Weekly U.S. Weather Extremes

For the week of March 30 through April 5, there were 193 weather records broken or tied. Many of the extremes last week were low temperature records with 102. There were only 10 high temperature records. Precipitation extremes climbed to 37 with 20 snowfall records.

On March 30, Montpelier, Vermont dipped to a chilly 7 degrees. There were a few low temperature extremes in the East, but most of the records were found in the West. On March 30, Stanley, Idaho plunged to -19 degrees. On March 31, Boundary Dam, Washington reported a record 12 degrees. On that same date, Winnemucca, Nevada observed a very cold 5 degrees.

Lows generally dropped into the teens, 20s and even a few 30s across much of the west on March 31st and April 1^st. But, Sheridan, Montana had a frigit 1 degree and Meacham, Oregon had 5 degrees on April 1^st. Other chilly low temperature records included 12 degrees At Winchester, Idaho on April 1^st. Marquette, Michigan dipped to 3 degrees on April 2^nd. Seattle and Olympia, Washington dipped into the lower 30s last week breaking more low temperature records.

While the West Coast shivered, Texas and Florida noted some record highs. On March 30^th, Chidress, Texas reported a record 93 degrees and Wichita Falls, Texas observed a very warm 91 degrees. Naples, Florida reported a record 91 degrees on the 31^st and 89 degrees on April 1^st.

The colder air from the north and the warmer air to the south collided and resulted in very heavy rainfall in parts of the central U.S. On March 30^th, four inches of moisture fell in Longview, Texas. Over two inches was observed in Vichy-Rolla, Missouri on the same day. On April 3^rd, Paducah, Kentucky reported 3.51 inches of rain. On April 4^th, Greenville, Mississippi observed 2.90 inches of moisture with 3.80 inches at Mobile, Alabama.

Late-season snows were also observed in the Northwest last week. Wisdom and Townsend, Montana had 2 inches of the white stuff on March 30^th. LaCrosse, Washington had 4 inches. St. Maries, Idaho picked up 6.9 inches in the 31^st. Record snows also fell in Minnesota and Michigan. On the 31^st, 5 inches fell at St. Cloud, Minnesota with an incredible 15.8 inches measured at Marquette, Michigan.