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April 2025

May 14, 2025

Weather as Recorded at the UMass Cranberry Station:

East Wareham

Prepared by Peter Jeranyama

April 2025 was slightly warm with below average precipitation and above average sunshine. 

Overall, the temperature averaged 47.48 degrees, 1.43 degrees warmer than the 30-year average.  The maximum temperature was 73 degrees on the 26th and a minimum temperature of 26 degrees was recorded on 10th which is the same as the long-term average.  Daytime high temperatures averaged 57 degrees; 2.5 degrees warmer than the norm. Evening low temperatures averaged 38 degrees; 0.5 degree warmer than the norm. 

Sunshine, recorded at the Blue Hills Observatory, averaged 52% of the possible sunshine hours. Total sunshine hours were 209 and this represents 16 hours more than the long-term average. There were 7 days with 90% or better sunshine and 6 days with virtually no sunshine. 

Precipitation totaled 4.25 inches, which is 0.36 inch below normal.  We had measurable precipitation on 17 days; 12 days had 0.10 inches or greater rainfall.  The largest 24-hour rainfall was 0.85 inches recorded on the 27th.  Year-to-date rainfall for 2025 stands at 14.03 inches; this represents 3.65 inches less than the long-term average rainfall, and 8.94 inches less than last year’s total at this time of the year. 

We had no snowfall in April. The total snowfall so far for the year (2025) is 13 inches which is 7 inches more than the snow received at this time in 2023 and 1 inch more than 2024.

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