Ryder, ND

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ryder has an annual average temperature of 40.5°F with about 18.7 inches of precipitation per year and 49.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.65 in) and February the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,042
Cooling need
216

Best time to visit Ryder

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

43 of 366 (11.7%) of Ryder'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.

1920s
7
1930s
104
1940s
33
1950s
29
1960s
27
1970s
20
1980s
38
1990s
20
2000s
25
2010s
43
2020s
20

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 18.4°F 0.3°F 9.3°F 0.57 in 8.9 in 5
February 22.9°F 3.9°F 13.4°F 0.50 in 7.2 in 5
March 35.2°F 16.1°F 25.6°F 0.79 in 7.9 in 5
April 51.4°F 29.5°F 40.5°F 1.17 in 4.4 in 6
May 64.8°F 42.4°F 53.6°F 2.82 in 1.0 in 8
June 74.0°F 52.9°F 63.5°F 3.65 in 10
July 80.7°F 57.5°F 69.1°F 2.79 in 8
August 80.5°F 55.6°F 68.1°F 2.14 in 6
September 70.1°F 45.9°F 58.0°F 1.68 in 0.1 in 6
October 53.4°F 32.2°F 42.8°F 1.36 in 3.4 in 6
November 36.0°F 18.0°F 27.0°F 0.68 in 6.9 in 4
December 23.5°F 6.4°F 14.9°F 0.57 in 9.6 in 5

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