Narrative Summary - April 1996
April 1996 was warmer than normal, averaging 55.0ºF, 2.3º above normal
(52.7ºF). The warmest April averaged 58.2ºF (1994), while the coolest (in
1955) averaged 47.5ºF. The following daily temperature records were
established:
| New | Old | ||||||||
| Date | Category | Record | Record | Year | |||||
| 8 | High Maximum | 82 | 81 | 1966 | |||||
| 8 | High Minimum | 50 | 47 | 1960 | |||||
| 9 | High Minimum | 57 | 49 | 1974 | |||||
| 10 | High Minimum | 50 | 47 | 1957 |
Precipitation for April 1996 totaled 0.43 in., 105% of normal (0.41 in.). The
wettest April, in 1995, received 1.54 in., while the driest, in 1986 and
earlier years, received only a trace. Total precipitation since January 1 is
3.90 in., 170% of normal (2.29 in.).
For additional information contact:
| Ken Burk | 373-3215 | |
| Dana Hoitink | 372-6414 |
Note: The information in this summary pertains specifically to
the Hanford Meteorology Station (HMS), which is located
approximately 25 miles northwest of Richland, Washington. No
attempt should be made to infer meteorological conditions at other
locations from these data.