Weather Blog for Duluth and the Northland

8:05 PM Thursday, March 31, 2022

Climate Normals and Records for April at Duluth, Minnesota

Normal high on the 1st: 43
Normal high on the 30th: 56

Normal low on the 1st: 24
Normal low on the 30th: 36

Average monthly temperature: 39.6 F

Warmest April on record: 46.1 F set in 1987
Coldest April on record: 28.7 F set in 1950

Number of 50-degree days: 13
Number of 60-degree days: 5
Number of 70-degree days: 1

Average date for first 60-degree high temperature is April 8. Last year’s first 60 was on March 29.

Average date for first 70-degree high temperature is April 23. Last year’s first 70 was on May 1.

Normal precipitation: 2.53″

Wettest April on record: 8.18″ set in 2001
Driest April on record: 0.24″ set in 1987

Normal snowfall: 9.1″

Snowiest April on record: 50.8″ set in 2013

Number of days with at least 0.1″ snowfall: 6
Number of days with at least 1.0″ snowfall: 2

Average date for last 0.1″ or greater snowfall: April 26
Average date for last 1.0″ or greater snowfall: April 11

Astronomical Data for April

Sunrise on the 1st: 6:48 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

A look back at past April snowfall totals at Duluth, Minnesota
(2010-2021)

Normal snowfall in April is 9.1″

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: 6.3″
2020: 2.7″
2021: 2.3″

A pretty active weather pattern is possible across the upper Midwest during April 2022 with several low-pressure systems possibly affecting the region throughout the month, whether or not these systems bring rain or snow or a little of both will depend on storm tracks and temperatures.

Temperature Anomaly Trend for April 2022

Orange and Red colors: Above average temperatures
Blue colors: Below average temperatures

Precipitation Anomaly Trend for April 2022

Green colors: Above average precipitation
Yellow and Brown colors: Below average precipitation

Thanks for reading!

Tim