Plains climate

Plains Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plains, 0.2 km from Plains

Average highs run from 72°F on April 1 to 78°F on April 30, and lows from 38°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 in over about 3 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 Plains, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
0.91 in
Record high
98°FApr 22, 1989
Record low
20°FApr 6, 1994
Chance of a freeze
80%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
12 h 33 min to 13 h 29 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
37%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
12.8 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 172°F38°F90°F 201025°F 19919%0%
Apr 272°F39°F91°F 201229°F 19949%0%
Apr 373°F39°F92°F 201130°F 19949%0%
Apr 473°F39°F92°F 201127°F 20149%0%
Apr 573°F39°F87°F 201028°F 20119%0%
Apr 673°F39°F90°F 200620°F 19949%0%
Apr 774°F40°F94°F 201121°F 19949%0%
Apr 874°F40°F91°F 198925°F 20079%0%
Apr 974°F40°F92°F 201827°F 20079%0%
Apr 1074°F40°F92°F 201123°F 20139%0%
Apr 1174°F41°F88°F 199223°F 20139%0%
Apr 1275°F41°F94°F 201829°F 19899%0%
Apr 1375°F41°F94°F 201828°F 20209%0%
Apr 1475°F41°F93°F 202529°F 20149%0%
Apr 1575°F42°F94°F 200628°F 20149%0%
Apr 1675°F42°F93°F 200633°F 19919%0%
Apr 1776°F42°F93°F 198732°F 20209%0%
Apr 1876°F43°F96°F 198730°F 20089%0%
Apr 1976°F43°F91°F 201129°F 20139%0%
Apr 2076°F43°F92°F 199932°F 20219%0%
Apr 2176°F44°F92°F 202231°F 202110%0%
Apr 2277°F44°F98°F 198933°F 202110%0%
Apr 2377°F44°F97°F 198932°F 201310%0%
Apr 2477°F45°F95°F 198927°F 201310%0%
Apr 2577°F45°F94°F 201228°F 201310%0%
Apr 2677°F45°F98°F 201233°F 201810%0%
Apr 2778°F46°F95°F 201239°F 202310%0%
Apr 2878°F46°F93°F 201229°F 199411%0%
Apr 2978°F46°F94°F 202028°F 199411%0%
Apr 3078°F47°F94°F 200234°F 199111%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plains, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
April 30
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417074 (Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412408, 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.