North Dakota, United States: Weather Records
243,072 weather records still stand at 195 stations in North Dakota, United States, with standing records by year and every station.
Key Facts for North Dakota
- North Dakota in United States has 195 stations in the data, and 243,072 records set at them still stand.
- 1,117 of the 1,785 recent records listed are record highs and 201 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- 1936 holds the most standing records in North Dakota: 4,507.
- Courtenay 1 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 29 September 2026 (provisional).
Record Map
250 stations records| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtenay 1 NW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 171.5 mm (6.8 in) | 83 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Jamestown State Hosp | United States | Record daily precipitation | 92.7 mm (3.6 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Turtle Lake | United States | Record daily precipitation | 69.9 mm (2.8 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Towner 2 NE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| Napoleon | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| Pembina | United States | Record daily precipitation | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| Jamestown State Hosp | United States | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| Montpelier | United States | Record daily precipitation | 123.2 mm (4.9 in) | 72 of 100 (Major) |
| Mc Leod 3 E | United States | Record daily snowfall | 25.9 cm (10.2 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Mc Clusky | United States | Record daily precipitation | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Velva | United States | Record daily precipitation | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Ashley | United States | Record daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Pembina | United States | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| La Moure | United States | Record daily snowfall | 33.0 cm (13.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Montpelier | United States | Record daily precipitation | 36.6 mm (1.4 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Napoleon | United States | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Sykeston | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Riverdale | United States | Record daily precipitation | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Bismarck | United States | Record daily precipitation | 37.6 mm (1.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Litchville 2NW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Napoleon | United States | Record daily precipitation | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pembina | United States | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Jamestown Muni AP | United States | Record daily precipitation | 53.1 mm (2.1 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cavalier 7NW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 58.9 mm (2.3 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mayville | United States | Record daily precipitation | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kenmare 1 WSW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mc Leod 3 E | United States | Record daily precipitation | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Langdon Exp Farm | United States | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bottineau | United States | Record daily snowfall | 12.2 cm (4.8 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Velva | United States | Record daily precipitation | 39.1 mm (1.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cando 1E | United States | Record daily precipitation | 27.1 mm (1.1 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Langdon Exp Farm | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ambrose 3 N | United States | Record daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) | United States | Record daily snowfall | 26.9 cm (10.6 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dickinson Exp STN | United States | Record daily snowfall | 18.5 cm (7.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Carrington 4 N | United States | Record daily precipitation | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bottineau | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lisbon | United States | Record daily snowfall | 43.2 cm (17.0 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mayville | United States | Record daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R | United States | Record daily precipitation | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Petersburg 2 N | United States | Record daily precipitation | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Foxholm 7 N | United States | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Langdon Exp Farm | United States | Record daily precipitation | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Minot Exp STN | United States | Record daily snowfall | 10.9 cm (4.3 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Turtle Lake | United States | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ashley | United States | Record daily snowfall | 25.1 cm (9.9 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Shields | United States | Record daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kenmare 1 WSW | United States | Record daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Enderlin 2W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Chaffee 5 NE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mc Clusky | United States | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dickinson Exp STN | United States | Record daily snowfall | 13.2 cm (5.2 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mc Leod 3 E | United States | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Towner 2 NE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Langdon Exp Farm | United States | Record daily snowfall | 16.5 cm (6.5 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cavalier 7NW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bowman | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 41.1 C (106.0 F) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Enderlin 2W | United States | Record daily snowfall | 28.4 cm (11.2 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Turtle Lake | United States | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dickinson Rch HQ | United States | Record daily precipitation | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
Which Years Hold Standing Records
243,072 standing records| Year set | Standing records |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 27 |
| 1893 | 612 |
| 1894 | 654 |
| 1895 | 614 |
| 1896 | 882 |
| 1897 | 1,014 |
| 1898 | 711 |
| 1899 | 995 |
| 1900 | 833 |
| 1901 | 727 |
| 1902 | 526 |
| 1903 | 712 |
| 1904 | 1,090 |
| 1905 | 1,707 |
| 1906 | 1,707 |
| 1907 | 2,242 |
| 1908 | 2,526 |
| 1909 | 1,753 |
| 1910 | 1,980 |
| 1911 | 1,479 |
| 1912 | 1,165 |
| 1913 | 1,146 |
| 1914 | 1,546 |
| 1915 | 1,394 |
| 1916 | 2,378 |
| 1917 | 2,389 |
| 1918 | 1,589 |
| 1919 | 2,327 |
| 1920 | 868 |
| 1921 | 1,179 |
| 1922 | 1,039 |
| 1923 | 1,138 |
| 1924 | 1,420 |
| 1925 | 1,369 |
| 1926 | 1,088 |
| 1927 | 1,211 |
| 1928 | 1,110 |
| 1929 | 1,298 |
| 1930 | 1,277 |
| 1931 | 2,115 |
| 1932 | 1,124 |
| 1933 | 1,146 |
| 1934 | 2,303 |
| 1935 | 1,443 |
| 1936 | 4,507 |
| 1937 | 1,588 |
| 1938 | 1,171 |
| 1939 | 2,676 |
| 1940 | 1,358 |
| 1941 | 2,398 |
| 1942 | 3,158 |
| 1943 | 1,576 |
| 1944 | 1,437 |
| 1945 | 1,983 |
| 1946 | 1,759 |
| 1947 | 1,809 |
| 1948 | 2,227 |
| 1949 | 2,354 |
| 1950 | 2,981 |
| 1951 | 2,365 |
| 1952 | 2,151 |
| 1953 | 1,773 |
| 1954 | 1,946 |
| 1955 | 1,936 |
| 1956 | 1,632 |
| 1957 | 1,239 |
| 1958 | 2,222 |
| 1959 | 2,287 |
| 1960 | 1,427 |
| 1961 | 1,768 |
| 1962 | 2,592 |
| 1963 | 3,202 |
| 1964 | 3,088 |
| 1965 | 2,918 |
| 1966 | 2,728 |
| 1967 | 2,492 |
| 1968 | 2,931 |
| 1969 | 2,513 |
| 1970 | 1,709 |
| 1971 | 1,296 |
| 1972 | 2,826 |
| 1973 | 1,726 |
| 1974 | 2,024 |
| 1975 | 1,753 |
| 1976 | 2,145 |
| 1977 | 3,199 |
| 1978 | 1,660 |
| 1979 | 2,033 |
| 1980 | 2,151 |
| 1981 | 2,007 |
| 1982 | 1,418 |
| 1983 | 2,571 |
| 1984 | 1,756 |
| 1985 | 2,891 |
| 1986 | 1,840 |
| 1987 | 2,329 |
| 1988 | 3,516 |
| 1989 | 3,141 |
| 1990 | 2,215 |
| 1991 | 3,923 |
| 1992 | 3,683 |
| 1993 | 1,893 |
| 1994 | 2,046 |
| 1995 | 1,944 |
| 1996 | 2,576 |
| 1997 | 2,083 |
| 1998 | 1,485 |
| 1999 | 1,709 |
| 2000 | 2,178 |
| 2001 | 1,437 |
| 2002 | 2,417 |
| 2003 | 2,104 |
| 2004 | 1,822 |
| 2005 | 1,819 |
| 2006 | 1,423 |
| 2007 | 1,501 |
| 2008 | 996 |
| 2009 | 1,552 |
| 2010 | 910 |
| 2011 | 1,190 |
| 2012 | 2,391 |
| 2013 | 1,403 |
| 2014 | 1,230 |
| 2015 | 1,414 |
| 2016 | 1,209 |
| 2017 | 1,295 |
| 2018 | 1,286 |
| 2019 | 1,058 |
| 2020 | 1,229 |
| 2021 | 1,774 |
| 2022 | 1,367 |
| 2023 | 1,595 |
| 2024 | 1,538 |
| 2025 | 2,061 |
| 2026 | 1,259 |
