Pelican Rapids climate

Pelican Rapids Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rothsay, 18.5 km from Pelican Rapids

Average highs run from 45°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.06 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 Pelican Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.06 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
98°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-12°FApr 2, 1899
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 50 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
31°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 145°F25°F74°F 1963-11°F 197521%7%
Apr 246°F26°F72°F 1910-12°F 189921%7%
Apr 346°F26°F75°F 1921-11°F 197521%7%
Apr 447°F26°F79°F 1929-6°F 189922%6%
Apr 547°F27°F78°F 1912-1°F 197922%6%
Apr 648°F27°F78°F 1991-11°F 197922%6%
Apr 748°F28°F77°F 1988-5°F 193622%6%
Apr 849°F28°F76°F 1988-1°F 193622%5%
Apr 949°F29°F76°F 19774°F 200722%5%
Apr 1050°F29°F87°F 19776°F 195222%5%
Apr 1150°F29°F82°F 19775°F 194023%5%
Apr 1251°F30°F79°F 19315°F 194023%5%
Apr 1351°F30°F86°F 20038°F 195023%4%
Apr 1452°F31°F84°F 201610°F 192623%4%
Apr 1553°F31°F85°F 20168°F 201424%4%
Apr 1653°F32°F83°F 200212°F 190424%4%
Apr 1754°F32°F80°F 19874°F 190724%4%
Apr 1854°F32°F85°F 198712°F 195324%3%
Apr 1955°F33°F86°F 19858°F 192825%3%
Apr 2055°F33°F90°F 198011°F 201325%3%
Apr 2156°F34°F98°F 198010°F 201325%3%
Apr 2256°F34°F93°F 198014°F 193625%3%
Apr 2357°F35°F84°F 19908°F 190926%2%
Apr 2457°F35°F83°F 199014°F 191826%2%
Apr 2558°F35°F81°F 19069°F 190926%2%
Apr 2658°F36°F82°F 190114°F 200227%2%
Apr 2759°F36°F86°F 191011°F 190927%2%
Apr 2859°F37°F91°F 200412°F 200827%2%
Apr 2960°F37°F90°F 200411°F 195627%2%
Apr 3060°F38°F88°F 191313°F 195828%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelican Rapids, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00217149 (Rothsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212142, 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.