Buchanan, ND
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JAMESTOWN MUNI AP, ND US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Buchanan has an annual average temperature of 41.3°F with about 19.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.58 in) and January the driest (0.31 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →61 of 366 (16.7%) of Buchanan'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.
| 1940s | 6 | |
| 1950s | 51 | |
| 1960s | 52 | |
| 1970s | 32 | |
| 1980s | 78 | |
| 1990s | 42 | |
| 2000s | 27 | |
| 2010s | 32 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
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 | 19.3°F | 0.9°F | 10.1°F | 0.31 in | — | 5 |
| February | 23.5°F | 4.7°F | 14.1°F | 0.37 in | — | 5 |
| March | 36.6°F | 17.4°F | 27.0°F | 0.69 in | — | 6 |
| April | 52.9°F | 29.9°F | 41.4°F | 1.24 in | — | 7 |
| May | 66.7°F | 42.7°F | 54.7°F | 3.26 in | — | 11 |
| June | 76.1°F | 53.8°F | 65.0°F | 3.37 in | — | 12 |
| July | 81.2°F | 58.1°F | 69.7°F | 3.58 in | — | 11 |
| August | 79.9°F | 55.2°F | 67.5°F | 2.42 in | — | 9 |
| September | 70.9°F | 45.9°F | 58.4°F | 2.06 in | — | 8 |
| October | 54.7°F | 32.9°F | 43.8°F | 1.67 in | — | 7 |
| November | 37.8°F | 19.0°F | 28.4°F | 0.53 in | — | 5 |
| December | 24.3°F | 7.2°F | 15.8°F | 0.34 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Buchanan
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