Several locations in eastern Washington recorded one of their coldest Aprils on record as reported by NWS Spokane:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 500 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...COOL APRIL FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO... AN UNUSUALLY COOL AND PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN HELD SWAY OVER THE REGION DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2011. NEW RECORD LOW MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE SET AT CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, COEUR D`ALENE, THE EPHRATA AIRPORT, RITZVILLE, STEHEKIN AND AT PANGBORN MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN WENATCHEE. ------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION AVERAGE HISTORICAL DEPARTURE RECORD TEMP (F) RANK FROM NORM (F)/YEAR BOUNDARY DAM 41.0 3RD -4.7 37.8/2008 CHIEF JOSEPH DAM 45.6 1ST -5.9 45.8/1955* CHELAN 46.1 4TH -4.8 45.5/1955 COEUR D`ALENE 41.2 1ST -5.4 41.4/2008* COLVILLE 44.3 5TH -3.6 42.7/1901 EPHRATA 45.0 1ST -6.6 45.1/1955* GRAND COULEE DAN 44.5 3RD -5.3 43.7/1955 HOLDEN VILLAGE 35.2 2ND -4.7 35.0/1972 KELLOGG 40.9 3RD -5.8 40.1/2008 LACROSSE 44.4 3RD -4.9 43.2/1967 LEWISTON 45.7 2ND -5.4 45.0/1955 LIND 44.1 2ND -5.3 43.6/1955 MAZAMA 39.7 2ND -4.7 39.5/1982 MOSES LAKE 45.1 3RD -5.2 44.2/1955 OMAK 43.5 2ND -6.1 43.2/2008 PLAIN 40.6 4TH -3.6 38.1/1955 PULLMAN-MOSCOW 40.9 4TH -5.3 39.8/1975 RITZVILLE 41.1 1ST -6.1 41.3/2008* SPOKANE AIRPORT 41.5 2ND -5.0 40.6/1955 STEHEKIN 38.0 1ST -9.6 41.4/1955* WENATCHEE 45.7 1ST -5.8 46.6/1970* WINTHROP 42.3 5TH -4.6 41.3/1955 NOTE: "*" SIGNIFIES THIS RECORD HAS BEEN SURPASSED IN 2011
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