Killdeer, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KILLDEER, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Killdeer has an annual average temperature of 42.3°F with about 18.1 inches of precipitation per year and 39.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.37 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
53.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,370
Cooling need
204

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

175 of 366 (47.8%) of Killdeer'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.

1990s
18
2000s
122
2010s
112
2020s
114

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 26.6°F 4.0°F 15.3°F 0.50 in 6.7 in 7
February 30.2°F 7.4°F 18.8°F 0.36 in 5.8 in 6
March 42.1°F 17.6°F 29.8°F 0.67 in 6.7 in 7
April 55.5°F 27.7°F 41.6°F 1.29 in 4.9 in 8
May 66.8°F 39.2°F 53.0°F 2.81 in 1.3 in 11
June 75.7°F 48.8°F 62.3°F 3.37 in 12
July 83.3°F 54.4°F 68.9°F 2.92 in 10
August 83.5°F 52.4°F 67.9°F 1.90 in 9
September 73.1°F 43.0°F 58.1°F 1.88 in 8
October 56.4°F 30.6°F 43.5°F 1.29 in 1.8 in 8
November 41.2°F 18.1°F 29.6°F 0.66 in 4.8 in 5
December 29.8°F 8.3°F 19.0°F 0.49 in 7.2 in 7

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