Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues

A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >

Easter Sunday

PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)

Easter Sunday can fall between March 22nd and April 25th. The highest temperature ever recorded on Easter Sunday was on April 18th, 1976 when the thermometer reached 81 degrees. The coldest it has been on an Easter Sunday was 5 degrees reached on April 1, 1923.

Normal temperatures will range through the various dates that Easter can occur. Early in the calendar, Easters normally are 44F for the high, and 28F for the low. Later Easters typically are warmer, with normal highs of 59F and lows of 40F.

The wettest Easter occurred on Sunday, April 3rd 1988 when 0.91 inches of rain fell. The snowiest Easter was back in 1994 when on April 3rd, 1.3 inches of snow fell.

On Easter, April 7th, 1912 a wind storm drove ice on Lake Erie into the entrance of the Inner Harbor and up the Buffalo River. These winds also sent two large steamers into the shallow water.

On Easter, April 14th, 1974 a severe thunderstorm swept across Chautauqua County. This storm produced a small tornado that touched down near French Creek and created minor damage.

Snow on Easter Sunday

March	28	1880	T
April	5	1885	T
April	2	1893	T
April	2	1899	T
April	3	1904	T
March	31	1907	T
April	16	1911	T
April	1	1923	T
April	9	1939	T
April	9	1950	T
March	25	1951	T
April	2	1961	1.0
April	18	1965	0.4
March	29	1970	T
April	2	1972	T
March	30	1975	0.7
April	11	1982	1.0
April	3	1994	1.3
April	7	1996	0.1
March	30	1997	0.9
April	8	2007	T
April	8	2012	T
April	5	2015	T
April	1	2018	T
April	17	2022	0.7
March	31	2024	T

Almanac Data for Recent Easter Sunday's

Year	Month	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	April	6th	59	34	0.00	0.0
1981	April	18th	48	31	0.11	0.0
1982	April	11th	38	31	0.11	1.0
1983	April	3rd	50	38	0.08	0.0
1984	April	22nd	55	33	T	0.0

1985	April	7th	45	33	0.00	0.0
1986	March	30th	64	36	0.00	0.0
1987	April	19th	77	48	0.00	0.0
1988	April	3rd	70	56	0.91	0.0
1989	March	26th	61	39	0.00	0.0

1990	April	15th	53	40	T	0.0
1991	March	31st	48	24	0.00	0.0
1992	April	19th	76	40	0.00	0.0
1993	April	11th	48	33	0.00	0.0
1994	April	3rd	59	30	0.48	1.3

1995	April	16th	49	30	0.00	0.0
1996	April	7th	36	28	T	0.1
1997	March	30th	40	31	0.30	0.9
1998	April	12th	61	31	0.00	0.0
1999	April	4th	58	35	0.09	0.0

2000	April	23rd	55	40	0.01	0.0
2001	April	15th	54	38	0.00	0.0
2002	March	31st	51	33	0.00	0.0
2003	April	20th	79	53	T	0.0
2004	April	11th	46	29	0.00	0.0

2005	March	27th	50	29	T	0.0
2006	April	16th	56	37	0.00	0.0
2007	April	8th	31	23	T	T
2008	March	23rd	34	19	0.00	0.0
2009	April	12th	42	27	0.00	0.0

2010	April	4th	63	41	0.00	0.0
2011	April	24th	55	44	T	0.0
2012	April	8th	56	33	T	T
2013	March	31st	58	39	0.08	0.0
2014	April	20th	71	36	0.00	0.0

2015	April	5th	36	30	0.03	T
2016	March	27th	70	30	0.00	0.0
2017	April	16th	73	48	T	0.0
2018	April	1st	43	28	0.03	T
2019	April	21st	49	40	T	0.0

2020	April	12th	66	37	T	0.0
2021	April	4th	56	37	0.00	0.0
2022	April	17th	43	30	0.05	0.7
2023	April	9th	55	29	0.00	0.0
2024	March	31st	47	37	T	T