Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Exp Stn, 18.8 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 19°F on February 1 to 27°F on February 28, and lows from 1°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 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 Ward 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
22°F
Average low
4°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
66°FFeb 25, 1958
Record low
-34°FFeb 1, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 11 h 00 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
11.9 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 119°F1°F60°F 1992-34°F 199623%20%
Feb 220°F1°F46°F 1992-30°F 198923%20%
Feb 320°F1°F48°F 1973-29°F 198923%20%
Feb 420°F2°F47°F 1992-22°F 197923%20%
Feb 520°F2°F58°F 1963-22°F 198223%21%
Feb 620°F2°F51°F 2016-22°F 199423%21%
Feb 720°F2°F59°F 1963-24°F 199423%21%
Feb 821°F2°F53°F 2000-28°F 201923%21%
Feb 921°F2°F47°F 1996-27°F 199423%20%
Feb 1021°F3°F49°F 1961-25°F 195523%20%
Feb 1121°F3°F48°F 1987-21°F 195523%20%
Feb 1222°F3°F49°F 2026-24°F 202122%20%
Feb 1322°F3°F51°F 2026-29°F 202122%20%
Feb 1422°F4°F44°F 1998-27°F 202122%20%
Feb 1522°F4°F47°F 2011-26°F 195822%20%
Feb 1623°F4°F50°F 2017-26°F 197922%20%
Feb 1723°F5°F50°F 2002-30°F 202522%20%
Feb 1823°F5°F47°F 1954-33°F 202522%20%
Feb 1923°F5°F51°F 2016-23°F 202522%20%
Feb 2024°F6°F50°F 2012-26°F 200822%19%
Feb 2124°F6°F54°F 1961-21°F 196321%19%
Feb 2224°F6°F57°F 2002-23°F 200321%19%
Feb 2325°F7°F57°F 1958-17°F 200321%19%
Feb 2425°F7°F51°F 1958-23°F 195521%19%
Feb 2525°F7°F66°F 1958-17°F 201921%19%
Feb 2626°F8°F57°F 2016-24°F 196221%18%
Feb 2726°F8°F65°F 1988-30°F 196221%18%
Feb 2827°F9°F58°F 2000-31°F 196221%18%
Feb 2927°F9°F63°F 1992-25°F 198020%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward 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 8:14 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:29 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325993 (Minot Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.