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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Adams County / Lightning Creek / Zip Codes
Lightning Creek, ND has a moderate climate year-round with an average temperature of around 65°F. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters are cold but rarely see snowfall. The area receives an average of 25 inches of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of rain and mild thunderstorms during the spring and summer months. However, the area is prone to strong winds from time to time, especially in the early mornings and evenings.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lightning Creek is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lightning Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLightning Creek, North DakotaUnited States
  16.1 in.38.1 in.
  45.9 in.27.8 in.
  72.0 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  5.2°21.7°
  6.67
  2.94.3
  2699 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Lightning Creek with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In Lightning Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lightning Creek are June, September and July.
In Lightning Creek, there are 20.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lightning Creek with an average of 5.2°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Lightning Creek, there are 190.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Lightning Creek, there are 31.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Lightning Creek is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Lightning Creek with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.1 inches in Lightning Creek means that it is one of the driest places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Lightning Creek with 9.7 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 72.0 rainy days annually in Lightning Creek, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.9 inches in Lightning Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Lightning Creek with 8.1 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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