(Radio Iowa/KJAN data) — Rain in March added to the snowmelt and caused flooding in the state — but state climatologist Justin Glisan says there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary in the overall weather picture.”Typically we expect about two-point-one-five inches — and we were right around two-point-zero-five inches — so almost average,” Glisan says. “Snow wise, we were below average also. We had on average two-point-two inches of snow across the state, where we typically expect almost five inches.”

In Atlantic, precipitation for the month (rain and melted snow) was 2.19 inches, which was .19 less than normal. Snowfall amounted to 2.1-inches. Snowfall for the season (Oct. 2018-March 2019) was 43.5-inches, in Atlantic. Temperatures on average across the state were not normal. “We were cooler than average by about five degrees. Normally we expect an average temperature around 36. We were about 31 degrees,” according to Glisan. “Now there are parts of the state that were near normal.”

In Atlantic, the Average High for the month was 43.8-degrees (4.5 degrees cooler than normal). The Average Low was 21.8 (4.4 degrees cooler than the norm). Glisan says it’s likely April will be warmer than last year — and overall precipitation will continue to be above normal.  “Last April was the coldest April on record, so this would be a welcome change from last April at least. Precipitation wise, we are trending a tad bit above average across the state. Typically during April we get about three-and-half inches of rainfall,” Glisan says.

Last April saw some heavy snow in the northern counties with 10 to 15 inches being reported. Looking ahead to the Month of April in Atlantic, the average High is 62.2, the average Low is 37.4, and precipitation typically amounts to 3.43 inches.