Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

Average highs run from 52°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 30°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 in over about 10 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 Ruthven, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
95°FApr 29, 2007
Record low
7°FApr 4, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 45 min to 14 h 06 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
13.4 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 152°F30°F90°F 201212°F 202127%6%
Apr 253°F31°F88°F 201219°F 201328%5%
Apr 353°F31°F77°F 201610°F 201828%5%
Apr 454°F31°F84°F 20217°F 201829%5%
Apr 554°F32°F85°F 202117°F 200729%5%
Apr 655°F32°F77°F 202113°F 201829%5%
Apr 755°F32°F79°F 202010°F 201830%5%
Apr 856°F33°F79°F 20179°F 199730%4%
Apr 956°F33°F79°F 200510°F 199731%4%
Apr 1057°F34°F82°F 200619°F 201231%4%
Apr 1157°F34°F85°F 202317°F 201232%4%
Apr 1258°F34°F92°F 202316°F 201632%4%
Apr 1358°F35°F91°F 202315°F 202033%4%
Apr 1459°F35°F87°F 200316°F 202033%4%
Apr 1559°F36°F92°F 200212°F 202034%3%
Apr 1659°F36°F89°F 200417°F 201834%3%
Apr 1760°F36°F85°F 202514°F 201835%3%
Apr 1860°F37°F87°F 200421°F 202235%3%
Apr 1961°F37°F77°F 201414°F 201835%3%
Apr 2061°F38°F83°F 201917°F 201336%3%
Apr 2162°F38°F85°F 200723°F 202136%3%
Apr 2262°F38°F86°F 202626°F 202336%2%
Apr 2362°F39°F88°F 200922°F 202336%2%
Apr 2463°F39°F86°F 201224°F 201337%2%
Apr 2563°F40°F87°F 201224°F 201337%2%
Apr 2664°F40°F80°F 200120°F 202237%2%
Apr 2764°F41°F80°F 200125°F 200837%2%
Apr 2864°F41°F90°F 200422°F 201738%2%
Apr 2965°F41°F95°F 200726°F 200538%2%
Apr 3065°F42°F93°F 200725°F 200538%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, 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.