The record book
April
107 Aprils on record at the Grand Marais cooperative weather station (NWS COOP 213282). An average April runs a high of 46° and a low of 29° with 1.86 inches of rain and 3.4 inches of snow. The warmest was 1915, the coldest 1947, the wettest 2001 with 6.85 inches, the snowiest 2013 with 24.0 inches.
April this year
30 days reportedMean high43°normal 44°; the warmest April on record ran 62°
Mean low29°normal 29°; the coldest ran 22°
Rain4.78innormal 1.84 in
Snow5.9innormal 3.3 in
Every April
Mean high that AprilAverage of every April, 46°Orange: the warmest, 1915.
April by year
| Year | Mean high | Mean low | Hottest day | Coldest | Rain | Snow | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43° | 29° | 56° Apr 22 | 13° Apr 7 | 4.78 | 5.9 | 30 |
| 2025 | 43° | 29° | 55° Apr 24 | 16° Apr 8 | 3.74 | 9.8 | 30 |
| 2024 | 47° | 33° | 57° Apr 16 | 26° Apr 1 | 3.35 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 42° | 27° | 65° Apr 13 | 19° Apr 2 | 3.77 | 13.5 | 30 |
| 2022 | 39° | 28° | 52° Apr 12 | 15° Apr 1 | 5.05 | 7.0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 45° | 30° | 64° Apr 4 | 15° Apr 1 | 2.47 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2020 | 43° | 26° | 60° Apr 30 | 15° Apr 15 | 0.92 | 0.7 | 30 |
| 2019 | 42° | 29° | 66° Apr 26 | 21° Apr 1 | 3.32 | 7.2 | 30 |
| 2018 | 37° | 22° | 56° Apr 27 | 10° Apr 1 | 0.22 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 2017 | 45° | 30° | 63° Apr 23 | 22° Apr 27 | 2.81 | 1.1 | 30 |
| 2016 | 40° | 27° | 56° Apr 17 | 8° Apr 9 | 1.84 | 5.0 | 30 |
| 2015 | 45° | 30° | 60° Apr 18 | 17° Apr 5 | 1.93 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2014 | 42° | 27° | 58° Apr 22 | 11° Apr 2 | 3.48 | 10.0 | 30 |
| 2013 | 40° | 23° | 59° Apr 29 | 1° Apr 20 | 2.48 | 24.0snowiest | 30 |
| 2011 | 47° | 28° | 61° Apr 28 | 16° Apr 19 | 2.42 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 2010 | 56° | 32° | 67° Apr 23 | 21° Apr 8 | 0.48 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2009 | 48° | 29° | 67° Apr 17 | 17° Apr 11 | 1.95 | 4.3 | 30 |
| 2008 | 47° | 29° | 63° Apr 21 | 17° Apr 2 | 2.91 | 8.5 | 30 |
| 2007 | 52° | 28° | 77° Apr 23 | 6° Apr 5 | 2.06 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 2006 | 53° | 34° | 65° Apr 14 | 24° Apr 8 | 0.76 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 2005 | 51° | 30° | 63° Apr 19 | 13° Apr 13 | 0.30 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 2004 | 48° | 29° | 63° Apr 6 | 24° Apr 5 | 1.49 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2003 | 47° | 28° | 67° Apr 14 | 10° Apr 6 | 2.19 | 2.7 | 28 |
| 2002 | 44° | 26° | 54° Apr 30 | 18° Apr 2 | 0.63 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2001 | 47° | 31° | 70° Apr 26 | 24° Apr 3 | 6.85wettest | 1.0 | 29 |
| 2000 | 45° | 30° | 57° Apr 28 | 19° Apr 7 | 1.49 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 1999 | 47° | 32° | 58° Apr 15 | 24° Apr 24 | 1.29 | 4.0 | 29 |
