April 1983 redux?
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Got a solid dusting on most surfaces this afternoon! 
Of pollen
Of pollen
We are all struggling apparently 
That’s pretty crazy considering RDU’s earliest 90 on record is 3/12, with several other days in that month having record highs over 90, and one 94 in late March. All but four days in April for RDU have a record high over 90. Wouldn’t have expected ATL to be so much cooler in that regard.
I’m going to double-check to make sure I didn’t miss any.
Yes, my info is correct. ATL has actually been much cooler. Check these comparisons out:
3/12/1990 RDU 90; ATL 81
3/17/1945 RDU 92; ATL 86
3/23/1907 RDU 93; ATL 87
3/28/1907 RDU 91; ATL 85
3/29/1907 RDU 94; ATL 83
4/2/1967 RDU 90; ATL 81
4/3/1967 RDU 91; ATL 82
That’s wild! Certainly not what I expected. Even GSO has five days in March with record highs at or above 90 and 21/30 days in April with records at or above 90!
This is despite the mean daily highs in March through April 4th at RDU being 0.5-2 cooler than ATL!
I think the cooler average in the non-summer months is tied to CAD, which effects RDU more than Atlanta. Just getting one or two CAD events (focused north) in a month can change averages by .5-2 degrees. If you put us all in a stable/uniform weather pattern Atlanta is usually slight cooler, owing to elevation and location.
Going back to 1879, CHA has hit 90 in 11 out of 146 Aprils (approx once per 13 years on average).
Earliest date ever for 90 is April 10th (1995). 2nd earliest date is April 17th.
Earliest date ever for 90 is April 10th (1995). 2nd earliest date is April 17th.
That upper low on the euro products is hot can't wait for the nice weather
Stormsfury
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Yeah, I suppose RDU makes more sense if you consider the background climo may actually be warmer then ATL without CAD, but GSO surprises me even more, given it’s a couple degrees cooler than RDU and is closer in elevation to ATL. I guess we are just susceptible to more heat waves east of the mountains?
Brent
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Something else I found interesting is that April 1907 is the coldest April on record here so it was quite a flip apparently
And look what we have this weekend here temps closer to peak winter average than April
Iceagewhereartthou
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90 and 91 on consecutive days for CAE !
Yep, but I do like our area for the overall weather. We can get hotter than our friends west and south of the mountains. But we can score big with winter storms from CAD and our proximity to the Atlantic. You have to pick your poison.
iGRXY
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Everybody is in the mid to upper 70's and here we're still in the mid 50's lol. CAD doing what it does best.
Oh yeah, no doubt I’d rather be here than ATL for wintry weather. Like you said, CAD and being closer to the Atlantic are huge for us.
Nice day in the foothills. 50s with drizzle. 
Drizzle Snizzle
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87 hereNice day in the foothills. 50s with drizzle.
tonysc
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I would take that trade-off any day.
Iceagewhereartthou
Member
Wow, now it shows the next 4 days being 90, 92, 93, and 91... thats crazy town for this time of year.90 and 91 on consecutive days for CAE !