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	April Fools weather humor; all-time March warmth in WY, NE

Posted by: JeffMasters, 3:41 PM GMT on April 01, 2012

I don't have an April Fools blog post for you this year, but instead thought I share with you two of the funniest weather-related stories of the year. Firstly, it turns out that you don't need to be a human to enjoy a little snowboarding. The snowy conditions in Russia this winter gave the opportunity for an intrepid crow to take up the sport in this remarkable Youtube video. I found the video over at Andy Revkin's DotEarth blog at the New York Times. The bird is a hooded crow, and has evidently been doing quite a bit of snowboarding, judging by the multiple tracks on the rooftop. Too bad us humans can't use a flap-assist from our wings while snowboarding, it might cut down on injuries!

Video 1. A crow in Russia goes snowboarding on a snow-covered rooftop.

The most insane letter ever written by a child to a TV weatherman
I've done a lot of talks about the weather to schools, and have gotten hundreds of thank-you letters from the kids afterwards. But I've never gotten a letter quite like the one KVUE morning and midday meteorologist Albert Ramon in Austin, Texas recently received after talking at a local school. A sampling:

"Some day when I become supreme Ultra-Lord of the universe I will not make you a slave, you will live in my 200 story castle where unicorn servants will feed you doughnuts off their horns."

And this: "Thank you again for teaching us about meteoroligy, you're more awesome than a monkey wearing a tuxedo made out of bacon riding a cyborg unicorn with a lightsaber for the horn on the tip of a space shuttle closing in on Mars while ingulfed in flames."

Check out the letter here.

Finally, realclimate.org has a funny April Fool's blog post today called ‘Wrong sign paradox’ finally resolved?

All-time March warmth records in Wyoming, Nebraska
Most of Wyoming and much of Nebraska set or tied their record for all-time warmest March temperatures yesterday, no fooling. A strong ridge of high pressure that generated a strong flow of warm air from the southwest was responsible. Some of the records included:

Omaha, NE: 91°F
Lincoln, NE: 91°F
Casper, WY: 77°F
Lander, WY: 76°F
Rock Spring, WY: 72°F
Worland, WY: 81°F
Laramie, WY: 71°F
Rawlins, WY: 73°F
Chadron, WY: 83°F
Sidney, WY: 83°F

Jeff Masters

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51. aspectre 5:00 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Inre 7 Ameister12, 16 TropicalAnalystwx13, 29 WxGeekVA, and 45 wunderkidcayman I mean really, dudes, AprilFools jokes are supposed to be harmless; like the BBC's video on spaghetti trees being harvested in Switzerland. Faking the NationalWeatherService's report-styling to lend credibility is not harmless. Member Since: August 21, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4846

52. nigel20 5:01 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting BahaHurican: Whee... Deacon Blues and 2 months to the start of the ATL season... what more can one desire... LOL... I'm out, ya'll. I gotta work this p.m., but will look in later as time permits. Nice to have you back on the blog Baha Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

53. nigel20 5:06 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting wunderkidcayman: hey I'm cool I see that there is more clouds on sat I wish it can grow and stay here and hopefully get some rain still looks dry here Yeah.....it's currently partly cloudy here in Kingston, Jamaica Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

54. WatchingThisOne 5:07 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting Patrap: Welcome to the New Earth, brought to you by Big Energy and "us" overall. Dolphins apparently took quite a hit. Liver and lung issues for them. Overall, the damage from the Deepwater spill appears far worse than "expected." UK's Guardian - "Gulf's dolphins pay heavy price for Deepwater oil spill" Member Since: July 15, 2005 Posts: 3 Comments: 1249

55. bappit 5:11 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13: I doubt somebody would believe those considering no where in my post does it mention the official NWS/SPC :) Look and feel. Member Since: May 18, 2006 Posts: 3 Comments: 4381

56. nigel20 5:15 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012 Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

57. WatchingThisOne 5:18 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting bappit: Look and feel. My feeling on this is that NWS material must NEVER be spoofed, even on April 1st. That way the real NWS announcements ALWAYS get taken seriously. Definitely not funny. Member Since: July 15, 2005 Posts: 3 Comments: 1249

