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April - Detroit Records 1874 - Present

April Normals
(1991-2020)
Maximum Minimum Average Daily
Temperature
Precipitation
Date Max Min Avg Record
High
Lowest
Max
Highest
Min
Record
Low
Highest Lowest Greatest Date
1 53 34 43.2 80/2010 27/1911 57/1967 14/1923 64/2010 24/1923 1.30/1959 1
2 53 34 43.6 83/1963 29/1899 58/1963 17/1881 71/1963 24/1881 1.44/1945 2
3 54 34 44.0 77/1999 30/1954 57/1981 14/1954 66/1981 22/1954 1.06/1980 3
4 54 35 44.3 74/1921 30/1881 54/1928 9/1874 64/1921 20/1874 1.06/2003 4
5 54 35 44.7 79/1921 29/1874 59/1929 16/1881 68/1929 24/1881 2.59/1947 5
6 55 36 45.1 83/1929 27/1982 65/1929 18/1982 74/1929 23/1982 2.41/1886 6
7 55 36 45.5 83/1991 25/1972 63/1929 10/1982 72/1929 21/1982 0.92/2010 7
8 56 36 45.9 79/2001 32/1920 59/2001 11/1982 69/2001 24/1982 0.94/2002 8
9 56 37 46.3 78/1931 31/1892 53/2021 19/1985 63/2021 26/1985 1.40/1998 9
10 56 37 46.7 86/1977 33/1882 59/2017 20/1989 69/1922 28/1909 1.21/1939 10
11 57 37 47.1 87/1977 32/1882 56/1977 22/1940 72/1977 28/1882 1.60/1965 11
12 57 38 47.5 89/1977 28/1940 61/1945 18/1976 72/1977 24/1940 1.24/1903 12
13 58 38 47.9 87/1977 24/1950 58/1896 19/1950 71/1941 22/1950 1.52/1979 13
14 58 39 48.3 82/2023 33/1917 64/1941 20/1950 73/1941 28/1950 1.14/1980 14
15 59 39 48.7 85/2003 33/2014 58/1976 21/1935 72/1976 30/2014 1.48/1919 15
16 59 39 49.1 86/2002 25/1875 62/2002 17/1875 74/2002 21/1875 1.19/1930 16
17 59 40 49.5 85/1976 26/1875 66/2002 10/1875 75/1896 18/1875 1.56/1930 17
18 60 40 49.9 86/2004 33/1983 62/2002 8/1875 73/2002 20/1875 0.93/1917 18
19 60 40 50.3 83/2005 36/1904 61/1985 23/1897 72/1985 31/1904 1.38/1911 19
20 61 41 50.7 82/1985 36/1953 62/1957 20/1897 72/1957 29/1875 3.58/2000 20
21 61 41 51.1 86/1987 39/1875 60/1885 21/1875 69/1985 30/1875 1.13/1937 21
22 61 42 51.5 87/1980 38/2020 59/1885 20/1875 70/1902 32/1875 1.23/1952 22
23 62 42 51.9 88/1925 40/1930 63/1960 23/1986 75/1960 34/1930 0.96/1977 23
24 62 42 52.3 86/2009 35/2005 65/1960 27/1892 76/1960 32/1892 1.57/1880 24
25 63 43 52.7 87/1994 40/1968 66/1994 26/1892 77/1994 34/1919 1.41/1961 25
26 63 43 53.0 86/2009 38/1976 65/1994 27/1926 76/1915 34/1926 1.10/1998 26
27 63 43 53.4 84/2009 40/1931 65/1915 28/1996 74/1962 35/1931 1.40/1943 27
28 64 44 53.8 84/1986 41/1874 64/1899 28/1934 72/1899 35/1909 1.93/1936 28
29 64 44 54.2 83/1899 39/1909 62/1970 26/1977 72/1899 35/1909 1.99/1909 29
30 65 45 54.6 87/1942 41/1907 63/1942 28/1876 75/1942 34/1876 2.10/2019 30

Normal High: 58.7

Normal HDD: Month: 488

Normal Monthly Precip: 3.26
Normal Low : 39.1 Normal HDD Season: 5884 Normal Yearly Precip: 9.16
Normal Mean: 48.9 Normal CDD: Month: 4 Ave Snow this Month : 1.5
Normal CDD Season: 6 Ave Snow for the Season: 42.7

Precip: Greatest Monthly Total: 6.89/1947

Snow: Greatest Monthly Total: 25.7/1886
Precip: Least Monthly Total: 0.53/1899 Snow: Least Monthly Total: 0.0/1981


April Daily Snowfall Records

Date Snowfall (Inches) Year Date
1 3.3 1881 1
2 2.0 1975 2
3 4.0 1903 3
4 2.7 1920 4
5 5.0 1982 5
6 24.1 1886 6
7 6.0 1894 7
8 1.3 1938 8
9 1.8 1942 9
10 3.5 1923 10
11 2.5 1885 11
12 2.3 1932 12
13 2.5 1940 13
14 2.4 1923 14
15 2.6 2014 15
16 2.0 1943 16
17 4.5 1921 17
18 2.3 2022 18
19 3.0 1943 19
20 3.3 2021 20
21 0.3 1978 21
22 1.0 1911 22
23 1.2 2005 23
24 3.1 2005 24
25 0.4 1976 25
26 0.1 1932 26
27 0.0 2022 27
28 0.0 2022 28
29 3.0 1909 29
30 0.0 2022 30