Williston, ND: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 68.1°F in Williston, ND, the coldest August since 2025, tied 62nd coldest of 131 (with 2012, 1941 and 1921).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 68.1°F; Coldest since 2025; 62nd coldest of 131
Precipitation: 2.70 in; Wettest since 2017; 17th wettest of 131

A normal August in Williston, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.3°F, between 65.2°F and 72.7°F in eight years of ten and 1.44 in of precipitation, between 0.51 in and 2.58 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Williston, ND since 1894: 68.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 61.5°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 65.2 to 72.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Williston, ND from 1894 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	68.1	67	81.3	78	54.8	55	2.70	17	0
2025	67.9	76	79.6	96	56.2	32	1.53	55	0
2024	70.1	32	83.3	47	56.8	25	0.41	117	0
2023	69.7	39	82	69	57.5	17	2.14	32	0
2022	72.9	10	86.7	17	59.1	7	0.64	101	0
2021	68.9	53	81.9	70	56	37	1.33	59	0
2020	72.7	12	88.1	9	57.4	19	0.42	116	0
2019	68	71	81.5	76	54.5	60	1.96	36	0
2018	68.4	63	85	31	51.9	104	0.67	97	0
2017	67.9	76	82.5	59	53.2	82	3.73	6	0
2016	70.1	32	85.7	24	54.5	60	0.45	114	0
2015	70.6	23	86.8	16	54.4	64	0.89	84	0
2014	69.2	50	81.1	82	57.3	20	2.24	27	0
2013	69.4	46	83.3	47	55.5	44	2.17	30	0
2012	68.1	67	84.5	37	51.8	108	0.54	106	0
2011	70.2	29	84.6	36	55.8	39	1.65	52	0
2010	68.8	57	81.9	70	55.8	39	2.20	28	0
2009	65.3	105	79.2	97	51.4	114	2.30	25	0
2008	69.9	36	85.4	27	54.5	60	1.27	60	0
2007	68	71	83.4	46	52.7	91	0.58	103	0
2006	70.4	25	86	22	54.7	56	1.41	58	0
2005	67.4	84	83.1	52	51.6	111	0.66	98	0
2004	63.8	122	78	106	49.6	127	0.88	85	0
2003	74.7	3	89.7	3	59.6	5	0.92	82	0
2002	65.4	104	78.6	102	52.1	100	1.95	39	0
2001	70.8	22	88.6	8	53	86	0.03	131	0
2000	69.4	46	86.5	18	52.4	96	0.93	81	0
1999	69.4	46	84	42	54.9	51	1.04	75	0
1998	73	9	87.2	13	58.8	9	3.41	9	0
1997	68.7	58	84.4	39	53	86	1.72	49	0
1996	71.6	17	88.7	7	54.5	60	0.52	110	0
1995	70.2	29	84.8	33	55.6	43	2.49	19	0
1994	68.2	66	82.2	63	54.2	67	1.78	46	0
1993	63.9	120	75.4	126	52.4	96	4.66	4	0
1992	63.9	120	77.9	107	49.9	126	2.18	29	0
1991	73.6	6	88	10	59.2	6	1.46	57	0
1990	71.4	18	85.9	23	56.9	23	1.73	48	0
1989	70.1	32	84.2	41	56.1	35	1.01	78	0
1988	69.3	49	85.1	29	53.4	81	0.39	120	0
1987	63.6	125	76.6	120	50.7	119	0.47	112	0
1986	66.8	90	81.7	73	51.9	104	1.06	72	0
1985	64.6	112	76.3	122	52.9	88	1.96	36	0
1984	73.7	5	87.6	12	59.7	3	0.65	99	0
1983	78	1	94	1	61.9	1	0.87	86	0
1982	70.2	29	85.1	29	55.4	47	1.96	36	0
1981	74.2	4	90	2	58.5	11	0.87	86	0
1980	65.7	100	77	115	54.4	64	1.83	42	0
1979	66.9	88	81.2	80	52.5	95	0.33	122	0
1978	67.5	82	83.5	44	51.5	112	0.51	111	0
1977	61.5	131	74.5	131	48.6	129	1.55	54	0
1976	70.4	25	84.7	34	56.2	32	1.06	72	0
1975	65.2	107	78.5	103	52	103	1.50	56	0
1974	63.2	126	76	124	50.3	125	2.46	20	0
1973	72.8	11	87.9	11	57.7	15	0.64	101	0
1972	69.2	50	83.3	47	55.2	49	3.21	12	0
1971	73.1	8	89	6	57.2	21	0.07	130	0
1970	70	35	86.1	21	53.8	76	0.53	109	0
1969	72.7	12	89.7	3	55.8	39	0.54	106	0
1968	64.8	110	76.7	118	52.8	90	3.38	10	0
1967	69.6	41	85.3	28	54	72	0.92	82	0
1966	65.3	105	80.1	91	50.4	124	1.80	43	0
1965	67.7	79	81.7	73	53.6	78	1.23	63	0
1964	66.3	94	80.5	86	52.1	100	1.14	65	0
1963	69.2	50	83.5	44	54.9	51	1.62	53	0
1962	68.3	64	83.3	47	53.2	82	1.97	35	0
1961	74.8	2	89.2	5	60.5	2	0.14	129	0
1960	69.5	44	82.9	54	56.2	32	2.98	13	0
1959	69.6	41	83.3	47	56	37	1.08	71	0
1958	72.3	15	85.6	25	59	8	0.70	96	0
1957	68	71	79.7	94	56.4	29	0.76	90	0