58. bappit 5:19 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Regarding the April Fools posts, some people are more gullible than you might think. Here is a (true) story about people who believed stories from The Onion. Member Since: May 18, 2006 Posts: 3 Comments: 4381

59. WxGeekVA 5:26 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting aspectre: Inre 7 Ameister12, 16 TropicalAnalystwx13 and 29 WxGeekVA, I mean really, dudes, AprilFools jokes are supposed to be harmless; like the BBC's video on spaghetti trees being harvested in Switzerland. Faking the NationalWeatherService's report-styling to lend credibility is not harmless. Quoting WatchingThisOne: My feeling on this is that NWS material must NEVER be spoofed, even on April 1st. That way the real NWS announcements ALWAYS get taken seriously. Definitely not funny. For the love of god, lighten up! It's April Fools Day, the one day a year when you can straight up lie or make something up and get away with it! Let us have fun without having it ruined by someone wih no sense of humor! Thank You! Member Since: September 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3316

60. nigel20 5:34 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012 Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

61. KEEPEROFTHEGATE 5:34 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: For the love of god, lighten up! It's April Fools Day, the one day a year when you can straight up lie or make something up and get away with it! Let us have fun without having it ruined by someone wih no sense of humor! Thank You! legend has it aprils fools are to be played before the noon time passing after that it was only a fool himself that would pull a prank Member Since: July 15, 2006 Posts: 143 Comments: 40557

62. aspectre 5:34 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Faking someone's signature is never "just fun": notice all the perma-bans on those who spoofed the names of regulars. And the NWS/SPC/NHC page-style is a signature. Member Since: August 21, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4846

63. WatchingThisOne 5:35 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: For the love of god, lighten up! It's April Fools Day, the one day a year when you can straight up lie or make something up and get away with it! Let us have fun without having it ruined by someone wih no sense of humor! Thank You! I've laughed over at least a dozen April Fool's jokes today. But not this one - I take the sanctity of NWS pronouncements very seriously. I don't think imitating statements from law enforcement on April Fool's Day is funny either. Member Since: July 15, 2005 Posts: 3 Comments: 1249

64. cyclonekid 5:38 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
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65. SPLbeater 5:43 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
hey guys...got some bad news. I dont believe i will be on wundergroud anymore, just dont have the time. :(:( Member Since: August 4, 2011 Posts: 43 Comments: 3954

66. JrWeathermanFL 5:43 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
According to the NHC... STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE N CENTRAL ATLC MON NIGHT AND TUE AS A DEVELOPING AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRES MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA FROM THE N WHILE INTENSIFYING. And... ...SW CARIBBEAN WHERE A SURFACE TROUGH REACHES FROM 23N93W TO 19N95W. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LIGHTNING DATA INDICATE A DEVELOPING AREA OF CONVECTION E OF THE TROUGH. Member Since: July 19, 2011 Posts: 7 Comments: 1051

67. TheOnlyBravesFan 5:45 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
All these jokes imitating NWS products. And we wonder why they aren't taken seriously.... smh Spring Flood Outlooks...Good news for most of US, with only small areas with above avg. flood potential. Member Since: January 30, 2012 Posts: 10 Comments: 186

68. nigel20 5:45 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting cyclonekid: What are the reports if any coming out of Vietnam? Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

69. nigel20 5:48 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting SPLbeater: hey guys...got some bad news. I dont believe i will be on wundergroud anymore, just dont have the time. :(:( What's up SPL? Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

70. washingtonian115 5:52 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting SPLbeater: hey guys...got some bad news. I dont believe i will be on wundergroud anymore, just dont have the time. :(:( Why? Member Since: August 14, 2010 Posts: 5 Comments: 10654

71. Ameister12 5:52 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
I never meant for people to get so upset about my April Fool's joke. I thought it would be a funny weather related joke, but obviously a lot of you found it unfunny to create a hypothetical TWO text as my joke. I'll take the post down if you guys really want me too. Sorry 'bout that. =( Member Since: August 9, 2009 Posts: 9 Comments: 3518

