Dunseith, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELCOURT KEYA RADIO, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 4b USDA hardiness Zone 4b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dunseith has an annual average temperature of 38.2°F with about 20.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -5.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.04 in) and January the driest (0.42 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,747
Cooling need
90

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Dunseith'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
19
1950s
46
1960s
39
1970s
34
1980s
66
1990s
46
2000s
33
2010s
48
2020s
35

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 17.9°F -5.1°F 6.4°F 0.42 in
February 22.1°F -2.1°F 10.0°F 0.48 in
March 33.8°F 11.8°F 22.8°F 0.80 in
April 50.4°F 26.3°F 38.4°F 0.92 in
May 64.0°F 39.5°F 51.8°F 2.85 in
June 72.9°F 50.3°F 61.6°F 4.04 in
July 79.1°F 55.4°F 67.2°F 2.77 in
August 78.8°F 52.8°F 65.8°F 2.58 in
September 68.6°F 42.6°F 55.6°F 1.74 in
October 52.8°F 29.8°F 41.3°F 2.25 in
November 35.0°F 15.5°F 25.3°F 0.84 in
December 21.5°F 2.4°F 11.9°F 0.45 in

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