Merrick County climate

Merrick County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Central City, 5.4 km from Merrick County

Average highs run from 59°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.75 in over about 9 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 Merrick County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.75 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
100°FApr 29, 1910
Record low
10°FApr 3, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 13 h 57 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
37°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 159°F32°F89°F 197817°F 197525%4%
Apr 259°F33°F83°F 200314°F 197525%4%
Apr 359°F33°F88°F 191010°F 197525%4%
Apr 460°F33°F85°F 194214°F 197526%4%
Apr 560°F34°F86°F 196718°F 196826%4%
Apr 660°F34°F90°F 197216°F 199426%4%
Apr 761°F34°F87°F 197216°F 200727%4%
Apr 861°F34°F85°F 198820°F 199727%3%
Apr 961°F35°F86°F 198816°F 200727%3%
Apr 1062°F35°F84°F 197717°F 198928%3%
Apr 1162°F35°F87°F 191617°F 199028%3%
Apr 1262°F36°F90°F 199619°F 199728%3%
Apr 1362°F36°F88°F 190818°F 190729%3%
Apr 1463°F36°F91°F 200620°F 190529%3%
Apr 1563°F37°F89°F 200215°F 190529%3%
Apr 1663°F37°F91°F 196420°F 190530%3%
Apr 1763°F38°F92°F 200216°F 190730%2%
Apr 1864°F38°F89°F 198525°F 199030%2%
Apr 1964°F38°F92°F 199420°F 190730%2%
Apr 2064°F39°F89°F 198723°F 196630%2%
Apr 2165°F39°F95°F 190222°F 190730%2%
Apr 2265°F39°F92°F 198923°F 190931%2%
Apr 2365°F40°F93°F 198924°F 190931%2%
Apr 2465°F40°F90°F 198927°F 196731%2%
Apr 2566°F41°F94°F 198928°F 190731%1%
Apr 2666°F41°F89°F 198126°F 190231%1%
Apr 2766°F41°F95°F 198928°F 190931%1%
Apr 2867°F42°F99°F 191025°F 190831%1%
Apr 2967°F42°F100°F 191018°F 190331%1%
Apr 3067°F43°F94°F 198721°F 190731%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrick 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 7:15 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251560 (Central City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250445, 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.