This looks "nice." Who knows if this particular thing will pan out, but there are some general large scale signals for a cooler regime in late April-early May than what we have been seeing.

Didn't have a drop here until just a little while ago. Pretty crazy variance.

On Bainbridge Island!

Snow level dropped to near the surface yesterday afternoon over inland Vancouver island. This is less than 200ft elevation near Port Alberni

US National Weather Service Chicago Illinois [5:25 AM CDT Wednesday 4/15/2026] A daily record rainfall of 2.43” was set at Chicago-O’Hare yesterday, shattering the previous record of 1.21" set in 1949. This was the rainiest April calendar day at Chicago-O’Hare since April 18, 2013, when 3.54” of rainfall occurred. The 2.43” that fell yesterday makes April 14, 2026 the 6th rainiest April day on record for Chicago.