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Williston, ND

48.174°N, 103.637°W · station ISNthr · 133 years of record
54°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Williston.
56°WED9/260°THU9/359°FRI9/461°SAT9/557°SUN9/655°MON9/754°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Williston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#110 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

30°F
set in 1964

Mildest Sep 8 ever

64°F
set in 2003
Forecast low 54°F — 110th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 30°F (1964) · coldest since 2025.
1894: 48°F1895: 36°F1896: 52°F1897: 52°F1898: 37°F1899: 40°F1900: 53°F1901: 42°F1902: 43°F1903: 42°F1906: 50°F1907: 44°F1908: 51°F1909: 50°F1910: 32°F1911: 40°F1912: 43°F1913: 54°F1914: 54°F1915: 42°F1916: 48°F1917: 43°F1918: 33°F1919: 54°F1920: 48°F1921: 51°F1922: 49°F1923: 49°F1924: 52°F1925: 51°F1926: 45°F1927: 56°F1928: 52°F1929: 31°F1930: 57°F1931: 59°F1932: 58°F1933: 52°F1934: 59°F1935: 41°F1936: 48°F1937: 50°F1938: 59°F1939: 47°F1940: 50°F1941: 37°F1942: 51°F1943: 41°F1944: 47°F1945: 42°F1946: 49°F1947: 54°F1948: 46°F1949: 43°F1950: 44°F1951: 53°F1952: 58°F1953: 51°F1954: 49°F1955: 47°F1956: 37°F1957: 53°F1958: 55°F1959: 47°F1960: 47°F1961: 50°F1962: 35°F1963: 54°F1964: 30°F1965: 46°F1966: 53°F1967: 40°F1968: 47°F1969: 43°F1970: 51°F1971: 41°F1972: 42°F1973: 53°F1974: 38°F1975: 50°F1976: 46°F1977: 50°F1978: 52°F1979: 45°F1980: 56°F1981: 48°F1982: 49°F1983: 59°F1984: 40°F1985: 41°F1986: 33°F1987: 35°F1988: 50°F1989: 43°F1990: 47°F1991: 60°F1992: 36°F1993: 49°F1994: 44°F1995: 37°F1996: 37°F1997: 48°F1998: 61°F1999: 44°F2000: 46°F2001: 40°F2002: 47°F2003: 64°F2004: 31°F2005: 48°F2006: 44°F2007: 38°F2008: 39°F2009: 48°F2010: 49°F2011: 49°F2012: 33°F2013: 60°F2014: 48°F2015: 42°F2016: 49°F2017: 51°F2018: 57°F2019: 46°F2020: 33°F2021: 50°F2022: 54°F2023: 50°F2024: 47°F2025: 51°F54° forecast30354045505560651900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 854°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record30°F
This-date rank#110 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-50°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Williston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 5, 2012-42°FJan 15, 1907
Feb66°FFeb 27, 1932-50°FFeb 16, 1936
Mar84°FMar 22, 1910-35°FMar 14, 1897
Apr92°FApr 20, 1980-15°FApr 2, 1975
May106°FMay 22, 198010°FMay 3, 2005
Jun108°FJun 16, 193126°FJun 4, 1998
Jul110°FJul 5, 193634°FJul 3, 1967
Aug108°FAug 7, 194932°FAug 22, 1908
Sep104°FSep 1, 198313°FSep 29, 1907
Oct93°FOct 1, 1897-9°FOct 30, 2002
Nov76°FNov 7, 1999-27°FNov 24, 1996
Dec63°FDec 6, 1939-50°FDec 23, 1983
All-time110°FJul 5, 1936-50°FFeb 16, 1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Williston so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1936

Coldest high ever

-29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 16, 1930
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 3, 1962-29°FJan 16, 1930
Feb43°FFeb 27, 1932-28°FFeb 16, 1936
Mar47°FMar 30, 1925-10°FMar 1, 1919
Apr59°FApr 28, 195212°FApr 2, 1954
May70°FMay 23, 198032°FMay 3, 1899
Jun78°FJun 10, 195641°FJun 3, 1943
Jul78°FJul 6, 193650°FJul 25, 1918
Aug76°FAug 2, 198948°FAug 23, 1992
Sep72°FSep 4, 196031°FSep 24, 1926
Oct61°FOct 1, 189715°FOct 27, 1925
Nov56°FNov 6, 1931-10°FNov 28, 1896
Dec42°FDec 3, 1941-27°FDec 23, 1983
All-time78°FJul 6, 1936-29°FJan 16, 1930

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

172 days
record run, ended Apr 26 2013

So far in 2026

115 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Williston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 47°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 1°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 6°FMar: 40°FMar: 18°FApr: 56°FApr: 29°FMay: 67°FMay: 40°FJun: 77°FJun: 50°FJul: 84°FJul: 56°FAug: 84°FAug: 54°FSep: 72°FSep: 44°FOct: 56°FOct: 31°FNov: 38°FNov: 17°FDec: 26°FDec: 6°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight13h 24m · losing 24 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

48.17°N, 103.64°W

Nearby Stations

Glasgow, MT137 mi WBismarck, ND165 mi SEMobridge, SD236 mi SEHavre, MT282 mi WBillings, MT283 mi SWSheridan, WY284 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Williston's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Williston, ND — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Williston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Williston, ND — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Williston, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Williston, ND daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Williston — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
115 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 26th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 108. Record: 133 in 1907.

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