A Definite Climate Change

Winter Storm Sadie began rolling across the state of Iowa on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The sizable and unusual snow system for the season reached Cedar Rapids around 11:00 pm CDT. Above is a radar capture corresponding to 4:40 am on April 17, with heavier precipitation shown well over the city. The white arrow indicates storm movement. Though light flurries continued after 7:00 am, I recorded a total of 3.5 inches of snowfall from my location on the eastern border of Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids.

The image above and following images were captured from my backyard or in the park from 6-7 am Friday morning. By 2:00 pm, with temperatures having climbed into the upper 40s, all of the snow was gone. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

Weather station showing conditions at 6:48 am after most of the snow had fallen.