Days continue to get longer and temperatures continue their upward climb during the month of April, but it can still get cold, and it can still snow in the Northland in April.
| Climate Normals and Records at Duluth, Minnesota for April Normal high on the 1st: 41 degrees Normal high on the 30th: 57 degrees Normal low on the 1st: 24 degrees Normal low on the 30th: 36 degrees Average temperature: 39.6 degrees Highest: 46.1 degrees set in 1987 Lowest: 28.7 degrees set in 1950 Normal precipitation: 2.43″ Wettest: 8.18″ set in 2001 Driest: 0.24″ set in 1987 Normal snowfall: 6.9″ Snowiest: 50.8″ set in 2013 Driest: 0.0″ set in 1976 Averages for the month Days with snowfall of at least 0.1″: 4 Days with snowfall of at least 1.0″ 2 Days with a high temp of at least 60 degrees: 5 Days with a high temp of at least 70 degrees: 1 Note: On average the first 70 degree or warmer temperature in Duluth occurs on April 28th. Astronomical Data for Duluth, Minnesota for April 2021 Sunrise on the 1st: 6:47 AM CDT Sunrise on the 30th: 5:54 AM CDT Sunset on the 1st: 7:38 PM CDT Sunset on the 30th: 8:17 PM CDT |
Past April Snowfall Totals at Duluth, Minnesota (2000-2020)
Note: Normal Snowfall in April is 6.9″
- 2000: 5.6″
- 2001: 7.7″
- 2002: 11.6″
- 2003: 12.9″
- 2004: 0.3″
- 2005: 0.5″
- 2006: Trace
- 2007: 12.7″
- 2008: 14.6″
- 2009: 1.2″
- 2010: Trace
- 2011: 10.6″
- 2012: 0.6″
- 2013: 50.8″ (snowiest April on record)
- 2014: 26.3″ (3rd snowiest April on record)
- 2015: 1.2″
- 2016: 9.8″
- 2017: 1.9″
- 2018: 18.5″ (8th snowiest April on record)
- 2019: 6.5″
- 2020: 2.7″
Thunderstorms can occur in Minnesota and Wisconsin during the month of April, but severe thunderstorms aren’t very common this far north in April.
On average, Minnesota sees 1 tornado in April, while Wisconsin sees 2 tornadoes.
Long Range Forecast for April 2021
CFS model is forecasting above normal temperatures for all of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
CFS model is forecasting below normal precipitation in most of northeast Minnesota and all of northwest Wisconsin for April 2021, with near normal precipitation expected across northern Minnesota.
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