Williston January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Williston, North Dakota for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 50 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -32 °F 1928
Lowest daily high -19 °F 1928
Highest daily low 31 °F 1998
Most precipitation 0.52 inches 1954
Most snow 5.9 inches 1954
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 24.3 °F
Average low 5.2 °F
Chance precipitation 25.8%
Chance snow 24.8%
Williston January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 42 19 0.00 n/a
2023 31 7 0.00 n/a
2022 -10 -26 0.00 0.0
2021 40 14 0.00 0.0
2020 36 26 0.00 0.0
2019 15 -11 0.00 n/a
2018 -10 -29 0.00 n/a
2017 28 7 0.00 0.5
2016 27 14 0.00 0.0
2015 28 24 0.00 0.0
2014 6 -6 0.00 0.1
2013 24 5 0.03 0.8
2012 33 17 0.00 0.0
2011 -2 -17 0.00 n/a
2010 3 -24 0.00 0.0
2009 25 -8 0.00 0.0
2008 18 -9 0.00 0.0
2007 21 5 0.00 0.0
2006 30 23 0.00 0.0
2005 3 -5 0.20 5.0
2004 22 3 0.00 0.0
2003 30 18 0.01 0.2
2002 2 -6 0.00 0.0
2001 20 0 0.00 0.0
2000 40 20 0.03 0.8
1999 13 3 0.07 2.0
1998 50 31 0.00 0.0
1997 40 20 0.00 0.0
1996 n/a 10 0.01 n/a
1995 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1994 22 13 0.00 0.0
1993 -2 -24 0.00 0.0
1992 34 14 0.00 0.0
1991 13 -16 0.00 0.0
1990 40 6 0.00 0.0
1989 2 -12 0.00 0.0
1988 18 -12 0.00 0.0
1987 32 11 0.00 0.0
1986 34 15 0.00 0.0
1985 -5 -23 0.00 0.0
1984 30 15 0.00 0.0
1983 27 14 0.00 0.0
1982 -4 -29 0.06 1.0
1981 38 18 0.00 0.0
1980 33 10 0.00 0.0
1979 -2 -18 0.00 0.0
1978 8 -9 0.00 0.0
1977 -4 -23 0.00 0.0
1976 17 2 0.15 2.0
1975 34 10 0.00 0.0
1974 -5 -22 0.00 0.0
1973 22 -1 0.00 0.0
1972 30 14 0.00 0.0
1971 34 15 0.09 2.0
1970 12 7 0.00 0.0
1969 7 -15 0.00 0.0
1968 9 -22 0.00 0.0
1967 33 18 0.00 0.0
1966 5 -7 0.00 0.0
1965 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1964 48 26 0.00 0.0
1963 39 6 0.00 n/a
1962 36 21 0.00 n/a
1961 17 -5 0.00 n/a
1960 16 6 0.13 n/a
1959 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1958 17 -5 0.00 n/a
1957 28 12 0.00 n/a
1956 28 7 0.00 0.0
1955 19 4 0.00 0.0
1954 27 11 0.52 5.9
1953 33 17 0.00 0.0
1952 -1 -25 0.00 0.0
1951 15 9 0.01 0.1
1950 14 -10 0.00 0.0
1949 20 6 0.00 0.0
1948 35 12 0.00 0.0
1947 19 -11 0.00 0.0
1946 22 14 0.00 0.0
1945 -2 -18 0.00 0.0
1944 42 21 0.00 0.0
1943 17 -9 0.00 0.1
1942 -1 -20 0.00 0.0
1941 33 -2 0.15 2.2
1940 0 -20 0.00 0.0
1939 35 20 0.00 0.3
1938 31 16 0.00 0.0
1937 -8 -21 0.01 0.1
1936 17 3 0.00 0.0
1935 38 6 0.00 0.0
1934 -5 -11 0.00 0.0
1933 34 19 0.00 n/a
1932 19 -1 0.00 0.0
1931 34 14 0.00 0.0
1930 26 10 0.00 0.0
1929 13 -5 0.01 0.1
1928 -19 -32 0.00 0.0
1927 39 25 0.00 0.0
1926 33 11 0.00 0.0
1925 22 4 0.00 0.0
1924 -5 -23 0.00 0.0
1923 11 1 0.07 0.7
1922 28 -2 0.00 0.0
1921 32 14 0.00 0.0
1920 7 -15 0.02 0.2
1919 -1 -23 0.04 0.4
1918 40 24 0.00 0.0
1917 23 4 0.00 0.0
1916 12 -5 0.04 0.0
1915 24 15 0.00 0.0
1914 32 11 0.02 0.3
1913 34 11 0.00 0.0
1912 -7 -15 0.01 0.0
1911 -14 -27 0.00 0.0
1910 7 -8 0.00 0.0
1909 16 -8 0.00 0.0
1908 12 -13 0.00 0.0
1907 6 3 0.19 1.8
1906 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 8 -14 0.18 2.2
1903 31 11 0.00 0.0
1902 38 11 0.00 0.0
1901 -7 -23 0.00 0.0
1900 9 -10 0.00 0.0
1899 0 -18 0.05 0.5
1898 23 5 0.00 0.0
1897 12 4 0.16 1.6
1896 10 n/a 0.43 4.3
1895 15 -8 0.00 0.0
1894 32 n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Williston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Williston history is 50 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Williston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1998
2 48 °F 1964
3 42 °F 1944
3 42 °F 2024
5 40 °F 1990
5 40 °F 1918
5 40 °F 1997
5 40 °F 2000
5 40 °F 2021
10 39 °F 1963
10 39 °F 1927
What's the all-time low for Williston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Williston history is -32 °F which happened in 1928.
Lowest Temperatures in Williston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32 °F 1928
2 -29 °F 2018
2 -29 °F 1982
4 -27 °F 1911
5 -26 °F 2022
6 -25 °F 1952
7 -24 °F 1993
7 -24 °F 2010
9 -23 °F 1977
9 -23 °F 1919
9 -23 °F 1901
9 -23 °F 1985
9 -23 °F 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Williston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 1928
2 -14 °F 1911
3 -10 °F 2018
3 -10 °F 2022
5 -8 °F 1937
6 -7 °F 1901
6 -7 °F 1912
8 -5 °F 1974
8 -5 °F 1924
8 -5 °F 1985
8 -5 °F 1934
What's the most it has ever rained in Williston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Williston history is 0.52 inches which happened in 1954.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Williston on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.52 inches 1954
2 0.43 inches 1896
3 0.20 inches 2005
4 0.19 inches 1907
5 0.18 inches 1904
6 0.16 inches 1897
7 0.15 inches 1941
7 0.15 inches 1976
9 0.13 inches 1960
10 0.09 inches 1971
All-Time Most Snow in Williston on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.9 inches 1954
2 5.0 inches 2005
3 4.3 inches 1896
4 2.2 inches 1941
4 2.2 inches 1904
6 2.0 inches 1999
6 2.0 inches 1971
6 2.0 inches 1976
9 1.8 inches 1907
10 1.6 inches 1897
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1957–2024 Williston Experimental Farm location
1894–1956 Sloulin Field International Airport location