Ray, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TIOGA 1E, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ray has an annual average temperature of 42°F with about 15.4 inches of precipitation per year and 43.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.23 in) and February the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,553
Cooling need
288

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Ray'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.

1900s
4
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
33
1960s
60
1970s
34
1980s
86
1990s
58
2000s
69
2010s
22

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 20.2°F 2.3°F 11.2°F 0.51 in 8.0 in 5
February 25.1°F 6.8°F 15.9°F 0.37 in 4.4 in 4
March 38.0°F 18.7°F 28.3°F 0.50 in 6.1 in 5
April 54.4°F 31.2°F 42.8°F 1.00 in 3.6 in 7
May 66.5°F 42.7°F 54.6°F 2.13 in 0.1 in 9
June 75.7°F 53.3°F 64.5°F 3.23 in 13
July 82.6°F 58.1°F 70.4°F 2.78 in 10
August 82.5°F 55.9°F 69.2°F 1.61 in 7
September 71.6°F 45.6°F 58.6°F 1.05 in 7
October 55.0°F 33.4°F 44.2°F 0.99 in 3.6 in 7
November 37.5°F 20.1°F 28.8°F 0.58 in 7.5 in 5
December 24.2°F 7.8°F 16.0°F 0.66 in 10.4 in 7

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