From snow squalls to a beach day, April 2021 Weather Roundup

Published: May 5, 2021, 3:05 p.m.

April brought everything from a beach day to snow in South Jersey. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Dave Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, hop on the pod to discuss this kitchen sink of weather. 

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1:55 - More on the record Apr. 28 heat and how the shore escaped the sea breeze. 

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5:27 - Every ten years, the weather world updates its climate normals. Dave gives an early look at what it means for New Jersey, and snow cover across the globe. 

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9:50 - Walpack, the ice box of New Jersey

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12:01 - Where a dry April stacks up to history.

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14:23 - What the dry April meant for wildfires.

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16:15 - Our first line of thunderstorms passed on April 21, and it brought plenty of hail.

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19:20 - Flurries passed the next day, on April 22. How unusual is that and how can it snow well into the 40s? 

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24:02 - The coastal flooding, and lack of it.

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