Sentinel Butte, ND

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sentinel Butte has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 16.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.50 in) and November the driest (0.49 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,968
Cooling need
288

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Sentinel Butte'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
17
1910s
42
1920s
51
1930s
51
1940s
18
1950s
36
1960s
39
1970s
12
1980s
30
1990s
43
2000s
27
2010s
0

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 27.3°F 6.2°F 16.8°F 0.53 in 4
February 31.0°F 10.4°F 20.7°F 0.50 in 4
March 43.1°F 20.3°F 31.7°F 0.79 in 4
April 56.3°F 29.7°F 43.0°F 1.70 in 5
May 67.4°F 40.5°F 54.0°F 2.36 in 8
June 76.5°F 50.5°F 63.5°F 2.50 in 9
July 84.6°F 55.6°F 70.1°F 2.47 in 7
August 85.0°F 53.9°F 69.5°F 1.56 in 5
September 73.9°F 44.9°F 59.4°F 1.81 in 5
October 56.5°F 32.3°F 44.4°F 1.27 in 5
November 40.9°F 20.3°F 30.6°F 0.49 in 3
December 30.2°F 10.4°F 20.3°F 0.52 in 4

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