# US cities with the coldest published January minimum

Snapshot: approved-static-99827d02fde8c07a

US city records ranked by their linked 2023 NOAA station January minimum. The station-observation grain is explicit and this is not an all-time record.

- Canonical: /reports/us-cities-coldest-published-january-minimum/
- Last checked: 2026-06-30

## Answers

### Fairbanks, United States

-19.05 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Riverton, United States

-12.92 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Crookston, United States

-12.76 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Devils Lake, United States

-12.71 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Thief River Falls, United States

-12.45 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### East Grand Forks, United States

-12.41 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Grand Forks, United States

-12.29 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Gunnison, United States

-12.18 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Bethel, United States

-12.13 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Horace, United States

-11.61 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### West Fargo, United States

-11.61 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Fargo, United States

-11.6 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Moorhead, United States

-11.6 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Wahpeton, United States

-11.5 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Jamestown, United States

-11.08 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Fergus Falls, United States

-11.05 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Valley City, United States

-10.59 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Aberdeen, United States

-10.46 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Farmington, United States

-10.46 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Detroit Lakes, United States

-10.43 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Vadnais Heights, United States

-10.34 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### International Falls, United States

-10.29 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Green River, United States

-10.28 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Roosevelt, United States

-10.26 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Mandan, United States

-10.21 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Willmar, United States

-10.12 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Bismarck, United States

-10.09 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Morris, United States

-10.04 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Jackson, United States

-10.01 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

### Watertown, United States

-9.98 °C
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz
- Checked: 2026-06-30

## Method

Use the compatible published metric g11_climate.min_temp_c_jan, keep one machine-readable unit family with direct source URLs, and sort ascending.

## Boundary

This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.