From Colorado to South Dakota to Minnesota to Wisconsin to Iowa
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Record Easter snowfall for Eau Claire
The snowiest Easter on record in Eau Claire also broke the daily record. As of the latest report, the official amount for Eau Claire is 7.7″, while the previous daily record for April 12 was 7.0″ from 1962. The previous snowiest Easter on record was March 31, 1929 at 5.5″.
Here are some of the latest snowfall reports around Western Wisconsin:
Lublin: 11.0″
Medford: 10.0″
Weyerhaeuser & Tony: 9.0″
Mondovi: 8.3″
Alma, Hudson & Loyal: 8.0″
Pepin: 7.7″
Ellsworth: 7.0″
Chippewa Falls: 6.2″
Arcadia & Neillsville: 6.0″
https://www.weau.com/content/news/Winter-returns-Easter-snow-could-be-significant-569559421.html
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Several Iowa cities set Easter snowfall records with more than 6 inches (15 cm)
Ringsted, Iowa received 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rock Valley received 7 inches. Hull received 6.5 inches. Rock Rapids received 8.3 inches.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/04/13/iowa-weather-easter-snow-records-sunday-forecast/2981216001/
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Most snowfall on any date in South Dakota city
13 Apr 2020 – Sioux Falls, South Dakota got 5.2 inches, the most snowfall on any date in the city dating back to 1893, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. Sioux City got 3.7 inches, an April 12 record, and the second-most snow in recorded history there on Easter.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/04/13/iowa-weather-easter-snow-records-sunday-forecast/2981216001
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Colorado – Record cold for Denver
14 Apr 2020 – Monday morning the low was 15 for a daily record. It was only the second time in the last 54 years the temperature in Denver was 16 or colder this late in the season.
Monday’s high was 25 which was a record cold high temperature for the date.
The low temperature this morning in Denver was 11 degrees for a daily record.
https://www.wlky.com/article/belskis-blog-record-cold-for-denver-record-snow-for-boulder/32146547#
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Boulder Hits 134.3 Inches Of Snow For Season, Less Than 9 Inches From Snowiest Season Ever – Also record cold
14 Apr 2020 – Mother Nature hit Boulder with over a foot (more than 30 cm) of new snow during the most recent storm. The city recorded 17.7 inches of snow in a 36-hour period that ended at 7 a.m. Monday morning.
Boulder also experienced record cold including a new record low daily high temperature of 27 degrees on April 13. The previous record was 38 degrees from 1945.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/04/14/boulder-hits-134-3-inches-of-snow-for-season-less-than-9-inches-from-snowiest-ever/
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Colorado Springs sets record low temperature ahead of more snow – Snaps a mark that had stood for 87 years
The mercury bottomed out at 7F (-13.9C) just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, beating the record of 8F set in 1933, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
Monday saw 6 inches of snow in much of the city to more than 8 inches at the Air Force Academy.
More snow totals here.
https://gazette.com/news/colorado-springs-sets-record-low-temperature-ahead-of-more-snow/article_02ef3150-7e4f-11ea-aae2-9f660b068e3e.html
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Record cold in Minnesota
A cold-weather record was broken at the Rochester airport early Tuesday when the mercury dropped to 17F. That broke the previous record low for April 14 of 18F set in 1962.
https://kroc.com/rochesters-record-snow-has-been-replaced-by-record-cold-weather/
Thanks to Jack Hydrazine for these links
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