Ponca City weather in April: Ponca City, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Ponca City in April has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 67°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal April, 3.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 96 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationPonca City Municipal Airport
  • Station IDUSW00013969
  • Location36.74°N 97.10°W
  • Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
  • Population24,234
  1. Jan 47° 25°
  2. Feb 52° 28°
  3. Mar 62° 37°
  4. Apr 71° 46°
  5. May 79° 57°
  6. Jun 88° 67°
  7. Jul 93° 71°
  8. Aug 92° 70°
  9. Sep 84° 61°
  10. Oct 73° 48°
  11. Nov 60° 36°
  12. Dec 49° 27°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Ponca City in April?

The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 58.5°F. April is 9.0°F warmer than March and 9.6°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Ponca City and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 67°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 55°F and 62°F.

Ponca City in April, day by day: normal high and low

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 32%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 167°F42°F25%15%
April 869°F44°F26%16%
April 1571°F46°F28%17%
April 2272°F48°F30%18%
April 3074°F51°F32%20%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Ponca City: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 167°F42°F25%15%12 h 30 min
April 267°F42°F25%15%12 h 40 min
April 368°F43°F26%15%12 h 40 min
April 468°F43°F26%15%12 h 40 min
April 568°F43°F26%15%12 h 40 min
April 668°F44°F26%15%12 h 50 min
April 769°F44°F26%15%12 h 50 min
April 869°F44°F26%16%12 h 50 min
April 969°F44°F26%16%12 h 50 min
April 1069°F45°F26%16%12 h 50 min
April 1170°F45°F27%16%13 h
April 1270°F45°F27%16%13 h
April 1370°F46°F27%17%13 h
April 1470°F46°F27%17%13 h
April 1571°F46°F28%17%13 h 10 min
April 1671°F46°F28%17%13 h 10 min
April 1771°F47°F28%17%13 h 10 min
April 1871°F47°F29%18%13 h 10 min
April 1971°F47°F29%18%13 h 10 min
April 2072°F48°F29%18%13 h 20 min
April 2172°F48°F29%18%13 h 20 min
April 2272°F48°F30%18%13 h 20 min
April 2372°F49°F30%19%13 h 20 min
April 2473°F49°F30%19%13 h 30 min
April 2573°F49°F30%19%13 h 30 min
April 2673°F50°F31%19%13 h 30 min
April 2773°F50°F31%19%13 h 30 min
April 2874°F51°F31%20%13 h 30 min
April 2974°F51°F31%20%13 h 40 min
April 3074°F51°F32%20%13 h 40 min
Normal high
71°FApril average
Normal low
46°FApril average
Precipitation
3.78 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
80.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
1
Nights at 32°F or colder
2
Daylight
12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
18
Days at 80°F or more
7
Sunshine
76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013969; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Ponca City in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around April 30 (32%). In all, 3.78 in falls on 8 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal April in Ponca City, 1 days reach 90°F and 2 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013969.

What are the records for April in Ponca City?

The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 101°F, on April 12, 1972; the coldest is 19°F, on April 13, 1957. The wettest April brought 11.54 in (2012); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1957).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.5°F: 2021 58.4°F (−0.1), 2022 61.0°F (+2.5), 2023 58.3°F (−0.2), 2024 62.5°F (+4.0), 2025 60.8°F (+2.3), 2026 64.3°F (+5.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Ponca City: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202158.4°F−0.1°F1.53 in
202261.0°F+2.5°F0.98 in
202358.3°F−0.2°F2.11 in
202462.5°F+4.0°F4.05 in
202560.8°F+2.3°F7.05 in
202664.3°F+5.8°F6.35 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013969; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013969. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Ponca City compare across Oklahoma?

Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, April normal highs run from 69°F in Newkirk to 77°F in Waurika; Ponca City's is 71°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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