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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

April Climate Extremes

Amarillo 

Normal Highs Normal Lows Normal Precipitation

  

Top 5 Snowiest Aprils   Top 5 Snowiest April Days
8.3"    1907                7.9"  4/10/1926         
7.9"    1926     7.6"  4/9/1919
7.6"    1919       6.5"  4/25/1997
6.9"    1940     5.9"  4/6/1940
6.5"    1895       5.1"  4/12/1947

  

Top 5 Wettest Aprils   Top 5 Wettest April Days
6.45"    1997    2.65" 4/30/1999
6.30"    1999    2.61" 4/23/1911
5.47"    1900   1.99"  4/28/1985
5.05"    1915   1.92"  4/5/1900  
4.90"    1901     1.85"  4/9/1926    

  

Top 5 Coldest April Temps   Top 5 Warmest April Temps
13  4/4/1920   98  4/22/1989
14  4/4/1945   98  4/22/1965
14  4/2/1936    94  4/24/1996
    16  4/12/1940     94  4/22/1950
  17  4/12/1997   94  4/18/1948

 Period of record: 1892 - 2011

 

 Dalhart

 
Top 5 Snowiest Aprils   Top 5 Snowiest April Days
6.8"    2007               5.0"  4/13/2007          
5.0"    1955     5.0"  4/12/1955
4.8"    1949      4.4"  4/1/1949    
4.0"    1958      4.0"  4/3/1979   
4.0"    1979      4.0"  4/12/1958

  

Top 5 Wettest Aprils   Top 5 Wettest April Days
 3.56"    1977    1.53"  4/19/1977
 3.51"    2004     1.50"  4/4/1993   
 3.23"    1952   1.41"  4/2/1973 
 3.15"    1980     1.38"  4/17/1970
  2.73"    1949      1.25"  4/23/2003 

  

Top 5 Coldest April Temps   Top 5 Warmest April Temps
15  4/12/1997     94  4/22/1989
15  4/6/1994       94  4/22/1965
 16  4/7/1994       93  4/22/1950
16  4/4/1979      92  4/30/2008
 17  4/13/1997    92  4/23/2006

Period of record: 1890 - 2011

 


Borger

 
Top 5 Snowiest Aprils   Top 5 Snowiest April Days
6.9"    2007                6.6"  4/13/2007       
6.8"    1983       5.2"  4/4/1970
5.9"    1970       5.0"  4/1/1988
5.5"    1988       4.5"  4/8/1973
4.5"    1973       3.5"  4/8/1983

  

Top 5 Wettest Aprils   Top 5 Wettest April Days
8.05"    1997    2.50"  4/25/1997
 5.10"    1999     2.41"  4/28/1957
4.84"    1977    1.93"  4/30/1977
 3.92"    1957     1.88"  4/14/1999
 3.74"    1985     1.63"  4/17/1988

  

Top 5 Coldest April Temps   Top 5 Warmest April Temps
  16  4/12/1997   99  4/22/1965
19  4/6/1994   97  4/22/1989
 19  4/4/1945    95  4/23/2006
 20  4/4/1979   95  4/26/1959
 20  4/9/1973   94  4/30/2008

Period of record: 1890 - 2011