North Dakota · THREADEX · 1941–2026

Grand Forks, ND

47.943°N, 97.183°W · station GFKthr · 86 years of record
101°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Forks.
101°MON7/1393°TUE7/1490°WED7/1592°THU7/1692°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1887°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#1 / 85
warmest Jul 13 in 85 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

95°F
set in 1983

Coolest Jul 13 ever

64°F
set in 1993

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Grand Forks. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
64821011941: 78°F1942: 75°F1943: 76°F1944: 80°F1945: 75°F1946: 94°F1947: 87°F1948: 81°F1949: 81°F1950: 74°F1951: 80°F1952: 69°F1953: 79°F1954: 90°F1955: 81°F1956: 79°F1957: 88°F1958: 85°F1959: 90°F1960: 83°F1961: 69°F1962: 75°F1963: 80°F1964: 84°F1965: 73°F1966: 75°F1967: 71°F1968: 90°F1969: 83°F1970: 91°F1971: 78°F1972: 74°F1973: 76°F1974: 84°F1975: 86°F1976: 80°F1977: 90°F1978: 82°F1979: 80°F1980: 90°F1981: 87°F1982: 75°F1983: 95°F1984: 90°F1985: 84°F1986: 74°F1987: 75°F1988: 81°F1989: 82°F1990: 80°F1991: 80°F1992: 79°F1993: 64°F1994: 70°F1995: 87°F1996: 75°F1997: 87°F1998: 87°F1999: 84°F2000: 87°F2001: 87°F2002: 85°F2003: 86°F2004: 83°F2005: 89°F2006: 90°F2007: 87°F2008: 70°F2009: 74°F2010: 85°F2011: 78°F2012: 87°F2013: 89°F2014: 72°F2015: 82°F2016: 79°F2017: 75°F2018: 90°F2019: 86°F2020: 85°F2021: 86°F2022: 83°F2023: 81°F2024: 92°F2025: 87°F101° forecast194119832025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 13101°F
Hottest this date sinceon record
This-date record95°F
This-date rank#1 of 85
Hottest at any time since2021
All-time record104°F (1983)
Odds to tie/break96.0% (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°F1990-43°F2004
Feb67°F2000-40°F1996
Mar80°F1963-38°F1948
Apr100°F1980-8°F1970
May101°F19645°F1967
Jun103°F202130°F1953
Jul104°F198830°F1972
Aug104°F198331°F1986
Sep103°F198318°F1942
Oct92°F19926°F1991
Nov75°F1975-31°F1985
Dec56°F1990-33°F2021
All-time104°F1983-43°F2004

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

9 days
record run, ended Aug 29 1969

So far in 2026

9 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: 81°F · forecast is +20° 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

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset8:26 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight15h 43m · losing 10 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 Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 9th most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 20 in 1988.

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