Northwood, ND

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Northwood has an annual average temperature of 39.7°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.0°F).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
62.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,264
Cooling need
159

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Northwood'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.

1890s
34
1900s
39
1910s
32
1920s
38
1930s
68
1940s
34
1950s
26
1960s
25
1970s
14
1980s
10
1990s
25
2000s
21

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 16.1°F -4.0°F 6.0°F in
February 21.0°F 1.4°F 11.2°F in
March 33.8°F 14.0°F 23.9°F in
April 51.3°F 28.1°F 39.7°F in
May 66.1°F 42.1°F 54.1°F in
June 75.9°F 52.8°F 64.3°F in
July 79.8°F 57.3°F 68.6°F in
August 79.5°F 53.9°F 66.7°F in
September 70.6°F 44.9°F 57.7°F in
October 54.4°F 31.9°F 43.1°F in
November 36.2°F 18.3°F 27.3°F in
December 22.2°F 5.7°F 13.9°F in
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