Williston December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Williston, North Dakota for the date of December 16.

December 16 All-Time Records 1894–2024
Highest temperature	53 °F	1939
Lowest temperature	-26 °F	1964
Lowest daily high	-18 °F	1924
Highest daily low	38 °F	1939
Most precipitation	0.40 inches	1929
Most snow	4.0 inches	1929

December 16 All-Time Records
1894–2024

Highest temperature

53 °F

-26 °F

-18 °F

Highest daily low

38 °F

0.40 inches

4.0 inches

December 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	28.0 °F
Average low	9.4 °F
Chance precipitation	22.8%
Chance snow	22.6%

December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

28.0 °F

Average low

9.4 °F

Chance precipitation

22.8%

Chance snow

22.6%

Williston December 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	36	17	0.00	n/a
2022	12	6	0.03	n/a
2021	9	-8	0.00	0.0
2020	37	21	0.00	0.0
2019	25	8	0.00	0.0
2018	43	23	0.00	n/a
2017	42	25	0.00	n/a
2016	4	-17	0.00	0.0
2015	28	9	0.00	0.0
2014	26	19	0.00	0.0
2013	34	21	0.00	0.0
2012	21	10	0.00	0.0
2011	27	14	0.02	1.0
2010	28	5	0.00	0.0
2009	29	-2	0.00	0.0
2008	-8	-23	0.00	0.0
2007	38	12	0.00	0.0
2006	40	24	0.00	0.0
2005	15	0	0.01	0.5
2004	42	20	0.00	0.0
2003	28	7	0.00	0.0
2002	43	28	0.05	0.0
2001	32	11	0.00	0.0
2000	12	-14	0.04	1.0
1999	18	9	0.16	2.0
1998	39	26	0.00	0.0
1997	40	23	0.00	0.0
1996	30	5	0.12	2.0
1995	22	7	0.14	2.0
1994	28	9	0.00	0.0
1993	33	27	0.04	0.0
1992	27	16	0.00	0.0
1991	41	23	0.00	0.0
1990	32	15	0.00	0.0
1989	10	-11	0.00	0.0
1988	31	17	0.00	0.0
1987	24	0	0.00	0.0
1986	35	23	0.00	0.0
1985	24	3	0.15	2.0
1984	20	-5	0.02	0.0
1983	-5	-18	0.09	1.0
1982	37	9	0.00	0.0
1981	12	6	0.00	0.0
1980	50	36	0.00	0.0
1979	6	-20	0.00	0.0
1978	28	13	0.00	0.0
1977	33	24	0.02	1.0
1976	42	20	0.00	0.0
1975	17	-13	0.00	0.0
1974	32	17	0.00	0.0
1973	21	-12	0.00	0.0
1972	24	-6	0.00	0.0
1971	5	-19	0.00	0.0
1970	30	13	0.00	0.0
1969	39	22	0.00	0.0
1968	28	7	0.00	0.0
1967	25	3	0.00	0.0
1966	46	28	0.00	0.0
1965	29	13	0.00	0.0
1964	-12	-26	0.14	1.0
1963	3	n/a	0.00	0.0
1962	51	32	0.00	n/a
1961	28	6	0.00	n/a
1960	23	16	0.00	n/a
1959	37	23	n/a	n/a
1958	37	18	0.00	n/a
1957	34	15	0.00	n/a
1956	30	-11	0.02	0.4
1955	13	1	0.00	0.0
1954	38	25	0.00	0.0
1953	18	4	0.01	0.1
1952	31	13	0.00	0.0
1951	-5	-24	0.00	0.0
1950	17	9	0.01	0.2
1949	19	6	0.00	0.0
1948	4	-8	0.02	0.2
1947	22	12	0.00	0.0
1946	10	-2	0.02	0.4
1945	-7	-24	0.00	0.0
1944	35	17	0.00	0.0
1943	39	10	0.00	0.0
1942	41	22	0.04	0.0
1941	43	22	0.00	0.0
1940	20	2	0.00	0.0
1939	53	38	0.00	0.0
1938	29	15	0.00	0.2
1937	38	24	0.00	0.0
1936	25	4	0.00	0.0
1935	29	8	0.00	0.0
1934	33	12	0.05	0.5
1933	3	-12	0.03	0.3
1932	15	-6	0.00	0.0
1931	35	9	0.00	0.0
1930	33	19	0.00	0.0
1929	10	0	0.40	4.0
1928	25	8	0.00	0.0
1927	7	-9	0.02	0.2
1926	1	-13	0.00	0.0
1925	20	13	0.00	0.0
1924	-18	-24	0.06	0.6
1923	48	23	0.00	0.0
1922	-8	-18	0.00	0.0
1921	17	5	0.00	0.0
1920	33	13	0.00	0.0
1919	6	-10	0.00	0.0
1918	23	19	0.00	0.0
1917	37	2	0.00	0.0
1916	32	15	0.00	1.0
1915	19	-2	0.00	0.0
1914	5	-21	0.00	0.0
1913	42	18	0.00	0.0
1912	30	24	0.09	0.9
1911	16	12	0.00	0.0
1910	27	10	0.00	0.0
1909	32	-2	0.00	0.0
1908	28	22	0.00	0.0
1907	15	9	0.01	0.1
1906	14	-19	0.00	0.0
1905	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1904	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1903	22	9	0.00	0.0
1902	23	-13	0.00	0.0
1901	12	-11	0.05	0.5
1900	44	21	0.00	0.0
1899	0	-15	0.14	1.1
1898	34	12	0.00	0.0
1897	-8	-16	0.00	0.0
1896	23	12	0.00	0.0
1895	21	n/a	0.01	0.1
1894	20	16	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Williston on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Williston history is 53 °F which happened in 1939.

