Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Exp Stn, 18.8 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 44°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30, and lows from 23°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 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 Ward County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.22 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
94°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-5°FApr 2, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
28°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 144°F23°F72°F 2012-2°F 197520%10%
Apr 244°F23°F74°F 1988-5°F 197520%9%
Apr 345°F24°F77°F 1988-2°F 195420%9%
Apr 445°F24°F72°F 1991-2°F 200220%9%
Apr 546°F24°F74°F 1991-3°F 197920%9%
Apr 647°F25°F72°F 1988-1°F 201821%8%
Apr 747°F25°F81°F 19883°F 201821%8%
Apr 848°F26°F79°F 20054°F 199721%8%
Apr 948°F26°F88°F 1977-1°F 199721%7%
Apr 1049°F26°F81°F 19713°F 199722%7%
Apr 1149°F27°F81°F 19494°F 195722%7%
Apr 1250°F27°F77°F 200311°F 195022%7%
Apr 1350°F28°F82°F 200314°F 195023%6%
Apr 1451°F28°F82°F 19589°F 202023%6%
Apr 1551°F28°F80°F 197113°F 200023%6%
Apr 1652°F29°F83°F 20068°F 202224%6%
Apr 1752°F29°F83°F 19948°F 195324%5%
Apr 1853°F30°F84°F 19878°F 202224%5%
Apr 1953°F30°F85°F 195214°F 202225%5%
Apr 2054°F30°F90°F 198013°F 201325%5%
Apr 2154°F31°F94°F 198018°F 196625%5%
Apr 2255°F31°F83°F 202617°F 196725%4%
Apr 2355°F32°F85°F 201213°F 196726%4%
Apr 2456°F32°F88°F 201218°F 196726%4%
Apr 2556°F32°F81°F 197716°F 195026%4%
Apr 2657°F33°F89°F 195213°F 195027%4%
Apr 2757°F33°F87°F 195213°F 195027%4%
Apr 2858°F34°F92°F 195213°F 195827%3%
Apr 2958°F34°F87°F 194916°F 196627%3%
Apr 3059°F34°F84°F 198817°F 196628%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward County, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:59 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325993 (Minot Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.