UPDATE: A storm total of 15.8 inches recorded at Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Airport between 13-16 April makes for the biggest April total in recorded history.
Excellent perspective to see #WinterStormXanto’s handiwork during takeoff from @mspairport! #Xanto pic.twitter.com/WVZ9LSaeR5
— Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) April 16, 2018
Here are some fun facts (or maybe not so fun facts) about April temperatures and snowfall at the Twin Cities (MSP) #mwnx pic.twitter.com/1mGXmx3iBk
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 16, 2018
The period between January 1 through April 14 is also snowiest on record now for MSP.
Because we're full of fun facts here at @NWSTwinCities, as of this evening we're sitting at 70.3" of snow at Minneapolis/St. Paul since January 1. This sets a new record for the all-time snowiest start to a calendar year in the Twin Cities! #mnwx pic.twitter.com/gGpAoXDAk2
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 16, 2018
First it was the coldest first 8 days and now coldest 14 days or first half of April in recorded history for the Northern Plains.
Where's Spring you ask? Nearly everywhere except much of North America. Here's the difference from normal across the globe for April 1-14 this year. pic.twitter.com/mH76khUzu2
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 16, 2018
Prior to this weekend, the highlights to this crazy cold month thus far were, Lincoln, Ill likely setting a new Illinois state record low for the month with -2, Aberdeen, SD dipping to -6, coldest ever in April for the site and Minneapolis hitting 8 which was the coldest April low since 1995. Many cities also observed coldest April highs and lows also.
The month’s anomaly as of today.
1-8 April
1-14 April
I guess if your going to have the coldest first half to an April since the 1800s, you may as well through in a record snowstorm for good measure too.
It was a wild weekend to top off a wild April for the Twin Cities. Yesterday saw the first blizzard warning issued for the Twin Cities since 1983.
NWS/Chan upgraded MSP area to a Blizzard Warning until 7am Sunday. 40 mph winds & heavy snow (another 5"-10") @KSTP pic.twitter.com/acJXbVdrhk
— Jonathan Yuhas (@JYuhasKSTP) April 14, 2018
BREAKING: @NWSTwinCities tells me that this is the first time they have issued #blizzard warnings for both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties since (coincidentally) the April 14,1983 storm. Put another way — this is the first blizzard warning for the Twin Cities in 35 years #mnwx
— Mike Augustyniak (@MikeAugustyniak) April 15, 2018
Forget April for a second, this will end up being one of the Top 20 snowstorms in the Twin Cities of all time!
12.9" so far and another 2-5" will fall by tonight. #mnwx #wcco pic.twitter.com/wbjozNxDDm
— Matt Brickman (@Matt_Brickman) April 15, 2018
With 11.1 inches of snow falling at MSP on Saturday, this was officially the city’s 2nd snowiest April day on record and also helped make this the snowiest April on record also with 22.5 inches so far this month.
Only half way through April and it’s already the snowiest on record.
Move over 1983, this just became our snowiest April on record! The storm total at MSP as of this morning is 12.9", which gives us 23.2" for the month so far. #kare11weather pic.twitter.com/uL6UOSQoq1
— Laura Betker (@LauraBetker) April 15, 2018
We're only halfway through the month, and it's already the snowiest April on record for the Twin Cities! We beat April of 1983's record of 21.8" by 0.7" yesterday and it's still snowing! #MNwx pic.twitter.com/7Rt8kn2wQ3
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 15, 2018
April is a very fickle month. It can be mid summer or indeed mid-winter-like.
April 15th in Minneapolis:
Record high: 91
Average high: 57
Currently: 28 with 16” of snow on the ground. ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/GH2loEXzor— Tanner Verstegen (@VerstegenWX) April 15, 2018
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