Climate

• Sub-humid continental climate
• Annual mean precipitation ranges from 13 inches in the northwest to more than 20 inches in the southeast
• Average yearly temperature ranges from 37 degrees F in the northeast to 43 degrees in the south
• January, the coldest month, average temperatures range from 2 degrees in the northeast to 17 degrees in the southwest
• July, the warmest month, average temperatures range from 67 degrees in the northeast 73 degrees in the south
• The all time high was 121 degrees at Steele on July 6, 1936
• The all time low was -60 degrees at Parshall on February 15, 1936