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Was April colder and gloomier than normal this year?
The recent month of April here in Madison was noteworthy on a number of levels.
First of all, we had snow on seven different days during the month, not quite the record of 13 from April 1950, but substantially above the average of about four days over the last 70-plus years. Continue reading
Category: Climate, Meteorology, Seasons
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More April snow?
The snow showers that visited our area on Thursday afternoon represented the fourth time snow had been in the air in Madison this month of April.
These showers were associated with the development and passage of a strong and sprawling cyclone that brought blizzard conditions to a number of locations in North Dakota and Montana from Tuesday night into Thursday. The town on Glenburn, North Dakota, received 30.5 inches of snow as of Thursday morning, with 30 to 36 inches variously reported around Minot. Continue reading
What was that stuff that fell on Wednesday and Thursday?
Last Wednesday and Thursday many locations in southern Wisconsin experienced snow squalls in which the falling precipitation was momentarily quite intense.
This event was an example of shallow convection — as opposed to the deep convection of summertime thunderstorms. Continue reading
Category: Meteorology, Seasons, Severe Weather
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How common is April snow in Madison?
The recent late March and early April snow in Madison may have stirred memories of, or raised questions about, past such late winter/early spring snows.
Perhaps unsurprisingly to Madisonians, April snow is by no means unusual here in town. Thirty Madison Aprils — out of 84 — since 1939 have had at least one 1-inch snowfall event. Continue reading
Is it Spring Time?
Spring marks the transition from winter to summer. In astronomical terms, the date that marks the spring in the Northern Hemisphere is the vernal equinox. This year the spring equinox occurred on at 10:33 a.m. Sunday. This is the first … Continue reading
