Part 3: In a Nutshell
- North Dakota's highest temperature was 121° F above zero on July 6, 1936, at Steele.
- North Dakota's lowest temperature was 60° F below zero on February 15, 1936, at Parshall.
- January is the coldest month.
- April is the windiest month.
- June has over 16 hours of daylight each day.
- June is the month with the most average rainfall.
- July is the sunniest month.
- July is the warmest month.
- July has the most tornadoes.
- July has the most hailstorms.
- July and August are the least windy months.
- November is the cloudiest month.
- December has the least amount of daylight.
- The northeastern part of the state is colder than the southwestern part of the state.
- North Dakota ranks in the top three states with the most wind.
- The wind speed is greater in the winter than it is in the summer.
- North Dakota gets less snow than any other state along the Canadian border going east.
- Only about 20 days of the winter have snowfall that can be measured.
- North Dakota averages only two to three blizzards per year.
- In June and July, North Dakota gets more sun than any state east of North Dakota.
- North Dakota gets more hours of sunshine each year than any other state along the Canadian border.
