North Dakota · THREADEX · 1894–2026

Williston, ND

48.174°N, 103.637°W · station ISNthr · 133 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Williston.
96°MON7/1391°TUE7/1493°WED7/1590°THU7/1691°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#6 / 129
warmest Jul 13 in 129 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

100°F
set in 1968

Coolest Jul 13 ever

68°F
set in 1915

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Williston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
68841001894: 84°F1895: 87°F1896: 83°F1897: 80°F1898: 93°F1899: 82°F1900: 81°F1901: 93°F1902: 89°F1903: 81°F1907: 70°F1908: 80°F1909: 74°F1910: 92°F1911: 78°F1912: 72°F1913: 77°F1914: 88°F1915: 68°F1916: 86°F1917: 79°F1918: 84°F1919: 81°F1920: 70°F1921: 78°F1922: 88°F1923: 83°F1924: 69°F1925: 98°F1926: 82°F1927: 76°F1928: 81°F1929: 76°F1930: 79°F1931: 90°F1932: 88°F1933: 80°F1934: 88°F1935: 87°F1936: 86°F1937: 82°F1938: 77°F1939: 84°F1940: 91°F1941: 71°F1942: 76°F1943: 72°F1944: 86°F1945: 78°F1946: 84°F1947: 90°F1948: 83°F1949: 80°F1950: 80°F1951: 88°F1952: 69°F1953: 85°F1954: 81°F1955: 77°F1956: 81°F1957: 87°F1958: 72°F1959: 94°F1960: 86°F1961: 70°F1962: 78°F1963: 80°F1964: 84°F1965: 75°F1966: 76°F1967: 77°F1968: 100°F1969: 82°F1970: 89°F1971: 80°F1972: 78°F1973: 77°F1974: 87°F1975: 86°F1976: 90°F1977: 85°F1978: 86°F1979: 80°F1980: 96°F1981: 90°F1982: 86°F1983: 95°F1984: 99°F1985: 83°F1986: 81°F1987: 79°F1988: 86°F1989: 81°F1990: 91°F1991: 86°F1992: 75°F1993: 68°F1994: 75°F1995: 77°F1996: 76°F1997: 74°F1998: 90°F1999: 94°F2000: 88°F2001: 83°F2002: 97°F2003: 93°F2004: 80°F2005: 97°F2006: 90°F2007: 92°F2008: 77°F2009: 73°F2010: 79°F2011: 77°F2012: 91°F2013: 92°F2014: 79°F2015: 88°F2016: 73°F2017: 87°F2018: 91°F2019: 91°F2020: 91°F2021: 84°F2022: 86°F2023: 81°F2024: 93°F2025: 87°F96° forecast189420251968

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1396°F
Hottest this date since2005
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#6 of 129
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°F2012-42°F1907
Feb66°F1932-50°F1936
Mar84°F1910-35°F1897
Apr92°F1980-15°F1975
May106°F198010°F2005
Jun108°F193126°F1998
Jul110°F193634°F1967
Aug108°F194932°F1908
Sep104°F198313°F1907
Oct93°F1897-9°F2002
Nov76°F1999-27°F1996
Dec63°F1939-50°F1983
All-time110°F1936-50°F1936

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

12 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2003

So far in 2026

6 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: 84°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise4:08 AM
Sunset7:52 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight15h 44m · losing 11 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 Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 25 in 1980.

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