According to meteorologist Daryl Ritchison based in Fargo, for the state of North Dakota as a whole, the first 15 days of April is the coldest on record and records date back to the 1800s. We of course know how cold it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s in this notoriously cold part of the world which makes this record all the more impressive. Of course let’s not forget that it can get hot in summer.
First 10 day anomalies
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
First 14 days
Most of the @NDAWNmesonet recorded temperatures between -25 and -15 degrees below average for the first half of the month. What a wonderful start of the month. ? pic.twitter.com/YnfG3sy19R
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 16, 2018
These are the AVERAGE minimums for the first 8 days of April. Even by our standards, impressively cold. #ndawn pic.twitter.com/C2edlU6qlQ
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 9, 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
For many major cities across the state it too has been the coldest first half to an April but not all.
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
For the entire area averaged, it is, as most of ND is ranked #1, but Bismarck and Fargo the first half of the month ranked #2. https://t.co/eb4ZZZVDsT
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 16, 2018
First 15 days of April ranking for cold:
Jamestown #1
Grand Forks #1
Williston #1
Dickinson #1
Fullerton #1
Fargo #2
Bismarck #2
Langdon #5— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 16, 2018
Some impressively cold days and nights helped get to this stage.
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
Minimums this morning. More negatives. #iceage18 pic.twitter.com/7gP4rU9Xvf
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 7, 2018
April high temperatures in the teens has only happened five times since 1881 in #Fargo before today's date. Today's high is 18° set at midnight and will become the sixth time since 1881 with April high temperatures in the teens. #Cold #Spring #NDwx #WDAYwx pic.twitter.com/VyCdat5rzv
— Andrew Whitmyer (@AWhitmyer) April 3, 2018
Yesterday was the 12th day in a row that @NDAWNmesonet Fargo didn't get above 32 degrees. Fortunately, today will be the first above freezing day since March 28! #rejoice pic.twitter.com/3KPLUvqOLq
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 10, 2018
After 121 day with 1" or more snow on the ground, Fargo is now "officially" down to a trace. #springwillcome #nowhereneartherecord #piles
— Daryl Ritchison (@DarylRitchison) April 15, 2018
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