McHenry, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MC HENRY 3W, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McHenry has an annual average temperature of 40.4°F with about 21.1 inches of precipitation per year and 59.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.64 in) and February the driest (0.48 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,057
Cooling need
210

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of McHenry'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.

1910s
27
1920s
11
1930s
30
1940s
39
1950s
38
1960s
29
1970s
24
1980s
41
1990s
27
2000s
35
2010s
36
2020s
29

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 16.6°F -1.3°F 7.6°F 0.55 in 11.4 in 6
February 21.4°F 2.6°F 12.0°F 0.48 in 9.4 in 6
March 34.4°F 15.7°F 25.1°F 0.83 in 8.2 in 5
April 52.0°F 29.7°F 40.8°F 1.20 in 4.3 in 6
May 66.5°F 42.4°F 54.5°F 2.73 in 0.9 in 9
June 75.7°F 53.5°F 64.6°F 3.55 in 10
July 80.8°F 57.8°F 69.3°F 3.64 in 9
August 79.8°F 55.6°F 67.7°F 2.55 in 8
September 70.7°F 46.4°F 58.5°F 2.11 in 7
October 54.3°F 32.9°F 43.6°F 1.81 in 2.5 in 7
November 36.3°F 18.8°F 27.5°F 0.88 in 8.8 in 6
December 21.9°F 5.8°F 13.9°F 0.81 in 14.3 in 7

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