If you thought summer worked its way into east Central Florida a little early this year, you are spot on.
The normal spring pattern of cold fronts and quick-moving systems stayed well to our north this year, allowing for a buildup of summerlike heat.
As we wrapped up April, most of east Central Florida communities topped record temperatures for the month, although Orlando came up shy, with the second warmest April on record. Orlando's record for highest average temperature in April is 78.7 degrees, set over a century ago in 1908.
Some areas of Central Florida even snuck past daily record highs a few times in April.
It seemed like our storm season also had a jump start, with several downpour days and above-normal rainfall over a large part of the state.
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Orlando April Stats
- Average Temperature: 77.6°F
- 6.4° above normal
- 2nd warmest April on record (Warmest: 78.7° in April 1908)
- Rainfall: 4.21 inches (1.53 inches above normal)
Daytona Beach April Stats
- Average Temperature: 75.3°F
- 6.4° above normal
- Warmest April on Record
- Rainfall: 5.43 inches (3.25 inches above normal, 7th wettest April)
Melbourne April Stats
- Average Temperature: 77.1°F
- 6.7° above normal
- Warmest April on Record
- Rainfall: 3.74 inches (1.61 inches above normal)
Vero Beach April Stats
- Average Temperature: 76.9°F
- 6° above normal
- Warmest April on Record
- Rainfall: 4.72 inches (2 inches above normal, 10th wettest April)
We're starting off the month of May on a very quiet note, with slightly below-normal temperatures and no rain in the forecast for the first four days of the month. We'll see how the rest of our summer pattern begins to unfold over the coming weeks.