Hettinger, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HETTINGER EXP STN, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hettinger has an annual average temperature of 42.9°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.17 in) and January the driest (0.37 in).

Annual swing
53.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,202
Cooling need
228

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

179 of 366 (48.9%) of Hettinger'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
145
2010s
105
2020s
116

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 28.3°F 4.9°F 16.6°F 0.37 in
February 31.6°F 7.5°F 19.5°F 0.47 in
March 43.1°F 17.4°F 30.3°F 0.82 in
April 55.6°F 27.3°F 41.5°F 1.57 in
May 66.4°F 39.0°F 52.7°F 2.65 in
June 76.8°F 49.0°F 62.9°F 3.17 in
July 84.9°F 54.5°F 69.7°F 2.32 in
August 84.2°F 51.7°F 67.9°F 1.91 in
September 74.8°F 42.4°F 58.6°F 1.43 in
October 58.2°F 29.0°F 43.6°F 1.52 in
November 43.6°F 17.0°F 30.3°F 0.52 in
December 32.7°F 8.4°F 20.6°F 0.57 in

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