Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Ohio, April 1 to 30, 1997
The monthly average temperature was about 4 degrees cooler than an average April across southeast Ohio. The coolest temperatures came on the 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th of the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
The monthly average temperature was about 4 degrees cooler than an average April across southeast Ohio. The coolest temperatures came on the 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th of the month. Dawn readings were mostly in the upper teens and 20s then. The coldest temperature from preliminary data was 15 degrees from Carpenter of Meigs County on the 10th. On the same morning, New Lexington and Athens had 18 degrees, Jackson 19, Marietta 20, South Point and Gallipolis both reported 21 degrees. The sprouting of the new spring vegetation was slowed during the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Athens
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gallia
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 1, 1997
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, April 1 to 20, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, April 1 to 18, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5595340, 5595341, 5595342, 5595343, 5595344, 5595345, 5595346, 5595347, 5595348.