Williston Weather in 1978

Historical record of Williston, North Dakota weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Williston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	103 °F	September 3
Lowest temperature	-28 °F	December 31
Highest daily low	67 °F	August 13
Lowest daily high	-11 °F	December 31
Most daily precipitation	1.5 inches	September 12
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	December 28
Total annual precipitation	19.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	27.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Williston in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Williston, North Dakota in 1978 was 103 °F which happened on September 3.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Williston in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	103 °F	Sep 3
2	102 °F	Sep 4
3	99 °F	Sep 5
4	98 °F	Aug 6
5	97 °F	Aug 25
5	97 °F	Aug 13
5	97 °F	Aug 12
5	97 °F	Aug 11
5	97 °F	Aug 10
10	96 °F	Aug 7

What was the coldest temperature in Williston in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Williston, North Dakota in 1978 was -28 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Williston in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-28 °F	December 31
1	-28 °F	January 16
3	-26 °F	December 30
4	-25 °F	January 19
5	-23 °F	January 8
6	-22 °F	January 29
7	-21 °F	February 2
7	-21 °F	January 28
7	-21 °F	January 26
7	-21 °F	January 10

January 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	8	-9	0.00	0.0
January 2	14	0	0.00	0.0
January 3	10	-7	0.00	0.0
January 4	10	-3	0.14	1.0
January 5	9	-1	0.00	0.0
January 6	11	-1	0.00	0.0
January 7	9	-9	0.00	0.0
January 8	-6	-23	0.00	0.0
January 9	3	-12	0.00	0.0
January 10	-1	-21	0.00	0.0
January 11	3	-15	0.00	0.0
January 12	9	-5	0.00	0.0
January 13	4	-7	0.00	0.0
January 14	14	-1	0.01	0.0
January 15	12	-12	0.00	0.0
January 16	-5	-28	0.00	0.0
January 17	8	-10	0.00	0.0
January 18	7	-20	0.00	0.0
January 19	2	-25	0.00	0.0
January 20	6	-13	0.00	0.0
January 21	14	-10	0.00	0.0
January 22	25	1	0.00	0.0
January 23	27	10	0.00	0.0
January 24	27	13	0.00	0.0
January 25	17	-18	0.02	0.0
January 26	0	-21	0.00	0.0
January 27	5	-10	0.00	0.0
January 28	5	-21	0.00	0.0
January 29	0	-22	0.00	0.0
January 30	3	-7	0.00	0.0
January 31	2	-19	0.00	0.0

February 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	-2	-14	0.02	0.0
February 2	2	-21	0.00	0.0
February 3	15	-9	0.00	0.0
February 4	16	-10	0.00	0.0
February 5	9	-4	0.00	0.0
February 6	11	4	0.00	0.0
February 7	11	4	0.20	2.0
February 8	12	5	0.00	0.0
February 9	15	7	0.04	0.0
February 10	16	7	0.00	0.0
February 11	16	-2	0.00	0.0
February 12	12	-3	0.06	1.0
February 13	18	6	0.00	0.0
February 14	14	-8	0.00	0.0
February 15	8	-10	0.00	0.0
February 16	11	-11	0.00	0.0
February 17	10	-17	0.00	0.0
February 18	17	-11	0.00	0.0
February 19	25	10	0.00	0.0
February 20	22	-4	0.00	0.0
February 21	33	10	0.00	0.0
February 22	36	27	0.00	0.0
February 23	37	17	0.00	0.0
February 24	38	12	0.08	0.0
February 25	21	5	0.04	1.0
February 26	18	-7	0.00	0.0
February 27	15	-6	0.00	0.0
February 28	11	-10	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	11	-11	0.05	1.0
March 2	11	-3	0.20	2.0
March 3	6	-18	0.00	0.0
March 4	9	-17	0.00	0.0
March 5	12	-16	0.00	0.0
March 6	17	-10	0.01	0.0
March 7	26	15	0.00	0.0
March 8	39	11	0.00	0.0
March 9	42	24	0.00	0.0
March 10	38	29	0.00	0.0
March 11	44	21	0.00	0.0
March 12	40	27	0.00	0.0
March 13	30	19	0.09	0.5
March 14	34	23	0.04	0.0
March 15	36	14	0.00	0.0
March 16	31	12	0.01	0.0
March 17	38	9	0.00	0.0
March 18	39	29	0.00	0.0
March 19	40	18	0.00	0.0
March 20	45	27	0.00	0.0
March 21	49	26	0.00	0.0
March 22	45	26	0.00	0.0
March 23	40	19	0.00	0.0
March 24	40	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	54	31	0.00	0.0
March 26	64	33	0.00	0.0
March 27	63	33	0.00	0.0
March 28	54	32	0.00	0.0
March 29	68	35	0.00	0.0
March 30	78	36	0.00	0.0
March 31	75	40	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	45	23	0.00
April 2	38	24	0.04
April 3	54	26	0.00
April 4	55	23	0.00
April 5	58	38	0.00
April 6	53	29	0.00
April 7	45	26	0.00
April 8	47	30	0.00
April 9	50	30	0.00
April 10	52	29	0.00
April 11	62	27	0.00
April 12	54	25	0.11
April 13	46	23	0.00
April 14	55	24	0.00
April 15	54	32	0.00
April 16	42	30	0.16
April 17	46	38	0.00
April 18	44	31	0.09
April 19	44	28	0.00
April 20	54	19	0.00
April 21	58	30	0.00
April 22	53	37	0.03
April 23	47	38	0.13
April 24	56	36	0.02
April 25	64	34	0.00
April 26	70	33	0.00
April 27	70	36	0.00
April 28	69	46	0.22
April 29	68	44	0.00
April 30	66	40	0.00

