The Coldest April in the Satellite Record over the Pacific Northwest

[OnlinePoker]

You knew it was colder than normal over the Pacific Northwest during April.

But the cold was not limited to the surface. Let me show you the chilly story in a very new way: using satellite temperature soundings in the vertical.

By measuring infrared or microwave radiation emitted by the atmosphere, satellites can measure how temperature varies in the vertical. Not unlike how infrared ear thermometers work by sensing the radiation emitted by your eardrum!

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-coldest-april-in-satellite-record.html

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I can attest to this here in Victoria, BC. We were about 4c lower than normal for most of the month and May hasn't gotten any better.

[LisaM]

1. Yes, it's been freezing.

We go between Seattle and the San Juan Islands and it's been a pretty miserable spring. I had to wear gloves yesterday.

[msfiddlestix]

2. I'm just north of San Francisco

And I can attest to the coldest April, and now 9 days into day almost every single day has been been bone chilling colder than any other Spring month I can remember. Yesterday our highs was 57 F. with bone chilling winds up to about 25+ mph.

Dressed like it's January. I've lived here in Sonoma County for over 50 years. Never can I remember a single day in May being this cold.

[2naSalit]

3. If you look back at historic records...

My area, SW Montana, it's been more like I remember it back in the 70s and 80s. Not as much snow but we used to get snow even in June. We got about 6" this morning but it will be gone by noon. The good part is that our snow pack in the mountains is accumulating more snow which is great because we are in a drought, this will help some. I hope it rains sporadically throughout the summer to help make up for the snowpack shortage.

[KPN]

4. Thanks for posting this. I've been saying this for the past month at least to my family and friends

here in coastal Oregon, but they don't agree saying it's pretty typical. Now I have proof!

[Random Boomer]

5. Northeast is weird too

We have a frost warning for tonight, well into May.