Weather in Clay County

Calculated from weather data of Moorhead Municipal/Florence Klingensmith Field (KJKJ) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.0	21.0	19.0	14.0	28.0	19.0
February	22.0	38.0	22.0	17.0	16.0	23.0
March	36.0	40.0	25.0	34.0	50.0	38.0
April	49.0		44.0	43.0	56.0	51.0
May	71.0		77.0	67.0	73.0	67.0
June	82.0		82.0	83.0	88.0	85.0
July	82.0		79.0	83.0	87.0	85.0
August	79.0		80.0	79.0	83.0	82.0
September	73.0		76.0	73.0	76.0	71.0
October	55.0		56.0	60.0	61.0	50.0
November	38.0		42.0	35.0	41.0	47.0
December	27.0		36.0	22.0	24.0	33.0
Average	51.0	33.0	53.0	52.0	57.0	56.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.0	10	6	-6	15	5
February	4.0	21	2	-4	2	3
March	19.0	22	5	20	29	23
April	32.0		28	30	33	33
May	47.0		51	47	46	47
June	60.0		62	59	62	62
July	62.0		58	62	65	65
August	59.0		60	59	61	63
September	52.0		54	51	54	51
October	38.0		39	37	43	34
November	23.0		24	22	26	26
December	12.0		24	8	8	15
Average	33.0	17.0	35.0	33.0	37.0	37.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	30	16	46	30
77 °F or warmer	0	85	85	111	90
68 °F or warmer	0	147	140	151	139
32 °F or colder	82	168	152	145	148

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.3	11	15	9	15	12
February	8.4	5	3	11	9	3
March	8.0	12	16	4	3	3
April	10.4		10	24	13	5
May	4.9		6	4	1	7
June	3.0		4	1	4	2
July	2.5		1	4	2	1
August	3.5		3	2	6	1
September	5.0		3	1	7	4
October	7.5		4	2	10	7
November	9.1		5	16	6	3
December	12.2		14	31	13	8
Average	7.0	9.0	6.6	7.4	6.8	3.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.5	11	9	12	10	12
February	11.6	10	12	16	11	10
March	11.6	12	12	12	12	13
April	12.3		13	15	13	11
May	11.5		11	12	11	12
June	10.3		8	12	8	13
July	7.7		7	9	7	8
August	8.1		8	8	8	9
September	9.4		8	9	9	10
October	10.9		10	11	9	12
November	11.0		11	12	9	12
December	9.8		10	12	8	11
Average	10.5	11.2	9.9	11.6	9.5	10.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	NW	NW	NW	W
February	W	SW	NW	SW	W
March	N	N	NW	S	NW
April		N	N	N	NW
May		S	SW	SW	NE
June		SE	W	SW	S
July		NW	W	S	S
August		SW	S	S	SE
September		SE	S	SW	W
October		NW	W	SE	W
November		W	W	W	SW
December		NW	NW	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Clay County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Clay County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 82 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Clay County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 20 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Clay County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 12.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Clay County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.6 %.