WITH APRIL BEING THE COLDEST IN MANY YEARS
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201804
Temperature
Jan-Apr 2018 Statewide Temperature Ranks Map
April 2018 Statewide Temperature Ranks
During April, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 48.9°F, 2.2°F below the 20th century average, making it the 13th coldest April on record and the coldest since 1997.
Below-average temperatures were observed from the Rockies to the East Coast. Twenty-two states had an April temperature that ranked among the 10 coldest on record. Eight states had their second coldest April on record and two states—Iowa and Wisconsin—were record cold.
April 2018 Coldest Since 1895, Say Meteorologists | National Review
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/meteorologists-expect-coldest-april-on-record/
Apr 27, 2018 - Meteorologists expect April 2018 to be the coldest April in America since 1895, the earliest year for which records exist.
April 2018 on track to be the coldest ever - WOODTV
www.woodtv.com/weather/april-2018-on-track-to-be-coldest-ever/1129895084
Apr 19, 2018 - The first half of April was the third coldest on record.