Williston, ND Snowfall B+

First snow Oct 22 · Last snow Apr 27 · 48.5 in/yr · Station: WILLISTON SLOULIN FLD

Avg First Snow

Oct 22

Median over 22 seasons

Avg Last Snow

Apr 27

Median over 22 seasons

Snow Season

188 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

48.5 in

Rank #80 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

2.6

Oct

6.9

Nov

10.5

Dec

10.9

Jan

6.5

Feb

6.4

Mar

3.9

Apr

0.9

May

Jun

How Williston Compares

Williston snowfall vs North Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Williston	North Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	48.5 in	49.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 22	Oct 27	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 27	Apr 18	Apr 3
Snow season length	188 days	174 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in North Dakota, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

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Lead, SD423 km · 185"
Sheridan, WY452 km · 33"
Rapid City, SD454 km · 37"
Billings, MT454 km · 57"

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for WILLISTON SLOULIN FLD (USW00094014), 3 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.