North Dakota is about to set, or approach, several state records for high temperatures for the month of January.  That begs the question: What are the records?

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Looking at information from Plantmaps there have been some warm temperatures in January, with a significant amount of them coming since the year 2000.

What's even more wild to think about is the differential between the all-time high's and lows, which surpass over a 100-degree swing.

LocationTemperatureRecord Date
 Ashley60 °F (16°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Belcourt56 °F (13°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Berthold59 °F (15°C)Wednesday, January 19, 2005
 Bismarck63 °F (17°C)Tuesday, January 8, 2002
 Bottineau54 °F (12°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Bowman66 °F (19°C)Saturday, January 24, 1981
 Carrington55 °F (13°C)Wednesday, January 10, 1990
 Casselton56 °F (13°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Cavalier52 °F (11°C)Saturday, January 24, 1942
 Center61 °F (16°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Crosby56 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Dickinson63 °F (17°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Drake60 °F (16°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Dunn Center62 °F (17°C)Monday, January 9, 2012
 Edgeley58 °F (14°C)Friday, January 23, 1942
 Elgin67 °F (19°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Enderlin55 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Fargo55 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Forman65 °F (18°C)Sunday, January 25, 1981
 Fortuna59 °F (15°C)Wednesday, January 9, 2002
 Fullerton60 °F (16°C)Thursday, January 19, 1900
 Garrison54 °F (12°C)Sunday, January 15, 2006
 Glen Ullin63 °F (17°C)Wednesday, January 28, 2015
 Grand Forks54 °F (12°C)Wednesday, January 10, 1990
 Grand Forks AFB54 °F (12°C)Wednesday, January 10, 1990
 Grassy Butte61 °F (16°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Harvey58 °F (14°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Hazelton60 °F (16°C)Tuesday, January 8, 2002
 Hebron63 °F (17°C)Saturday, January 24, 1981
 Jamestown56 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Keene56 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 14, 2021
 Kenmare58 °F (14°C)Monday, January 9, 2012
 Langdon52 °F (11°C)Friday, January 23, 1942
 Lisbon60 °F (16°C)Tuesday, January 13, 1987
 Mandan63 °F (17°C)Saturday, January 24, 1981
 Manning63 °F (17°C)Saturday, January 7, 2012
 Max56 °F (13°C)Friday, January 30, 1931
 Mayville56 °F (13°C)Thursday, January 19, 1900
 McClusky59 °F (15°C)Sunday, January 23, 1944
 McHenry53 °F (12°C)Friday, January 23, 1942
 McLeod60 °F (16°C)Friday, January 23, 1942
 Medora66 °F (19°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Minot61 °F (16°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Minot AFB60 °F (15°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Mohall58 °F (14°C)Tuesday, January 6, 1914
 Napoleon57 °F (14°C)Sunday, January 25, 1981
 New England64 °F (18°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 New Salem62 °F (17°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Pembina50 °F (10°C)Friday, January 23, 1942
 Petersburg50 °F (10°C)Thursday, January 11, 1990
 Richardton61 °F (16°C)Friday, January 23, 1981
 Riverdale56 °F (13°C)Wednesday, January 9, 2002
 Rugby57 °F (14°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Steele55 °F (13°C)Sunday, January 17, 1926
 Streeter54 °F (12°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Towner58 °F (14°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Turtle Lake57 °F (14°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Underwood57 °F (14°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Upham58 °F (14°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Watford City63 °F (17°C)Friday, January 6, 2012
 Williston58 °F (14°C)Thursday, January 5, 2012
 Willow City55 °F (13°C)Friday, January 6, 2012

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