Grand Forks Weather Records

Grand Forks, North Dakota weather averages and records from 1893–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Grand Forks, North Dakota was 109 °F which occurred on July 12, 1936.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Grand Forks, North Dakota was -43 °F which occurred on January 11, 1912.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Grand Forks Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 16.0 -1.0 54 -43 0.5 10.1
February 21.1 2.9 67 -42 0.6 8.1
March 34.6 17.0 83 -36 0.9 7.9
April 52.3 31.0 98 -9 1.2 3.0
May 66.8 43.6 105 5 3.1 0.1
June 76.4 55.0 105 28 4.0 0.0
July 80.5 58.9 109 36 3.6 0.0
August 79.6 56.5 104 30 3.0 0.0
September 70.1 47.5 102 11 2.4 0.0
October 53.7 34.6 95 -9 2.0 1.5
November 35.7 19.8 73 -35 0.8 5.3
December 21.6 6.1 58 -37 0.7 13.4
Entire year 50.8 31.1 109 -43 22.8 49.8
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1893–2024
Highest daily low 80 °F June 13, 1893
Lowest daily high -30 °F January 22, 1936
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
58 °F May 1, 1900
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
52 °F Jan 15–16, 1972
Most daily precipitation 5.1 inches June 9, 2002
Most monthly precipitation 12.2 inches August 1944
Most yearly precipitation 33.9 inches 2019
Most yearly days with precipitation 129 1945
Earliest snow in season September 24 1912
Latest snow in season May 27 1947
Most daily snow 15.7 inches December 25, 2009
Most monthly snow 46.4 inches December 1996
Most yearly snow 107.5 inches 1996
Most snow in a winter 107.4 inches 1996–1997
Greatest snow accumulation 42.0 inches January 11, 1989
Earliest freeze August 30 1931
Earliest day ≥ 70 °F March 16 2012
Earliest day ≥ 80 °F March 18 1910
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F April 21 1980
Earliest day ≥ 100 °F May 21 1964
Latest freeze June 7 1915
Latest day ≥ 70 °F November 8 2020
Latest day ≥ 80 °F October 27 1944
Latest day ≥ 90 °F October 3 1922
Latest day ≥ 100 °F September 7 1931
Most days in a year < 0 °F 90 1950
Most days in a year < 32 °F 216 1907
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 100 1988
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 40 1988
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 12 1936
Grand Forks Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 10 days Jan 13–22, 2014
Without precipitation 72 days Dec 7, 1900 – Feb 16, 1901
With snow 10 days Jan 13–22, 2014
High temperature at or
below freezing
86 days Nov 26, 1964 – Feb 19, 1965
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 40 days Jun 19 – Jul 28, 1974
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 14 days Jul 5–18, 1936
High temperature ≥ 100 °F 9 days Jul 6–14, 1936
Plant Hardiness Zone
4A
Grand Forks is in plant hardiness zone 4A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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1893–2024 Grand Forks location