April 2010 Recap

Record Warm April

The warm spring conditions continued unabated through the month of April, with Sault Ste. Marie recording their warmest April on record, and all other locations recording one of their top 5 warmest April's.

April Average Temperature Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
46.5	38.4	+8.1	Warmest	46.5 / 2010	28.9 / 1907

**Houghton Lake (1917 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
48.2	41.8	+6.4	4th Warmest	49.1 / 1941 and 1942	35.2 / 1950

**Alpena (1917 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
46.6	40.3	+6.3	3rd Warmest	48.7 / 1955	34.3 / 1926

**Traverse City* (1896 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
48.5	42.7	+5.8	Tied 4th Warmest	50.3 / 1921	34.4 / 1907

**Gaylord** (1952 - Present)**
Mean	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.5	41.5	+6.0	3rd Warmest	48.1 / 1955	35.8 / 1993

April Precipitation Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
1.15	2.57	-1.42	Tied 15th Driest	5.16 / 1954	0.33 / 1925

**Houghton Lake (1917 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
2.05	2.29	-0.24	N/A	7.20 / 1929	0.50 / 1946

**Alpena (1917 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
1.97	2.31	-0.34	N/A	5.61 / 1954	0.51 / 1935

**Traverse City* (1896 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
2.82	2.72	+0.10	N/A	7.14 / 1996	0.30 / 1906

**Gaylord** (1952 - Present)**
Precipitation	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
2.89	2.46	+0.43	N/A	5.35 / 1954	0.76 / 1958

March Snowfall Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
7.7	7.6	+0.1	N/A	25.8 / 1982	Trace / 1955

**Houghton Lake (1917 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
Trace	4.3	-4.3	Tied Least Snowiest	17.3 / 2007	Trace / 2010

**Alpena (1917 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
Trace	5.8	-5.8	Tied Least Snowiest	16.7 / 2007	Trace / 2010

**Traverse City* (1896 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
0.1	2.8	-2.7	N/A	17.3 / 2007	0.0 / 1969

**Gaylord** (1952 - Present)**
Snowfall	Average	Departure	Ranking*	Record Snowiest/Year	Record Least Snow/Year
1.5	6.9	-5.4	N/A	22.5 / 2007	Trace / 2004

- all averages are calculated using the 1971 - 2000 period

* Traverse City - Normal and observed temperature data is compiled from the ASOS site at Cherry Capital Airport. Snowfall and precipitation amounts are recorded at the cooperative observer at Traverse City Munson Hospital, while snowfall and precipitation normals are compiled from the ASOS site at Cherry Capital Airport.

** Gaylord - Observed and normal data is compiled from the cooperative observer site in the vicinity of the Gaylord Regional Airport ASOS site.

( ) = Consistent years of record

* = only rankings in the top 20 will be entered

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