Bowbells, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KENMARE 1 WSW, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bowbells has an annual average temperature of 39.6°F with about 19.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 80.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.38 in) and February the driest (0.73 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,264
Cooling need
123

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Bowbells'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.

1930s
79
1940s
33
1950s
28
1960s
26
1970s
22
1980s
66
1990s
44
2000s
23
2010s
27
2020s
18

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 18.8°F 0.4°F 9.6°F 1.00 in 6
February 22.8°F 3.5°F 13.1°F 0.73 in 4
March 35.6°F 14.6°F 25.1°F 0.89 in 5
April 52.1°F 27.7°F 39.9°F 0.96 in 5
May 65.3°F 40.8°F 53.1°F 2.50 in 8
June 74.0°F 51.3°F 62.6°F 3.38 in 11
July 79.9°F 55.5°F 67.7°F 2.99 in 8
August 80.0°F 52.7°F 66.4°F 2.19 in 7
September 69.0°F 43.2°F 56.1°F 1.92 in 6
October 52.4°F 30.5°F 41.5°F 1.25 in 5
November 35.3°F 16.9°F 26.1°F 0.79 in 4
December 22.6°F 5.6°F 14.1°F 0.89 in 5

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