Belfield, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MEDORA 7 E, ND US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Belfield has an annual average temperature of 43.3°F with about 17.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.66 in) and February the driest (0.51 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,082
Cooling need
273

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

210 of 366 (57.4%) of Belfield's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
86
2010s
145
2020s
135

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 26.7°F 8.7°F 17.7°F 0.62 in 8
February 29.3°F 11.0°F 20.1°F 0.51 in 8
March 40.9°F 20.7°F 30.8°F 0.90 in 8
April 52.7°F 30.8°F 41.8°F 1.78 in 8
May 64.2°F 42.2°F 53.2°F 2.66 in 12
June 73.8°F 51.7°F 62.8°F 2.54 in 11
July 82.1°F 57.9°F 70.0°F 2.43 in 9
August 82.2°F 55.9°F 69.1°F 1.69 in 8
September 71.6°F 46.4°F 59.0°F 1.84 in 7
October 55.0°F 33.6°F 44.3°F 1.23 in 8
November 39.9°F 21.2°F 30.6°F 0.67 in 7
December 29.1°F 11.5°F 20.3°F 0.58 in 8

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