Grimes climate

Grimes Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston, 7.8 km from Grimes

Average highs run from 56°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 11 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grimes, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
93°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
8°FApr 6, 1982
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 13 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
12.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 156°F35°F81°F 197818°F 202133%6%
Apr 257°F35°F89°F 201211°F 197033%6%
Apr 357°F36°F89°F 20129°F 197533%6%
Apr 457°F36°F85°F 201112°F 201834%5%
Apr 558°F36°F81°F 200516°F 199534%5%
Apr 658°F37°F85°F 20008°F 198234%5%
Apr 759°F37°F88°F 199113°F 201834%5%
Apr 859°F37°F84°F 202015°F 201835%5%
Apr 959°F38°F79°F 200116°F 198235%5%
Apr 1060°F38°F86°F 197717°F 199735%4%
Apr 1160°F39°F89°F 201121°F 195735%4%
Apr 1260°F39°F86°F 196818°F 195736%4%
Apr 1361°F39°F82°F 197721°F 195736%4%
Apr 1461°F40°F89°F 200622°F 195736%4%
Apr 1561°F40°F87°F 200320°F 202037%4%
Apr 1662°F40°F89°F 196421°F 201837%3%
Apr 1762°F41°F89°F 196424°F 195137%3%
Apr 1863°F41°F90°F 198519°F 198337%3%
Apr 1963°F41°F90°F 199424°F 199937%3%
Apr 2063°F42°F86°F 198024°F 195338%3%
Apr 2164°F42°F92°F 198021°F 196638%2%
Apr 2264°F42°F93°F 198028°F 198238%2%
Apr 2364°F43°F84°F 196023°F 195638%2%
Apr 2464°F43°F88°F 198921°F 195638%2%
Apr 2565°F44°F89°F 201222°F 201138%2%
Apr 2665°F44°F92°F 201231°F 199538%2%
Apr 2765°F44°F88°F 198131°F 195339%2%
Apr 2866°F45°F86°F 197729°F 199639%2%
Apr 2966°F45°F91°F 197026°F 195839%2%
Apr 3066°F45°F89°F 200729°F 195639%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grimes, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:12 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130241, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.