Fort Dodge weather in April: Fort Dodge, Iowa: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fort Dodge in April has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 2°C, 94 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationFort Dodge (5 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00132999
- Location42.58°N 94.20°W
- Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population24,886
- Jan 26° 7°
- Feb 31° 12°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 45° 25°
- Dec 31° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Dodge in April?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 46.8°F. April is 13.0°F warmer than March and 11.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fort Dodge and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 53°F on April 1 to 64°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 43°F and 50°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 18% |
| April 8 | 56°F | 32°F | 30% | 21% |
| April 15 | 59°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% |
| April 22 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 25% |
| April 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 27% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 18% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 53°F | 30°F | 28% | 18% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 54°F | 30°F | 28% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 54°F | 31°F | 29% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 54°F | 31°F | 29% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 55°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 56°F | 32°F | 30% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 56°F | 32°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 57°F | 33°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 57°F | 33°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 58°F | 33°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 59°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 59°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 60°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 60°F | 36°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 60°F | 36°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 61°F | 36°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 61°F | 37°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 62°F | 37°F | 36% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 62°F | 38°F | 36% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 63°F | 38°F | 37% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 63°F | 39°F | 37% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 63°F | 39°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 38% | 27% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 59°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.72 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00132999; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Fort Dodge in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around April 30 (38%). In all, 3.72 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Fort Dodge, 11 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.5 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00132999.
What are the records for April in Fort Dodge?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1899) is 100°F, on April 22, 1980; the coldest is 6°F, on April 4, 1975. The wettest April brought 8.51 in (1999); the snowiest, 20.5 inches (2018).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.8°F: 2021 48.3°F (+1.5), 2022 41.2°F (−5.6), 2023 48.0°F (+1.2), 2024 49.2°F (+2.4), 2025 48.0°F (+1.2), 2026 50.1°F (+3.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.3°F | +1.5°F | 0.60 in |
| 2022 | 41.2°F | −5.6°F | 2.82 in |
| 2023 | 48.0°F | +1.2°F | 1.83 in |
| 2024 | 49.2°F | +2.4°F | 2.77 in |
| 2025 | 48.0°F | +1.2°F | 3.08 in |
| 2026 | 50.1°F | +3.3°F | 4.28 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00132999; recent months: ACIS, station USC00132999. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fort Dodge compare across Iowa?
Across the 132 places PlainClimate covers in Iowa, April normal highs run from 54°F in Northwood to 64°F in Glenwood; Fort Dodge's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.