April Weather Data

April has been a bit of an anomaly, weatherwise. We had no freezing temperatures in March, but on April 6th, it froze in Toquerville. It was 32 degrees and froze tender crops like tomatoes and peppers, it also froze some fruit, though not all. I lost about 90% of my apricots, but not nothing else. Peaches and pears were unaffected.

Avg High = 68 (last year was 70 degrees for April)
Avg Low = 45 (last year was 46 degrees for April)
So temperatures are a little lower this year than last.

Avg Humidity = .33% (last year was 29%)
Avg Wind Speed = 18 mph (last year was 17 mph)

Rainfall = .75 inches, 8.47 inches since January 1st
Last year we received .37 inches during April, and 3.12 inches from January through April. So rainfall for April is double from last year, and to date, was almost triple last year's rainfall.

Toquerville had 8 days with winds of 20 mph or greater. Last year we had 11 days of winds 20 mph or greater.

Temperatures remain below normal. Morning lows are also well below normal. The El Nino weather pattern continues to affect our weather, delivering above normal rainfall, and more southerly winds instead of the stronger northerly winds.