April Growth
The warmth finally broke. Temperatures soared into the 70s late this past week and... overnight, Apr 18-19, some liquid actually fell from the sky. It's been dry around here lately so it was nice to see the ground moist again. ( OSNW3 April Observations ) (Temp Comparison 2008 / 2009 | April 1 - 19) Max temp: 49.4 / 52.4 / +3.0 Min temp: 34.6 / 33.1 / -1.5 (April 2009 Precipitation | April 1 - 19) 2009 Monthly Total Precip.. 0.26" Snow.... 0.0" Oshkosh Average Precip.. 2.87" Snow.... 1.5" Departure Precip.. -2.61" Snow.... -1.5" ---- Days Above 60° As the season changes in and out of Winter here in WI, days with temperatures above 60° are few and far between. Through Apr 19, 2009 we here at OSNW3 have recorded 19 days since Oct 1, 2008. Each Spring when we experience consecutive days above 60 most everyone becomes active and gets into "summer" mode. The sounds of tillers, chain saws, and rakes can be heard all through out this block o...