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73. belizeit 5:55 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
I see the east Pacific is starting to get that look . Mean while the dryest month for us is April and according to radar some areas will soon have a Aprils worth of rain. Member Since: January 10, 2010 Posts: 0 Comments: 790

74. KEEPEROFTHEGATE 5:57 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting SPLbeater: hey guys...got some bad news. I dont believe i will be on wundergroud anymore, just dont have the time. :(:( now this is a good april fool Member Since: July 15, 2006 Posts: 143 Comments: 40557

75. washingtonian115 5:57 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
I hate April Fools with a Paaaaaasion.A freak'in Passion!.I hate this day.Can 12:01 am just hurry and come... Member Since: August 14, 2010 Posts: 5 Comments: 10654

76. WxGeekVA

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77. TheOnlyBravesFan 5:59 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting VAbeachhurricanes: There is special place in hell for people like you. Uncalled for and reported. No need for any hating on this blog. Member Since: January 30, 2012 Posts: 10 Comments: 186

78. KEEPEROFTHEGATE 5:59 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting VAbeachhurricanes: There is special place in hell for people like you. lighten up francis Member Since: July 15, 2006 Posts: 143 Comments: 40557

79. Tazmanian 6:01 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting VAbeachhurricanes: There is special place in hell for people like you. that was vary uncall for you all so been reported Member Since: May 21, 2006 Posts: 5088 Comments: 111351

80. gordydunnot 6:02 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
I got a phone # for you to call ask for Mr. Lyon if he isn't there a man named Mr. Bear will speak to you. Any local Zoo will work. Member Since: August 18, 2008 Posts: 0 Comments: 3044

81. TheOnlyBravesFan 6:03 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: I will too, but I would think that anyone using common sense would know mine is fake after the first line... I'm sure most people that follow weather passionately (like me :D) will, but people that just come on every now and then to check their weather might not get it. Even local counties don't test sirens when clouds are out, to avoid scaring people. Please use judgement when making any post. Member Since: January 30, 2012 Posts: 10 Comments: 186

82. Ameister12 6:07 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting VAbeachhurricanes: There is special place in hell for people like you. Some one is being a grouch today. Member Since: August 9, 2009 Posts: 9 Comments: 3518

83. caneswatch 6:08 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting Tazmanian: that was vary uncall for you all so been reported Lighten up, he was just kidding. Member Since: October 8, 2008 Posts: 14 Comments: 4473

84. TheOnlyBravesFan 6:12 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Blog getting tense like it has been too often lately, I think I will depart. Try and keep to weather talk guys. Member Since: January 30, 2012 Posts: 10 Comments: 186

85. VAbeachhurricanes 6:13 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Really? No one has heard that line before? I am on your side hahaha... Member Since: September 6, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4801

86. allancalderini 6:14 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
They are just jokes last year it happen the same why we need to fights this day is for pranks and fun so why don`t all of us just chill out. Member Since: October 15, 2011 Posts: 0 Comments: 2024

87. Neapolitan 6:15 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
It's extremely unlikely that a stranger casually surfing the internet for important weather information would randomly drop by this particular blog forum. And in the extremely unlikely event that did happen, should this stranger happen to read a facetious bit of fake weather info, he or she would--it is hoped--seek a second verifying source of information before, say, boarding up his or her home and relocating to an underground bunker in the hills. Especially given that it's, you know, April 1 and all... Member Since: November 8, 2009 Posts: 4 Comments: 11157

88. WxGeekVA 6:15 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
My god.... I cannot believe that some people on here have turned April Fools Day jokes into arguements, bickering, "you are being reported", and a general flame war over a few posts! Lighten up, seriously! Member Since: September 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3316

89. VAbeachhurricanes 6:15 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting Tazmanian: that was vary uncall for you all so been reported Oh no! what would I ever do without this blog!? Member Since: September 6, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4801

90. VAbeachhurricanes 6:16 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: My god.... I cannot believe that some people on here have turned April Fools Day jokes into arguements, bickering, "you are being reported", and a general flame war over a few posts! Lighten up, seriously! It is the internet... people should go outside and live a little... Member Since: September 6, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4801

