Center, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CENTER 4SE, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Center has an annual average temperature of 42.6°F with about 19 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.46 in) and January the driest (0.51 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,322
Cooling need
240

Best time to visit Center

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) of Center'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
18
1940s
51
1950s
38
1960s
50
1970s
36
1980s
43
1990s
42
2000s
52
2010s
18
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 22.9°F 4.6°F 13.7°F 0.51 in
February 26.8°F 8.9°F 17.8°F 0.51 in
March 39.2°F 19.6°F 29.4°F 0.85 in
April 53.9°F 32.8°F 43.4°F 1.41 in
May 65.8°F 43.3°F 54.5°F 2.78 in
June 75.1°F 53.3°F 64.2°F 3.46 in
July 81.6°F 57.8°F 69.7°F 2.77 in
August 81.0°F 55.7°F 68.3°F 2.01 in
September 70.8°F 46.4°F 58.6°F 2.08 in
October 54.7°F 33.5°F 44.1°F 1.40 in
November 38.4°F 19.5°F 29.0°F 0.66 in
December 26.4°F 9.4°F 17.9°F 0.51 in

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