Tappen, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JAMESTOWN 38 WSW, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tappen has an annual average temperature of 40.3°F with about 20.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.70 in) and January the driest (0.48 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,078
Cooling need
171

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

252 of 366 (68.9%) of Tappen'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.

2000s
16
2010s
195
2020s
155

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 18.7°F 0.1°F 9.4°F 0.48 in
February 22.2°F 3.9°F 13.0°F 0.49 in
March 35.7°F 16.8°F 26.3°F 0.94 in
April 51.5°F 28.3°F 39.9°F 1.40 in
May 64.3°F 41.0°F 52.7°F 2.94 in
June 73.4°F 52.2°F 62.8°F 3.70 in
July 80.0°F 57.2°F 68.6°F 3.35 in
August 79.2°F 55.0°F 67.1°F 2.43 in
September 69.7°F 45.8°F 57.7°F 2.29 in
October 53.4°F 31.9°F 42.7°F 1.68 in
November 37.1°F 18.4°F 27.8°F 0.64 in
December 23.4°F 6.8°F 15.1°F 0.57 in

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