Statewide areal climate 1951–2025
North Dakota
A 41.4°F / 18.6" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal. 53 counties.
2026 so far · through Aug 29: This area is running +2.4°F (45.9°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 10th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 70% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →
Normal (1996–2025)
41.4°F
annual mean · 18.6" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.8°F
42.2°F · 19.5" (105% of normal)
Warmest Year
45.1°F
1987 · coldest 35.7°F (1951)
Wettest Year
24.4in
2019 · driest 11.4" (1988)
Hottest Day
103.1°F
Jul 28 · 1988
Coldest Day
-35.8°F
Dec 23 · 1983
Biggest Rain Day
1.66in
Sep 5 · 1971
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
Where 2025 Ran Warm & Cool
Every county in North Dakota by its 2025 temperature vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Monthly Climate
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—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Counties (53)
Adams CountyBarnes CountyBenson CountyBillings CountyBottineau CountyBowman CountyBurke CountyBurleigh CountyCass CountyCavalier CountyDickey CountyDivide CountyDunn CountyEddy CountyEmmons CountyFoster CountyGolden Valley CountyGrand Forks CountyGrant CountyGriggs CountyHettinger CountyKidder CountyLaMoure CountyLogan CountyMcHenry CountyMcIntosh CountyMcKenzie CountyMcLean CountyMercer CountyMorton CountyMountrail CountyNelson CountyOliver CountyPembina CountyPierce CountyRamsey CountyRansom CountyRenville CountyRichland CountyRolette CountySargent CountySheridan CountySioux CountySlope CountyStark CountySteele CountyStutsman CountyTowner CountyTraill CountyWalsh CountyWard CountyWells CountyWilliams County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.