Wales, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LANGDON EXP FARM, ND US.

Dwb Monsoon continental (warm summer) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wales has an annual average temperature of 37.1°F with about 20.8 inches of precipitation per year and 47.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low -5.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.17 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
62.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
10,074
Cooling need
39

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Wales'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
2
1900s
6
1910s
32
1920s
29
1930s
85
1940s
40
1950s
31
1960s
21
1970s
17
1980s
37
1990s
20
2000s
25
2010s
10
2020s
11

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 12.5°F -5.0°F 3.7°F 0.45 in 8.2 in 8
February 17.1°F -2.0°F 7.6°F 0.36 in 6.1 in 5
March 29.8°F 12.0°F 20.9°F 0.59 in 6.1 in 6
April 48.0°F 27.6°F 37.8°F 1.14 in 4.4 in 6
May 63.5°F 40.4°F 51.9°F 3.13 in 1.2 in 11
June 71.9°F 51.6°F 61.7°F 4.17 in 13
July 76.6°F 55.8°F 66.2°F 3.44 in 11
August 76.5°F 53.8°F 65.1°F 2.45 in 9
September 67.3°F 44.0°F 55.7°F 2.11 in 8
October 50.9°F 30.6°F 40.7°F 1.52 in 2.6 in 8
November 32.3°F 15.7°F 24.0°F 0.75 in 8.1 in 6
December 18.2°F 2.2°F 10.2°F 0.64 in 10.6 in 7

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