Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

In Milwaukee it was the 3rd warmest April on record and 6th wettest. Precipitation was 6.23 inches, which was 2.67 inches above normal. It Madison it was the 8th wettest April on record. Precipitation was 5.3 inches, which was 1.9 inches above normal.

Across southern WI as a whole, rainfall was 1-2.7 inches above normal.

Temperature was 5.3 degrees above normal at Milwaukee and 3.4 degrees above normal at Madison. Across southern WI as a whole, temperature for April was 3-5 degrees above normal.

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Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

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