You are correct if you thought April 2019 was rather gloomy. April 2019 was cooler and wetter than the 30-year average (1981-2010). A number of stations were in the top 4 for wettest April and it was the first time in many years that we did not reach 20˚C in the month of April.
See all the details in the attached final report for April and the outlook for spring/summer, courtesy of Jill Maepea, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist / Client Service Operations Atlantic, Environment and Climate Change Canada