North Dakota January Temperature by Year

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

2006 was the warmest January in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 33.1 °F, and the average low was 18.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in North Dakota History?

1950 was the coolest January in North Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was -2.8 °F, and the average low was -21.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	31	21.4	4.9
2022	61	20.1	-2.6
2021	3	29.2	13.0
2020	33	21.1	4.7
2019	52	18.7	0.9
2018	38	22.0	1.5
2017	44	18.4	3.9
2016	25	22.8	6.4
2015	18	25.0	7.0
2014	62	20.2	-3.1
2013	42	21.1	1.7
2012	6	30.4	9.6
2011	76	15.1	-2.3
2010	53	17.4	2.0
2009	83	15.2	-5.2
2008	55	20.9	-1.6
2007	28	24.4	3.1
2006	1	33.1	18.7
2005	76	16.8	-4.1
2004	87	13.0	-5.4
2003	47	20.5	1.0
2002	15	26.0	7.7
2001	14	26.5	7.5
2000	36	22.7	2.1
1999	71	16.0	-2.2
1998	49	19.1	1.8
1997	99	11.2	-8.0
1996	108	10.0	-9.4
1995	53	17.8	1.5
1994	111	6.9	-10.7
1993	79	15.8	-4.0
1992	5	30.7	10.0
1991	72	17.1	-3.8
1990	2	31.5	12.1
1989	33	23.6	2.1
1988	69	18.5	-3.9
1987	8	28.7	10.0
1986	11	26.7	8.9
1985	74	17.4	-4.2
1984	33	22.2	3.5
1983	9	27.9	9.8
1982	126	3.5	-18.2
1981	16	27.1	6.3
1980	75	16.8	-3.8
1979	120	4.6	-13.8
1978	119	5.2	-12.5
1977	112	7.8	-11.8
1976	55	19.6	-0.4
1975	39	22.6	0.9
1974	86	15.1	-6.2
1973	26	23.5	5.3
1972	96	12.4	-8.6
1971	109	8.6	-8.9
1970	100	10.0	-7.3
1969	118	5.1	-12.1
1968	72	16.6	-3.3
1967	48	20.9	0.2
1966	122	3.8	-15.4
1965	103	11.2	-8.8
1964	24	25.5	4.1
1963	100	11.9	-9.0
1962	78	16.8	-4.2
1961	37	22.0	2.1
1960	70	16.8	-2.4
1959	92	11.8	-7.2
1958	12	27.3	7.3
1957	105	10.8	-8.8
1956	81	14.9	-4.2
1955	50	20.1	0.3
1954	112	8.8	-12.7
1953	31	23.4	2.8
1952	98	11.1	-7.6
1951	94	11.8	-7.8
1950	129	-2.8	-21.0
1949	106	10.0	-9.2
1948	63	19.4	-2.8
1947	23	25.6	4.3
1946	51	21.4	-1.3
1945	42	19.4	3.3
1944	4	31.6	9.2
1943	115	6.4	-12.1
1942	13	28.3	5.9
1941	55	19.1	0.0
1940	97	11.9	-8.2
1939	29	23.3	3.8
1938	63	17.8	-1.2
1937	128	-0.7	-18.7
1936	125	2.6	-16.4
1935	91	12.9	-8.0
1934	21	26.1	3.9
1933	46	21.3	0.6
1932	66	17.5	-1.2
1931	7	29.2	10.4
1930	117	5.2	-11.8
1929	123	4.6	-16.6
1928	39	21.0	2.3
1927	59	18.0	0.1
1926	19	25.8	4.9
1925	67	18.3	-3.1
1924	102	12.2	-9.7
1923	60	18.9	-1.2
1922	80	15.8	-4.2
1921	21	25.2	4.7
1920	93	11.4	-7.0
1919	10	28.1	8.4
1918	112	6.8	-10.8
1917	104	11.6	-9.4
1916	127	2.3	-17.9
1915	82	14.7	-4.3
1914	27	24.8	3.3
1913	94	13.3	-9.2
1912	121	4.2	-14.8
1911	110	9.6	-12.1
1910	63	17.7	-1.0
1909	88	12.8	-6.5
1908	17	28.1	4.8
1907	124	2.5	-15.5
1906	44	20.5	2.0
1905	106	10.2	-9.4
1904	90	12.4	-6.1
1903	55	20.0	-0.8
1902	41	21.2	1.9
1901	67	17.2	-1.9
1900	19	26.1	4.7
1899	85	13.8	-4.7
1898	30	24.1	2.7
1897	88	11.9	-5.5
1896	84	13.9	-4.1
1895	116	6.8	-13.2