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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Foster County / Wyard / Zip Codes
Wyard, ND has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures can dip below freezing in the winter months with lows sometimes reaching as low as -20°F. Snowfall is common in this area, while rainfall averages around 25 inches per year. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures frequently reaching into the 80s. Thunderstorms are frequent in the summer months, providing welcome relief from the heat.

Wyard, North Dakota gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wyard averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Wyard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wyard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wyard is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wyard, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for Wyard with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Dakota. In Wyard, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wyard are June, August and July.
In Wyard, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wyard with an average of -0.3°. This is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Wyard, there are 183.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Wyard, there are 43.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Wyard 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 Wyard with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.1 inches in Wyard means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Wyard with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in Wyard, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.4 inches in Wyard means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Wyard with 9.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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