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April showers have produced full month's worth of rainfall
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - 'Rain, rain, go away' has been what many are saying recently as rain showers have been frequent across Western New York.
We are a little over halfway through April, and 10 days have featured some form of precipitation so far which has lead to Western New York already seeing 100% of normal rainfall for the month – with a few select spots seeing 200% of normal rainfall in northern Pennsylvania. This number takes into account part of March which saw below normal precipitation which makes these values even more impressive.
April 4 and 5 featured minimal snow accumulation while the rest of the days were rain. As of April 16, 3.76 inches of precipitation has been recorded at the Buffalo Airport. Of that 3.76", 0.09" was snow.
On average, by April 16, the airport picks up 1.82" of precipitation, which means we are almost 2 inches above normal for the month so far. We have already surpassed the monthly average of 3.37" of precipitation.
Additional rain is forecasted for the next couple of days where some locations may pick up an additional inch.