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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail are expected this afternoon and evening from the Upper Ohio River Valley into the Northeast, and from the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. Excessive rainfall from heavy thunderstorms may produce areas of flash flooding from southern New Mexico into the western and northern Gulf Coast into Wednesday. Read More >

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APRIL NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

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  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 76 55 66 88/2023 63/1975 39/1962 70/2024 0.12 1.96/1988 2 3
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 2 77 56 66 87/1963 64/1992* 39/2019* 75/2025 0.14 1.96/1980 2 4
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 3 77 56 66 87/2006 55/1987 37/1987 76/2025 0.13 1.50/2013 2 4
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 4 77 56 67 87/1998 59/2013 36/1987 77/2025 0.15 4.40/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 5 77 56 67 85/2023* 65/1987* 37/1987 77/2025 0.14 2.33/1969 2 4
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 6 77 56 67 87/2023 57/1993 38/1971 70/2003* 0.15 1.97/1983 2 4
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 7 78 57 67 86/1948 52/2007 33/1971 73/2006 0.15 4.56/2003 2 4
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 8 78 57 67 89/1948 56/2018 37/1971 73/2011 0.15 4.62/1993 2 4
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 9 78 57 68 91/2020 52/2003 40/2022* 72/2024* 0.15 2.72/1952 2 4
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 10 78 57 68 88/2011 52/1989 38/2003 75/2008 0.14 2.25/1955 2 4
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 11 78 57 68 87/2012* 61/1989* 38/1973 71/1948 0.16 3.70/1995 2 4
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 12 79 58 68 88/1965* 59/1978 40/1951 75/1979 0.16 1.90/1952 2 5
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 13 79 58 68 88/1954 60/1978 42/1959 72/2001* 0.15 4.41/2021 2 5
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 14 79 58 69 86/2001* 61/1980 40/1959 73/1967 0.16 2.45/1991 1 5
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 15 79 58 69 86/2001 60/1997 38/2008 74/1972 0.16 4.19/1974 1 5
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 16 79 59 69 87/1981 64/1993* 38/1983 75/2013 0.18 2.71/2012 1 5
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 17 80 59 69 89/2006* 64/1999 42/1999 74/2013 0.18 3.30/1973 1 5
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 18 80 59 69 92/1948 68/2001 43/1999* 76/1970 0.18 2.94/2019 1 5
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 19 80 59 70 91/1987 63/1998 43/2008* 72/2011 0.18 0.70/2010 1 5
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 20 80 60 70 90/1987 67/1983 42/1953 75/2011 0.18 1.26/1986 1 6
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 21 80 60 70 93/1987 66/2021 39/1953 72/2011 0.19 7.19/1966 1 6
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 22 80 60 70 89/1981 65/1956 45/1993 73/1973 0.17 4.80/1979 1 6
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 23 81 60 71 89/2008* 62/1982 46/2024* 72/1999* 0.16 2.41/1952 0 6
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 24 81 61 71 89/1955 68/1995 47/2005* 72/1967* 0.17 4.24/2025 0 6
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 25 81 61 71 90/1999 68/2005 47/1983 75/2011 0.17 4.10/1992 0 6
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 26 81 61 71 90/1999 74/2018* 48/1977 74/1994 0.17 2.60/1991 0 6
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 27 81 62 71 89/1987* 72/1992 48/1992* 75/2014 0.17 2.31/1979 0 7
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 28 82 62 72 94/1987 65/1980 47/1973 75/2017 0.18 4.25/1962 0 7
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 29 82 62 72 92/1955 69/1992 47/2008* 78/2017 0.16 5.02/2006 0 7
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 30 82 62 72 94/1955 66/1988 46/1996 74/1970 0.17 2.53/1960 0 7
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
 MON 79.2 58.6 68.9         4.82   36 153

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  <1 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 3 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1948-2026) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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