La Moure, North Dakota climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
La Moure's normal year runs from 0°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 24.7 inches of precipitation and 46 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 29°C, 626 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLa Moure
- Station IDUSC00324937
- Location46.36°N 98.29°W
- Elevation1,334 ft (407 m)
On October 23, the normal high in La Moure is 54°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for La Moure.
- Jan 21° 0°
- Feb 26° 4°
- Mar 39° 17°
- Apr 56° 30°
- May 69° 43°
- Jun 78° 54°
- Jul 83° 58°
- Aug 82° 56°
- Sep 74° 46°
- Oct 58° 32°
- Nov 41° 19°
- Dec 26° 7°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at La Moure each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 0°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.78 in), the least in February (0.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°F | 0°F | 10.1°F | 0.89 | 8.0 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 26°F | 4°F | 14.6°F | 0.68 | 6.8 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 17°F | 27.7°F | 1.50 | 11.3 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 30°F | 42.7°F | 2.04 | 3.7 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 55.8°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 h |
| June | 78°F | 54°F | 66.3°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 83°F | 58°F | 70.9°F | 3.60 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 82°F | 56°F | 68.9°F | 2.50 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 74°F | 46°F | 59.5°F | 2.39 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 32°F | 45.2°F | 1.98 | 0.5 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 19°F | 29.7°F | 1.08 | 8.6 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 26°F | 7°F | 16.6°F | 0.89 | 6.6 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 30°F | 42.3°F | 24.66 | 45.5 | 63 | 13 | 184 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6°C | −18°C | −12.2°C | 23 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −4°C | −16°C | −9.7°C | 17 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.4°C | 38 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 5.9°C | 52 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 13°C | 20.5°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 0°C | 7.3°C | 50 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5°C | −7°C | −1.3°C | 27 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −3°C | −14°C | −8.6°C | 23 mm | 17 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00324937; 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.
Which months are mildest at La Moure?
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 (6).
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 USC00324937.
When is the last frost at La Moure?
In La Moure, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 18 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 101 year in 10 after May 22; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 18; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 140 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 157 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts La Moure in zone 4b in ZIP code 58458, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (15 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Dakota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00324937; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 at La Moure?
In a normal year in La Moure, 13 days a year reach 90°F, 184 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 184a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 86high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 108°F, on July 12, 1973; the lowest is −39°F, on January 9, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1991, with 28.58 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 94.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00324937; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00324937. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at La Moure?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at La Moure, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does La Moure record?
A normal year at La Moure brings 8,747 heating degree days, 63% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 525 cooling degree days, 42% 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 2,365 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,702 | 0 |
| February | 1,410 | 0 |
| March | 1,156 | 0 |
| April | 671 | 1 |
| May | 310 | 23 |
| June | 69 | 108 |
| July | 18 | 199 |
| August | 30 | 151 |
| September | 204 | 41 |
| October | 618 | 3 |
| November | 1,059 | 0 |
| December | 1,500 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,747 | 525 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00324937. 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.
How does La Moure's climate compare?
La Moure is warmer than 67 of the 92 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 75. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.3°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, La Moure 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 La Moure share this climate record?
6 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.
- LaMoure, ND742 people · 0 mi SW
- Litchville, ND167 people · 21 mi N
- Marion, ND124 people · 17 mi N
- Verona, ND62 people · 10 mi E
- Dickey, ND47 people · 15 mi NW
- Berlin, ND32 people · 9 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 La Moure's climate
What is the coldest month at La Moure?
January, with a normal high of 21°F and a normal low of 0°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at La Moure?
Yes: 46 inches in a normal year, falling on 19 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (11.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at La Moure?
June, with 3.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is La Moure in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts La Moure in zone 4b in ZIP code 58458, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at La Moure?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 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
- Fullerton, ND15 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Oakes, ND18 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Edgeley, ND22 miles from this station, 42.5°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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