It’s been a truly historic opening week to April 2018. In fact there’s never been a colder start (in recorded history) for many cities in the Dakotas and Minnesota and for others, including Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana and Ohio, the coldest in at least 80 years.
Credit: Michael Ventrice
Amazing to see 20 to 25 below normal for a full week.
How #cold was it in NE Montana to start April? Take a look to find out! #brr #mtwx pic.twitter.com/3WrWjTwUGW
— NWS Glasgow (@NWSGlasgow) April 7, 2018
April 1st through 9th has been the coldest first 9 days of April on record in the Twin Cities. In contrast, April 1st through 9th of last year was the 8th warmest on record! What a difference a year makes… #mnwx pic.twitter.com/XBQYT4mHsu
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 10, 2018
So how do you prefer starting your April? 2018 (cold)…or 2012 (the exact opposite!)? pic.twitter.com/bZsBmKnryi
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 9, 2018
With an average temperature of just 22.9, the first week of April just barely snuck under April of 1936 for coldest start to the month on record in the Twin Cities. So how did the summer of 1936 turnout? July of 36 is still easily the hottest month ever observed… #mnwx pic.twitter.com/E6DTqeQkEV
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 8, 2018
Maxes today. Some locations in the lower 10s in early April is a testament to the cold. As cold as this area has experienced since 1870s this late in season. pic.twitter.com/e4Ph9v9Jwh
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 7, 2018
Record lows were shattered this morning across the area with temperatures falling to the single digits either side of zero.
Aberdeen at -6° set an all-time April low. Previous was -2° on 4/3/1975.
Pierre at 0° set an all-time April low. Previous was 1° on 4/1/1936. pic.twitter.com/dmQyUWF8RF— NWS Aberdeen (@NWSAberdeen) April 4, 2018
The first 7 days of April have never been as cold (since records began) as they were this year in Aberdeen and Watertown. #sdwx pic.twitter.com/V6wmAzm2Lp
— NWS Aberdeen (@NWSAberdeen) April 10, 2018
The first 9 days of April 2018 have been the coldest on record for Fargo, ND. It's always good to best records from "The Long Winter" of 1880-1881. #sarcasm pic.twitter.com/iveHwUbUPd
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 10, 2018
First 10 days of April since 1881. No trend in temperatures, but typical year to year fluctuations. Coldest 2 years are the first and the last years. (1881 and 2018) pic.twitter.com/Z6AosrKps0
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 11, 2018
First 10 days of April temperature departures from average at the @NDAWNmesonet stations. Impressive anomalies for such a long period of time. #IceAge18 pic.twitter.com/Y2rgI93pFS
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 11, 2018
While it is warmer today and to end the week, this is not a list any of us want to see… Coldest Starts to April (through yesterday). ???? #iawx pic.twitter.com/sek1h25OBc
— NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) April 11, 2018
All Time April Low for Illinois Tied on April 2 (Preliminary). At the Paxton, IL (Ford County) Cooperative Observer Station. Paxton, IL COOP pic.twitter.com/RkgxifVbkE
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) April 4, 2018
If many of you felt like the first 1/3 of this April was the coldest start to April in your lifetime, it was! 1st 10 days of April 2018 will go down as the coldest 1st 10 days of April on record in #Rockford & tied for 2nd coldest 1st 10 days of April on record in #Chicago. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/crLBZfna4s
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) April 11, 2018
Yet another ridiculous stat that underscores the persistence of this late season chill. Only twice before in recorded history since 1871 (and not since 1916) have 4 consecutive sub-40 deg days occurred this late in the season. @NWSChicago @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/w4wSk5Pb2S
— Bill Snyder (@billyweather) April 10, 2018
Coldest Open To April 1st-8th Since 1938 In Indianapolis https://t.co/LkQanszfHM
— Indianapolis Live (@indianapolistv1) April 11, 2018
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