Gardner, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GEORGETOWN 1 E, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gardner has an annual average temperature of 42.1°F with about 24.7 inches of precipitation per year and 40.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.24 in) and February the driest (0.72 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
62.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,592
Cooling need
345

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

74 of 366 (20.2%) of Gardner'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.

1960s
32
1970s
43
1980s
99
1990s
58
2000s
53
2010s
33
2020s
48

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 17.3°F -0.9°F 8.2°F 0.74 in 7.9 in 5
February 22.2°F 3.4°F 12.8°F 0.72 in 7.5 in 6
March 36.7°F 17.9°F 27.3°F 1.21 in 5.7 in 5
April 54.4°F 31.7°F 43.0°F 1.36 in 4.7 in 5
May 69.2°F 44.3°F 56.7°F 2.86 in 8
June 78.2°F 55.6°F 66.9°F 4.24 in 10
July 82.2°F 59.3°F 70.7°F 3.84 in 8
August 80.9°F 56.8°F 68.9°F 2.96 in 7
September 71.9°F 48.3°F 60.1°F 2.88 in 6
October 56.1°F 35.9°F 46.0°F 2.13 in 1.4 in 6
November 37.6°F 20.9°F 29.3°F 0.77 in 3.5 in 5
December 23.3°F 7.1°F 15.2°F 0.97 in 10.2 in 7

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