North Dakota December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in 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 December in North Dakota History?

2023 was the warmest December in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 36.2 °F, and the average low was 17.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in North Dakota History?

1927 was the coolest December in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 5.8 °F, and the average low was -12.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	36.2	17.3
2022	110	14.6	-1.2
2021	60	24.0	4.2
2020	5	33.9	12.9
2019	47	24.8	7.4
2018	17	29.0	12.5
2017	49	24.7	6.6
2016	86	17.8	2.6
2015	15	28.8	13.4
2014	34	26.4	10.2
2013	117	14.3	-4.2
2012	65	21.8	4.8
2011	7	32.2	13.9
2010	89	17.0	2.2
2009	102	15.2	-0.3
2008	117	14.7	-4.6
2007	70	23.1	2.4
2006	12	32.0	10.9
2005	37	25.1	10.5
2004	26	28.9	10.0
2003	20	29.1	11.5
2002	17	29.8	11.9
2001	36	27.0	8.8
2000	123	12.1	-6.4
1999	4	34.8	13.8
1998	39	26.3	8.4
1997	3	33.0	16.8
1996	120	12.5	-3.3
1995	78	19.9	3.4
1994	41	26.1	8.5
1993	46	25.1	7.5
1992	92	18.3	0.1
1991	20	30.2	10.4
1990	95	20.0	-1.9
1989	112	17.1	-3.8
1988	48	25.8	5.9
1987	9	30.9	13.7
1986	17	30.4	11.2
1985	107	17.7	-3.7
1984	103	17.3	-2.6
1983	128	5.9	-11.1
1982	28	27.8	10.5
1981	72	20.8	3.7
1980	55	24.7	4.8
1979	8	34.3	10.9
1978	109	16.6	-2.8
1977	110	14.2	-0.7
1976	81	22.3	0.3
1975	51	25.4	5.6
1974	25	29.0	10.5
1973	84	18.6	2.8
1972	113	15.4	-3.2
1971	94	18.5	-0.2
1970	92	19.4	-1.0
1969	45	25.5	7.7
1968	100	15.6	0.0
1967	65	22.6	4.0
1966	62	23.2	4.2
1965	20	29.9	10.7
1964	124	10.4	-6.6
1963	96	18.3	-0.8
1962	39	27.9	7.0
1961	104	17.8	-3.5
1960	67	23.1	3.2
1959	6	30.4	16.1
1958	84	20.4	0.7
1957	11	31.7	11.7
1956	42	26.5	7.4
1955	121	13.9	-5.1
1954	10	31.2	12.9
1953	29	28.8	9.3
1952	35	27.6	8.4
1951	119	13.4	-4.0
1950	96	17.8	-0.1
1949	106	17.1	-2.8
1948	91	19.0	-0.4
1947	69	22.6	3.5
1946	71	21.7	3.4
1945	114	14.5	-2.8
1944	56	23.9	5.3
1943	23	31.5	8.8
1942	89	19.6	-0.3
1941	14	30.8	11.9
1940	32	28.3	8.9
1939	2	36.1	14.7
1938	42	25.8	8.2
1937	87	20.0	0.1
1936	63	22.1	4.7
1935	75	20.9	3.0
1934	77	20.7	2.7
1933	101	18.5	-3.3
1932	79	20.9	1.9
1931	26	27.8	11.0
1930	31	27.1	10.4
1929	88	18.3	1.2
1928	24	29.6	10.4
1927	129	5.8	-12.2
1926	98	17.8	-1.6
1925	53	23.9	7.0
1924	124	11.4	-7.6
1923	15	31.6	10.6
1922	104	15.8	-1.5
1921	51	23.6	7.4
1920	59	23.0	5.5
1919	107	15.3	-1.3
1918	38	26.3	9.0
1917	127	10.2	-9.7
1916	126	11.7	-8.6
1915	54	23.9	5.8
1914	116	15.1	-4.6
1913	12	32.0	10.8
1912	33	28.9	7.7
1911	57	21.2	7.6
1910	73	22.0	2.3
1909	122	11.4	-3.3
1908	61	22.6	5.0
1907	29	29.4	8.5
1906	99	17.5	-1.5
1905	58	23.2	5.3
1904	63	23.2	3.6
1903	82	20.5	1.3
1902	115	15.8	-4.6
1901	76	20.0	3.6
1900	44	25.5	8.4
1899	74	21.4	2.6
1898	79	20.9	1.8
1897	83	20.2	1.2
1896	49	23.3	7.8
1895	67	22.9	3.5