Highest Temperatures in Williston on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	53 °F	1939
2	51 °F	1962
3	50 °F	1980
4	48 °F	1923
5	46 °F	1966
6	44 °F	1900
7	43 °F	1941
7	43 °F	2002
7	43 °F	2018
10	42 °F	1976
10	42 °F	1913
10	42 °F	2004
10	42 °F	2017

What's the all-time low for Williston on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Williston history is -26 °F which happened in 1964.

Lowest Temperatures in Williston on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-26 °F	1964
2	-24 °F	1951
2	-24 °F	1945
2	-24 °F	1924
5	-23 °F	2008
6	-21 °F	1914
7	-20 °F	1979
8	-19 °F	1971
8	-19 °F	1906
10	-18 °F	1983
10	-18 °F	1922

Lowest High Temperatures in Williston on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-18 °F	1924
2	-12 °F	1964
3	-8 °F	2008
3	-8 °F	1897
3	-8 °F	1922
6	-7 °F	1945
7	-5 °F	1983
7	-5 °F	1951
9	0 °F	1899
10	1 °F	1926

What's the most it has ever rained in Williston on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Williston history is 0.40 inches which happened in 1929.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Williston on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.40 inches	1929
2	0.16 inches	1999
3	0.15 inches	1985
4	0.14 inches	1995
4	0.14 inches	1899
4	0.14 inches	1964
7	0.12 inches	1996
8	0.09 inches	1983
8	0.09 inches	1912
10	0.06 inches	1924

All-Time Most Snow in Williston on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	4.0 inches	1929
2	2.0 inches	1996
2	2.0 inches	1995
2	2.0 inches	1985
2	2.0 inches	1999
6	1.1 inches	1899
7	1.0 inches	1983
7	1.0 inches	1964
7	1.0 inches	1916
7	1.0 inches	1977
7	1.0 inches	2011
7	1.0 inches	2000

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1957–2024	Williston Experimental Farm	location
1894–1956	Sloulin Field International Airport	location