Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min5:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min8:24 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 19°F, lows 1°F17 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 14 days9 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fessenden station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksHirshkorn Lakelake · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWells County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 4.5 mi · 313 acresHoornaertstate recreation area · 4.5 mi · 249 acresHemidalstate conservation land · 5.6 miManfredstate conservation land · 7.5 miEgg Lakestate recreation area · 9.5 miTree Beltstate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 122 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWells County, ND, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured68 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 218main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Burleigh County, ND, 61 mi away
Drinking waterCentral Plains Water Districtserves 3,504 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,615 ft492 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportDevils Lake Regional Airport DVL47 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakDevils Lake, ND DVL48 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58319 ZIP area.