Record Highs and Lows in 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-08 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-11 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-12 | 4 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-13 | 12 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-14 | 5 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-15 | 11 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-16 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-01-22 | 6 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-01-23 | 24 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-01-24 | 10 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-01-25 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-02-01 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-03 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-05 | 16 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-06 | 17 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-07 | 4 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-08 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-09 | 15 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-10 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-11 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-12 | 11 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-13 | 21 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-14 | 21 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-15 | 25 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-16 | 16 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-17 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-18 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-02-26 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-04 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-05 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-07 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-08 | 24 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-09 | 22 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-10 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-15 | 5 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-03-16 | 16 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-03-17 | 3 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-03-18 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-19 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-20 | 20 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-21 | 8 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-22 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-25 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-26 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-28 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-03-29 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-04-12 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-04-17 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-04-18 | 8 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-04-19 | 4 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-04-20 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-04-22 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-04-23 | 9 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-04-25 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-04-26 | 4 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-01 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-05 | 4 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-06 | 12 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-07 | 7 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-08 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-09 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-10 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-11 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-12 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-14 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-16 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-17 | 4 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-18 | 16 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-19 | 12 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-20 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-21 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-05-25 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-26 | 26 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-27 | 15 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-28 | 23 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-29 | 19 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-30 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-05-31 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-01 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-03 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-05 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-07 | 16 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-08 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-09 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-10 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-06-12 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-13 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-14 | 3 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-16 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-18 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-19 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-20 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-24 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-06-28 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-05 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-06 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-07 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-07-08 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-07-11 | 9 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-12 | 38 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-13 | 54 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-14 | 42 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-15 | 5 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-16 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-17 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-19 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-20 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-21 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-07-22 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-07-24 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-25 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-26 | 19 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-27 | 9 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-28 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-29 | 8 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-07-30 | 11 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-01 | 4 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-02 | 12 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-03 | 5 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-04 | 3 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-08-05 | 3 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-08-07 | 3 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-08-08 | 2 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-08-09 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-15 | 1 more record lows than highs |
| 2026-08-23 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-29 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-08-30 | 4 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-05 | 3 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-06 | 6 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-07 | 11 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-08 | 5 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-18 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-19 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-23 | 2 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-24 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-25 | 9 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-26 | 7 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-27 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-28 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-09-29 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-10-10 | 1 more record highs than lows |
| 2026-10-11 | 1 more record highs than lows |
Top Records by Significance
| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | Courtenay 1 NW, US | all-time rain (Provisional) | 171.5 mm (6.8 in) | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 61 years | 83 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 29 September 2026 | Jamestown State Hosp, US | daily rain (Provisional) | 92.7 mm (3.6 in) | 66.5 mm (2.6 in) | 100 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 15 September 2025 | Turtle Lake, US | daily rain | 69.9 mm (2.8 in) | 53.4 mm (2.1 in) | 112 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 13 March 2026 | Towner 2 NE, US | monthly rain | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 54 years | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 December 2025 | Napoleon, US | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 88 years | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 June 2026 | Pembina, US | daily rain | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) | 56.7 mm (2.2 in) | 79 years | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 April 2026 | Jamestown State Hosp, US | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 104 years | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| 29 September 2026 | Montpelier, US | monthly rain (Provisional) | 123.2 mm (4.9 in) | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) | 53 years | 72 of 100 (Major) |
| 4 April 2026 | Mc Leod 3 E, US | daily snowfall | 25.9 cm (10.2 in) | 19.8 cm (7.8 in) | 91 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 27 October 2025 | Mc Clusky, US | daily rain | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 24.2 mm (1.0 in) | 94 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
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