This past month was the coolest April in 11 years for the continental United States, and fell into the lowest quarter of all Aprils based on records going back to 1895, according to an analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center.
The average April temperature, 51 degrees F, was one degree below the 20th century mean – ranking it the 29th coolest April on record in the U.S.
The average temperature in Wichita was 53.9, 1.4 degrees below average. That’s the third straight month the average temperature was below normal here.