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Williston, ND

48.174°N, 103.637°W · station ISNthr · 133 years of record
71°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Williston.
71°SAT10/1759°SUN10/1862°MON10/1965°TUE10/2061°WED10/2164°THU10/2260°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#20 / 130
warmest Oct 17 in 130 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

83°F
set in 1914

Coolest Oct 17 ever

23°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 71°F — 20th warmest Oct 17 of 130 years · record 83°F (1914) · warmest since 2024.
1894: 52°F1895: 74°F1896: 54°F1897: 55°F1898: 32°F1899: 32°F1900: 71°F1901: 74°F1902: 58°F1903: 66°F1906: 60°F1907: 50°F1908: 46°F1909: 37°F1910: 72°F1911: 53°F1912: 72°F1913: 52°F1914: 83°F1915: 66°F1916: 60°F1917: 35°F1918: 51°F1919: 49°F1920: 56°F1921: 64°F1922: 47°F1923: 49°F1924: 73°F1925: 32°F1926: 67°F1927: 80°F1928: 62°F1929: 78°F1930: 23°F1931: 72°F1932: 49°F1933: 52°F1934: 50°F1935: 61°F1936: 53°F1937: 60°F1938: 42°F1939: 68°F1940: 61°F1941: 59°F1942: 66°F1943: 63°F1944: 68°F1945: 75°F1946: 53°F1947: 67°F1948: 33°F1949: 48°F1950: 58°F1951: 39°F1952: 42°F1953: 71°F1954: 62°F1955: 59°F1956: 77°F1957: 58°F1958: 67°F1959: 61°F1960: 65°F1961: 58°F1962: 60°F1963: 81°F1964: 58°F1965: 64°F1966: 61°F1967: 56°F1968: 46°F1969: 52°F1970: 66°F1971: 42°F1972: 48°F1973: 58°F1974: 65°F1975: 66°F1976: 42°F1977: 58°F1978: 53°F1979: 67°F1980: 41°F1981: 50°F1982: 73°F1983: 54°F1984: 34°F1985: 60°F1986: 75°F1987: 51°F1988: 53°F1989: 42°F1990: 46°F1991: 69°F1992: 40°F1993: 56°F1994: 53°F1995: 53°F1996: 57°F1997: 79°F1998: 42°F1999: 47°F2000: 67°F2001: 62°F2002: 49°F2003: 82°F2004: 42°F2005: 72°F2006: 33°F2007: 50°F2008: 50°F2009: 64°F2010: 50°F2011: 55°F2012: 60°F2013: 50°F2014: 55°F2015: 61°F2016: 67°F2017: 77°F2018: 68°F2019: 71°F2020: 39°F2021: 71°F2022: 53°F2023: 71°F2024: 77°F2025: 55°F71° forecast20253035404550556065707580851900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1771°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record83°F
This-date rank#20 of 130
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record110°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°FJan 5, 2012-42°FJan 15, 1907
Feb66°FFeb 27, 1932-50°FFeb 16, 1936
Mar84°FMar 22, 1910-35°FMar 14, 1897
Apr92°FApr 20, 1980-15°FApr 2, 1975
May106°FMay 22, 198010°FMay 3, 2005
Jun108°FJun 16, 193126°FJun 4, 1998
Jul110°FJul 5, 193634°FJul 3, 1967
Aug108°FAug 7, 194932°FAug 22, 1908
Sep104°FSep 1, 198313°FSep 29, 1907
Oct93°FOct 1, 1897-9°FOct 30, 2002
Nov76°FNov 7, 1999-27°FNov 24, 1996
Dec63°FDec 6, 1939-50°FDec 23, 1983
All-time110°FJul 5, 1936-50°FFeb 16, 1936

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1936

Coldest high ever

-29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 16, 1930
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 3, 1962-29°FJan 16, 1930
Feb43°FFeb 27, 1932-28°FFeb 16, 1936
Mar47°FMar 30, 1925-10°FMar 1, 1919
Apr59°FApr 28, 195212°FApr 2, 1954
May70°FMay 23, 198032°FMay 3, 1899
Jun78°FJun 10, 195641°FJun 3, 1943
Jul78°FJul 6, 193650°FJul 25, 1918
Aug76°FAug 2, 198948°FAug 23, 1992
Sep72°FSep 4, 196031°FSep 24, 1926
Oct61°FOct 1, 189715°FOct 27, 1925
Nov56°FNov 6, 1931-10°FNov 28, 1896
Dec42°FDec 3, 1941-27°FDec 23, 1983
All-time78°FJul 6, 1936-29°FJan 16, 1930

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

12 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2003

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Williston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 56°F · forecast is +15° 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

Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:04 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight10h 49m · losing 24 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Williston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Williston, ND — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's high at Williston, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Williston, ND daily high heat map 1894–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Williston — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 63rd most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 47 in 1983.

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