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Lowville Sees Above Normal Temperatures and Normal
Precipitation During April While Setting Record for Number of 80 Degree
Days for the Month
Published: May 02, 2023 at 11:00
a.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw above average temperatures last month, with a normal amount of
precipitation, according to weather data compiled from the Northeast
Regional Climate Center (dating back to 1893).
April finished
with a mean average temperature (cumulative highs and lows) of 46.9 degrees
in Lowville, 5.1 degrees above the normal mean average temperature for April
in Lowville of 41.8 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 13th warmest April
on record and the warmest April since 2010 when the mean average
temperature for the month was 47.2 degrees. The warmest April on record for
Lowville occurred in 1921, when the mean average temperature for the month
was 51.5 degrees. The coldest April occurred in 1926, when the mean average
temperature was 34.8 degrees for the month. The highest temperature of the month
last month reached 85 degrees on April 16th. The lowest temperature
recorded last month was 20 degrees on both April 2nd and 3rd.
Last month saw an
unusual period of summer-like temperatures, with four daily high temperature
records set during the month (82 degrees on April 14; 83 degrees on April
15; 85 degrees on April 16; and 83 degrees on April 23). In the 130 years
of available weather data for Lowville, April has seen at least one 80
degree or higher days in just 37 of those years. Last month saw a record
setting five days where the high temperature reached 80 degrees or more.
The previous record of 4 days with 80 degree or higher temperatures during April
occurred in 1913 and 1915. The highest April temperatures ever recorded in
Lowville occurred in 1896, when it reached 89 degrees on April 19, 1896 and 88 degrees on April 20, 1896. The earliest date
in the year for an 80 degree or higher temperature recorded in Lowville was
March 28, 1945, and the latest date in the year that the first 80 degree or
higher temperature was recorded was July 7, 1916. Last month was the first
April since 2012 that saw a high temperature of 80 degrees or above during
the month.
April saw a total
of 3.12 inches of precipitation in Lowville, coming in just above the
normal of 3.11 inches for the month. This ranks as the 54th wettest April
on record. The wettest April on record was in 1993, with 6.74 inches of
precipitation recorded, while the driest April on record occurred in 1900,
with just 0.75 inches of precipitation. Measurable precipitation was recorded
on 11 days last month, with 3 additional days recording a trace amount. The
most precipitation recorded on a single day last month was 1.04 inches,
recorded on April 6th.
Lowville saw a
total of 0.3 inches of new snow (included in overall total precipitation)
during the month of April, below the normal average of 4.1 inches for the
month. The most snow recorded on a single day last month was 0.3 inches on April
2. Measurable new snow fell on just one day last month, with 5 additional
days producing a trace amount. The month started on with the snow depth in
Lowville at a trace amount and ended with no snow depth. The record for April
snow in Lowville occurred in 2003, when 24.8 inches of new snow accumulated
during the month. The least snowy Aprils occurred in 1915, 1921, and 1999,
with no new snow accumulating. Last month tied as the 15th least snowiest April on record for Lowville.
2023 Average Mean Temperature and Precipitation Data
for Lowville, NY
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Mean Average
Temperature (vs Normal)
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27.1 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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23.5 degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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30.0 degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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46.9 degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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2.87 inches
(3.47 inches)
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2.36 inches
(2.59 inches)
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2.53 inches
(2.65 inches)
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3.12 inches
(3.11 inches)
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JULY
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Temperature (vs Normal)
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