| 1998 | 51° | 32° | 73° Apr 23 | 26° Apr 18 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 1997 | 44° | 28° | 66° Apr 30 | 12° Apr 7 | 0.76 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1996 | 42° | 27° | 53° Apr 29 | 14° Apr 1 | 1.10 | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1995 | 43° | 27° | 54° Apr 23 | -1° Apr 4 | 0.21 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 1994 | 47° | 29° | 73° Apr 19 | 12° Apr 5 | 1.89 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 1993 | 45° | 29° | 59° Apr 29 | 17° Apr 1 | 2.17 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1992 | 44° | 30° | 56° Apr 6 | 16° Apr 12 | 1.81 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1991 | 48° | 32° | 67° Apr 7 | 22° Apr 21 | 1.14 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1990 | 45° | 29° | 60° Apr 25 | 10° Apr 6 | 2.97 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1989 | 44° | 29° | 61° Apr 16 | 11° Apr 9 | 0.31 | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1988 | 48° | 31° | 58° Apr 17 | 12° Apr 1 | 0.42 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1987 | 52° | 33° | 72° Apr 21 | 12° Apr 2 | 0.07 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1986 | 50° | 34° | 64° Apr 8 | 21° Apr 22 | 2.80 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1985 | 47° | 32° | 59° Apr 30 | 18° Apr 9 | 1.58 | 1.4 | 30 |
| 1984 | 49° | 34° | 60° Apr 17 | 24° Apr 1 | 2.14 | 0.4 | 30 |
| 1983 | 43° | 29° | 52° Apr 21 | 15° Apr 18 | 0.85 | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1982 | 43° | 27° | 65° Apr 25 | 8° Apr 4 | 0.95 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 1981 | 47° | 32° | 62° Apr 17 | 24° Apr 5 | 3.43 | 2.3 | 30 |
| 1980 | 52° | 34° | 81° Apr 22 | 24° Apr 14 | 0.55 | 0.2 | 30 |
| 1979 | 42° | 28° | 57° Apr 23 | 7° Apr 6 | 1.05 | 3.5 | 30 |
| 1978 | 43° | 30° | 55° Apr 19 | 23° Apr 2 | 1.32 | 4.1 | 30 |
| 1977 | 47° | 33° | 64° Apr 23 | 15° Apr 8 | 0.61 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1976 | 47° | 32° | 59° Apr 15 | 22° Apr 12 | 0.93 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1975 | 41° | 29° | 51° Apr 16 | -8° Apr 1 | 1.30 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1974 | 45° | 29° | 61° Apr 17 | 10° Apr 8 | 1.88 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1973 | 44° | 31° | 54° Apr 21 | 20° Apr 10 | 0.99 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 1972 | 43° | 27° | 63° Apr 16 | 5° Apr 5 | 1.78 | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1971 | 47° | 29° | 63° Apr 11 | 10° Apr 3 | 0.82 | 0.7 | 30 |
| 1970 | 45° | 30° | 62° Apr 26 | 11° Apr 1 | 2.75 | 3.5 | 30 |
| 1969 | 49° | 32° | 63° Apr 13 | 18° Apr 2 | 1.92 | 0.5 | 30 |
| 1968 | 49° | 31° | 73° Apr 12 | 14° Apr 5 | 2.94 | 3.3 | 30 |
| 1967 | 45° | 28° | 63° Apr 4 | 6° Apr 3 | 5.06 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1966 | 43° | 30° | 61° Apr 24 | 20° Apr 3 | 1.29 | 7.1 | 30 |
| 1965 | 46° | 29° | 83° Apr 29 | 20° Apr 2 | 3.09 | 5.2 | 30 |
| 1964 | 46° | 29° | 64° Apr 26 | 12° Apr 3 | 5.45 | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1963 | 48° | 30° | 63° Apr 27 | 18° Apr 3 | 2.45 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | 45° | 28° | 61° Apr 17 | 17° Apr 10 | 1.42 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1961 | 45° | 30° | 65° Apr 22 | 16° Apr 1 | 2.84 | 0.7 | 30 |
| 1960 | 46° | 30° | 62° Apr 14 | 16° Apr 9 | 3.58 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1959 | 46° | 29° | 63° Apr 13 | 21° Apr 12 | 0.39 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1958 | 51° | 31° | 71° Apr 15 | 13° Apr 29 | 0.52 | 0.5 | 30 |
| 1957 | 47° | 30° | 74° Apr 29 | 16° Apr 12 | 2.17 | 30 | |
