April 2023 Observations and Disussion

[westMJim]

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 57/42 there was a trace of rain fall and just 1% of possible sunshine. So far the overnight low here in MBY has been 51. For today the average H/L is now up to 64/43 the record high of 90 was set in 1899 and the record low of 28 was set in 1977, 1979 and in 2012 of course that low in 2012 was after the record warmth in that March and there was a lot of crop damage. The record snow fall of 2.2” fell in 1909 there has been just one other time when there was a trace of snow fall on this date and that was a trace that was reported in 2019. Last year the high low was 62/42.

[Madtown]

06z gfs....ah ok

[chescowxman]

We picked up another 0.16" of rain overnight bringing the 2 day total to 1.35" of rain. Since Wednesday we have recorded 2.02" of much needed rain. Today will be cloudy but dry. The next round of rain moves in late morning on Sunday and should last into early Monday morning. We could see another 1.25" to 2.00" of rain with this one and increasing winds again.

Some shower chances for most days this week with the exception of Thursday which looks mostly sunny. Below normal temps look to continue all week.

Records for today: High 88 (1974) / Low 28 (1922) / Rain 1.08" (1902)

[Andie]

I thought I’d post sea surface data in the GOM as it contributes so to the general trend toward summer and storms.  

The lows are still very chilly. 
Corpus is just chilly.  
April average water temperature in Corpus Christi is 72.7°F, the minimum temperature is 66.6°F, and the maximum is 79°F.

With a current average in the 60’s that has to be affecting things.  

[Madtown]

12z's

 

[OKwx2k4]

I'm probably running 3/1 colder than avg vs warmer than average days for April. 

As Tom was writing about our pattern going forward, I agree with him on most stuff to come. I don't foresee having much extreme heat east of AZ or the Rockies this year with exception to hard drought areas. Going to be a short summer if the ridges connect in later months. 

Another thing, its odd to see these patterns in peak solar, which will be bombarding our atmosphere pretty heavily from now to end of 2024 if the new predictions are right.

[westMJim]

Yesterday was a mild day until the rain moved in. The official H/L was 64/40 there was .014” of rain and 37% of possible sunshine. The overnight low both at GRR and in MBY was 40. For today the Average H/L is 64/43 the record high of 87 was set in 1894 and 1942 the record low of 26 was set in 1971 and 2008. The record snow fall of 3.6” fell in 1963.

The forecasted high of 41 for Grand Rapids would be the 2^nd coldest maximum for any May 1^st  and the forecasted high of 44 on Tuesday would be the 4^th coldest maximum for any May 2^nd There is also snow in the forecast and on both days since 1893 it snow has only been reported 4 years. So a very cold start to May. By next weekend temperatures look to warm up to near average. On Saturday the average H/L is 66.3/45.1

[Tom]

The beat goes on for those up in the Northwoods...Bayfield, WI also reeling in a record snow season and with more snow in the forecast, this season will be one for the Ages!

 

 

 

[Tom]

PHX is on record watch today as we top the century mark for the 1st time this season.  The record for the day is 102F.  We hit a high of 99F and I felt every bit of it at the pool yesterday!  Most of the snow birds have left and its kinda nice to have more space at the pool.  Boy, you can't ask for a better wx pattern out here as we head back BN temp wise and head back into the 80's when low 90's are normal now.  Pretty D**n good!

[Madtown]

well here is night 1

[chescowxman]

More heavy rain and even some thunderstorms later. We have already picked up another 0.48" this morning bringing our last 5 day rain total to 2.52". Up to another 1" to 2" could fall across some areas by late tonight especially if any thunderstorms do develop.

Records for today: High 90 (1942) / Low 26 (1978) / Rain 5.77" (2014)

[Iceresistance]

NAO is taking a nosedive

[Clinton]

Glad to see April come to an end, it's been dry, cool, and windy.  Drought conditions have crept back in but I agree with Tom this should get wiped out as the stormy part of the pattern should return around May 10th.

 

[hawkstwelve]

Very windy day here today. My sister-in-law just moved over here from the PNW yesterday and has gotten quite a taste of the fabled Plains Wind already. She's made a couple comments like "I heard it was windy here but yeesh." We've tried to tell her that even for our very windy prone spot here, today was unusually strong. Looks like a spot on I90 in SW MN hit 60 mph.

 

[Tom]

At 3:39pm local time, Sky Harbor tied a record temp of 102F!  Now that the 1st 100F is checked off the list, the next milestone is when does the valley officially hit 110F???  IMO, the pattern turns more more favorable at the end of JUNE into the 4th of July holiday weekend.

[CentralNebWeather]

What a horrendous month for rainfall. I got 0.17”. Going to take quite a pattern flip and time to put a dent in this lengthy drought. 

 

[Clinton]

April statistics for KC.  Very surprised to see temps finish above normal for the month.

 

NWS Kansas City

 

@NWSKansasCity

 

Here is the April 2023 Climate Rundown: The avg temp was 55.5 which was 0.9 degrees above normal and was 64th warmest on the 135-year record. The total precip for the month was 2.77" which was 1.28" below normal and 57th driest. No snow fell...50 of the 135 April's had no snow