North Dakota · THREADEX · 1894–2026

Williston, ND

48.174°N, 103.637°W · station ISNthr · 133 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Williston.
67°TUE7/1467°WED7/1566°THU7/1663°FRI7/1763°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#98 / 129
coldest Jul 17 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

40°F
set in 1976

Mildest Jul 17 ever

77°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Williston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4058771894: 65°F1895: 52°F1896: 58°F1897: 58°F1898: 62°F1899: 58°F1900: 61°F1901: 61°F1902: 48°F1903: 48°F1907: 44°F1908: 60°F1909: 65°F1910: 56°F1911: 50°F1912: 54°F1913: 52°F1914: 46°F1915: 48°F1916: 64°F1917: 66°F1918: 59°F1919: 61°F1920: 63°F1921: 58°F1922: 47°F1923: 65°F1924: 58°F1925: 58°F1926: 53°F1927: 57°F1928: 55°F1929: 56°F1930: 67°F1931: 55°F1932: 59°F1933: 64°F1934: 73°F1935: 65°F1936: 77°F1937: 58°F1938: 56°F1939: 64°F1940: 64°F1941: 65°F1942: 60°F1943: 52°F1944: 55°F1945: 56°F1946: 58°F1947: 53°F1948: 54°F1949: 57°F1950: 53°F1951: 59°F1952: 56°F1953: 56°F1954: 56°F1955: 60°F1956: 56°F1957: 65°F1958: 55°F1959: 54°F1960: 65°F1961: 68°F1962: 51°F1963: 54°F1964: 63°F1965: 56°F1966: 64°F1967: 62°F1968: 63°F1969: 59°F1970: 57°F1971: 60°F1972: 53°F1973: 52°F1974: 55°F1975: 64°F1976: 40°F1977: 65°F1978: 60°F1979: 49°F1980: 54°F1981: 54°F1982: 52°F1983: 45°F1984: 56°F1985: 58°F1986: 60°F1987: 58°F1988: 57°F1989: 62°F1990: 57°F1991: 69°F1992: 57°F1993: 48°F1994: 49°F1995: 53°F1996: 60°F1997: 59°F1998: 59°F1999: 48°F2000: 52°F2001: 61°F2002: 67°F2003: 66°F2004: 56°F2005: 58°F2006: 48°F2007: 63°F2008: 63°F2009: 42°F2010: 54°F2011: 67°F2012: 64°F2013: 59°F2014: 55°F2015: 56°F2016: 60°F2017: 63°F2018: 54°F2019: 57°F2020: 55°F2021: 66°F2022: 67°F2023: 50°F2024: 61°F2025: 47°F63° forecast189420251976

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1763°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#98 of 129
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°F2012-42°F1907
Feb66°F1932-50°F1936
Mar84°F1910-35°F1897
Apr92°F1980-15°F1975
May106°F198010°F2005
Jun108°F193126°F1998
Jul110°F193634°F1967
Aug108°F194932°F1908
Sep104°F198313°F1907
Oct93°F1897-9°F2002
Nov76°F1999-27°F1996
Dec63°F1939-50°F1983
All-time110°F1936-50°F1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Williston so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

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: 57°F · forecast is +6° 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

Sunrise4:08 AM
Sunset7:52 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight15h 44m · losing 11 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 Jul 17 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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