Climate in Oakes
Oakes's climate follows a genuine Northern Great Plains pattern, carrying a real, disclosed severe-weather exposure this record does not soften.
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Learn moreA genuine four-season Northern Great Plains climate
Oakes sits in southeastern North Dakota, sharing this project's own ND state record's general severe, continental Northern Great Plains climate characterization -- hot summers and cold, snowy winters (base record).
A real, disclosed severe-convective-storm exposure
This pass's independent research confirmed a real, current tornado, large-hail, and damaging-wind profile for central and eastern North Dakota broadly, including documented 2026 Enhanced Risk severe-weather outlooks (base record).
A genuinely severe winter-storm risk
A documented April 2006 North Dakota winter storm produced zero-visibility blizzard conditions and 35-45 mph wind gusts with 8-12 inches of snow -- illustrative of the real, ongoing winter-storm risk this region carries (base record).
A real, disclosed gap in hazard-percentage data
This pass did not independently confirm an Oakes-specific ThinkHazard or FEMA flood-zone percentage figure -- a real, disclosed gap; confirm current, address-specific data directly.
Key takeaways
- Oakes's climate follows North Dakota's genuine cold-winter, four-season Northern Great Plains pattern.
- A real, disclosed tornado, large-hail, and damaging-wind exposure applies to central/eastern North Dakota broadly, including Oakes.
- Genuinely severe winter-storm/blizzard risk is a real, documented regional pattern.
- No Oakes-specific hazard-percentage figure was confirmed this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
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