everyone?   The eastern half of the country definitely does not need to be wet and cold.  Nor does WA.   My family in Minnesota and Wisconsin are dying for even one warm day.   I will set up a conference call and you can tell them how important it is that it keeps snowing and stays freezing cold there.    

2006-12 Tim is back!!

[TacomaWaWx]

This month is running colder than March so far which is pretty hard to do. We’ve had 9 mornings 36 degrees or lower in April and 3 freezes. We only had 5 lows 36 or lower and just one freeze in March. 

[TT-SEA]

Even our snow and cold loving Kayla agrees.    ❤

 

[TacomaWaWx]

52 degrees here in Tacoma. Warmest we’ve been since 4/8. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, BLI snowman said:

2006-12 Tim is back!!

You have said that many times in the last 10 years.   That was a much younger Tim. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

You have said that many times in the last 10 years.   That was a much younger Tim. 

I think if we have a spring 2010-2012 type period over the next few years you will be moving to the TRI CITIES of PASCO, KENNEWICK, and RICHLAND.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Why do you project yourself onto everyone.

I was thinking last night about how pointless it is discussing anything with you and Jim. You are both incapable of seeing different perspectives or digesting information that does not fit your narrative. For you, "everyone" likes sunny and warm, for Jim the event is always more impressive in his backyard. I guess I have in common with Jesse the need to try and set the record straight so I end up trying to have discussions with brick walls.

I definitely know that people have different preferences and that is cool.  I just speak up when Phil acts like "everyone" wants and needs it to stay cold and wet and snowy... that is projecting.   

[Timmy Supercell]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Let's not forget March was fairly mild, slightly above average temps and slightly below normal rain. 

Just finished up our March stats. Ran very mild in terms of overnight lows. We already have 9 sub-freezing lows in April, and month to date we are running about 3.5F colder... 

Max: 64

Min: 25

Avg Max: 50.5 (-0.8)

Avg Min: 37.5 (+4.7)

Mean: 44.0 (+1.9)

Precip: 7.76" (-1.29")

Snow: 0.1"

Sub freezing lows: 7

March 2021 had to be cooler. I remember that month matching a typical January's average low temperature at KLMT. 

But dry though. 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I think if we have a spring 2010-2012 type period over the next few years you will be moving to the TRI CITIES of PASCO, KENNEWICK, and RICHLAND.

Moving?  No.   That is silly. 

But we are actively looking to buy a vacation rental property in Hawaii or maybe Isle of Palms in South Carolina.   Regardless of spring weather here.