Lead climate

Lead Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lead, 1.8 km from Lead

Average highs run from 51°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30, and lows from 29°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 in over about 13 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 Lead, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Snowfall
29.0 in
Record high
91°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
-8°FApr 4, 1920
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 47 min to 14 h 11 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.9 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 151°F29°F79°F 19081°F 189939%27%
Apr 251°F29°F81°F 2012-2°F 192039%27%
Apr 352°F29°F79°F 1943-4°F 202040%27%
Apr 452°F29°F90°F 1921-8°F 192040%27%
Apr 552°F29°F77°F 19915°F 192040%27%
Apr 652°F29°F80°F 19696°F 192040%27%
Apr 752°F30°F78°F 19524°F 199741%26%
Apr 852°F30°F82°F 20056°F 199741%26%
Apr 953°F30°F84°F 197710°F 192841%26%
Apr 1053°F30°F80°F 19609°F 199741%26%
Apr 1153°F30°F80°F 19314°F 194041%25%
Apr 1253°F30°F84°F 20168°F 194042%25%
Apr 1353°F31°F86°F 19368°F 202242%25%
Apr 1453°F31°F83°F 18956°F 192842%25%
Apr 1553°F31°F82°F 20156°F 196142%24%
Apr 1654°F31°F85°F 197911°F 190742%24%
Apr 1754°F31°F83°F 197917°F 196142%24%
Apr 1854°F32°F83°F 200514°F 195343%23%
Apr 1954°F32°F85°F 193612°F 192043%23%
Apr 2055°F32°F88°F 191010°F 196643%22%
Apr 2155°F32°F87°F 198013°F 192743%22%
Apr 2255°F33°F91°F 198017°F 196743%21%
Apr 2355°F33°F85°F 190617°F 193143%21%
Apr 2455°F33°F86°F 196211°F 192043%20%
Apr 2556°F33°F85°F 201211°F 192043%20%
Apr 2656°F34°F85°F 189812°F 192043%19%
Apr 2756°F34°F86°F 19109°F 192043%19%
Apr 2857°F34°F85°F 200113°F 196944%18%
Apr 2957°F35°F84°F 198713°F 190744%18%
Apr 3057°F35°F89°F 199212°F 195044%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394834 (Lead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397882, 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.