Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 19.6 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 46°F on April 1 to 62°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in over about 8 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.72 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
94°FApr 30, 1992
Record low
4°FApr 4, 1995
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 50 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
30°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 146°F25°F72°F 201210°F 201426%11%
Apr 247°F26°F61°F 20059°F 201426%11%
Apr 347°F26°F64°F 20056°F 199526%10%
Apr 448°F27°F69°F 20054°F 199526%10%
Apr 548°F27°F73°F 19929°F 200726%10%
Apr 649°F28°F68°F 20049°F 199726%9%
Apr 750°F28°F67°F 20056°F 199726%9%
Apr 850°F29°F72°F 20056°F 199726%9%
Apr 951°F29°F78°F 20145°F 199726%9%
Apr 1051°F29°F72°F 200615°F 199727%9%
Apr 1152°F30°F78°F 201512°F 199727%8%
Apr 1252°F30°F71°F 199814°F 199227%8%
Apr 1353°F31°F88°F 200321°F 199627%8%
Apr 1453°F31°F79°F 201519°F 201428%8%
Apr 1554°F32°F77°F 200610°F 201428%7%
Apr 1655°F32°F76°F 200620°F 200128%7%
Apr 1755°F33°F76°F 201521°F 199729%7%
Apr 1856°F33°F85°F 200526°F 199929%7%
Apr 1956°F33°F72°F 201025°F 201330%6%
Apr 2057°F34°F76°F 201417°F 201330%6%
Apr 2157°F34°F72°F 200723°F 199230%6%
Apr 2258°F35°F74°F 199822°F 200431%5%
Apr 2358°F35°F86°F 199420°F 201331%5%
Apr 2459°F36°F80°F 199824°F 201331%5%
Apr 2559°F36°F77°F 200124°F 199332%5%
Apr 2660°F36°F77°F 200327°F 200832%4%
Apr 2760°F37°F82°F 200423°F 200832%4%
Apr 2861°F37°F91°F 200420°F 200833%4%
Apr 2961°F38°F85°F 200125°F 200533%4%
Apr 3062°F38°F94°F 199227°F 201134%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:35 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215586 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215586, 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.