The month of April was generally cooler, and drier for most of Kansas.
The National Weather Service in Wichita has compiled some highlights from its three primary climate sites: Wichita, Salina, and Chanute.
Wichita Eisenhower Airport
* The monthly average temperature of 55.2 degrees was 0.9 degrees cooler than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 83 degrees on the 11th, coldest was 28 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 0.81 inches, 1.78 inches drier than normal.
* It was the 14th driest April since records began in 1889, and the driest since 2014.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 0.54 inches spanning the 15th and 16th.
* Monthly snowfall was 0.7 inches, which was 0.5 inches snowier than normal.
* It tied for the 14th snowiest April on record.
Salina Municipal Airport
* The monthly average temperature of 54.0 degrees was 1.2 degrees cooler than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 87 degrees on the 26th, coldest was 24 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 2.61 inches, 0.44 inches drier than normal.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 1.95 inches spanning the 6th and 7th.
Chanute Martin-Johnson Airport
* The monthly average temperature of 57.4 degrees was 0.6 degrees warmer than normal.
* Warmest temperature was 84 degrees on the 11th and 26th, coldest was 26 on the 1st.
* Monthly precipitation was 2.14 inches, 2.26 inches drier than normal.
* It was the 25th driest April since records began in 1898.
* The greatest 24-hour precipitation total was 0.97 inches spanning the 15th and 16th.
