New Salem climate

New Salem Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Salem 5NW, 8 km from New Salem

Average highs run from 47°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 24°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 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 New Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
94°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
-14°FApr 2, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 50 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
12.3 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 147°F24°F79°F 2015-12°F 197523%14%
Apr 247°F25°F81°F 2012-14°F 197523%14%
Apr 348°F25°F73°F 1988-13°F 197523%13%
Apr 448°F25°F78°F 19880°F 197523%13%
Apr 549°F26°F74°F 20212°F 197924%13%
Apr 649°F26°F81°F 1991-2°F 202324%12%
Apr 750°F26°F77°F 19882°F 201824%12%
Apr 850°F27°F86°F 1988-9°F 199724%11%
Apr 951°F27°F81°F 1977-4°F 199724%11%
Apr 1051°F27°F90°F 19778°F 201325%11%
Apr 1152°F28°F82°F 197110°F 201625%10%
Apr 1252°F28°F81°F 196813°F 199225%10%
Apr 1353°F28°F82°F 20037°F 202025%10%
Apr 1453°F28°F87°F 20033°F 202026%9%
Apr 1554°F29°F80°F 20155°F 202226%9%
Apr 1654°F29°F83°F 1971-3°F 202226%9%
Apr 1754°F29°F83°F 19816°F 202227%8%
Apr 1855°F30°F85°F 19948°F 202227%8%
Apr 1955°F30°F87°F 198012°F 200228%8%
Apr 2056°F30°F82°F 19809°F 196628%7%
Apr 2156°F31°F92°F 19808°F 201128%7%
Apr 2257°F31°F94°F 198015°F 201529%7%
Apr 2357°F32°F91°F 198912°F 201329%6%
Apr 2457°F32°F86°F 201212°F 202129%6%
Apr 2558°F32°F90°F 201219°F 202230%6%
Apr 2658°F33°F78°F 197716°F 200230%6%
Apr 2759°F33°F84°F 197714°F 201731%5%
Apr 2859°F33°F86°F 200117°F 201731%5%
Apr 2960°F34°F92°F 200119°F 196631%5%
Apr 3060°F34°F82°F 197714°F 196631%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Salem, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326365 (New Salem 5NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.