A mix of rain and sun brought about the eighth-warmest April in Juneau’s history.
According to figures from the National Weather Service, the measuring station at Juneau International Airport averaged 43 degrees in April. That figure was just 1.9 degrees behind the all-time record, set last year.
Juneau’s warmth was typical for Alaska; National Centers for Environmental Information data shows the state as a whole had the eighth-warmest April in records that stretch back to 1925.
Temperatures across the state were 6.6 degrees above normal.
April is the driest month of the year in Juneau, and this April’s 1.96 inches of rain were almost an inch below even that dry normal. More than half that total fell in two days, April 27-28, with 0.74 inches on the 27th alone.
The month was the 12th driest April in Juneau’s record books, but across the state, it was the second-driest April, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
The southeastern Interior, including Glennallen and Delta Junction, had its driest April on record.
Through the first week in May, the dry conditions have given way to seasonal rain in the capital city. Three-quarters of an inch of rain had been recorded at the airport by late Monday.
Forecasters are calling for a break in the weather on Thursday and Friday before the rain resumes.
• Contact reporter James Brooks at 419-7732. or james.k.brooks@juneauempire.com.
