Source: Corey Davis, NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 5/2/22


Temperatures last month were quite variable from day to day, while many areas missed out on rainfall and no tornadoes occurred in NC all month. One abundant feature in April, though, was the pollen.

Warm Days and Cool Nights
Our mid-spring month at times felt like three different seasons, including the warmth of early summer and the chill of winter nights. Those balanced out to a preliminary statewide average temperature of 58.8°F, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), and our 44th-warmest April in the past 128 years.

The intensity of our temperature swings is seen in some of the local rankings, particularly across eastern North Carolina.

The average high temperature in Wilmington was 1 degree above normal and tied for the 26th-warmest for April, while the average low temperature was 1 degree below normal and tied for the 67th-coolest since 1874. Elizabeth City likewise tied for its 36th-warmest April based on the average high, and its 42nd-coolest April based on the average low.

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