Good Luck, ND climate
Good Luck has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Good Luck feels like
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Good Luck weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 1° | 0.4" | 11.2" | 8 | 28 | -1° – 26° |
| February | 25° | 5° | 0.3" | 6.7" | 7 | 21 | -6° – 29° |
| March | 38° | 17° | 0.6" | 6.4" | 7 | 15 | 13° – 40° |
| April | 54° | 29° | 1.1" | 3.7" | 8 | 2 | 32° – 48° |
| May | 66° | 40° | 2.4" | 0.9" | 10 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| June | 75° | 49° | 3.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| July | 82° | 55° | 2.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 60° – 74° |
| August | 82° | 52° | 1.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| September | 71° | 43° | 1.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| October | 54° | 30° | 1.0" | 2.6" | 7 | 2 | 33° – 48° |
| November | 36° | 17° | 0.5" | 6.3" | 7 | 10 | 14° – 38° |
| December | 24° | 6° | 0.6" | 10.4" | 9 | 20 | 4° – 25° |
| Year | 52° | 29° | 15.4" | 48.2" | 100 | 97 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Good Luck
Good Luck gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 97 days of the year.
About 123 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 21 and the first one by September 21. That leaves about 123 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 97% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Good Luck
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Good Luck, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Good Luck and its neighbors
Good Luck borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.0°. Barr Butte has the coldest January nights (0°) and Orthell the hottest July afternoons (83°). Good Luck’s January low is 1° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Good Luck compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Good Luck averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.6°). The shift is larger than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Good Luck’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -6° to 29°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Good Luck’s climate
What is the coldest month in Good Luck?
January, with a typical high of 20° and a low of 1°.
What is the hottest month in Good Luck?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 55°. About 21 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Good Luck get?
About 48 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Good Luck?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 21, and the last spring frost by May 21.
What is the rainiest month in Good Luck?
June, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Good Luck itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Williston Sloulin Intl Airport, ND (24 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.