McLeod (3 mi E), North Dakota climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
McLeod (3 mi E)'s normal year runs from −1°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 24.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 28°C, 609 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMcLeod (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00325754
- Location46.39°N 97.24°W
- Elevation1,075 ft (328 m)
On October 23, the normal high in McLeod (3 mi E) is 53°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for McLeod (3 mi E).
- Jan 19° -1°
- Feb 24° 3°
- Mar 38° 17°
- Apr 55° 31°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 78° 56°
- Jul 83° 60°
- Aug 81° 57°
- Sep 73° 48°
- Oct 57° 34°
- Nov 39° 20°
- Dec 25° 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 McLeod (3 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −1°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.52 in), the least in January (0.62 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°F | −1°F | 8.9°F | 0.62 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 24°F | 3°F | 13.5°F | 0.72 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 17°F | 27.1°F | 1.00 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 31°F | 43.0°F | 1.67 | 5 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 56.7°F | 2.89 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 h |
| June | 78°F | 56°F | 66.8°F | 4.52 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 83°F | 60°F | 71.1°F | 3.48 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 81°F | 57°F | 69.2°F | 2.63 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 73°F | 48°F | 60.2°F | 2.56 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 34°F | 45.4°F | 2.16 | 6 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 20°F | 29.5°F | 0.85 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 25°F | 6°F | 15.6°F | 0.89 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 31°F | 42.2°F | 23.99 | 65 | 12 | 177 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −18°C | −12.8°C | 16 mm |
| February | −4°C | −16°C | −10.3°C | 18 mm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.7°C | 25 mm |
| April | 13°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 73 mm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 115 mm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 88 mm |
| August | 27°C | 14°C | 20.7°C | 67 mm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 65 mm |
| October | 14°C | 1°C | 7.4°C | 55 mm |
| November | 4°C | −7°C | −1.4°C | 22 mm |
| December | −4°C | −14°C | −9.1°C | 23 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Lisbon (22 miles away), gets 47 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325754; 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 McLeod (3 mi E)?
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 USC00325754.
When is the last frost at McLeod (3 mi E)?
In McLeod (3 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 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 61 year in 10 after May 19; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 18; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 145 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 161 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 29 in half of springs and before October 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McLeod (3 mi E) in zone 4a in ZIP code 58057, 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 −27°F (24 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 USC00325754; 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 McLeod (3 mi E)?
In a normal year in McLeod (3 mi E), 12 days a year reach 90°F, 177 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 65 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
- 177a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 88high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 65a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1912) is 114°F, on July 6, 1936; the lowest is −41°F, on January 13, 1916.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 32.82 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 72.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00325754; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00325754. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at McLeod (3 mi E)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at McLeod (3 mi E), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does McLeod (3 mi E) record?
A normal year at McLeod (3 mi E) brings 8,811 heating degree days, 64% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 557 cooling degree days, 39% 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 2,440 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,740 | 0 |
| February | 1,443 | 0 |
| March | 1,173 | 0 |
| April | 662 | 1 |
| May | 286 | 27 |
| June | 60 | 116 |
| July | 15 | 204 |
| August | 31 | 161 |
| September | 192 | 46 |
| October | 612 | 3 |
| November | 1,065 | 0 |
| December | 1,531 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,811 | 557 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00325754. 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 McLeod (3 mi E) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 43.2°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.2°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.7°F | +2.5°F | 20.57 |
| 2022 | 40.1°F | −2.1°F | 22.31 |
| 2023 | 42.9°F | +0.6°F | 22.40 |
| 2024 | 45.5°F | +3.3°F | 28.88 |
| 2025 | 43.2°F | +1.0°F | 25.40 |
Over 85 complete years from 1913 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00325754; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does McLeod (3 mi E)'s climate compare?
McLeod (3 mi E) is warmer than 63 of the 92 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 42.2°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, McLeod (3 mi E) 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 McLeod (3 mi E) 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.
- Milnor, ND602 people · 14 mi SW
- Wyndmere, ND439 people · 10 mi SE
- McLeod, ND121 people · 3 mi W
- De Lamere, ND21 people · 10 mi SW
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 McLeod (3 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at McLeod (3 mi E)?
January, with a normal high of 19°F and a normal low of −1°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow at McLeod (3 mi E)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Lisbon (22 miles away), records 47 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at McLeod (3 mi E)?
June, with 4.52 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.62 in.
What plant hardiness zone is McLeod (3 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts McLeod (3 mi E) in zone 4a in ZIP code 58057, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at McLeod (3 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 19. Waiting until May 19 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
- Lisbon, ND22 miles from this station, 41.4°F a year
- Lidgerwood, ND22 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Enderlin, ND25 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Forman, ND30 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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