Washburn, ND

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Washburn has an annual average temperature of 42.4°F with about 17.7 inches of precipitation per year and 43.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.24 in) and January the driest (0.39 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,418
Cooling need
264

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Washburn'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
22
1900s
31
1910s
28
1920s
2
1930s
64
1940s
25
1950s
23
1960s
30
1970s
29
1980s
54
1990s
23
2000s
33
2010s
2

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 22.0°F 2.1°F 12.0°F 0.39 in 7.2 in 4
February 27.1°F 5.0°F 16.1°F 0.47 in 6.4 in 5
March 39.5°F 17.6°F 28.5°F 0.56 in 6.9 in 5
April 55.4°F 29.8°F 42.6°F 1.49 in 4.1 in 5
May 66.9°F 41.9°F 54.4°F 2.82 in 0.9 in 10
June 76.4°F 52.0°F 64.2°F 3.24 in 10
July 82.9°F 57.1°F 70.0°F 2.49 in 9
August 82.7°F 54.8°F 68.8°F 2.20 in 6
September 73.4°F 45.5°F 59.4°F 1.46 in 6
October 57.0°F 32.3°F 44.7°F 1.41 in 2.4 in 5
November 40.1°F 19.4°F 29.7°F 0.69 in 6.6 in 4
December 26.8°F 8.8°F 17.8°F 0.45 in 8.6 in 5

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