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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

 

March, April, May

Date March
Record
(in.)
Years April
Record
(in.)
Years May
Record
(in.)
Years
1 7.3 1953 2.0 2018 0.2 1940
2 6.3 1978 2.3 1881 0.6 1929
3 3.4 1988 2.8 1899 Trace 1954
4 4.0 2008 4.7 1920 Trace 1951
5 2.9 1931 3.0 1971 Zero N/A
6 5.4 1931 1.8 1920 Zero N/A
7 8.2 1978 2.0 1957 Zero N/A
8 6.3 1999 3.0 1982 Trace 1923
9 5.9 1979 1.6 1961 Trace 1966
10 3.2 1937 0.5 1973 Trace 1966
11 7.5 1906 1.4 1940 Trace 1952
12 3.9 1980 1.5 1951 Zero N/A
13 4.4 2017 0.2 1980 Zero N/A
14 3.7 1916 6.1 1980 Zero N/A
15 2.5 1960 1.9 1949 Zero N/A
16 2.9 1960 0.1 1905, 1951 Zero N/A
17 5.0 1934 1.6 1953 Zero N/A
18 0.6 1947 0.3 1910 Zero N/A
19 9.2 1906 Trace 1953 Zero N/A
20 3.9 1881 0.3 2021 Zero N/A
21 5.5 2006 Trace 1893 Zero N/A
22 3.6 1933 Trace 1893 Zero N/A
23 2.1 2006 2.6 1910 Zero N/A
24 17.0 2013 0.6 1910 Zero N/A
25 4.8 1930 Trace 1910 Zero N/A
26 5.7 1934 Zero N/A Zero N/A
27 0.7 1947 Zero N/A Zero N/A
28 2.6 1888 Trace 1950, 2008 Zero N/A
29 5.8 2009 Zero N/A Zero N/A
30 6.1 1926 Zero N/A Zero N/A
31 2.5 1926 N/A N/A Zero N/A
Month
Record
17.0 inches 3/24/2013 6.1 inches 4/14/1980 0.6 inches 5/2/1929

 


Records began in 1881.