A Cold Start to April

Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest. Critical fire weather for portions of the Intermountain West. Risk for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and portions of the mid-Atlantic. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest. Hurricane Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken Read More >

...A cold start to April... April started on a very cold note this year. Through the first 9 days of the month, the average temperature at Caribou of 27.3 degrees was 6 degrees below average. It tied with 1947 and 1957 as the 10th coldest start to the month of April. Only the first day of the month featured an average temperature that was above the 30-year average. The 5th and 9th were quite cold with a high of only 29 degrees both days. On average, Caribou can expect to have a high temperature below 30 degrees during the month of April about once every 3 years. 2003 takes top honors with 6 days where the high failed to reach 30F. At Bangor, the average temperature from April 1-9 was 33.6 degrees, which was 4.6 degrees below average. It tied with 1975 for the 12th coldest start to the month. The 1st was the only day to have an average daily temperature that was above the 30-year average.