Grand Forks January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Grand Forks, North Dakota for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 40 °F 1964
Lowest temperature -36 °F 1919
Lowest daily high -14 °F 1979
Highest daily low 28 °F 1964
Most precipitation 0.64 inches 1941
Most snow 6.1 inches 2005
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 17.3 °F
Average low 1.4 °F
Chance precipitation 31.8%
Chance snow 30.2%
Grand Forks January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 29 17 0.00 0.1
2023 22 13 0.00 0.0
2022 -12 -29 0.00 0.0
2021 27 15 0.00 0.0
2020 31 8 0.04 0.0
2019 1 -17 0.00 0.0
2018 -4 -18 0.00 0.0
2017 22 15 0.00 0.0
2016 27 14 0.00 0.0
2015 26 0 0.05 0.9
2014 -11 -24 0.00 0.1
2013 18 -9 0.00 0.0
2012 29 13 0.00 0.1
2011 8 -5 0.01 0.5
2010 -3 -25 0.00 0.0
2009 21 -4 0.00 0.1
2008 4 -5 0.00 0.1
2007 17 1 0.00 0.0
2006 26 17 0.00 0.0
2005 12 0 0.23 6.1
2004 24 -2 0.00 0.0
2003 21 11 0.00 0.0
2002 11 -4 0.00 0.3
2001 -4 -20 0.00 0.0
2000 20 2 0.00 0.0
1999 4 -17 0.12 3.8
1998 22 14 0.00 0.0
1997 24 5 0.02 n/a
1996 27 17 0.14 1.4
1995 10 -5 0.00 0.0
1994 10 -10 0.00 0.0
1993 -7 -20 0.00 0.0
1992 34 24 0.00 0.0
1991 1 -15 0.04 1.0
1990 26 -5 0.00 0.0
1989 11 -10 0.04 1.0
1988 5 -9 0.00 0.0
1987 19 -3 0.00 0.0
1986 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1985 -6 -21 0.00 0.0
1984 23 9 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a 18 0.00 0.0
1982 -2 -10 0.01 0.0
1981 28 4 0.08 1.0
1980 20 11 0.00 0.0
1979 -14 -26 0.00 0.0
1978 1 -19 0.00 0.0
1977 9 -13 0.00 n/a
1976 28 17 0.16 2.3
1975 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1974 -12 -25 0.00 0.0
1973 19 -5 0.00 0.0
1972 30 20 0.00 0.0
1971 26 4 0.00 0.0
1970 13 7 0.00 0.0
1969 -4 -15 0.00 0.0
1968 -9 -18 0.17 1.5
1967 23 9 0.00 0.0
1966 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1965 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1964 40 28 0.00 0.0
1963 20 6 0.00 0.0
1962 28 4 0.05 0.0
1961 12 -17 0.01 0.2
1960 28 22 0.45 4.0
1959 24 9 0.00 0.0
1958 6 -5 0.00 0.0
1957 3 -14 0.00 0.0
1956 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1955 23 5 0.00 0.0
1954 29 1 0.11 1.3
1953 34 19 0.00 0.0
1952 -6 -17 0.00 0.0
1951 17 7 0.11 1.2
1950 5 -10 0.00 0.0
1949 18 7 0.00 0.0
1948 -4 -23 0.00 0.0
1947 18 -6 0.00 0.0
1946 8 -5 0.00 0.0
1945 1 -12 0.00 0.0
1944 38 11 0.00 0.0
1943 5 -9 0.01 0.1
1942 0 -10 0.00 0.0
1941 29 24 0.64 5.3
1940 3 -11 0.00 0.0
1939 15 -6 0.24 2.0
1938 6 -8 0.00 0.0
1937 -3 -16 0.00 0.0
1936 14 -9 0.00 0.0
1935 20 -16 0.00 0.0
1934 -7 -17 0.00 0.0
1933 27 15 0.00 0.0
1932 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1931 20 6 0.00 0.0
1930 31 25 0.00 0.0
1929 4 -13 0.00 0.0
1928 -11 -20 0.00 0.0
1927 40 19 0.00 0.0
1926 38 18 0.00 0.0
1925 12 2 0.04 0.4
1924 -2 -26 0.00 0.0
1923 -2 -12 0.00 0.0
1922 22 -22 0.00 0.0
1921 15 -2 0.16 1.5
1920 -12 -25 0.00 0.0
1919 -10 -36 0.00 0.5
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 14 1 0.00 0.0
1916 1 -18 0.00 0.0
1915 10 -12 0.01 n/a
1914 29 22 0.04 0.7
1913 32 16 0.00 0.0
1912 -10 -20 0.00 0.0
1911 3 -25 0.00 n/a
1910 33 0 0.00 0.0
1909 15 -15 n/a n/a
1908 11 -16 0.00 n/a
1907 11 -9 0.00 0.0
1906 5 -9 0.00 0.0
1905 36 13 0.00 n/a
1904 30 -20 0.00 0.0
1903 32 12 0.00 0.0
1902 38 5 0.00 0.0
1901 2 -19 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 2 -20 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1897 37 8 0.25 0.5
1896 10 -14 0.15 1.5
1895 18 -8 0.00 0.0
1894 16 10 0.20 2.0
1893 25 -6 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Grand Forks on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Grand Forks history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1964.
Highest Temperatures in Grand Forks on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1964
1 40 °F 1927
3 38 °F 1902
3 38 °F 1926
3 38 °F 1944
6 37 °F 1897
7 36 °F 1905
8 34 °F 1992
8 34 °F 1953
10 33 °F 1910
What's the all-time low for Grand Forks on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Grand Forks history is -36 °F which happened in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Grand Forks on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -36 °F 1919
2 -29 °F 2022
3 -26 °F 1924
3 -26 °F 1979
5 -25 °F 1974
5 -25 °F 2010
5 -25 °F 1911
5 -25 °F 1920
9 -24 °F 2014
10 -23 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Grand Forks on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14 °F 1979
2 -12 °F 2022
2 -12 °F 1920
2 -12 °F 1974
5 -11 °F 1928
5 -11 °F 2014
7 -10 °F 1912
7 -10 °F 1919
9 -9 °F 1968
10 -7 °F 1934
10 -7 °F 1993
What's the most it has ever rained in Grand Forks on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Grand Forks history is 0.64 inches which happened in 1941.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Grand Forks on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.64 inches 1941
2 0.45 inches 1960
3 0.25 inches 1897
4 0.24 inches 1939
5 0.23 inches 2005
6 0.20 inches 1894
7 0.17 inches 1968
8 0.16 inches 1921
8 0.16 inches 1976
10 0.15 inches 1896
All-Time Most Snow in Grand Forks on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.1 inches 2005
2 5.3 inches 1941
3 4.0 inches 1960
4 3.8 inches 1999
5 2.3 inches 1976
6 2.0 inches 1894
6 2.0 inches 1939
8 1.5 inches 1896
8 1.5 inches 1921
8 1.5 inches 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Grand Forks location