Thunderstorms on the 6th brought nearly an inch of rain. Unsettled again on the 9th

Last edited: Thursday, April 17, 2014

April began rather unsettled with a few isolated morning showers (0.01"), mostly cloudy skies and strong winds, gusting as high as 36 knots, thanks to a deep low to the north. The high was 66ºF/19ºC with a low of 61ºF/16ºC and 5.9 hours of sunshine. As the low retreated northeast, Wednesday the 2nd became more settled, with diminishing clouds and slowly easing northwesterly winds. The high reached 67ºF/20ºC after a low of 63ºF/17ºC with 9.2 sunshine hours. High pressure then built in from the west towards the south on the 3rd. Moderate west-northwest winds prevailed with no rain, 10 hours of sun, a high of 74ºF/24ºC and a low of 63ºF/17ºC. Friday the 4th was mainly fine with 8.7 hours of sunshine and no rainfall. The high was 73ºF/23ºC and the low 67ºF/19ºC. High pressure continued to the south for Saturday the 5th with more fine weather. There were 10.5 hours of sunshine and continued dry conditions. The high was again near 73ºF/23ºC and the low 67ºF/19ºC.
During the morning of Sunday the 6th, a pre-frontal convergent trough developed, bringing unsettled conditions through the middle of the day with 0.98" of rainfall and just 0.6 hours of sunshine. The high temperature was 72ºF/22ºC and the low was 62ºF/17ºC. Monday the 7th saw brief high pressure return with 7.5 hours of sunshine, no precipitation, a high of 72ºF/22ºC and a low of 66ºF/20ºC. Fair and dry conditions continued on the 8th with 10.2 hours of sunshine. The high was 74ºF/24ºC and the low 69ºF/20ºC. The 9th then saw a vigorous frontal boundary pass during mid-evening, bringing 0.19" of rain. Ahead of the front, windy but dry conditions prevailed with 8.9 hours of hazy sunshine. Winds increased near gale force at times with a gust to 41 knots. The high was a warm and humid 75ºF/24ºC, while frontal passage cooled temperatures to 65ºF/18ºC overnight.
The 10th saw high pressure building across to the north, with strong winds easing and veering northeast, no rain and 10.2 hours of sunshine. The high was 69ºF/21ºC after a low of 63ºF/17ºC. The 11th then recorded 9.4 hours of sunshine with a high of 69ºF/21ºC, a low of 61ºF/16ºC and no rain again, as the high to the north held moderate easterly winds in place. The relatively settled pattern continued for Saturday the 12th with mainly fair weather and just an isolated light shower producing a trace of rainfall. There were 3.2 hours of sunshine. The high was 69ºF/21ºC and the low 62ºF/17ºC. The high remained to the north on the 13th provided more fine weather. Early morning showers produced 0.02" of rain, followed by 10.3 hours of sunshine. The high was 71ºF/22ºC and the low 63ºF/17ºC. Monday the 15th saw the ridge weaken from the east, allowing a few light evening and late night showers to filter into the area in association with a passing trough to the south. The high was 73ºF/23ºC, the low 65ºF/18ºC, with a trace of precipitation and 8.3 hours of sunshine. The ridge of high pressure maintained fair condition on Tuesday the 16th with 10.9 hours of sunshine and only a trace of precipitation. The high was 73F/23C with a low of 68F/20C. Fair conditions continued on Wednesday the 17th with no precipitation and 8 hours of sunshine. The high was 74F/24C and the low was 69F/21C.

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