North Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Nelson County, ND

A 20.4" / 39.6°F normal · 2025 ran 94% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 72% (8.82") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 15th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

20.4in
annual precipitation · 39.6°F

2025 vs Normal

94%
19.2" · 40.9°F (+1.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

27.3in
2019

Driest Year

11.5in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

2.66in
Jun 6 · 1956

Warmest Year

43.0°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

7°
J
10°
F
23°
M
39°
A
53°
M
64°
J
69°
J
66°
A
58°
S
43°
O
27°
N
13°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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