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      April 2026 Weather In The PNW

      Looks like good pickleball weather.
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      Front Ranger in West of the Rockies
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      April 2026 Weather In The PNW

      Looks pretty nice.
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      T-Town in West of the Rockies
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      April 2026 Weather In The PNW

      Gross. Better here.
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      April 2026 Observations and Discussion

      At one point NYC had 51 records highs vs 1 record low from 2018-2024 or something. I think last year they had a few more record lows.
      StormchaserChuck1 in East of the Rockies
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      April 2026 Observations and Discussion

      Off subject and I don't know what made me look it up, but Chicago has not had a single daily record low temperature from 2020-present. But from 2020-present, there have been 30 daily record highs, including ties. Note that this does not include record high minimum temps, but just record high temps. Every month except July and September has seen at least one record high, but there were none between June 18-August 22... essentially "primetime summer." It could be that Chicago is being affected by the Midwest summer warming hole that has gotten more attention in recent years, which describes the observed summer cooling/lack of warming in the Midwest as a result of land use changes, in particular more extensive crop growth. This could be acting to at least temper the max temp potential in Chicago during the heart of summer, as Chicago summers have not necessarily averaged cool during that timeframe. But going back to the original statement, 30 record highs compared to no record lows is quite lopsided. I think it's some combination of the macro trends overall and also UHI, which has gotten worse and worse around O'Hare. There will be another record low at some point... just don't know when it will be.
      Hoosier in East of the Rockies
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