Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

Easter Sunday

PERIOD OF RECORD: 155 YEARS (1871 - 2025)

Easter Sunday can fall between March 22nd and April 25th. The highest temperature recorded on Easter Sunday was on April 14th, 1968 when the thermometer reached 85°F. The coldest it has been on an Easter Sunday was on the 30th of March 1975 when the mercury dipped to 5°F.

Normal temperatures will range through the various dates that Easter can occur. Early in the calendar, Easters normally are 46F for the high, and 29F for the low. Later Easters typically are warmer, with normal highs of 61F and lows of 41F.

The wettest Easter occurred on Sunday, April 3rd 1988 when 1.02 inches of rain fell. The snowiest Easter was back in 1994 when on April 3rd, 2.9 inches of snow fell.

Almanac Data for Recent Easter Sunday's

Year	Month	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	April	6th	52	33	0.00	0.0
1981	April	18th	60	33	0.19	0.0
1982	April	11th	42	33	0.07	1.7
1983	April	3rd	50	39	0.17	0.0
1984	April	23rd	52	30	0.00	0.0

1985	April	7th	48	33	0.00	0.0
1986	March	30th	83	45	0.00	0.0
1987	April	19th	75	46	0.00	0.0
1988	April	3rd	75	54	1.02	0.0
1989	March	26th	56	36	0.00	0.0

1990	April	15th	59	43	T	0.0
1991	March	31st	47	23	0.00	0.0
1992	April	19th	67	44	0.00	0.0
1993	April	11th	48	35	0.00	0.0
1994	April	3rd	59	28	0.41	2.9

1995	April	16th	53	28	0.00	0.0
1996	April	7th	38	28	0.09	1.1
1997	March	30th	44	31	0.37	0.6
1998	April	12th	64	31	0.00	0.0
1999	April	4th	61	34	0.16	0.0

2000	April	23rd	48	39	0.04	0.0
2001	April	15th	53	38	0.00	0.0
2002	March	31st	54	32	0.00	0.0
2003	April	20th	77	54	0.00	0.0
2004	April	11th	44	29	0.00	0.0

2005	March	27th	50	27	0.00	0.0
2006	April	16th	44	29	0.00	0.0
2007	April	8th	34	24	0.05	0.7
2008	March	23rd	34	19	0.00	0.0
2009	April	12th	41	28	0.00	0.0

2010	April	4th	65	46	0.00	0.0
2011	April	24th	51	42	T	0.0
2012	April	8th	64	33	0.03	0.0
2013	March	31st	58	28	0.00	0.0
2014	April	20th	69	31	0.00	0.0

2015	April	5th	37	32	0.06	T
2016	March	27th	70	28	0.00	0.0
2017	April	16th	80	57	T	0.0
2018	April	1st	51	31	0.20	T
2019	April	21st	56	45	T	0.0

2020	April	12th	65	34	T	0.0
2021	April	4th	56	31	0.00	0.0
2022	April	17th	46	30	0.01	T
2023	April	9th	52	27	0.00	0.0
2024	March	31st	51	38	0.00	0.0

2025	April	20th	52	39	0	0.0
2026	April	5th
2027	March	28th
2028	April	16th
2029	April	1st