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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Notebook MILEPOST 579

April 18, 2025 Friday Weather Update

Excessive rain threat for next week across central US

What the month did

April 2025 was the 16th-warmest April in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 53.6°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 51.8°F (+1.7°F).

April 2025 was the 31st-wettest April in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.9in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.7in (+0.2in).

NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.

Good Friday!

Very springlike weather pattern for the next 10-days heading into late April. Warm, moist flow with frontal boundaries and storm systems will repeat across the Plains and Mississippi River Valley into the Midwest and Great Lakes. Heavy rainfall will be the primary threat with exceptional totals centered on Oklahoma and Missouri.

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