Edgeley, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Edgeley's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 21.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.8°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 27°C, 537 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEdgeley (3 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSC00322482
- Location46.37°N 98.77°W
- Elevation1,623 ft (495 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population573
On October 23, the normal high in Edgeley is 52°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Edgeley.
- Jan 20° 4°
- Feb 25° 7°
- Mar 37° 19°
- Apr 53° 32°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 76° 55°
- Jul 81° 59°
- Aug 80° 57°
- Sep 71° 47°
- Oct 56° 35°
- Nov 39° 21°
- Dec 26° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Edgeley each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.35 in), the least in February (0.41 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°F | 4°F | 11.8°F | 0.61 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 25°F | 7°F | 16.1°F | 0.41 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 37°F | 19°F | 28.1°F | 0.92 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 32°F | 42.4°F | 1.43 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 55.5°F | 3.03 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 15 h |
| June | 76°F | 55°F | 65.3°F | 3.35 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 81°F | 59°F | 70.1°F | 3.28 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 80°F | 57°F | 68.5°F | 2.79 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 47°F | 59.4°F | 2.50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 56°F | 35°F | 45.3°F | 1.71 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 21°F | 30.0°F | 0.66 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 26°F | 10°F | 17.6°F | 0.46 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 33°F | 42.5°F | 21.15 | 56 | 8 | 177 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −16°C | −11.2°C | 15 mm |
| February | −4°C | −14°C | −8.8°C | 10 mm |
| March | 3°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 23 mm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 36 mm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 77 mm |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 18.5°C | 85 mm |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 83 mm |
| August | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 71 mm |
| September | 22°C | 9°C | 15.2°C | 64 mm |
| October | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C | 43 mm |
| November | 4°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 17 mm |
| December | −4°C | −12°C | −8.0°C | 12 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, La Moure (23 miles away), gets 46 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00322482; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Edgeley?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00322482.
When is the last frost in Edgeley?
In Edgeley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 71 year in 10 after May 20; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 148 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 166 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edgeley in zone 4b in ZIP code 58433, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Dakota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00322482; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Edgeley?
In a normal year in Edgeley, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 177 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 56 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 177a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 89high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 56a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 116°F, on July 6, 1936; the lowest is −41°F, on January 12, 1912.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1928, with 28.75 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 81.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00322482; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00322482. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Edgeley?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Edgeley, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (84%) and November the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 1.9 |
| February | 84% | 3.0 |
| March | 77% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.7 |
| June | 76% | 6.4 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 82% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.2 |
| October | 70% | 2.7 |
| November | 70% | 1.7 |
| December | 70% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Edgeley need?
A normal year in Edgeley brings 8,628 heating degree days, 61% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 469 cooling degree days, 48% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,295 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,649 | 0 |
| February | 1,369 | 0 |
| March | 1,142 | 0 |
| April | 679 | 1 |
| May | 314 | 19 |
| June | 79 | 89 |
| July | 20 | 177 |
| August | 35 | 142 |
| September | 207 | 38 |
| October | 614 | 3 |
| November | 1,051 | 0 |
| December | 1,469 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,628 | 469 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00322482. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Edgeley been warmer than normal lately?
Over 71 complete years from 1902 to 2017, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.5°F per century (+0.08°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Edgeley's climate compare?
Edgeley is warmer than 72 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 59. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.5°F is warmer than 11%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Edgeley is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Edgeley share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Kulm, ND363 people · 10 mi SW
- Jud, ND65 people · 12 mi NW
- Fredonia, ND35 people · 16 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Edgeley's climate
What is the coldest month in Edgeley?
January, with a normal high of 20°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Edgeley?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Edgeley's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, La Moure (23 miles away), records 46 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Edgeley?
June, with 3.35 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.41 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Edgeley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Edgeley in zone 4b in ZIP code 58433, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Edgeley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 20. Waiting until May 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Dakota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- La Moure, ND22 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Fullerton, ND23 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Gackle, ND25 miles from this station, 42.1°F a year
- Ellendale, ND27 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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