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April 2013 finished with a mean temperature of 40.6 degrees officially, the 13th coldest in Oshkosh history. OSNW3 finished the month at 39.7 degrees which places within the top 10. The coldest April in Oshkosh history occurred in 1907 when the mean temperature was 37.1 degrees. Precipitation was abundant. 4.20 inches fell at the Waste Water Treatment plant putting the official total in the top 20 all-time. OSNW3 recorded 15 days with precipitation; 1 of those days totaled 2.11 inches while the remaining 14 totaled 2.08 inches. Since 2007 OSNW3 has averaged 4.24 inches of precipitation in the month of April, 147% of the Oshkosh 30 year average. These extraordinary feats cannot go into the history books without a mention of snowfall. While the amount measured at OSNW3 is outside the top 20 (tied for 25th) the amount of days with measurable snowfall tops the list. We measured snow on 6 days, unofficially overtaking the 5 days that were recorded in 1980. OSNW3 April 2013 Daily Obs...

Total confusion of the senses for my wife and I last week. Shortly after the snowstorm we were jet setting to Jamaica to watch friends of ours tie the knot. My white skin did not fair well against the intense sunshine of the Caribbean. I learned that multiple reapplications of UV defense is necessary. Enough about my ineptitude of skin care. April at OSNW3 was a deluge of historical proportions. As Tony stated in the comments of the last entry, "you might want to consider putting in a rice paddy this year". The entire time we were away standing water was present on the webcam image. It has since receded and just recently started to actually dry out. The drying out trend will attempt to sustain itself until the 'signature' storm of this years LRC returns sometime around May 12. After the storm our cool and soaked spring will continue to roll on. A wonderful cycle of patterns for a snow lover during the winter months but not so for an avid golfer during the spr...

Personally I've missed April as it has been acting a bit like May or June the past two weeks. Temperatures are finally down to average marks and some actual weather has been sited. The weather is in the form of rain and wind . Once again April has surpassed a 3" monthly precipitation total as it has the past two years . Things in this area of the state are in good shape moisture wise unlike our neighbors to the Northwest . Even though the temperatures are back to average or below average values we are still quite a bit above as April 2010 is currently the 2nd warmest of all-time in Oshkosh with a monthly mean temperature of 52.0 degrees here at OSNW3. Addendum: Lake fly hatch sited near Lake Winnebago the morning of Apr 26, 2010. Swarms of them along the lake and above the road, following Cty A from Oshkosh to Neenah. Earliest hatch in 50 years I am told. For an article written by Doug Zellmer of the ONW click here . ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 April Observations ) ...