April ended a little drier than average and with large temperature swings. My rain gauge recorded 3.30 inches compared to the NOAA normal of 3.85″. Measurable precip on 15 of 30 days but most were small amounts. Year to date my number is 10.79″ compared to the norm of 13.97″, and Water year to date (the past 7 months) the total is 21.49″, more than 5″ below the average of 26.57″.
There was snow in April (2.5″) but all melted within a few hours of falling. Season total of 57.4″ compared to my moving average of 62.4″. A couple of mid eighty degree days in mid month brought fiddleheads out early. I picked some then we had a couple of 20° nights and some froze and fell over. Same with a few early asparagus stalks in my garden. Just started harvesting asparagus 2 days ago. Put the hummingbird feeder up yesterday so I am ready when they show.
All numbers are from my location in the S.E. corner of Brattleboro and vary by location.
