Winter makes an annoying comeback with late April snow

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

Capital Weather Gang

By Angela Fritz April 23 at 11:18 AM
@angelafritz



This is not the kind of radar image you want to see in late April. Snow is falling from Michigan to New England on Thursday morning, April 23. (Weather Underground)

Late April is starting to feel more like mid-winter for many parts of the U.S. this week. The Great Lakes and Northeast woke up to snow on Thursday morning and for some, it was actually the fourth day in a row of the wintry weather.

Since Sunday, it has snowed in at least 23 states, as far south as New Mexico, according to the national snow analysis from the National Weather Service. Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin have been seeing snow all week, but are finally getting a reprieve on Thursday (if you can call temperatures in the 30s a reprieve).
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According to an analysis by FiveThirtyEight of the last day of snow in the largest 25 U.S. cities, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Denver all have a decent shot of seeing snow in mid-to-late April. Denver’s median last day of snow is actually in late April, and snowy days often linger well into May.



(Harry Enten, fivethirtyeight.com)

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/04/23/winter-makes-an-annoying-comeback-with-late-april-snow/

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Even Garrett County, Maryland, got a teeny-weeny bit: "Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic cold front blasted the high elevations of western Maryland with snow, which we watched on traffic cameras with dismay as it quickly coated the ground."

[underpants]

1. Thanks Obama

[liberal N proud]

2. That chart is wong

Winter in Cleveland doesn't end early April. We had snow last night and this morning.

[ramapo]

3. Snow in North Jersey this morning

I thought I was delusional but snowflakes were falling. We had a pretty good squall move through late morning, mostly snow with some sleet and rain mixed in. Some snow pellets had a short life on the ground otherwise the effect was purely visual. I had to retrieve my hat and gloves from storage.

[NJCher]

4. That's a helpful chart

for a gardener!


Cher

[Garion_55]

5. its almost like the climate is doing shit to the weather that we arent used to seeing

but maybe thats just crazy talk