Zip 58569 (Shields, ND) Climate

58569 Shields, ND has a typical continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter months around 30-35 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is relatively low in this area, averaging about 16 inches per year. Snowfall is also low, usually only totaling around 15 inches annually. The area experiences all four seasons, with a hot and humid summer season, a cool fall season with changing leaves, a cold and snowy winter season, and an early spring season that features thawing snow and blooming flowers.

Shields (zip 58569), North Dakota gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shields (zip 58569) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Shields (zip 58569). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shields (zip 58569) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 58569 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Dakota.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 58569 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shields, North Dakota	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	40.5 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	200 days	Unlock
	84.2°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.6	Unlock
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 58569 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In the 58569 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 58569 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 58569 zip code, there are 19.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 58569 zip code with an average of 2.3°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58569 zip code, there are 187.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58569 zip code, there are 37.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.

Humidity in the 58569 zip code 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 the 58569 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.4 inches in the 58569 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 58569 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 75.3 rainy days annually in the 58569 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.5 inches in the 58569 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 58569 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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