Leaf Mountain, ND climate
Leaf Mountain has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Leaf Mountain feels like
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Leaf Mountain 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 | 17° | 0° | 0.5" | 7.8" | 5 | 28 | -3° – 26° |
| February | 22° | 3° | 0.5" | 5.3" | 3 | 23 | -7° – 26° |
| March | 34° | 15° | 0.7" | 4.0" | 5 | 19 | 13° – 38° |
| April | 51° | 28° | 1.1" | 2.5" | 6 | 4 | 29° – 47° |
| May | 64° | 39° | 2.5" | 1.0" | 8 | 1 | 47° – 58° |
| June | 72° | 49° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| July | 79° | 54° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60° – 72° |
| August | 79° | 52° | 1.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59° – 71° |
| September | 68° | 42° | 1.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| October | 52° | 30° | 1.3" | 3.7" | 6 | 3 | 32° – 46° |
| November | 34° | 17° | 0.7" | 5.4" | 4 | 11 | 13° – 37° |
| December | 21° | 5° | 0.6" | 7.6" | 5 | 24 | 1° – 24° |
| Year | 49° | 28° | 18.0" | 37.3" | 73 | 112 |
“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 Leaf Mountain
Leaf Mountain gets 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 73 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 112 days of the year.
About 119 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 18 and the first one by September 17. That leaves about 119 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 97% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Leaf Mountain
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Leaf Mountain, 97% of that work is heating and 3% 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.
Leaf Mountain and its neighbors
Leaf Mountain borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.5°. Fay has both the coldest January nights (-1°) and the hottest July afternoons (80°). Leaf Mountain’s January low is 0° and its July high 79°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.3°). The shift is larger than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Leaf Mountain’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 -7° to 26°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Leaf Mountain’s climate
What is the coldest month in Leaf Mountain?
January, with a typical high of 17° and a low of 0°.
What is the hottest month in Leaf Mountain?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 54°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Leaf Mountain get?
About 37 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Leaf Mountain?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 17, and the last spring frost by May 18.
What is the rainiest month in Leaf Mountain?
June, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 18 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Leaf Mountain itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Wildrose 3nw, ND (22 mi, snow) and Powers Lake 1n, ND (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.