Streeter, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Streeter's normal year runs from 1°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 19.8 inches of precipitation and 49 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.9°C, January lows of −17°C, July highs of 27°C, 504 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStreeter (5 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00328415
- Location46.72°N 99.45°W
- Elevation1,961 ft (598 m)
- Population152
On October 23, the normal high in Streeter is 51°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 Streeter.
- Jan 19° 1°
- Feb 23° 4°
- Mar 36° 16°
- Apr 52° 29°
- May 65° 42°
- Jun 74° 53°
- Jul 80° 58°
- Aug 79° 56°
- Sep 70° 46°
- Oct 55° 33°
- 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 Streeter each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 1°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.61 in), the least in February (0.44 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°F | 1°F | 10.0°F | 0.47 | 9.9 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 23°F | 4°F | 13.7°F | 0.44 | 8.1 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 36°F | 16°F | 26.1°F | 0.70 | 8.0 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 29°F | 40.4°F | 1.23 | 3.5 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 53.4°F | 2.79 | 0.8 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 15 h |
| June | 74°F | 53°F | 63.6°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 69.2°F | 3.35 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 79°F | 56°F | 67.5°F | 2.38 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 70°F | 46°F | 58.1°F | 2.09 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 33°F | 43.9°F | 1.60 | 1.9 | 7 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 38°F | 20°F | 28.8°F | 0.59 | 5.9 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 25°F | 8°F | 16.2°F | 0.59 | 10.8 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 31°F | 40.9°F | 19.84 | 48.9 | 81 | 8 | 191 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −17°C | −12.2°C | 12 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −5°C | −15°C | −10.2°C | 11 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 2°C | −9°C | −3.3°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 31 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 18°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 71 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 23°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 6.6°C | 41 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 3°C | −7°C | −1.8°C | 15 mm | 15 cm |
| December | −4°C | −13°C | −8.8°C | 15 mm | 27 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00328415; 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 Streeter?
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 USC00328415.
When is the last frost in Streeter?
In Streeter, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 13 in half of years and after May 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 30 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 131 year in 10 after May 27; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 301 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 12
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 4 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Streeter in zone 4a in ZIP code 58483, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Streeter's NOAA station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (28 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 USC00328415; 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 Streeter?
In a normal year in Streeter, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 191 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 81 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
- 191a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 95high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 81a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 21a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1987) is 108°F, on July 31, 2006; the lowest is −40°F, on February 9, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 27.40 in; the snowiest season is 2008–09, with 86.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00328415; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00328415. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Streeter?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Streeter, 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 much heating and cooling does Streeter need?
A normal year in Streeter brings 9,140 heating degree days, 70% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 395 cooling degree days, 56% 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 2,082 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,706 | 0 |
| February | 1,436 | 0 |
| March | 1,206 | 0 |
| April | 737 | 0 |
| May | 370 | 11 |
| June | 107 | 65 |
| July | 29 | 158 |
| August | 48 | 126 |
| September | 242 | 33 |
| October | 658 | 2 |
| November | 1,088 | 0 |
| December | 1,513 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,140 | 395 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00328415. 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 Streeter been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 42.4°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 40.9°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.9°F | +4.0°F | 15.75 | – |
| 2022 | 39.5°F | −1.4°F | 18.14 | – |
| 2023 | 41.3°F | +0.4°F | 18.81 | – |
| 2025 | 42.4°F | +1.5°F | 22.38 | – |
Over 32 complete years from 1988 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.0°F per century (+0.11°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00328415; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Streeter's climate compare?
Streeter is warmer than 38 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 47. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.9°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Streeter 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.
Questions about Streeter's climate
What is the coldest month in Streeter?
January, with a normal high of 19°F and a normal low of 1°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Streeter?
Yes: 49 inches in a normal year, falling on 25 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (10.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Streeter?
June, with 3.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.44 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Streeter in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Streeter in zone 4a in ZIP code 58483, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Streeter's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come in Streeter?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 13; in one year in ten it comes after May 27. Waiting until May 27 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
- Jamestown (38 mi WSW), ND4 miles from this station, 40.3°F a year
- Gackle, ND16 miles from this station, 42.1°F a year
- Napoleon, ND21 miles from this station, 41.2°F a year
- Steele, ND27 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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