North Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Bottineau County, ND

A 17.5" / 39.7°F normal · 2025 ran 84% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 82% (9.02") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 24th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

17.5in
annual precipitation · 39.7°F

2025 vs Normal

84%
14.8" · 40.3°F (+0.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

25.3in
2010

Driest Year

9.8in
1961

Biggest Rain Day

2.85in
Sep 5 · 1971

Warmest Year

44.0°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

8°
J
11°
F
24°
M
40°
A
53°
M
63°
J
69°
J
67°
A
58°
S
43°
O
26°
N
12°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
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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