Lowest Temperature Ever in North Dakota

Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. 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