May 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	37	0.00
May 2	70	37	0.00
May 3	70	40	0.00
May 4	60	41	0.55
May 5	60	40	0.20
May 6	62	42	0.50
May 7	60	43	0.33
May 8	57	37	0.41
May 9	71	35	0.00
May 10	71	45	0.00
May 11	65	40	0.00
May 12	57	44	0.10
May 13	69	36	0.00
May 14	73	50	0.00
May 15	83	47	0.00
May 16	82	55	0.00
May 17	68	54	0.00
May 18	71	45	0.00
May 19	71	40	0.48
May 20	70	39	0.00
May 21	77	47	0.00
May 22	86	51	0.00
May 23	85	56	0.33
May 24	84	63	0.05
May 25	80	45	0.16
May 26	73	45	0.25
May 27	73	46	0.00
May 28	76	45	0.00
May 29	76	47	0.08
May 30	66	42	0.95
May 31	52	40	1.50

June 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	54	37	0.10
June 2	65	42	0.00
June 3	74	44	0.00
June 4	77	52	0.00
June 5	79	49	0.00
June 6	79	54	0.00
June 7	64	38	0.22
June 8	76	47	0.00
June 9	85	52	0.00
June 10	85	51	0.08
June 11	69	48	0.09
June 12	74	44	0.16
June 13	77	54	0.00
June 14	85	54	0.00
June 15	84	53	0.60
June 16	73	51	0.01
June 17	73	47	0.00
June 18	84	52	0.00
June 19	84	48	0.46
June 20	67	46	0.01
June 21	77	45	0.00
June 22	77	54	0.00
June 23	83	54	0.00
June 24	84	57	0.05
June 25	83	57	0.18
June 26	74	53	0.57
June 27	81	54	0.00
June 28	83	56	0.00
June 29	83	61	0.00
June 30	80	60	0.00

July 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	60	0.58
July 2	82	60	0.00
July 3	84	60	0.00
July 4	84	60	1.45
July 5	78	55	1.25
July 6	77	57	0.00
July 7	76	51	0.00
July 8	76	53	0.13
July 9	70	44	0.00
July 10	78	51	0.00
July 11	82	57	0.04
July 12	82	57	0.02
July 13	84	53	0.00
July 14	86	54	0.00
July 15	89	60	0.00
July 16	91	62	0.00
July 17	91	64	0.08
July 18	73	50	0.00
July 19	70	52	0.15
July 20	75	50	0.00
July 21	76	49	0.00
July 22	82	51	0.00
July 23	88	50	0.00
July 24	95	63	0.00
July 25	94	60	0.00
July 26	87	60	0.00
July 27	84	57	0.00
July 28	87	59	0.00
July 29	72	52	0.00
July 30	78	52	0.00
July 31	77	47	0.00

August 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	76	57	0.00
August 2	73	40	0.00
August 3	73	37	0.00
August 4	83	45	0.00
August 5	90	50	0.00
August 6	98	57	0.00
August 7	96	58	0.00
August 8	89	54	0.00
August 9	89	53	0.00
August 10	97	59	0.00
August 11	97	64	0.00
August 12	97	57	0.00
August 13	97	67	0.00
August 14	90	59	0.16
August 15	81	52	0.00
August 16	89	55	0.00
August 17	87	51	0.09
August 18	71	44	0.00
August 19	85	40	0.00
August 20	85	53	0.00
August 21	82	49	0.00
August 22	76	52	0.04
August 23	79	54	0.14
August 24	86	51	0.00
August 25	97	56	0.00
August 26	92	53	0.00
August 27	82	52	0.00
August 28	77	51	0.05
August 29	76	51	0.00
August 30	79	46	0.00
August 31	83	55	0.00

