Foxholm, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Foxholm's normal year runs from 2°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 17.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 29°C, 448 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFoxholm (7 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00323217
- Location48.46°N 101.57°W
- Elevation1,675 ft (511 m)
- Population (census place)48
On October 23, the normal high in Foxholm is 51°F and the normal low 31°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Foxholm.
- Jan 21° 2°
- Feb 25° 5°
- Mar 38° 18°
- Apr 54° 30°
- May 68° 43°
- Jun 77° 53°
- Jul 84° 57°
- Aug 84° 56°
- Sep 73° 46°
- Oct 55° 34°
- Nov 38° 20°
- Dec 25° 8°
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 Foxholm each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 2°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.45 in), the least in January (0.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°F | 2°F | 11.6°F | 0.49 | – | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 25°F | 5°F | 15.3°F | 0.52 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 38°F | 18°F | 27.7°F | 0.69 | – | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | 1.15 | – | <1 | 20 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 55.2°F | 2.46 | – | <1 | 5 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 53°F | 65.2°F | 3.45 | – | 1 | <1 | 16 h 10 min |
| July | 84°F | 57°F | 70.5°F | 2.76 | – | 6 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 56°F | 69.9°F | 1.79 | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 73°F | 46°F | 59.3°F | 1.67 | – | 2 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 34°F | 44.4°F | 1.27 | – | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 38°F | 20°F | 28.9°F | 0.74 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 25°F | 8°F | 16.3°F | 0.65 | – | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 31°F | 42.2°F | 17.64 | – | 17 | 191 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6°C | −16°C | −11.3°C | 12 mm |
| February | −4°C | −15°C | −9.3°C | 13 mm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.4°C | 18 mm |
| April | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C | 29 mm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 12.9°C | 62 mm |
| June | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 88 mm |
| July | 29°C | 14°C | 21.4°C | 70 mm |
| August | 29°C | 13°C | 21.1°C | 45 mm |
| September | 23°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 42 mm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 32 mm |
| November | 3°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 19 mm |
| December | −4°C | −13°C | −8.7°C | 17 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Minot (20 miles away), gets 45 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00323217; 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 Foxholm?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
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 USC00323217.
When is the last frost in Foxholm?
In Foxholm, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 11 in half of years and after May 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 13 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 111 year in 10 after May 29; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 13; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 138 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 157 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 2 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Foxholm in zone 4a in ZIP code 58722, 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 USC00323217; 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 Foxholm?
In a normal year in Foxholm, 17 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 191 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 17a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 191a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 86high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 110°F, on July 11, 1936; the lowest is −44°F, on February 15, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1975, with 26.45 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 66.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00323217; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00323217. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Foxholm?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Foxholm, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (86%) and November the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 1.7 |
| February | 86% | 2.9 |
| March | 79% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 82% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.0 |
| October | 70% | 2.5 |
| November | 69% | 1.5 |
| December | 70% | 1.2 |
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 Foxholm need?
A normal year in Foxholm brings 8,782 heating degree days, 63% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 514 cooling degree days, 43% 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 2,327 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,657 | 0 |
| February | 1,393 | 0 |
| March | 1,155 | 0 |
| April | 688 | 0 |
| May | 322 | 18 |
| June | 77 | 81 |
| July | 19 | 189 |
| August | 28 | 181 |
| September | 213 | 43 |
| October | 640 | 2 |
| November | 1,083 | 0 |
| December | 1,510 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,782 | 514 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00323217. 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 Foxholm been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 42.5°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.5°F | +0.3°F | 14.46 |
Over 57 complete years from 1923 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.6°F per century (+0.09°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00323217; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Foxholm's climate compare?
Foxholm is warmer than 63 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 19. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.2°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Foxholm 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 Foxholm share this climate record?
4 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.
- Minot AFB, ND4,904 people · 11 mi E
- Berthold, ND468 people · 13 mi SW
- Glenburn, ND419 people · 16 mi E
- Carpio, ND139 people · 7 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 Foxholm's climate
What is the coldest month in Foxholm?
January, with a normal high of 21°F and a normal low of 2°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Foxholm?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Foxholm's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Minot (20 miles away), records 45 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Foxholm?
June, with 3.45 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Foxholm in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Foxholm in zone 4a in ZIP code 58722, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Foxholm?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 29. Waiting until May 29 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
- Minot, ND19 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Mohall, ND21 miles from this station, 38.3°F a year
- Kenmare, ND28 miles from this station, 39.6°F a year
- Granville, ND36 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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