91. ClimateChange 6:17 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Scorching across the Plains today. Already up to 90 at Winner, SD. Philip, SD is at 89 and Valentine, NE at 88. Of course, Winner made it up to 94 on one day last month -- looks like it may climb into the mid 90s again today with a few more hours of heating left. Several other sites should best 90. Meanwhile, we're stuck under overcast skies here in Toledo. Temperatures, however, are fairly comfortable -- near 60 degrees, which is still several degrees above normal. But nothing like they're getting off to the west. Member Since: September 8, 2011 Posts: 8 Comments: 184

92. WxGeekVA 6:18 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting Neapolitan: It's extremely unlikely that a stranger casually surfing the internet for important weather information would randomly drop by this particular blog forum. And in the extremely unlikely event that did happen, should this stranger happen to read a facetious bit of fake weather info, he or she would--it is hoped--seek a second verifying source of information before, say, boarding up his or her home and relocating to an underground bunker in the hills. Especially given that it's, you know, April 1 and all... Nea, I don't always agree with you or your posts, but this might just be the post of the week. I wonder why they don't make you, Pat, and Gro moderators here... Member Since: September 3, 2011 Posts: 13 Comments: 3316

93. Ameister12 6:20 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Well, I'm out for now. Should wait until the blog cools down to get back on. Member Since: August 9, 2009 Posts: 9 Comments: 3518

94. VAbeachhurricanes 6:21 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
This blog is Hot Hot Hot! Member Since: September 6, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4801

95. PedleyCA 6:22 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting WxGeekVA: Nea, I don't always agree with you or your posts, but this might just be the post of the week. I wonder why they don't make you, Pat, and Gro moderators here... Moderators are secret. The walls have ears. How do we know those 3 aren't moderators in disguise. By the way you are all Grounded. Member Since: February 29, 2012 Posts: 0 Comments: 2147

96. ClimateChange 6:22 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting Neapolitan: That heat blob continues today before fading out overt he next week (in fact, a week from now temperatures across the United States will be as close to normal as they have been for nearly an entire month). Today's high temperature anomalies): I don't know what you're looking at, but the CPC 6-10 day and 8-14 day outlooks call for above normal temperatures nationwide, including Alaska. 6 to 10 day outlook 8 to 14 day outlook Member Since: September 8, 2011 Posts: 8 Comments: 184

97. VAbeachhurricanes 6:23 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Quoting PedleyCA: Moderators are secret. The walls have ears. How do we know those 3 aren't moderators in disguise. By the way you are all Grounded. Or maybe... you are a moderator and you are just saying that to throw us off the scent! Member Since: September 6, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 4801

98. Patrap 6:27 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
WunderBlogs - Standards WunderBlogAdmin is a generic handle used by the wunderground employees to interact with bloggers. This gives a single point of contact for our members to report issues and dispute bans. As noted in our terms of service, Weather Underground does not maintain 24/7 watch over the blogs and administration is not real time. Administrators will deal with problems and answer notes when they can, so please be patient. For questions about these rules please contact WunderBlogAdmin. Member Since: July 3, 2005 Posts: 371 Comments: 111485

99. ClimateChange 6:30 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Warmest March, warmest January through March 3-month period, and warmest April through March 12-month period on record at Des Moines. Source: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/March_Story_DSM .pdf March checked in at 55.7 degrees, besting the old record from 1910 by a whopping 4.2 degrees. January through March is at 39.7, a full 3.6 degrees above the previous record from 1921. And the 12-month period commencing April 1, 2011 is at 55.1 degrees, 1.5 degrees warmer than the record in 1934-35. Member Since: September 8, 2011 Posts: 8 Comments: 184

100. nigel20 6:32 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Overfishing, deforestation causing Caribbean coral reef decline Link Member Since: November 6, 2010 Posts: 2 Comments: 4538

101. wxgeek723 6:34 PM GMT on April 01, 2012
Welcome to Weather Underground...where April Fools' Day is a battlefield. Member Since: August 28, 2008 Posts: 79 Comments: 2350

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