North Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Barnes County, ND

A 21.4" / 41.5°F normal · 2025 ran 102% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 71% (8.89") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 10th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

21.4in
annual precipitation · 41.5°F

2025 vs Normal

102%
21.9" · 42.4°F (+0.9 vs normal)

Wettest Year

28.8in
2019

Driest Year

11.7in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

3.04in
Jul 8 · 1994

Warmest Year

45.3°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

10°
J
13°
F
26°
M
41°
A
55°
M
66°
J
70°
J
67°
A
60°
S
45°
O
29°
N
15°
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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