Average Temperature in North Dakota by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of North Dakota for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in North Dakota History?

1987 was the warmest year in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 56.6 °F, and the average low was 33.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in North Dakota History?

1950 was the coolest year in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 46.0 °F, and the average low was 23.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	18	53.1	31.0
2022	72	50.7	28.1
2021	5	56.1	31.4
2020	15	54.0	30.6
2019	107	48.3	27.7
2018	63	50.9	28.7
2017	20	53.5	30.5
2016	2	55.4	33.3
2015	7	55.1	31.6
2014	89	50.0	28.0
2013	92	49.6	28.0
2012	4	56.2	32.1
2011	42	51.3	30.0
2010	38	51.4	30.4
2009	95	49.3	27.7
2008	80	51.4	27.3
2007	22	53.4	30.1
2006	5	55.7	32.1
2005	13	53.6	31.2
2004	49	52.0	29.1
2003	39	52.5	29.0
2002	36	52.3	29.7
2001	17	53.7	30.8
2000	32	52.6	29.5
1999	10	54.1	31.8
1998	8	53.8	32.6
1997	42	52.0	29.4
1996	123	47.4	25.6
1995	67	50.2	29.0
1994	60	51.3	28.7
1993	100	49.3	27.3
1992	30	52.6	29.9
1991	15	53.7	30.9
1990	12	55.2	29.9
1989	72	51.6	27.2
1988	13	55.4	29.5
1987	1	56.6	33.4
1986	24	52.7	30.6
1985	102	50.0	26.5
1984	36	52.4	29.7
1983	32	51.8	30.4
1982	109	49.0	26.7
1981	8	55.2	31.3
1980	30	53.4	29.0
1979	119	48.7	25.8
1978	104	49.6	26.7
1977	32	52.6	29.5
1976	28	54.1	28.4
1975	72	50.4	28.4
1974	62	51.8	28.0
1973	22	53.2	30.3
1972	113	48.6	26.5
1971	87	50.4	27.8
1970	97	49.9	27.0
1969	94	50.0	27.4
1968	70	50.9	28.0
1967	80	51.4	27.2
1966	104	49.7	26.4
1965	113	48.9	26.4
1964	63	51.8	27.6
1963	21	54.3	29.6
1962	63	51.2	28.5
1961	32	53.6	28.6
1960	67	51.7	27.5
1959	70	51.1	27.8
1958	45	52.9	28.4
1957	57	51.2	28.9
1956	87	50.9	27.4
1955	92	50.8	26.7
1954	39	52.0	29.6
1953	18	53.6	30.6
1952	45	52.9	28.3
1951	128	46.7	24.6
1950	129	46.0	23.8
1949	84	51.6	26.8
1948	72	51.2	27.6
1947	67	50.9	28.3
1946	51	52.3	28.4
1945	97	50.0	26.9
1944	51	51.9	28.8
1943	80	51.2	27.4
1942	54	51.6	29.0
1941	25	52.5	30.8
1940	51	51.8	29.0
1939	27	54.2	28.6
1938	28	53.1	29.5
1937	97	49.8	27.0
1936	104	50.5	25.7
1935	90	50.3	27.5
1934	11	55.5	30.2
1933	45	52.8	28.5
1932	72	50.8	28.0
1931	3	56.2	32.2
1930	39	52.1	29.4
1929	118	49.4	25.2
1928	42	52.5	28.8
1927	115	48.0	27.0
1926	56	52.0	28.4
1925	57	51.8	28.3
1924	110	49.2	26.2
1923	57	51.8	28.3
1922	80	50.4	28.3
1921	25	53.2	30.1
1920	84	50.6	27.8
1919	100	49.3	27.3
1918	72	51.1	27.7
1917	126	48.0	23.9
1916	127	46.9	24.6
1915	84	50.4	28.1
1914	63	51.8	27.9
1913	72	51.4	27.5
1912	110	48.9	26.6
1911	110	49.2	26.2
1910	49	52.9	28.1
1909	108	48.8	27.0
1908	54	51.7	28.8
1907	122	48.4	24.9
1906	72	50.6	28.2
1905	90	50.6	27.3
1904	121	48.5	25.4
1903	115	49.3	25.6
1902	102	49.5	26.9
1901	60	51.5	28.5
1900	45	52.5	28.7
1899	125	47.6	25.0
1898	95	50.2	26.7
1897	117	49.3	25.6
1896	124	47.5	25.4
1895	119	49.6	24.7