September 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	59	0.00
September 2	90	50	0.00
September 3	103	57	0.00
September 4	102	63	0.00
September 5	99	64	0.00
September 6	95	61	0.00
September 7	80	49	0.00
September 8	85	55	0.00
September 9	87	43	0.00
September 10	90	60	0.00
September 11	90	57	0.16
September 12	58	50	1.50
September 13	57	44	0.09
September 14	56	46	0.02
September 15	74	43	0.00
September 16	74	43	0.07
September 17	63	39	0.00
September 18	61	45	0.59
September 19	51	38	0.30
September 20	57	33	0.00
September 21	67	33	0.00
September 22	72	39	0.00
September 23	73	46	0.00
September 24	73	40	0.00
September 25	81	44	0.00
September 26	81	46	0.00
September 27	70	37	0.00
September 28	71	50	0.00
September 29	64	45	0.00
September 30	73	42	0.00

October 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	71	49	0.00
October 2	66	42	0.07
October 3	58	43	0.03
October 4	57	43	0.01
October 5	47	39	0.00
October 6	56	25	0.00
October 7	66	30	0.00
October 8	69	38	0.00
October 9	69	39	0.00
October 10	75	38	0.00
October 11	69	43	0.00
October 12	56	33	0.00
October 13	53	29	0.00
October 14	64	25	0.00
October 15	64	32	0.00
October 16	65	29	0.00
October 17	63	34	0.00
October 18	59	27	0.00
October 19	72	37	0.00
October 20	71	40	0.00
October 21	68	40	0.00
October 22	51	21	0.00
October 23	68	27	0.00
October 24	65	35	0.00
October 25	50	36	0.00
October 26	57	25	0.00
October 27	57	24	0.00
October 28	56	36	0.00
October 29	59	34	0.00
October 30	50	31	0.00
October 31	54	27	0.00

November 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	66	32	0.00	0.0
November 2	68	34	0.00	0.0
November 3	67	41	0.00	0.0
November 4	65	30	0.00	0.0
November 5	49	29	0.00	0.0
November 6	48	19	0.00	0.0
November 7	67	32	0.00	0.0
November 8	62	45	0.00	0.0
November 9	45	28	0.08	0.0
November 10	28	19	0.08	1.0
November 11	24	14	0.00	0.0
November 12	24	16	0.10	1.0
November 13	23	17	0.35	3.0
November 14	27	8	0.00	0.0
November 15	25	6	0.00	0.0
November 16	25	5	0.00	0.0
November 17	22	12	0.00	0.0
November 18	20	-6	0.22	4.0
November 19	-1	-14	0.00	0.0
November 20	6	-10	0.00	0.0
November 21	6	-17	0.00	0.0
November 22	19	0	0.00	0.0
November 23	18	3	0.06	1.0
November 24	34	12	0.00	0.0
November 25	31	13	0.00	0.0
November 26	26	21	0.00	0.0
November 27	26	-3	0.00	0.0
November 28	37	-3	0.07	0.0
November 29	37	-6	0.00	0.0
November 30	9	-10	0.00	0.0

December 1978 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	3	-16	0.00	0.0
December 2	0	-18	0.00	0.0
December 3	10	-16	0.00	0.0
December 4	34	0	0.00	0.0
December 5	28	-2	0.00	0.0
December 6	2	-11	0.00	0.0
December 7	3	-15	0.00	0.0
December 8	4	-7	0.00	0.0
December 9	12	-15	0.01	0.0
December 10	33	11	0.03	0.0
December 11	30	12	0.00	0.0
December 12	37	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	27	11	0.00	0.0
December 14	37	9	0.00	0.0
December 15	34	16	0.00	0.0
December 16	28	13	0.00	0.0
December 17	23	8	0.00	0.0
December 18	18	4	0.00	0.0
December 19	17	9	0.00	1.0
December 20	19	2	0.00	0.0
December 21	35	14	0.00	0.0
December 22	25	7	0.00	0.0
December 23	23	-5	0.10	n/a
December 24	22	-5	0.02	0.0
December 25	24	9	0.10	1.0
December 26	20	5	0.00	0.0
December 27	14	-3	0.00	0.0
December 28	11	-8	0.48	6.0
December 29	-2	-12	0.04	1.0
December 30	-10	-26	0.00	0.0
December 31	-11	-28	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

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