McKenzie County climate

McKenzie County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watford City, 10.6 km from McKenzie County

Average highs run from 23°F on February 1 to 31°F on February 28, and lows from 6°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 6 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at McKenzie County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-2502550751510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
64°FFeb 23, 2002
Record low
-44°FFeb 8, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 11 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 123°F6°F55°F 1992-37°F 199621%23%
Feb 223°F6°F59°F 1992-39°F 199620%23%
Feb 323°F6°F59°F 2021-35°F 199620%23%
Feb 423°F6°F54°F 2005-31°F 199620%23%
Feb 524°F6°F59°F 1963-30°F 193620%23%
Feb 624°F6°F56°F 1963-33°F 193620%23%
Feb 724°F6°F54°F 1963-37°F 193321%23%
Feb 824°F7°F54°F 2002-44°F 201921%23%
Feb 924°F7°F52°F 2000-32°F 193621%23%
Feb 1025°F7°F49°F 1962-34°F 193921%23%
Feb 1125°F7°F51°F 1928-31°F 194421%23%
Feb 1225°F7°F54°F 2005-29°F 193621%23%
Feb 1325°F7°F56°F 2005-32°F 192221%23%
Feb 1426°F8°F54°F 1931-33°F 202121%23%
Feb 1526°F8°F52°F 1998-44°F 193621%23%
Feb 1626°F8°F52°F 1998-42°F 193621%23%
Feb 1727°F8°F56°F 1954-42°F 193621%23%
Feb 1827°F9°F57°F 1930-33°F 192922%23%
Feb 1927°F9°F59°F 1931-35°F 192922%23%
Feb 2028°F9°F56°F 1930-26°F 193922%23%
Feb 2128°F10°F50°F 1961-22°F 194122%23%
Feb 2228°F10°F62°F 1958-20°F 193922%23%
Feb 2329°F10°F64°F 2002-24°F 202222%23%
Feb 2429°F11°F57°F 1958-28°F 200322%23%
Feb 2530°F11°F63°F 1958-28°F 200322%23%
Feb 2630°F11°F55°F 1932-27°F 196222%23%
Feb 2731°F12°F59°F 1932-29°F 196222%22%
Feb 2831°F12°F64°F 1992-37°F 196222%22%
Feb 2931°F12°F63°F 2016-23°F 191222%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKenzie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015202511020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.