A Chilly April? How Does This Month Compare To The Past Few?

At this point in the month, you've likely forgotten just how hot it felt last Thursday with those temperatures in the lower 90s... a very rare April occurrence. It did help raise our average high for the month, though, which counteracts some other chillier days - like today's 40s and lower 50s - and makes the average high just a little bit closer to the average high of 58 for the month of April.

You'll notice that we have warmed up a bit from the chilly start to the month, and we're actually warmer than we were last April by about 1.4 degrees. We've been below average, though, for the past few years. The last time we saw temperatures above average for the month of April was in 2006 - when average highs were above 62 degrees for the month!

The good news for this week is that aside from some cooler air during rain for Wednesday, we are looking for temperatures at least near the 60s for the next week - after today.

These are those computer-model high temperatures I love to show; forecasted for Tuesday. Upper 50s and lower 60s rule the day - which doesn't seem too bad after a cloudy & cool start to the week. We'll see how long it'll last with our next chance for showers and thunderstorms already arriving by Tuesday night & Wednesday.

Have a great night!

~KDLT Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer