Williston December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Williston, North Dakota for the date of December 5.

December 5 All-Time Records 1894–2024
Highest temperature	60 °F	1939
Lowest temperature	-27 °F	1972
Lowest daily high	-10 °F	1972
Highest daily low	32 °F	1987
Most precipitation	0.54 inches	2001
Most snow	6.5 inches	2001

December 5 All-Time Records
1894–2024

Highest temperature

60 °F

-27 °F

-10 °F

Highest daily low

32 °F

0.54 inches

6.5 inches

December 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	31.5 °F
Average low	12.7 °F
Chance precipitation	19.4%
Chance snow	18.0%

December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

31.5 °F

Average low

12.7 °F

Chance precipitation

19.4%

Chance snow

18.0%

Williston December 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	43	20	0.00	n/a
2022	23	10	n/a	n/a
2021	27	9	0.05	2.0
2020	47	26	0.00	0.0
2019	38	22	0.00	0.0
2018	24	17	0.01	0.0
2017	33	10	0.09	1.2
2016	33	10	0.00	0.0
2015	46	22	0.00	0.0
2014	24	4	0.00	0.0
2013	0	-15	0.00	0.0
2012	42	22	0.00	0.0
2011	17	-6	0.00	n/a
2010	20	15	0.00	0.0
2009	15	1	0.00	0.0
2008	36	2	0.01	0.5
2007	19	7	0.00	0.5
2006	36	15	0.03	0.5
2005	9	-15	0.00	0.0
2004	36	14	0.01	0.3
2003	21	-6	0.00	0.0
2002	29	3	0.00	0.0
2001	29	20	0.54	6.5
2000	15	0	0.00	0.0
1999	39	15	0.00	0.0
1998	27	17	0.07	1.3
1997	21	6	0.00	0.0
1996	36	7	0.02	0.0
1995	41	6	0.00	0.0
1994	3	-24	0.00	0.0
1993	38	23	0.00	0.0
1992	31	11	0.00	0.0
1991	18	-1	0.00	n/a
1990	45	28	0.04	1.0
1989	42	30	0.00	0.0
1988	48	26	0.00	0.0
1987	46	32	0.00	0.0
1986	24	14	0.00	0.0
1985	29	5	0.00	0.0
1984	14	-10	0.00	0.0
1983	23	0	0.00	0.0
1982	32	13	0.00	0.0
1981	37	12	0.00	0.0
1980	23	5	0.06	1.0
1979	56	26	0.00	0.0
1978	28	-2	0.00	0.0
1977	-4	-22	0.00	0.0
1976	18	1	0.04	0.0
1975	47	4	0.00	0.0
1974	38	24	0.00	0.0
1973	16	0	0.00	0.0
1972	-10	-27	0.00	0.0
1971	27	10	0.00	0.0
1970	6	-12	0.00	0.0
1969	38	20	0.00	0.0
1968	24	3	0.00	0.0
1967	45	26	0.00	0.0
1966	30	9	0.00	0.0
1965	39	22	0.00	0.0
1964	4	-14	0.00	0.0
1963	47	24	0.00	0.0
1962	26	10	0.00	n/a
1961	39	22	0.07	n/a
1960	20	10	0.00	n/a
1959	n/a	7	n/a	n/a
1958	1	-8	0.00	n/a
1957	38	20	0.00	n/a
1956	3	-15	0.00	0.0
1955	19	1	0.00	0.0
1954	34	23	0.00	0.0
1953	36	18	0.00	0.0
1952	44	17	0.00	0.0
1951	34	25	0.00	0.0
1950	-3	-18	0.00	0.0
1949	32	11	0.00	0.0
1948	15	0	0.02	0.3
1947	32	20	0.00	0.0
1946	39	23	0.00	0.0
1945	45	30	0.00	0.0
1944	37	18	0.00	0.0
1943	39	23	0.00	0.0
1942	15	5	0.00	0.0
1941	34	16	0.00	0.0
1940	44	15	0.00	0.0
1939	60	29	0.00	0.0
1938	45	25	0.00	0.0
1937	17	-4	0.03	0.0
1936	7	-19	0.08	0.8
1935	34	4	0.00	0.0
1934	21	16	0.00	0.0
1933	34	19	0.00	0.0
1932	32	11	0.00	0.0
1931	35	14	0.00	n/a
1930	38	24	0.00	0.0
1929	36	17	0.00	n/a
1928	28	2	0.00	0.0
1927	32	3	0.16	1.6
1926	15	-9	0.00	0.0
1925	43	16	0.00	0.0
1924	32	17	0.21	2.1
1923	44	23	0.00	0.0
1922	0	-12	0.01	0.1
1921	43	27	0.00	0.0
1920	39	20	0.00	0.0
1919	17	14	0.00	0.0
1918	43	24	0.00	0.0
1917	7	-3	0.01	0.3
1916	44	17	0.00	0.0
1915	39	21	0.00	0.0
1914	30	15	0.00	0.0
1913	44	19	0.00	0.0
1912	16	-2	0.00	0.0
1911	36	16	0.00	0.0
1910	14	-11	0.04	0.4
1909	-3	-15	0.00	0.0
1908	11	-7	0.00	0.0
1907	53	13	0.00	0.0
1906	8	-2	0.00	0.0
1905	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1904	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1903	29	12	0.00	0.0
1902	4	-22	0.02	0.3
1901	34	22	0.02	0.2
1900	34	19	0.01	0.1
1899	37	6	0.00	0.0
1898	26	15	0.00	0.0
1897	41	18	0.02	0.0
1896	20	10	0.04	0.2
1895	25	4	0.00	0.0
1894	47	18	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Williston on 12/5?

For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Williston history is 60 °F which happened in 1939.

Highest Temperatures in Williston on December 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	60 °F	1939
2	56 °F	1979
3	53 °F	1907
4	48 °F	1988
5	47 °F	1963
5	47 °F	1975
5	47 °F	2020
5	47 °F	1894
9	46 °F	1987
9	46 °F	2015

What's the all-time low for Williston on 12/5?

For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Williston history is -27 °F which happened in 1972.

Lowest Temperatures in Williston on December 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-27 °F	1972
2	-24 °F	1994
3	-22 °F	1977
3	-22 °F	1902
5	-19 °F	1936
6	-18 °F	1950
7	-15 °F	2013
7	-15 °F	1909
7	-15 °F	1956
7	-15 °F	2005

Lowest High Temperatures in Williston on December 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-10 °F	1972
2	-4 °F	1977
3	-3 °F	1909
3	-3 °F	1950
5	0 °F	2013
5	0 °F	1922
7	1 °F	1958
8	3 °F	1994
8	3 °F	1956
10	4 °F	1964
10	4 °F	1902

What's the most it has ever rained in Williston on 12/5?

For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Williston history is 0.54 inches which happened in 2001.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Williston on December 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.54 inches	2001
2	0.21 inches	1924
3	0.16 inches	1927
4	0.09 inches	2017
5	0.08 inches	1936
6	0.07 inches	1961
6	0.07 inches	1998
8	0.06 inches	1980
9	0.05 inches	2021
10	0.04 inches	1976
10	0.04 inches	1910
10	0.04 inches	1896
10	0.04 inches	1990

All-Time Most Snow in Williston on December 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.5 inches	2001
2	2.1 inches	1924
3	2.0 inches	2021
4	1.6 inches	1927
5	1.3 inches	1998
6	1.2 inches	2017
7	1.0 inches	1980
7	1.0 inches	1990
9	0.8 inches	1936
10	0.5 inches	2007
10	0.5 inches	2006
10	0.5 inches	2008

Weather Station Details

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