Weather History for April 1

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Western New York Weather History

APRIL 1

1960

Temperatures averaged 15 degrees above normal from the 1st to the 5th. Larger creeks like the Tonawanda and the Ellicott went into flood stages. The former set an all-time high stage of 16.95 feet at Rapids, in northern Erie county. Many roads were closed and families stranded by high waters.

1962

A general snowstorm dropped two to eleven inches of snow over western New York. Snowfall at the Airport totaled 2.7 inches establishing a new record for the
maximum snowfall for this date.

1993

1^st-5^th…Flooding on area creeks and streams continued from March through the first week of April as a result of additional rain and snowmelt. It was the worst flooding since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Many streams rose above their banks and caused road flooding--among them Oatka, Black and Tonawanda Creeks. The Genesee River, which is regulated by the Mount Morris Dam, just reached flood stage at Avon inspite of all the gates of the dam being closed. The dam used 85% of its storage capacity before the gates were reopened on the 5th. Although it was too early to produce any crop damage, planting was delayed as farmers waited for fields to dry out.