Jacksonville got the April showers last month, especially late.
The total for the month was 5 and two thirds inches. That’s about an inch and two thirds more than normal.
The deluge on the 28th was the biggest single day rainfall in recent history. There was a rainfall November 4th through the 6th in 2022 that totaled over 4-inches. But that was a three day total.
The deluge in Jacksonville overwhelmed the storm sewers, flooding at least parts of nearly every street in Jacksonville and South Jacksonville.
The two month total for March and April this year is nearly 11 and a half inches.
The drought appears to be done, and there is more of a concern about flooding, though the threat is minor now. Normal rainfall for the first 4 months of the year is 10 inches. This year, the total is just under 13 inches.
There was measurable rain on 19 of the 30 days in April.
The average reading last month was 59 and a half degrees. Despite the late cold snap, that’s about 7 degrees warmer than normal.
Readings ranged from 88 on the 15th, to 32 on the 20th.
A typical day in April this year saw rain, a high of 72, and a low of 47.