It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in North Dakota using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. McHenry County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 66 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#24. Billings County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
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#23. Oliver County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
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#22. McKenzie County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 66 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#21. Golden Valley County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
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#20. Adams County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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#19. Stutsman County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#18. McLean County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#17. Dunn County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 66 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#16. Morton County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.4 degrees
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#15. Grant County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
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#14. Slope County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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#13. Grand Forks County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#12. Bowman County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
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#11. Mercer County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#10. Emmons County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
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#9. Traill County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
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#8. Barnes County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#7. LaMoure County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#6. Sioux County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
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#5. Dickey County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#4. Cass County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
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#3. Ransom County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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#2. Sargent County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#1. Richland County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
