"The average temperature this April in Fairbanks was just above freezing at 32.2�F, just half a degree warmer than normal. Two record high temperatures were set at the end of the month, 70�F on the 27th and 71�F on the 29th, and the high for the month was 73�F on the 30th. The low of 0�F was reported on the 5th. Fairbanks had its fair share of snow this April with 4.5 inches, almost twice normal, but well below the record. A 3 inch snowfall on the 18th set a record for that date, however the new snow did not last long. The seasonal snowpack declined from 24 inches on the 1st and was gone by the 24th. The total precipitation of 0.18 inch was 86% of normal." Quoted from the Alaska Climate Research Center.

 

The ice went out on the Tanana River at Nenana at 12:01 p.m. AST (1:01 p.m. ADT). Most of the rivers are moving along nicely, although an ice jam caused flooding at Salcha.