Statewide areal climate 1951–2025
North Dakota
A 18.6" / 41.4°F normal · 2025 ran 105% of normal precipitation. 53 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 68% (7.74") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →
Normal (1996–2025)
18.6in
annual precipitation · 41.4°F
2025 vs Normal
105%
19.5" · 42.2°F (+0.8 vs normal)
Wettest Year
24.4in
2019
Driest Year
11.4in
1988
Biggest Rain Day
1.66in
Sep 5 · 1971
Warmest Year
45.1°F
1987
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry
Every county in North Dakota by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Monthly Climate
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—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Counties (53)
Adams CountyBarnes CountyBenson CountyBillings CountyBottineau CountyBowman CountyBurke CountyBurleigh CountyCass CountyCavalier CountyDickey CountyDivide CountyDunn CountyEddy CountyEmmons CountyFoster CountyGolden Valley CountyGrand Forks CountyGrant CountyGriggs CountyHettinger CountyKidder CountyLaMoure CountyLogan CountyMcHenry CountyMcIntosh CountyMcKenzie CountyMcLean CountyMercer CountyMorton CountyMountrail CountyNelson CountyOliver CountyPembina CountyPierce CountyRamsey CountyRansom CountyRenville CountyRichland CountyRolette CountySargent CountySheridan CountySioux CountySlope CountyStark CountySteele CountyStutsman CountyTowner CountyTraill CountyWalsh CountyWard CountyWells CountyWilliams County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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