Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Forks Univ (nws), 16.5 km from Thompson

Average highs run from 44°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 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 Thompson, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100125151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.19 in
Snowfall
3.0 in
Record high
100°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-8°FApr 1, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 52 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
12.1 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 144°F25°F73°F 2012-8°F 197023%11%
Apr 244°F25°F70°F 2021-6°F 201423%11%
Apr 345°F26°F74°F 1991-3°F 195423%10%
Apr 446°F26°F73°F 1991-5°F 202023%10%
Apr 546°F27°F80°F 19910°F 197923%10%
Apr 647°F27°F80°F 1991-7°F 197923%9%
Apr 747°F28°F75°F 1988-2°F 202323%9%
Apr 848°F28°F73°F 19870°F 202324%9%
Apr 949°F29°F83°F 19775°F 199724%8%
Apr 1049°F29°F81°F 195510°F 199724%8%
Apr 1150°F29°F78°F 19689°F 195024%8%
Apr 1250°F30°F75°F 19541°F 195024%8%
Apr 1351°F30°F84°F 2003-3°F 195025%7%
Apr 1451°F31°F79°F 19634°F 202025%7%
Apr 1552°F31°F76°F 19816°F 200025%7%
Apr 1653°F31°F87°F 20025°F 202225%7%
Apr 1753°F32°F80°F 19775°F 202226%6%
Apr 1854°F32°F89°F 19878°F 202226%6%
Apr 1954°F32°F85°F 19524°F 202226%6%
Apr 2055°F33°F90°F 198015°F 202127%5%
Apr 2155°F33°F100°F 198013°F 194527%5%
Apr 2256°F34°F88°F 199022°F 195127%5%
Apr 2356°F34°F90°F 199018°F 201527%5%
Apr 2457°F34°F85°F 199016°F 202128%4%
Apr 2557°F35°F81°F 197718°F 195828%4%
Apr 2658°F35°F90°F 195218°F 200228%4%
Apr 2758°F36°F95°F 195215°F 195629%4%
Apr 2859°F36°F91°F 195215°F 195029%4%
Apr 2959°F36°F90°F 198512°F 195829%3%
Apr 3060°F37°F90°F 199221°F 202129%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323621 (Grand Forks Univ (nws)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014916, 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.