New Rockford, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARRINGTON 4 N, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Rockford has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 20.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.78 in) and February the driest (0.42 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,985
Cooling need
210

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of New Rockford'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
13
1970s
64
1980s
93
1990s
58
2000s
49
2010s
47
2020s
42

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 18.3°F -1.5°F 8.4°F 0.53 in 5
February 23.1°F 2.1°F 12.6°F 0.42 in 5
March 35.8°F 15.3°F 25.6°F 0.75 in 5
April 53.2°F 28.7°F 41.0°F 1.25 in 6
May 67.2°F 41.9°F 54.6°F 2.76 in 10
June 76.4°F 53.3°F 64.8°F 3.78 in 10
July 81.7°F 57.3°F 69.5°F 3.60 in 9
August 80.7°F 54.4°F 67.5°F 2.33 in 8
September 71.8°F 45.3°F 58.5°F 1.97 in 6
October 55.2°F 31.9°F 43.6°F 1.90 in 7
November 37.1°F 17.9°F 27.5°F 0.67 in 5
December 22.8°F 5.0°F 13.9°F 0.81 in 6

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