Lohmann: April A Cold And Wet Month

April has been a unique moth, weather wise, for the PNW. After a winter that was primarily warm and dry, April turned out to be cooler than normal and very wet. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the showers were welcomed news after months of dry conditions. But, she pointed out, the showers did not fall everywhere.

“That northeast corner of Washington is a lot of the area for the whole month has only seen 25% to 50% to 75% of normal precipitation.  Whereas the southern parts of Washington and down into Oregon have seen normal, up to maybe 150%, and even some locations up to and even over 200% above normal for the month of April.”

Lohmann added temperatures this month were between six to eight degrees below normal.

“And I took a quick look at if that was the high or the low.  And a lot of the lows were four to six degrees below normal, as a lot of people know, because we had some chilly temperatures.  And then the highs were even eight to ten degrees below normal.  Overall, that’s put a stunt on a lot of the stuff growing across the region.”

What can we expect as we start to transition from April into May? Find out by listening to our entire Ag Weather In Depth conversation.

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