April 20-26, 2026: As of April 23, 2026, Boise recorded its wettest April in history, 3.87", by the NWS Boise, breaking the previous record from 1912. This follows the driest winter (2025-26) since 1934. A total of 0.96" rain was measured at this gage on April 22-23 after a series of weather fronts moved through the area, and about 20" of snow was recorded at Bogus Basin ski area from these recent  late April storms. This past week began with warm days and 40°F overnight lows, but after mid-week rain storms, daytime highs have been in the 50's and overnight lows in the low 30's. Forecasts are for temperatures to warm up again this coming week, with no precipitation. Crazy, crazy, crazy temperature and precipitation patterns. Plants in gardens and yards are weeks ahead of normal seasonal growth and flowering. A recent  overnight low of 28°F froze new leaves on the japanese maple, ginko, trumpet vine, and grapes, and these plants will need to grow a new set of leaves. Hardy perennials seem to surviving the temperature swings OK. Forsythia, tulips, golden current, fruit trees, and crown imperial fritillaria have gone by. The tree peony, ajuga, and pulmonaria are in bloom. Horse chestnut now has leaves and is about to bloom. Bees are very busy visitng all the flowers as they open. Birds are active in the neighborhood, and the Anna's hummingbird is still visting the sugar water feeders each day. Anna's have usually moved to other areas by now, replaced soon by black chinned hummingbirds, but that has not happened yet. Reservoirs in the upper Boise river basin are nearly at capacity. Flow in the Boise River has increased noticeably in the past week. River managers may be releasing water from the upper reservoirs to make room for the mountain snow deposits from the past several weeks.