Our offices are located in the Ward County Courthouse

NDSU Extension Service in Ward County gives local residents easy access to the resources and expertise of North Dakota State University. Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Ward County citizens through educational programs, publications, and events. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by email or phone.

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so please check back often to see what we have added.
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Weather  Data

Ward County farmers can have instantaneous weather data from NDAWN stations at Minot, Berthold, Karlsruhe, and Plaza. These stations give you air temperature, soil temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and wind direction. Note the wind direction is by degrees clockwise from north. For example, east is 90 degrees.

Minot:  839-2760

Berthold:  453-3630

Karlsruhe:  525-6394

Be sure to press the "*" star key before hanging up. This is important.

The information is also on the NDSU web site under NDAWN.