The coldest cities in America

Ranked by nights a year at or below 10°F, 30-year average. Grand Forks, ND, leads with 80.2.

1. 1Grand ForksND80.2
2. 2FargoND70.3
3. 3BismarckND64.6

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology. City lists include places of 50,000 people or more, measured at the station named for each city.

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