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Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather in the Central Plains and Upper Midwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected in the central Plains into the Upper Midwest. Heavy late-season snow and record cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

              National Weather Service - Denver, Colorado
                Temperature Normals & Extreme for April

     |Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year ||Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year |
DATE | High | High |  Set |Warmest Set  ||  Low |  Low |  Set |coldest  Set |
     |      |      |      |Minimum      ||      |      |      |Maximum      |
-----|------|------|------|------|------||------|------|------|------|------|
  1  |  58  |  84  | 2012 |  55  | 1946 ||  30  |  10  | 1975 |  18  | 1936 |
  2  |  59  |  84  | 2011 |  52  | 1889 ||  30  |  -2* | 1975 |  26  | 1999^|
  3  |  59  |  78  | 2021^|  54  | 1882 ||  31  |   7  | 1891 |  17  | 1945 |
  4  |  59  |  80  | 2021 |  54  | 1929 ||  31  |   6  | 1920 |  25  | 1983 |
  5  |  59  |  82  | 1991 |  45  | 2011^||  31  |  12  | 1983 |  27  | 1983 |

  6  |  59  |  83  | 1991 |  53  | 1893 ||  31  |   7  | 1983 |  28  | 1983 |
  7  |  59  |  82  | 1978 |  53  | 1890 ||  31  |   9  | 1957 |  23  | 1875 |
  8  |  60  |  81  | 1930 |  54  | 1930 ||  31  |   5  | 1973 |  29  | 1914 |
  9  |  60  |  81  | 1977 |  55  | 1907 ||  32  |   9  | 2013 |  22  | 2013 |
 10  |  60  |  80  | 1996^|  55  | 1896 ||  32  |   6  | 2013 |  20  | 1997 |

 11  |  60  |  80  | 1982^|  48  | 1967^||  32  |   8  | 1997^|  19  | 1997^|
 12  |  60  |  79  | 2018^|  51  | 1925 ||  32  |   6  | 1997 |  30  | 1997^|
 13  |  61  |  85  | 2006 |  53  | 1932 ||  33  |  15  | 2020 |  25  | 2020 |
 14  |  61  |  83  | 1963 |  56  | 1937 ||  33  |  11  | 2020 |  21  | 1945 |
 15  |  61  |  84  | 2002 |  57  | 2002 ||  33  |  18  | 1902^|  32  | 1945 |

 16  |  61  |  84  | 1985 |  52  | 1935 ||  33  |  19  | 2020 |  29  | 1922 |
 17  |  62  |  83  | 2006^|  53  | 1985 ||  34  |  12  | 2020 |  28  | 1944 |
 18  |  62  |  82  | 1987 |  54  | 1919 ||  34  |   8  | 1953 |  27  | 1920 |
 19  |  62  |  83  | 1961 |  51  | 2001 ||  34  |  13  | 1893 |  26  | 1966 |
 20  |  62  |  83  | 1989^|  52  | 1964^||  34  |  13  | 1966 |  31  | 1892 |

 21  |  63  |  89  | 1989 |  60  | 1932 ||  35  |  14  | 1907 |  32  | 1933 |
 22  |  63  |  88  | 1989 |  55  | 1989^||  35  |  21  | 2013 |  34  | 2001 |
 23  |  63  |  85  | 1989 |  55  | 1939 ||  35  |  17  | 1873 |  28  | 1873 |
 24  |  64  |  88  | 2012 |  53  | 1949 ||  35  |  15  | 1873 |  30  | 1873 |
 25  |  64  |  83  | 1987^|  56  | 1949 ||  36  |  20  | 1924 |  26  | 1924 |

 26  |  64  |  84  | 1981 |  53  | 1981^||  36  |  18  | 1924 |  33  | 1924 |
 27  |  65  |  84  | 1992 |  59  | 1876 ||  36  |  23  | 1994 |  33  | 1917 |
 28  |  65  |  86  | 1910 |  54  | 1927^||  37  |  24  | 1917 |  31  | 1917 |
 29  |  65  |  83  | 2018^|  54  | 2007^||  37  |  12  | 1877 |  28  | 1907 |
 30  |  66  |  90# | 1992 |  56  | 1992 ||  37  |  19  | 1909 |  33  | 2005 |
 
The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1981-2010 data.
         The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2020.

^ - Also in previous years.

# - Highest Temperature of the Month:  90 degrees on 4/30/1992.

* - Lowest Temperature of the Month:  - 2 degrees on 4/2/1975.

- The April Mean Temperature is 47.4 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED:  4/9/2021