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Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

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APRIL NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 75 52 63 87/1927* 53/1962 31/2019 70/1917* 0.18 1.41/1957 4 2
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 2 75 52 64 87/2006* 52/1915 31/2019 73/2025 0.19 9.10/2017 4 2
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 3 75 52 64 88/2025 53/1915 32/1915 76/2025 0.19 3.55/2000 4 2
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 4 75 53 64 89/1954* 50/2013 33/1987 75/2025 0.19 7.00/1905 4 2
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 5 76 53 64 89/1955* 59/1945 33/1987 71/1947 0.18 3.13/2025 3 3
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 6 76 53 64 89/1982 53/1993* 37/1971* 68/1986* 0.18 6.90/1983 3 3
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 7 76 53 65 91/1930 46/2007 31/1971 70/2020* 0.19 2.85/2019 3 3
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 8 76 53 65 89/2011 53/1914 34/1939* 73/2020 0.20 4.52/1942 3 3
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 9 77 54 65 89/1986* 50/2003 35/2003* 70/2001* 0.18 2.07/1933 3 3
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
 10 77 54 65 90/2011* 52/1989 32/2003 74/2008 0.18 3.50/2024 3 3
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 11 77 54 66 89/1963* 49/1982 35/1989* 71/2001 0.19 4.25/1995 3 3
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
 12 77 54 66 89/1948* 53/1988 35/1989 73/2001* 0.18 3.85/1980 3 3
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
 13 78 54 66 88/1954* 60/2020* 32/1940 72/1922 0.17 2.72/1974 2 3
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 14 78 55 66 89/1932* 54/1980 36/1909 72/1922 0.17 3.60/1933 2 4
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
 15 78 55 66 91/1925 57/1933 37/2008* 73/1972 0.17 6.40/1927 2 4
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
 16 78 55 67 92/1925* 55/1993 37/2018* 73/2013 0.17 2.80/2015 2 4
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
 17 78 55 67 92/2006 55/1910 39/1921 74/1922 0.15 3.79/1900 2 4
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 18 79 56 67 92/2006 57/1904 39/2001 72/1920 0.15 2.57/1991 2 4
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
 19 79 56 67 94/1987 59/1940 38/1901 74/2011* 0.15 4.20/1914 2 4
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
 20 79 56 68 94/1987 62/1983 36/1893 72/1996* 0.15 2.05/1947 2 4
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 21 79 56 68 94/1987 58/1941 38/1953 71/1996 0.15 2.84/1966 1 4
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
 22 80 57 68 94/1987 59/1966 36/1931 71/1996 0.14 3.05/1921 1 4
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
 23 80 57 68 92/1925 60/1982 42/1907* 72/1970* 0.13 4.85/1995 1 4
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
 24 80 57 69 92/1925* 64/1983 42/1910 72/1999* 0.14 2.65/1937 1 5
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 25 80 57 69 93/1925 62/1913 32/1910 71/1999* 0.15 3.16/1946 1 5
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 26 81 58 69 91/1944* 61/1916 35/1910 71/1970 0.14 2.93/1997 1 5
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
 27 81 58 69 93/2011* 65/1911 39/1910 73/2014* 0.14 2.87/1949 1 5
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 28 81 58 70 93/1906 63/2015 43/1904 74/2021* 0.14 2.50/1914 1 5
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 29 81 59 70 91/2002* 63/1997 45/1965* 77/2017 0.15 8.55/1953 1 6
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 30 82 59 70 93/1952* 62/1897 43/1965* 74/1970* 0.15 1.60/1905 1 6
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
 MON 78.1 55.1 66.6         4.94   65 113

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  1 0 <1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 5 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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