Dawson, ND

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dawson has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 21.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.43 in) and February the driest (0.61 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,637
Cooling need
216

Best time to visit Dawson

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Dawson'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.

1890s
11
1900s
21
1910s
16
1920s
33
1930s
89
1940s
21
1950s
37
1960s
29
1970s
18
1980s
11
1990s
30
2000s
17
2010s
25
2020s
8

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 20.5°F 1.4°F 10.9°F 0.63 in 6
February 24.9°F 5.5°F 15.2°F 0.61 in 5
March 38.0°F 17.5°F 27.7°F 0.95 in 5
April 54.5°F 29.4°F 41.9°F 1.41 in 7
May 67.3°F 41.4°F 54.3°F 2.81 in 10
June 75.8°F 52.0°F 63.9°F 3.43 in 11
July 81.8°F 56.9°F 69.4°F 3.36 in 10
August 81.2°F 54.5°F 67.8°F 2.57 in 8
September 72.0°F 45.6°F 58.8°F 2.12 in 7
October 56.1°F 32.4°F 44.3°F 1.81 in 7
November 38.8°F 18.9°F 28.8°F 0.86 in 5
December 25.0°F 7.5°F 16.3°F 0.80 in 6

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