October
October · May · September
United States · 1991–2020
October leads for comfortable weather in Ellendale: typically 23.6°C by day, 10.1°C at night, with 108 mm of rain. Based on measured 1991–2020 NOAA station history.
October · May · September
August · September · June
October · April · November
The weakest month is January, scoring 9 against October’s 77 — days reach only 9.7°C, 14° below the 24°C the score treats as ideal, and nights drop to -0.8°C.
Month by month
The bars show the comfort score. Day and night temperatures come from daily observed highs and lows; rain is the historical monthly estimate.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Daylight | Comfort | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | -0.8°C | 109 mm | 8.5 | 10 h 01 | 9 | Strong coverage |
| February | 12.3°C | 0.7°C | 120 mm | 8.4 | 10 h 51 | 19 | Strong coverage |
| March | 17.3°C | 4.8°C | 146 mm | 9.8 | 11 h 52 | 38 | Strong coverage |
| April | 22.7°C | 9.8°C | 149 mm | 8.2 | 13 h 02 | 66 | Strong coverage |
| May | 27.2°C | 15.3°C | 140 mm | 9.6 | 14 h | 68 | Strong coverage |
| June | 31.4°C | 20°C | 117 mm | 7.9 | 14 h 31 | 51 | Strong coverage |
| July | 32.9°C | 22°C | 118 mm | 7.8 | 14 h 19 | 42 | Strong coverage |
| August | 32.7°C | 21°C | 85 mm | 6.5 | 13 h 29 | 50 | Strong coverage |
| September | 29.6°C | 16.9°C | 95 mm | 5.7 | 12 h 21 | 67 | Strong coverage |
| October | 23.6°C | 10.1°C | 108 mm | 6.2 | 11 h 14 | 77 | Strong coverage |
| November | 16.7°C | 4.2°C | 121 mm | 7.4 | 10 h 16 | 41 | Strong coverage |
| December | 11.4°C | 0.8°C | 144 mm | 8.9 | 9 h 48 | 12 | Strong coverage |
| Month | Record high | Record low | Wettest day | Wettest / driest month | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C31 Jan 2002 | -17.2°C17 Jan 2024 | 112 mm30 Jan 2013 | 279 mm2013 · driest 34 mm in 2015 | 37 |
| February | 26.7°C21 Feb 2017 | -17.2°C17 Feb 2021 | 85 mm15 Feb 2003 | 331 mm2018 · driest 39 mm in 2017 | 38 |
| March | 31.7°C30 Mar 2007 | -12.2°C6 Mar 2015 | 103 mm10 Mar 2016 | 409 mm2016 · driest 16 mm in 2007 | 38 |
| April | 34.4°C19 Apr 2006 | -3.3°C8 Apr 2007 | 155 mm6 Apr 2025 | 420 mm2025 · driest 26 mm in 2012 | 37 |
| May | 35.6°C29 May 2012 | 1.7°C4 May 2013 | 142 mm2 May 2010 | 342 mm2010 · driest 27 mm in 2007 | 37 |
| June | 38.9°C30 Jun 2012 | 8.9°C7 Jun 2000 | 140 mm29 Jun 2014 | 333 mm2014 · driest 1 mm in 1988 | 38 |
| July | 38.9°C8 Jul 1998 | 13.9°C25 Jul 2019 | 104 mm25 Jul 1996 | 295 mm2009 · driest 3 mm in 1993 | 38 |
| August | 41.1°C16 Aug 2007 | 10.6°C14 Aug 2004 | 106 mm5 Aug 1995 | 174 mm2022 · driest 12 mm in 2024 | 38 |
| September | 38.3°C1 Sep 2000 | 4.4°C27 Sep 1991 | 137 mm1 Sep 2017 | 261 mm2024 · driest 4 mm in 2010 | 39 |
| October | 36.7°C4 Oct 2019 | -1.7°C29 Oct 2017 | 143 mm10 Oct 2002 | 353 mm2019 · driest 2 mm in 2024 | 38 |
| November | 31.1°C1 Nov 2016 | -10.0°C14 Nov 2019 | 170 mm29 Nov 2001 | 314 mm2001 · driest 38 mm in 1997 | 39 |
| December | 26.7°C27 Dec 2015 | -21.1°C23 Dec 1989 | 104 mm5 Dec 2011 | 295 mm1990 · driest 40 mm in 2025 | 38 |
| Month | Days 25°C+ | Days 30°C+ | Frost nights | Heavy rain (10 mm+) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | <1 |
| February | <1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | <1 |
| March | 4 | <1 | 8 | 4 | <1 |
| April | 12 | 2 | <1 | 5 | 0 |
| May | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 31 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| August | 31 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| September | 26 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 14 | 4 | <1 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 2 | <1 | 9 | 4 | <1 |
| December | <1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | <1 |
| Month | Warm & dry days | Wet days | Washouts | Week with 3+ wet days | Daytime mean has ranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3% | 28% | 13% | 34% | 7.3–12.8°C |
| February | 11% | 30% | 15% | 36% | 8.4–15.3°C |
| March | 29% | 31% | 15% | 35% | 14.7–20.4°C |
| April | 52% | 28% | 15% | 34% | 21.1–24.9°C |
| May | 65% | 32% | 13% | 39% | 25.5–28.8°C |
| June | 75% | 25% | 12% | 28% | 29.6–33.2°C |
| July | 74% | 26% | 12% | 29% | 31.1–34.3°C |
| August | 80% | 20% | 8% | 17% | 31.2–34.4°C |
| September | 79% | 19% | 9% | 16% | 27.6–31.4°C |
| October | 63% | 19% | 10% | 19% | 21.5–25.5°C |
| November | 26% | 24% | 13% | 24% | 13.6–19.7°C |
| December | 5% | 28% | 14% | 33% | 9.2–13.9°C |
A warm and dry day reaches 20°C with under 1 mm of rain; a wet day gets 1 mm or more; a washout gets 10 mm or more. The week column is the share of seven-day stretches in that month, across the station’s whole daily record, that contained three or more wet days — the odds a week-long trip is rained on repeatedly, counted rather than modelled. The last column is the 10th to 90th percentile of that month’s daytime average across individual years: a narrow band means the average is what you will get, a wide one means the average is a midpoint between years that felt quite different.
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