Gladstone, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TAYLOR 7 NNW, ND US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gladstone has an annual average temperature of 42.5°F with about 16.2 inches of precipitation per year and 35.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.19 in) and December the driest (0.29 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
53.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,331
Cooling need
213

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

136 of 366 (37.2%) of Gladstone'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.

2000s
183
2010s
133
2020s
50

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 25.9°F 4.1°F 15.0°F 0.30 in 5.5 in 5
February 29.9°F 7.0°F 18.4°F 0.34 in 5.8 in 5
March 42.1°F 18.2°F 30.1°F 0.61 in 6.4 in 6
April 55.7°F 28.1°F 41.9°F 1.33 in 3.4 in 8
May 67.8°F 39.6°F 53.7°F 2.41 in 0.9 in 10
June 76.4°F 49.2°F 62.8°F 3.19 in 0.1 in 11
July 83.7°F 53.7°F 68.7°F 2.34 in 8
August 84.1°F 52.6°F 68.4°F 1.89 in 7
September 73.5°F 43.5°F 58.5°F 1.73 in 0.1 in 6
October 56.6°F 30.9°F 43.7°F 1.22 in 2.6 in 7
November 41.2°F 18.1°F 29.6°F 0.56 in 3.7 in 4
December 29.6°F 7.6°F 18.6°F 0.29 in 6.6 in 5

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