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The highest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota was 121 Degrees F at Steele on July 6, 1936, and the lowest temperature measured was -60 Degrees F at Parshall on Febuary 15, 1936.
Temperatures of 100 Degrees or higher occur nearly every year somewhere in North Dakota. Chances of this occurring are greatest in the south central area where in about 85 percent of the years maximum temperature will equal or exceed 100 Degree F. These temperatures of 100 Degrees F or more last only for a day or two. In the northest, temperatures reach 100 Degrees F or higher in only three years out of 10.
Precipitation
Annual precipitation ranges from less than 13 inches in the north
west to more than 20 inches in parts of the Red River Valley and
southeast. The lines of equal precipitation, although subject to some
meandering, are oriented north-south, so that as a generalization one
can say that precipitation increases about an inch for every 50 miles
of eastward movement.
There are two areas in the state in which the general increase of precipitation in an easterly direction does not apply. One area is located in the southwest where the annual precipitation of more than 16 inches is higher than the surrounding area. This area of higher precipitation is largely a result of topographic uplift. The other area is in the north central where the annual precipitation of less than 16 inches is lower than surrounding areas. This area is caused primarily by air moving downhill from all but a southerly direction, which works against the precipitation process.
(Climate Of North Dakota. Ray E. Jensen. Fargo, ND; National
Weather Service, 1972).
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