Is this weather normal in Ward County?

North Dakota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Ward County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 60.1° there, 2.8° above the usual for September (20th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 45°, lows near 25°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Ward County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.7°OctNov: +4.6°NovDec: -2.6°DecJan 2026: +1.1°JanFeb: +10.1°FebMar: +2.2°MarApr: -2.2°AprMay: +1.6°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +4.9°JulAug: -0.3°AugSep: +2.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.5 inOctNov: -0.1 inNovDec: 0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: -0.7 inAprMay: -1.4 inMayJun: +0.4 inJunJul: -1.9 inJulAug: +0.2 inAugSep: +1.4 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Ward County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January19° / 2°0.5 in26.9° 2006-14.8° 1950
February24° / 5°0.5 in29.2° 1954-15.7° 1936
March36° / 17°0.6 in42.0° 19104.3° 1899
April53° / 29°1.1 in50.2° 198728.9° 2013
May66° / 41°2.6 in62.7° 197744.0° 1907
June75° / 51°3.5 in74.1° 198856.1° 1969
July81° / 56°2.7 in78.9° 193661.1° 1993
August81° / 54°2.0 in73.5° 196160.5° 1904
September70° / 44°1.7 in64.5° 202445.2° 1965
October54° / 32°1.3 in55.3° 196332.0° 1919
November36° / 19°0.7 in38.9° 20162.8° 1896
December24° / 7°0.5 in26.6° 1939-3.4° 1927

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Ward County

Crime Radar: Minot

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