Lowest Temperature Ever in North Dakota

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A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

Public Information Statement National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1154 AM CST Wed Feb 15 2023 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT If you think today is cold you aint seen nothing! On February 15, 1936, 87 years ago today, North Dakota had its lowest temperature of record, 60 degrees below zero recorded in Parshall, Mountrail County. There was hope, even back then. The highest temperature of record in North Dakota occurred just 5 months later, when on July 6, 1936, the temperature in Steele, Kidder County, soared to 121 degrees. JP Martin