It snowed in Ohio on April 1, 2021.
April Fools' Day 2021 is upon us, and Snopes is here separate the truth from the hoaxes. Send us questions, read our fact checks, and be sure to tip your fact checkers! April Fools' Day is an annual holiday that seemingly celebrates both pranks and paranoia. As wholesome entities such as the Teletubbies, Paddington Bear, and the language-learning company Duolingo were posting deceiving japes, it's perhaps not surprising that even something as basic as a weather report invited suspicion. For instance, on April 1, 2021, some people were skeptical that it was snowing in Ohio: Happy April Fools day from the weather here in Ohio, its snowing. Seriously pic.twitter.com/uWLMBup5pm - StevieD (@HiitGeek) April 1, 2021 I WISH it was an April Fool's joke! Snowing like crazy... pic.twitter.com/Az4WRZXxSY - Jan (@BostonTJan) April 1, 2021 Me trying to figure out whether it's really snowing or if it's an April fools day joke pic.twitter.com/8ooBIjx89S - Rich (@UptownDCRich) April 1, 2021 It did, in fact, snow in Ohio on April 1, 2021. Here's a screenshot from the Weather Channel showing that there was a freeze warning in effect for Cincinnati on the morning of April 1, as well as some light snow fall: Christian Hauser, a journalist for Local 12 News, also reported that it was snowing in Ohio: So... It's Reds #OpeningDay2021 but it's also snowing. 🤔 Sounds about right.@Local12 pic.twitter.com/YEcxP0JXGj - Christian Hauser (@ChristianWKRC12) April 1, 2021 Steve Horstmeyer, a meteorologist for the Cincinnati TV station Fox19 (and who uses the trustworthy Twitter handle @TrustSteve19), also shared a weather map showing snow moving into the Cincinnati area: The next round of light #snow is moving into #Cincinnati metro look for a quick dusting and reduced visibility on roads @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/fezwX9KQKS - Steve Horstmeyer (@TrustSteve19) April 1, 2021 While some people may be suspicious of this event, snowfall in the Midwest during April isn't all that unusual. Cincinatti.com reported: So how often does Greater Cincinnati get snow in the spring? It's pretty normal. In an average March, the region gets about 3 inches of snow, and in April, there is a normal snowfall of half an inch for the month, according to the National Weather Service.
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