US cities with the coldest published January minimum
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.
Fairbanks, United States is first in the current published ranking at -19.05 °C; compare its source date and geographic grain before using the result.
- Items compared
- 30
- Countries represented
- 1
- Last checked
- 2026-06-30
Source-backed answers
Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.
| Rank | City or place | Published value | Source and scope | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbanks, United States | -19.05 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | Riverton, United States | -12.92 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | Crookston, United States | -12.76 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 4 | Devils Lake, United States | -12.71 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 5 | Thief River Falls, United States | -12.45 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 6 | East Grand Forks, United States | -12.41 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 7 | Grand Forks, United States | -12.29 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 8 | Gunnison, United States | -12.18 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 9 | Bethel, United States | -12.13 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 10 | Horace, United States | -11.61 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 11 | West Fargo, United States | -11.61 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 12 | Fargo, United States | -11.6 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 13 | Moorhead, United States | -11.6 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 14 | Wahpeton, United States | -11.5 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 15 | Jamestown, United States | -11.08 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 16 | Fergus Falls, United States | -11.05 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 17 | Valley City, United States | -10.59 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 18 | Aberdeen, United States | -10.46 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 19 | Farmington, United States | -10.46 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 20 | Detroit Lakes, United States | -10.43 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 21 | Vadnais Heights, United States | -10.34 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 22 | International Falls, United States | -10.29 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 23 | Green River, United States | -10.28 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 24 | Roosevelt, United States | -10.26 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 25 | Mandan, United States | -10.21 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 26 | Willmar, United States | -10.12 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 27 | Bismarck, United States | -10.09 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 28 | Morris, United States | -10.04 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 29 | Jackson, United States | -10.01 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| 30 | Watertown, United States | -9.98 °C°c | Source Scope: station_proxy · Period: 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 |
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