| 1956 | 43° | 28° | 53° Apr 18 | 17° Apr 28 | 2.03 | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1955 | 52° | 36° | 61° Apr 29 | 23° Apr 7 | 1.38 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 1954 | 47° | 27° | 63° Apr 6 | -5° Apr 3 | 3.12 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | 45° | 31° | 65° Apr 22 | 21° Apr 17 | 0.97 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1952 | 42° | 27° | 55° Apr 22 | 16° Apr 11 | 1.87 | 0.5 | 17 |
| 1951 | 46° | 31° | 58° Apr 29 | 25° Apr 16 | 0.56 | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1950 | 39° | 26° | 60° Apr 22 | 5° Apr 8 | 1.79 | 15.5 | 30 |
| 1949 | 49° | 28° | 66° Apr 26 | 10° Apr 24 | 0.50 | 3.5 | 29 |
| 1948 | 49° | 31° | 62° Apr 20 | 16° Apr 8 | 4.93 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 1947 | 43° | 22°coldest | 70° Apr 29 | 10° Apr 7 | 2.06 | 3.7 | 30 |
| 1946 | 47° | 30° | 69° Apr 24 | 22° Apr 6 | 1.06 | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1945 | 42° | 28° | 56° Apr 9 | 16° Apr 5 | 2.68 | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1944 | 44° | 28° | 58° Apr 30 | 10° Apr 2 | 0.23 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1943 | 46° | 27° | 67° Apr 25 | 15° Apr 2 | 1.94 | 3.0 | 30 |
| 1942 | 49° | 30° | 65° Apr 23 | 16° Apr 5 | 1.74 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 1941 | 47° | 31° | 70° Apr 29 | 23° Apr 22 | 3.03 | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | 43° | 27° | 54° Apr 5 | 10° Apr 11 | 2.74 | 8.5 | 30 |
| 1939 | 39° | 26° | 52° Apr 29 | 9° Apr 6 | 0.60 | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1938 | 41° | 29° | 53° Apr 11 | 10° Apr 2 | 3.15 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 1937 | No reading | 32° | 25° Apr 4 | 2.63 | 13.0 | 30 | |
| 1936 | 43° | 25° | 68° Apr 20 | 8° Apr 7 | 1.95 | 4.3 | 30 |
| 1935 | 43° | 29° | 59° Apr 23 | 11° Apr 15 | 1.57 | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1934 | 44° | 29° | 59° Apr 25 | 22° Apr 27 | 2.10 | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1933 | 44° | 30° | 59° Apr 24 | 22° Apr 26 | 2.40 | 11.0 | 30 |
| 1932 | 45° | 30° | 64° Apr 28 | 11° Apr 1 | 1.30 | 30 | |
| 1931 | 48° | 28° | 67° Apr 17 | 9° Apr 5 | 0.51 | 30 | |
| 1930 | 46° | 28° | 59° Apr 11 | 4° Apr 29 | 0.99 | 28 | |
| 1929 | 45° | 29° | 56° Apr 6 | 20° Apr 1 | 1.55 | 30 | |
| 1928 | 40° | 24° | 52° Apr 5 | 8° Apr 8 | 2.05 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1927 | 44° | 30° | 60° Apr 27 | 22° Apr 7 | 1.69 | 1.0 | 30 |
| 1926 | 48° | 24° | 72° Apr 21 | 5° Apr 14 | 0.45 | 2.5 | 30 |
| 1925 | 50° | 31° | 60° Apr 12 | 19° Apr 5 | 0.50 | 30 | |
| 1924 | 45° | 29° | 55° Apr 13 | 15° Apr 1 | 2.27 | 11.0 | 30 |
| 1922 | 43° | 30° | 56° Apr 29 | 22° Apr 20 | 0.78 | 30 | |
| 1920 | 41° | 23° | 57° Apr 29 | 0° Apr 3 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | 45° | 30° | 62° Apr 22 | 21° Apr 25 | 0.36 | 3.6 | 30 |
| 1918 | 48° | 28° | 70° Apr 30 | 13° Apr 10 | 0.52 | 30 | |
| 1917 | 40° | No reading | 49° Apr 11 | 0.70 | 0.0 | 30 | |
| 1915 | 62°warmest | 43° | 75° Apr 9 | 29° Apr 19 | 1.50 | 30 | |
| 1902 | No reading | No reading | 0.51 | 0 | |||
| 1901 | No reading | No reading | 1.88 | 0 |
Every April, newest first. Means are of the days reported; a April with fewer than 25 days is listed with its count and left out of the averages. A year opens that year day by day.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: GHCN-Daily and the U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.