How extreme does Minot's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Minot has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Minot Intl Ap station 3 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Minot has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

106°F Sep 4, 1978

That is about 33°F hotter than a normal September afternoon in Minot (typical high near 73°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Sep 4, 1978

2 106°F Aug 12, 2018

3 105°F Jul 17, 1977

❄️ Coldest night

-36°F Dec 23, 1983

About 45°F colder than a normal December night in Minot (typical low near 9°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -36°F Dec 23, 1983

2 -34°F Jan 19, 1996

3 -34°F Feb 1, 1996

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.73 in Aug 14, 1987

More rain in a single day than Minot usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 2.1 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.73 in Aug 14, 1987

2 3.89 in Jul 6, 1971

3 3.89 in Apr 27, 1984

⛄ Most snow in one day

27.0 in Apr 27, 1984

Close to a whole typical April's snow in one day (Minot averages about 5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 27.0 in Apr 27, 1984

2 15.5 in Jan 6, 1989

3 14.0 in Jan 17, 1995

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Minot's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — September's 106°F is about 33°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Minot's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-0s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 106°F and as low as −36°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 27 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Minot Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00024013), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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