Glacier, ND Climate

Glacier, North Dakota has a continental climate with large temperature variations throughout the year. Summers are typically warm and humid with highs in the 80s (Fahrenheit) and lows in the 50s. Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures dropping to below freezing during most of the season and snow occasionally falling. The area is also subject to strong winds throughout the year due to its location on the plains. Despite this, Glacier is a great place to experience four distinct seasons.

Climate	Glacier, North Dakota	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.