North Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Hettinger County, ND

A 16.3" / 42.9°F normal · 2025 ran 131% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 58% (6.03") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

16.3in
annual precipitation · 42.9°F

2025 vs Normal

131%
21.4" · 43.4°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

26.4in
2013

Driest Year

10.3in
2017

Biggest Rain Day

2.68in
Jun 22 · 1957

Warmest Year

46.0°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

16°
J
18°
F
30°
M
41°
A
53°
M
63°
J
70°
J
68°
A
59°
S
44°
O
30°
N
19°
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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