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Planalytics, the Wayne firm that makes long-term weather forecasts, based on analysis of weather patterns over many years, to help businesses plan, says April was the coldest in a decade. It broke a decade-long string of warm Aprils culminating in the warmest ever April last year. "The negative impact of the displacement of April economic activity will likely cause uncertainty and doubt ...," the company said. This will have a greater impact, Planalytics said, than the upswing in gas prices and worries about the current global geopolitical situation. -- Henry J. Holcomb