Dell Rapids climate

Dell Rapids Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Falls 14 Nne, 12.2 km from Dell Rapids

Average highs run from 50°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 29°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 in over about 11 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 Dell Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.26 in
Snowfall
4.9 in
Record high
91°FApr 1, 2012
Record low
5°FApr 4, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 46 min to 14 h 09 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
33°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 150°F29°F91°F 201214°F 201432%7%
Apr 251°F30°F87°F 201219°F 201332%7%
Apr 351°F30°F75°F 201610°F 201833%6%
Apr 452°F30°F81°F 20215°F 201833%6%
Apr 552°F31°F89°F 202121°F 201833%6%
Apr 653°F31°F70°F 202013°F 201833%6%
Apr 753°F31°F74°F 202013°F 201833%6%
Apr 853°F32°F81°F 201724°F 201633%6%
Apr 954°F32°F80°F 201421°F 201634%6%
Apr 1054°F32°F75°F 202323°F 202034%5%
Apr 1155°F33°F85°F 202323°F 201234%5%
Apr 1255°F33°F90°F 202321°F 202034%5%
Apr 1356°F33°F89°F 202316°F 202035%5%
Apr 1456°F34°F76°F 201616°F 202035%5%
Apr 1557°F34°F80°F 202415°F 201435%5%
Apr 1657°F34°F87°F 202618°F 201835%4%
Apr 1757°F35°F75°F 201520°F 201836%4%
Apr 1858°F35°F68°F 202022°F 202236%4%
Apr 1958°F35°F69°F 201422°F 201336%4%
Apr 2059°F36°F84°F 201919°F 201336%4%
Apr 2159°F36°F83°F 202621°F 202136%4%
Apr 2259°F36°F88°F 202626°F 201336%3%
Apr 2360°F37°F81°F 202622°F 201337%3%
Apr 2460°F37°F87°F 201224°F 202337%3%
Apr 2561°F37°F83°F 201225°F 201337%3%
Apr 2661°F38°F73°F 202121°F 202237%3%
Apr 2762°F38°F77°F 201329°F 201737%3%
Apr 2862°F39°F85°F 201325°F 201738%2%
Apr 2962°F39°F78°F 201334°F 201738%2%
Apr 3063°F39°F86°F 201832°F 201738%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dell Rapids, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004990 (Sioux Falls 14 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.