1956	67.8	78	80.5	86	55.2	49	1.03	76	0
1955	72.1	16	86.4	19	57.7	15	1.14	65	0
1954	67.1	87	78.8	100	55.5	44	2.81	16	0
1953	69.6	41	81.5	76	57.8	13	0.37	121	0
1952	68	71	81.2	80	54.9	51	2.45	21	0
1951	64.7	111	75.4	126	54.1	70	2.86	14	0
1950	64.2	117	76.3	122	52.2	99	1.66	51	0
1949	72.4	14	86.9	15	57.8	13	0.20	128	0
1948	70.4	25	83.7	43	57	22	0.46	113	0
1947	70.4	25	82.2	63	58.6	10	5.06	1	0
1946	66	97	79	99	52.9	88	1.13	67	0
1945	67.7	79	81.3	78	54.2	67	0.33	122	0
1944	65.6	101	77	115	54.3	66	2.35	23	0
1943	67.7	79	80.4	90	54.9	51	2.01	34	0
1942	66.9	88	79.9	92	53.9	74	1.79	44	0
1941	68.1	67	79.8	93	56.4	29	2.50	18	1
1940	70.5	24	84.7	34	56.4	29	0.73	93	0
1939	68.5	62	82.5	59	54.6	59	2.31	24	0
1938	68.3	64	82.6	56	54	72	1.70	50	0
1937	73.4	7	87.1	14	59.7	3	0.98	80	0
1936	69.9	36	82.3	62	57.5	17	1.01	78	0
1935	66.7	93	79.7	94	53.7	77	1.09	70	0
1934	68	71	82.6	56	53.5	80	0.21	126	0
1933	69.7	39	82.5	59	56.8	25	0.41	117	0
1932	68.7	58	80.6	85	56.8	25	1.24	62	0
1931	68.9	53	81.1	82	56.8	25	1.10	69	0
1930	71.3	19	84.3	40	58.4	12	2.17	30	0
1929	69.8	38	85.6	25	54.1	70	0.58	103	0
1928	64.2	117	76.8	117	51.5	112	1.79	44	0
1927	64.5	113	77.8	108	51.2	116	3.54	8	0
1926	65.8	99	78.3	104	53.2	82	0.80	89	0
1925	67.4	84	82.1	65	52.6	94	0.74	91	0
1924	63.8	122	76.5	121	51	117	1.22	64	0
1923	64.3	116	76.7	118	51.8	108	1.05	74	0
1922	69.5	44	82.9	54	56.1	35	1.86	41	0
1921	68.1	67	82.6	56	53.6	78	0.40	119	0
1920	71	20	85	31	56.9	23	0.81	88	0
1919	68.7	58	82.1	65	55.3	48	0.65	99	0
1918	66.2	95	77.7	109	54.7	56	3.66	7	0
1917	66.1	96	80.5	86	51.8	108	0.21	126	0
1916	64.9	108	77.7	109	52.1	100	1.95	39	0
1915	66.8	90	81.1	82	52.4	96	0.54	106	0
1914	64.1	119	77.6	111	50.6	121	3.22	11	0
1913	68.9	53	83.1	52	54.7	56	4.94	3	0
1912	64.5	113	75.2	128	53.9	74	2.84	15	0
1911	62.8	128	74.9	130	50.7	119	2.27	26	1
1910	62.2	130	76	124	48.4	131	1.78	46	0
1909	68.6	61	84.5	37	52.7	91	0.22	125	0
1908	62.9	127	77.3	114	48.5	130	1.11	68	0
1907	63.7	124	78.3	104	49.2	128	2.06	33	0
1906	65.9	98	77.6	111	54.2	67	2.39	22	0
1903	62.8	128	75.1	129	50.5	123	5.02	2	0
1902	65.5	103	79.1	98	51.9	104	1.26	61	0
1901	67.4	84	82.1	65	52.7	91	0.74	91	0
1900	68.9	53	82.1	65	55.7	42	4.47	5	0
1899	64.4	115	77.5	113	51.4	114	0.56	105	0
1898	67.5	82	81.9	70	53.1	85	0.23	124	0
1897	66.8	90	81.7	73	51.9	104	0.45	114	0
1896	64.9	108	78.7	101	51	117	0.72	95	0
1895	65.6	101	80.5	86	50.6	121	1.03	76	0
1894	71	20	86.4	19	55.5	44	0.73	93	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	78
1961	74.8
2003	74.7
1981	74.2
1984	73.7
1991	73.6
1937	73.4
1971	73.1
1998	73
2022	72.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	61.5
1910	62.2
1911	62.8
1903	62.8
1908	62.9
1974	63.2
1987	63.6
1907	63.7
2004	63.8
1924	63.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1947	5.06
1903	5.02
1913	4.94
1993	4.66
1900	4.47
2017	3.73
1918	3.66
1927	3.54
1998	3.41
1968	3.38

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2001	0.03
1971	0.07
1961	0.14
1949	0.20
1934	0.21
1917	0.21
1909	0.22
1898	0.23
1979	0.33
1945	0.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 1 August 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 4 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.25 in; 14 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 2.70 in of precipitation in Williston, ND, the wettest August since 2017, 17th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Williston, ND: 98°F on Saturday 1 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Williston, ND: a low of 44°F on Tuesday 4 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Williston, ND: 2.25 in on Friday 14 August 2026.