From snow squalls to a beach day, April 2021 Weather Roundup
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. 1:55 - More on the record Apr. 28 heat and how the shore escaped the sea breeze. 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. 9:50 - Walpack, the ice box of New Jersey 12:01 - Where a dry April stacks up to history. 14:23 - What the dry April meant for wildfires. 16:15 - Our first line of thunderstorms passed on April 21, and it brought plenty of hail. 19:20 - Flurries passed the next day, on April 22. How unusual is that and how can it snow well into the 40s? 24:02 - The coastal flooding, and lack of it. Find new Something in the Air episodes, a 2020 New Jersey Press Association Award winner, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at www.pressofac.com/weather and wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and get full weather access: http://www.pressofac.com/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.