Platte County climate

Platte County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wheatland 4 N, 2.9 km from Platte County

Average highs run from 60°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 28°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 6 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 Platte County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
91°FApr 29, 1913
Record low
-22°FApr 2, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 14 h 01 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
12.5 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 160°F28°F84°F 20121°F 197515%8%
Apr 260°F28°F81°F 2011-22°F 197515%8%
Apr 360°F28°F80°F 19212°F 193615%8%
Apr 460°F28°F78°F 2000-4°F 192015%8%
Apr 561°F29°F81°F 192111°F 189416%8%
Apr 661°F29°F80°F 19591°F 200916%8%
Apr 761°F29°F85°F 19082°F 193816%8%
Apr 861°F29°F79°F 19774°F 197316%7%
Apr 961°F29°F85°F 19779°F 197317%7%
Apr 1061°F29°F85°F 19966°F 195917%7%
Apr 1161°F29°F82°F 19077°F 201317%7%
Apr 1261°F29°F80°F 20033°F 194018%7%
Apr 1362°F29°F85°F 19081°F 199118%7%
Apr 1462°F29°F84°F 19369°F 202218%7%
Apr 1562°F30°F86°F 18981°F 194519%7%
Apr 1662°F30°F83°F 198510°F 202019%6%
Apr 1762°F30°F85°F 198711°F 202019%6%
Apr 1862°F30°F87°F 19876°F 201319%6%
Apr 1962°F30°F83°F 19628°F 189620%6%
Apr 2063°F30°F84°F 19622°F 196620%6%
Apr 2163°F31°F85°F 196015°F 192720%6%
Apr 2263°F31°F88°F 198916°F 196721%5%
Apr 2363°F31°F86°F 194313°F 201321%5%
Apr 2463°F31°F89°F 201212°F 191821%5%
Apr 2564°F32°F83°F 19758°F 190721%5%
Apr 2664°F32°F88°F 189812°F 190722%5%
Apr 2764°F32°F90°F 201217°F 197122%5%
Apr 2865°F33°F90°F 194918°F 198422%5%
Apr 2965°F33°F91°F 191311°F 200522%4%
Apr 3065°F33°F86°F 192616°F 195023%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:57 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 USC00489615 (Wheatland 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00489615, 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.