McHenry (3 mi W), North Dakota climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
McHenry (3 mi W)'s normal year runs from −1°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 21.1 inches of precipitation and 60 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.7°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 27°C, 537 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMcHenry (3 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00325730
- Location47.58°N 98.64°W
- Elevation1,555 ft (474 m)
On October 23, the normal high in McHenry (3 mi W) is 50°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for McHenry (3 mi W).
- Jan 17° -1°
- Feb 21° 3°
- Mar 34° 16°
- Apr 52° 30°
- May 67° 42°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 81° 58°
- Aug 80° 56°
- Sep 71° 46°
- Oct 54° 33°
- Nov 36° 19°
- Dec 22° 6°
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 McHenry (3 mi W) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −1°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.64 in), the least in February (0.48 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°F | −1°F | 7.6°F | 0.55 | 11.4 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 21°F | 3°F | 12.0°F | 0.48 | 9.4 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 34°F | 16°F | 25.1°F | 0.83 | 8.2 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 30°F | 40.8°F | 1.20 | 4.3 | 6 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 54.5°F | 2.73 | 0.9 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 15 h |
| June | 76°F | 54°F | 64.6°F | 3.55 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 16 h |
| July | 81°F | 58°F | 69.3°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 80°F | 56°F | 67.7°F | 2.55 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 71°F | 46°F | 58.5°F | 2.11 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 33°F | 43.6°F | 1.81 | 2.5 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 36°F | 19°F | 27.5°F | 0.88 | 8.8 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 22°F | 6°F | 13.9°F | 0.81 | 14.3 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 30°F | 40.4°F | 21.14 | 59.8 | 86 | 8 | 185 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9°C | −18°C | −13.6°C | 14 mm | 29 cm |
| February | −6°C | −16°C | −11.1°C | 12 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 1°C | −9°C | −3.8°C | 21 mm | 21 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 30 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 19°C | 6°C | 12.5°C | 69 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.7°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 46 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 2°C | −7°C | −2.5°C | 22 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −6°C | −15°C | −10.1°C | 21 mm | 36 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325730; 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 McHenry (3 mi W)?
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 (7).
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 USC00325730.
When is the last frost at McHenry (3 mi W)?
In McHenry (3 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 16 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 121 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 139 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 156 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McHenry (3 mi W) in zone 4a in ZIP code 58464, 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 −29°F (27 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 USC00325730; 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 McHenry (3 mi W)?
In a normal year in McHenry (3 mi W), 8 days a year reach 90°F, 185 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 86 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
- 185a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 100high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 86a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 21a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1909) is 108°F, on July 28, 1917; the lowest is −45°F, on January 12, 1916.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 30.64 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 89.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00325730; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00325730. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at McHenry (3 mi W)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at McHenry (3 mi W), 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (86%) and November the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 1.8 |
| February | 86% | 3.0 |
| March | 78% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 72% | 5.7 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 81% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.0 |
| October | 69% | 2.5 |
| November | 67% | 1.6 |
| December | 68% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does McHenry (3 mi W) record?
A normal year at McHenry (3 mi W) brings 9,330 heating degree days, 74% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 417 cooling degree days, 54% 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 2,161 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,778 | 0 |
| February | 1,484 | 0 |
| March | 1,239 | 0 |
| April | 725 | 0 |
| May | 343 | 15 |
| June | 90 | 78 |
| July | 27 | 160 |
| August | 44 | 127 |
| September | 228 | 34 |
| October | 665 | 2 |
| November | 1,124 | 0 |
| December | 1,586 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,330 | 417 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325730. 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.
Have recent years at McHenry (3 mi W) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 41.6°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 40.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0°F | +3.6°F | 16.75 | – |
| 2022 | 39.0°F | −1.4°F | 18.69 | – |
| 2023 | 42.0°F | +1.6°F | 16.36 | – |
| 2024 | 43.9°F | +3.5°F | 22.64 | – |
| 2025 | 41.6°F | +1.2°F | 21.67 | – |
Over 84 complete years from 1910 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.8°F per century (+0.21°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00325730; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does McHenry (3 mi W)'s climate compare?
McHenry (3 mi W) is warmer than 34 of the 92 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 40.4°F is warmer than 6%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, McHenry (3 mi W) 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 McHenry (3 mi W) share this climate record?
8 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.
- Binford, ND161 people · 14 mi E
- Tolna, ND133 people · 19 mi NE
- Glenfield, ND95 people · 9 mi S
- Pekin, ND75 people · 21 mi NE
- McHenry, ND63 people · 2 mi E
- Grace City, ND54 people · 8 mi W
- Warwick, ND49 people · 19 mi N
- Sutton, ND40 people · 15 mi SE
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 McHenry (3 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at McHenry (3 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 17°F and a normal low of −1°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at McHenry (3 mi W)?
Yes: 60 inches in a normal year, falling on 30 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (14.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at McHenry (3 mi W)?
July, with 3.64 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.48 in.
What plant hardiness zone is McHenry (3 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts McHenry (3 mi W) in zone 4a in ZIP code 58464, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −29°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at McHenry (3 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 25. Waiting until May 25 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
- Edmunds Arrowwood Ref, ND24 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Carrington, ND24 miles from this station, 39.8°F a year
- Cooperstown, ND30 miles from this station, 39.3°F a year
- Devils Lake, ND38 miles from this station, 40.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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