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Grand Forks, ND

47.943°N, 97.183°W · station GFKthr · 86 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Forks.
62°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1862°MON10/1965°TUE10/2068°WED10/2165°THU10/2266°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#9 / 84
warmest Oct 21 in 84 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

79°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 21 ever

32°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 68°F — 9th warmest Oct 21 of 84 years · record 79°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1941: 65°F1942: 41°F1943: 58°F1944: 56°F1945: 48°F1946: 68°F1947: 79°F1948: 57°F1949: 34°F1950: 40°F1951: 34°F1952: 48°F1953: 78°F1954: 66°F1955: 60°F1956: 58°F1957: 51°F1958: 57°F1959: 46°F1960: 43°F1961: 62°F1962: 54°F1963: 64°F1964: 67°F1965: 54°F1966: 60°F1967: 57°F1968: 58°F1969: 38°F1970: 67°F1971: 58°F1972: 45°F1973: 71°F1974: 66°F1975: 55°F1976: 43°F1977: 53°F1978: 64°F1979: 43°F1980: 57°F1981: 32°F1982: 48°F1983: 48°F1984: 41°F1985: 68°F1986: 73°F1987: 35°F1988: 54°F1989: 64°F1990: 50°F1991: 41°F1992: 41°F1993: 47°F1994: 65°F1995: 39°F1996: 59°F1998: 59°F1999: 62°F2000: 57°F2001: 55°F2002: 36°F2003: 57°F2004: 49°F2005: 50°F2006: 37°F2007: 56°F2008: 49°F2009: 46°F2010: 54°F2011: 61°F2012: 51°F2013: 38°F2014: 66°F2015: 62°F2016: 44°F2017: 68°F2018: 62°F2019: 47°F2020: 34°F2021: 45°F2022: 65°F2023: 59°F2024: 73°F2025: 47°F68° forecast303540455055606570758019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2168°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record79°F
This-date rank#9 of 84
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1983)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1941–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Forks in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan52°FJan 10, 1990-43°FJan 30, 2004
Feb67°FFeb 22, 2000-40°FFeb 1, 1996
Mar80°FMar 31, 1963-38°FMar 10, 1948
Apr100°FApr 21, 1980-8°FApr 1, 1970
May101°FMay 21, 19645°FMay 3, 1967
Jun103°FJun 4, 202130°FJun 6, 1953
Jul104°FJul 5, 198830°FJul 3, 1972
Aug104°FAug 7, 198331°FAug 28, 1986
Sep103°FSep 2, 198318°FSep 28, 1942
Oct92°FOct 1, 19926°FOct 31, 1991
Nov75°FNov 5, 1975-31°FNov 29, 1985
Dec56°FDec 9, 1990-33°FDec 31, 2021
All-time104°FAug 7, 1983-43°FJan 30, 2004

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Grand Forks so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 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

77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 22, 1947

Coldest high ever

-27°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 1, 1996
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan35°FJan 20, 2017-23°FJan 28, 1966
Feb39°FFeb 25, 2000-27°FFeb 1, 1996
Mar54°FMar 19, 2012-11°FMar 1, 2014
Apr62°FApr 23, 199015°FApr 2, 1954
May71°FMay 31, 198828°FMay 2, 1967
Jun77°FJun 19, 202244°FJun 1, 1945
Jul75°FJul 8, 194855°FJul 1, 1968
Aug77°FAug 22, 194755°FAug 31, 1944
Sep71°FSep 17, 201939°FSep 24, 1984
Oct63°FOct 1, 202521°FOct 30, 1991
Nov50°FNov 6, 1977-10°FNov 29, 1958
Dec37°FDec 2, 1982-18°FDec 31, 1973
All-time77°FAug 22, 1947-27°FFeb 1, 1996

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

9 days
record run, ended Aug 29 1969

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Grand Forks's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 52°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
Jan: 16°FJan: -2°FFeb: 21°FFeb: 1°FMar: 34°FMar: 16°FApr: 52°FApr: 30°FMay: 67°FMay: 42°FJun: 77°FJun: 54°FJul: 81°FJul: 58°FAug: 80°FAug: 55°FSep: 71°FSep: 46°FOct: 54°FOct: 33°FNov: 36°FNov: 18°FDec: 21°FDec: 4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:49 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight10h 50m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.94°N, 97.18°W

Nearby Stations

Fargo, ND72 mi SSisseton, SD157 mi SBrainerd, MN178 mi SEInternational Falls, MN179 mi EAberdeen, SD182 mi SWBismarck, ND185 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Grand Forks's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Grand Forks, ND — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1941

Each cell is one day's high at Grand Forks, coloured by temperature — 86 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Grand Forks, ND daily high heat map 1941–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Grand Forks — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 11th most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 32 in 1976.

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