April 2021 Climate Summary and Highlights

April 2021 Climate Summary and Highlights

Overall, April was cooler and drier for most across Kansas. Below Are some highlights from our three primary climate sites: Wichita, Salina, and Chanute.

Wichita Eisenhower Airport

* The monthly average temperature of 55.2 degrees was 0.9 degrees cooler than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 83 degrees on the 11th, coldest was 28 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 0.81 inches, 1.78 inches drier than normal.
* It was the 14th driest April since records began in 1889, and the driest since 2014.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 0.54 inches spanning the 15th and 16th.
* Monthly snowfall was 0.7 inches, which was 0.5 inches snowier than normal.
* It tied for the 14th snowiest April on record.

Salina Municipal Airport

* The monthly average temperature of 54.0 degrees was 1.2 degrees cooler than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 87 degrees on the 26th, coldest was 24 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 2.61 inches, 0.44 inches drier than normal.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 1.95 inches spanning the 6th and 7th.

Chanute Martin-Johnson Airport

* The monthly average temperature of 57.4 degrees was 0.6 degrees warmer than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 84 degrees on the 11th and 26th, coldest was 26 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 2.14 inches, 2.26 inches drier than normal.
* It was the 25th driest April since records began in 1898.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 0.97 inches spanning the 15th and 16th.

April 2021 Climate Reports

Wichita

Salina

Chanute

Temperatures
Precipitation
Miscellaneous

April 2021 Temperatures

Monthly Average Temperatures	Monthly Temperature Departure from Normal

Kansas April 2021 average temperatures (the average of each daily high and low temperature).	Kansas April 2021 average temperature departures from normal. After a warmer than normal March, April trended cooler than normal across much of the state.

Warmest Temperatures	Coldest Temperatures

The warmest temperatures recorded during April 2021 across Kansas were in the 80s and 90s, warmest across western and northern Kansas.	The coldest temperatures recorded during April 2021 across Kansas were mostly in the 20s, although a few teens were reported across far western Kansas.

Monthly Temperature Rankings

Kansas April 2021 temperature rankings by division. The number 1 denotes the warmest April on record (since 1893), 129 denotes the coolest. While all Kansas divisions saw cooler than normal temperatures, it wasn't the coolest April on record for any area.

April 2021 Precipitation

Monthly Precipitation	Monthly Precipitation Percent of Normal

Kansas April 2021 precipitation. This map constitutes a mix of observations and radar estimates.	Kansas April 2021 precipitation percent of normal. With the exception of a few pockets of above normal precipitation across northern, central, and eastern Kansas, most of the state saw below normal precipitation in April, most pronounced across southwest Kansas, where some locations saw less than 10 percent of their normal precipitation.

Monthly Snowfall	Monthly Snowfall Departure from Normal

April 2021 observed snowfall across Kansas.	Kansas April 2021 snowfall departure from normal. Above normal snowfall was observed across much of the northern two-thirds of Kansas.

Monthly Precipitation Rankings

Kansas April 2021 precipitation rankings by division. The number 1 denotes the wettest April on record (since 1893), 129 denotes the driest. With the exception of near-normal monthly precipitation across east-central and northeast Kansas, all divisions were drier than normal. The dry weather was most pronounced across south-central and southwest Kansas, as both of these divisions tallied their 9th driest April on record.

April 2021 Miscellaneous Climate and Headline Information

Monthly Winter Weather Advisories	Monthly High Wind Warnings

The number of Winter Weather Advisories issued across Kansas in April for adverse wintry weather.	The number of High Wind Warnings issued across Kansas in April for strong to damaging wind gusts.

Red Flag Warnings	Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

The number of red flag warnings issued across Kansas in April for elevated grassland fire danger, due to warm, windy, and dry conditions.	The number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued in Kansas for the month of April. While not overly active, severe weather began to increase some in April across the state.

Flash Flood Warnings	Dense Fog Advisories

The number of Flash Flood Warnings issued across Kansas in April for life-threatening flooding potential due to very heavy rain.	The number of Dense Fog Advisories issued in Kansas for the month of April for drastically reduced visibilities in dense fog.

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