April was yet another month with warmer and drier weather than normal. We now have a severe or moderate drought index across Central Florida. We set quite a few records. Let’s start with the records:
Orlando
- April 3 had a record warm low of 71 degrees. The previous record was 69 degrees set in 1980.
- April 5 had a record high of 96 degrees. The previous record was 91 degrees set in 1999.
Melbourne
- April 3 had a record warm low of 76 degrees. The previous record was 71 degrees set in 1960.
- April 4 tied a record warm low of 71 degrees set in 1974.
- April 5 had a record high of 92 degrees. The previous record was 91 degrees set in 1977.
- April 10 tied a record warm low of 71 degrees set in 1953.
- April 15 had a record warm low of 74 degrees. The previous record was 73 degrees set in 2015.
- April 16 had a record warm low of 73 degrees. The previous record was 72 degrees set in 2011.
- April 19 tied a record warm low of 74 degrees set in 1989.
- April 21 tied a record warm low of 73 degrees set in 2006.
- April 24 tied record high of 92 degrees set in 1963.
- April 28 had a record warm low of 76 degrees. The previous record was 74 degrees set in 2013.
- April 29 had a record warm low of 78 degrees, which was the all-time record warm low for the site in the month of April. The previous record was 74 degrees set in 2003.
- April 30 had a record warm low of 76 degrees. The previous record was 73 degrees set in 2012.
Daytona Beach
- April 3 had a record warm low of 70 degrees. The previous record was 69 degrees set in 1929.
- April 5 had a record high of 91 degrees. The previous record was 90 degrees set in 1957.
- April 29 had a record warm low of 74 degrees. The previous record was 73 degrees set in 1991.
- April 30 had a record warm low of 75 degrees, which is the all-time record warm low for the site in the month of April. The previous record was 72 degrees set in 1991.
- Here are the average temperatures:
- Orlando had a monthly average temperature of 74.4 degrees, which was 3.2 degrees above normal. This ties 2006, 2002 and 1912 as the ninth warmest April on record for this site.
- Daytona Beach had a monthly average temperature of 71.9 degrees, which was 3.0 degrees above normal.
- Melbourne had a monthly average temperature of 76.0 degrees, which was 5.6 degrees above normal. This ranks as the second warmest April on record for this site.
April rainfall
- Orlando had a trace of rain for the month, which was 2.68 inches below normal. This ranked as the second driest April on record for the site.
- Daytona Beach had 1.22 inches of rain for the month, which was 0.96 inches below normal.
- Melbourne had 0.23 inches of rain for the month, which was 1.90 inches below normal. This ranks as the fifth driest April on record for the site.
- Clermont had 0.30 inches of rain for the month, which ranks as the seventh driest April on record for the site.
- Sanford had 0.51 inches of rain for the month, which ranks as the sixth driest April on record for the site.