Downs climate

Downs Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glen Elder Lake, 19.5 km from Downs

Average highs run from 62°F on April 1 to 70°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 7 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 Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
102°FApr 22, 1989
Record low
11°FApr 5, 1920
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 51 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
12.8 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 162°F32°F91°F 200318°F 197220%2%
Apr 263°F33°F92°F 200315°F 197520%2%
Apr 363°F33°F91°F 192116°F 197520%2%
Apr 463°F33°F85°F 195915°F 201821%2%
Apr 564°F33°F90°F 196711°F 192021%1%
Apr 664°F34°F88°F 199114°F 199421%1%
Apr 764°F34°F86°F 197811°F 201822%1%
Apr 865°F34°F87°F 198811°F 201822%1%
Apr 965°F35°F84°F 197717°F 191422%1%
Apr 1065°F35°F94°F 201116°F 195222%1%
Apr 1166°F35°F92°F 199620°F 199723%1%
Apr 1266°F36°F88°F 192515°F 199723%1%
Apr 1366°F36°F92°F 202215°F 195923%1%
Apr 1466°F36°F95°F 200317°F 202024%1%
Apr 1567°F36°F96°F 200220°F 201824%1%
Apr 1667°F37°F93°F 196418°F 201825%1%
Apr 1767°F37°F91°F 200217°F 195625%1%
Apr 1867°F37°F95°F 202519°F 195325%1%
Apr 1968°F38°F90°F 198721°F 195326%1%
Apr 2068°F38°F88°F 196520°F 195326%1%
Apr 2168°F38°F93°F 198026°F 196626%1%
Apr 2268°F38°F102°F 198925°F 195927%1%
Apr 2368°F39°F100°F 198926°F 202327%1%
Apr 2469°F39°F96°F 198922°F 201327%0%
Apr 2569°F39°F95°F 201223°F 201328%0%
Apr 2669°F40°F98°F 198928°F 195328%0%
Apr 2769°F40°F95°F 198926°F 192428%0%
Apr 2870°F40°F90°F 191528°F 201728%0%
Apr 2970°F41°F93°F 196728°F 199429%0%
Apr 3070°F41°F95°F 199226°F 192529%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downs, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.