Coldest Decembers in North Dakota since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Decembers in North Dakota since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.

#10. December 1996
– Average temperature: 4.6°F
– Monthly high temperature: 12.5°F
– Monthly low temperature: -3.3°F
– Total precipitation: 0.87″

#9. December 1955
– Average temperature: 4.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 13.9°F
– Monthly low temperature: -5.1°F
– Total precipitation: 0.36″

#8. December 1909
– Average temperature: 4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 11.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: -3.3°F
– Total precipitation: 1.19″

#7. December 2000
– Average temperature: 2.8°F
– Monthly high temperature: 12.1°F
– Monthly low temperature: -6.4°F
– Total precipitation: 0.45″

#5. December 1964 (tie)
– Average temperature: 1.9°F
– Monthly high temperature: 10.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: -6.6°F
– Total precipitation: 0.64″

#5. December 1924 (tie)
– Average temperature: 1.9°F
– Monthly high temperature: 11.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: -7.6°F
– Total precipitation: 0.51″

#4. December 1916
– Average temperature: 1.6°F
– Monthly high temperature: 11.7°F
– Monthly low temperature: -8.6°F
– Total precipitation: 1.15″

#3. December 1917
– Average temperature: 0.2°F
– Monthly high temperature: 10.2°F
– Monthly low temperature: -9.7°F
– Total precipitation: 0.7″

#2. December 1983
– Average temperature: -2.6°F
– Monthly high temperature: 5.9°F
– Monthly low temperature: -11.1°F
– Total precipitation: 0.42″

#1. December 1927
– Average temperature: -3.2°F
– Monthly high temperature: 5.8°F
– Monthly low temperature: -12.2°F
– Total precipitation: 0.74″