An erratic April ends up cooler and wetter than normal in D.C.

Temperatures ranged from the 30s to the 80s.

Mother Nature couldn’t quite make up her mind during April and probably made planning your wardrobe an adventure. The month was characterized by alternating spells of chilly cold and welcome warmth.

In all, there were three warm and three cool periods. This volatility produced an average temperature of 57 degrees, which was 1.2 degrees cooler than the most recent 30-year normal (58.2 degrees). Interestingly, four of the past seven Aprils have been cooler than this normal.

Note, however, that several of these recent “cool” Aprils would have been warm or average Aprils a century ago, as what is considered the “normal” temperature has increased.

Rainfall of 3.82 inches was 0.61 inches wetter than normal and the 41st wettest on record. Washington weather records date to 1871.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/03/april-recap-cool-wet-2022/?