Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Below average rainfall was recorded in Franklin County for April with only 2.81 inches of rain falling. Average for the month is 3.65 inches.
The minimum amount of rainfall for April is 0.27 inches recorded in 1987. The maximum amount is 7.74 inches recorded in 1997. Year-to-date, 14.5 inches of rain has fallen. Average for the year is 14.5 inches. The minimum year-to-date rainfall total is 6.25 inches recorded in 1981, and the maximum amount is 23.48 inches recorded in 1990.
No record lows or highs  were recorded in Franklin County during April 2010. Lows were recorded in the 60s for four days, in the 50s for 19 days and in the 40s for seven days. The average low temperature for the month of April was 52.8°.
Highs were in the 80s for 12 days, in the 70s for 15 days, in the 60s for two days, and in the 50s for one day. The average high temperature for the month was 77.2°. See all the details in the May 6 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.