Extremely Critical Fire Weather in New Mexico; Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Risk in Central U.S.

High winds and very dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather over a large part of New Mexico today. Red Flag and High Wind Warnings have been issued. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms may produce large to very large hail and localized damaging winds late this afternoon into evening from the eastern Central Plains to the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Extremes

How hot does it get in North Dakota?

Record Maximum Temperatures
	May	June	July	August	September
Bismarck	102	111	114	109	105
Williston	106	108	110	108	104
Dickinson	102	109	114	108	104
Minot	105	109	109	107	106
Jamestown	107	107	118	107	107

The highest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota was 121 °F in Steele on July 6, 1936.

How cold does it get in North Dakota?

Record Minimum Temperatures
	November	December	January	February
Bismarck	-30	-43	-45	-45
Williston	-27	-50	-42	-50
Dickinson	-22	-37	-44	-47
Minot	-27	-44	-47	-49
Jamestown	-27	-40	-41	-42

The coldest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota occurred in the same year as the highest North Dakota temperature, -60 °F in Parshall on February 15, 1936.

     ***Please note that the record temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data is preliminary
and has not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center.
Final and certified climate data can be accessed at the NCDC. Information regarding
the 1981-2010 Normals can be found at the NCDC's normals page.
All temperature data are in degrees Fahrenheit, while all precipitation
data (including both liquid and snow) are in inches***

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Extremely Critical Fire Weather in New Mexico; Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Risk in Central U.S.

North Dakota Climate Extremes