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Well, April is all but over and it’s been an impressive month. Here are some quick stats as of April 28th… Johnstown had 6.73 inches of rain. There were nearly 700 tornadoes this month alone with 211 tornadoes on the 27th! The question is, what can we expect heading into May? Head over to [...] Take a look at the first week of April last year, versus the forecast for April 1-7: This Year's Forecast Last Year, Same Week Boy it was nice last spring, wasn’t [...] Even though the last few days were cold, the early April heat won’t be beat! Take a look at where we’re at not counting Friday, of course, which will be above average:
May will start where April leaves off, with highs nearing 80° this weekend. This is the risk, however, of [...] April Temps through Tax Day We all know it’s been warm so far this month, but look at this: That’s extraordinarily warm! For example, the average temperature in Johnstown when combining nighttime lows and daytime highs is 47.5°. So far this month, the average temperature is 55.5°! April will obviously end up above [...] NOAA: April Slightly Cooler Than Average for U.S.The April 2009 temperature for the contiguous United States was below the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. The average April temperature of 51.2 degrees F was 0.8 degree F below the 20th Century average. Precipitation across the contiguous United States in April averaged 2.62 inches, which is 0.19 inch above the 1901-2000 average. We’ll see our share of April showers over the next 48 hours, but the end of the week will feature some fine springtime weather! An area of low pressure will move into the Ohio Valley tomorrow, before redeveloping along the east coast tomorrow night. Rainfall amounts from this evening through Wednesday night will run between one half and one inch across most of the area, with some higher totals south of route 322 and east of route 219. Later tomorrow night and early Wednesday morning will be a tricky call with regards to precipitation type. During the 6 PM show, I had a weather trivia question that asked… April showers bring May flowers… But is April our wettest month? The answer to the trivia question is… NO! April is not our wettest month. So, what month is our wettest month in the Alleghenies? I was kinda surprised with the answer. To see it, click into the post. Yes, I know the title of this post is pretty much a ‘duh,’ but I needed a title and it seemed to fit. Watch the video below for the average and record highs and lows for the month of April.
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