Lidgerwood, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lidgerwood's normal year runs from 2°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 24.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.1°C, January lows of −17°C, July highs of 28°C, 615 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLidgerwood
- Station IDUSC00325186
- Location46.07°N 97.15°W
- Elevation1,125 ft (343 m)
- Population586
On October 23, the normal high in Lidgerwood is 53°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lidgerwood.
- Jan 20° 2°
- Feb 24° 6°
- Mar 37° 18°
- Apr 54° 32°
- May 68° 45°
- Jun 77° 57°
- Jul 82° 60°
- Aug 81° 58°
- Sep 73° 49°
- Oct 57° 36°
- Nov 39° 22°
- Dec 25° 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 Lidgerwood each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 2°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.23 in), the least in February (0.65 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°F | 2°F | 10.7°F | 0.70 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 24°F | 6°F | 14.8°F | 0.65 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 37°F | 18°F | 27.6°F | 1.02 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 1.93 | 8 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 56.4°F | 3.09 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 15 h |
| June | 77°F | 57°F | 66.9°F | 4.23 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 82°F | 60°F | 71.3°F | 3.77 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 2.42 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 73°F | 49°F | 60.8°F | 2.60 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 36°F | 46.3°F | 2.20 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 22°F | 30.8°F | 0.87 | 6 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 25°F | 10°F | 17.5°F | 0.72 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 33°F | 42.9°F | 24.20 | 97 | 12 | 170 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −17°C | −11.8°C | 18 mm |
| February | −5°C | −15°C | −9.6°C | 17 mm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.4°C | 26 mm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 49 mm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 78 mm |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 19.4°C | 107 mm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 96 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 61 mm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 16.0°C | 66 mm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 56 mm |
| November | 4°C | −5°C | −0.7°C | 22 mm |
| December | −4°C | −12°C | −8.1°C | 18 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Victor (4 mi N) (18 miles away), gets 49 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325186; 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 Lidgerwood?
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 (9).
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 USC00325186.
When is the last frost in Lidgerwood?
In Lidgerwood, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 25 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 21 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 157 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 176 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 23 in half of springs and before October 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lidgerwood in zone 4b in ZIP code 58053, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Lidgerwood's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Dakota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00325186; 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 in Lidgerwood?
In a normal year in Lidgerwood, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 170 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 170a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 87high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 2000) is 105°F, on July 16, 2006; the lowest is −33°F, on January 31, 2019.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 35.50 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 87.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00325186; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00325186. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Lidgerwood?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lidgerwood, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 1.8 |
| February | 83% | 3.0 |
| March | 75% | 3.9 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 82% | 6.5 |
| August | 81% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.1 |
| October | 69% | 2.6 |
| November | 67% | 1.6 |
| December | 66% | 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 Lidgerwood need?
A normal year in Lidgerwood brings 8,565 heating degree days, 59% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 565 cooling degree days, 38% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,476 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,685 | 0 |
| February | 1,407 | 0 |
| March | 1,161 | 0 |
| April | 668 | 1 |
| May | 292 | 25 |
| June | 56 | 113 |
| July | 12 | 207 |
| August | 23 | 162 |
| September | 179 | 53 |
| October | 584 | 4 |
| November | 1,028 | 0 |
| December | 1,471 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,565 | 565 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325186. 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 Lidgerwood been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 45.7°F, 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.9°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.7°F | +2.8°F | 20.50 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00325186. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lidgerwood's climate compare?
Lidgerwood is warmer than 78 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 72. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.9°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lidgerwood 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 Lidgerwood share this climate record?
2 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.
- Veblen, SD313 people · 16 mi SW
- Claire City, SD82 people · 15 mi S
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 Lidgerwood's climate
What is the coldest month in Lidgerwood?
January, with a normal high of 20°F and a normal low of 2°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Lidgerwood?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Lidgerwood's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Victor (4 mi N) (18 miles away), records 49 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Lidgerwood?
June, with 4.23 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lidgerwood in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lidgerwood in zone 4b in ZIP code 58053, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Lidgerwood's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Lidgerwood?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 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
- Victor (4 mi N), SD19 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Forman, ND22 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- McLeod (3 mi E), ND22 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Roy Lake, SD29 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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