Average May Temperature in Fargo by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota for the month of May each year between 1900 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Fargo?

1977 was the warmest May in the history of Fargo, North Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 78.0 °F, and the average low was 55.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Fargo?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Fargo, North Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 55.7 °F, and the average low was 33.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	78.3	51.9
2022	67	66.0	44.3
2021	51	70.6	42.9
2020	76	66.0	43.3
2019	99	64.1	40.8
2018	5	77.8	49.5
2017	46	69.6	44.4
2016	15	73.9	47.3
2015	71	66.1	43.9
2014	47	68.2	45.8
2013	40	68.9	46.2
2012	13	74.0	47.5
2011	77	64.8	44.4
2010	34	68.4	47.7
2009	86	67.0	40.5
2008	85	67.3	40.4
2007	16	71.9	48.8
2006	27	69.6	48.1
2005	79	64.5	44.2
2004	100	62.7	41.8
2003	63	67.6	43.7
2002	114	64.5	37.8
2001	31	69.8	47.1
2000	43	69.6	45.0
1999	38	68.0	47.9
1998	12	72.3	49.5
1997	94	65.8	40.2
1996	87	65.1	42.0
1995	74	66.7	42.9
1994	20	73.5	46.3
1993	50	69.7	43.7
1992	29	72.9	44.4
1991	9	71.6	51.3
1990	72	67.8	42.2
1989	32	70.7	45.6
1988	3	77.6	50.1
1987	8	73.8	49.6
1986	41	69.5	45.5
1985	18	72.6	47.9
1984	81	67.5	40.9
1983	101	64.7	39.6
1982	35	68.1	48.0
1981	65	67.5	43.4
1980	10	76.3	46.4
1979	117	60.8	40.0
1978	25	71.0	47.2
1977	1	78.0	55.0
1976	62	70.4	41.1
1975	54	68.5	44.7
1974	115	59.7	42.5
1973	82	68.5	39.8
1972	21	70.5	49.0
1971	83	67.1	41.2
1970	108	62.1	41.2
1969	75	68.0	41.6
1968	96	65.0	40.8
1967	121	62.7	36.7
1966	111	64.8	37.9
1965	78	66.2	42.6
1964	11	75.3	46.8
1963	80	66.3	42.2
1962	55	65.9	47.2
1961	92	67.2	39.2
1960	56	71.3	41.8
1959	68	67.0	43.3
1958	33	72.0	44.3
1957	57	68.4	43.8
1956	90	65.2	41.3
1955	14	73.3	48.1
1954	118	62.1	38.6
1953	73	66.3	43.3
1952	59	70.0	42.0
1951	28	72.1	45.5
1950	113	60.6	41.8
1949	39	70.8	44.5
1948	60	69.4	42.6
1947	119	61.5	38.6
1946	105	63.3	40.2
1945	122	60.6	36.2
1944	30	69.2	47.7
1943	112	62.9	39.6
1942	103	62.4	41.6
1941	22	71.1	48.2
1940	70	67.0	43.0
1939	7	75.8	48.5
1938	98	61.2	43.8
1937	37	68.5	47.4
1936	6	75.2	49.4
1935	107	62.0	41.3
1934	4	78.5	48.8
1933	49	67.2	46.3
1932	48	69.2	44.7
1931	91	65.5	41.0
1930	89	63.7	43.2
1929	116	62.8	38.5
1928	26	72.9	45.3
1927	120	58.4	41.4
1926	17	74.0	46.5
1925	93	67.0	39.4
1924	123	57.8	35.8
1923	61	68.0	43.6
1922	23	69.5	49.4
1921	53	68.4	44.9
1920	64	69.2	42.0
1919	45	69.6	44.4
1918	69	67.8	42.3
1917	88	68.4	38.7
1916	97	63.9	41.6
1915	106	62.5	40.9
1914	42	70.4	44.3
1913	102	63.7	40.6
1912	52	68.2	45.1
1911	36	72.0	43.9
1910	110	65.4	37.5
1909	84	65.9	42.0
1908	95	64.3	41.7
1907	124	55.7	33.9
1906	104	61.8	42.2
1905	109	63.0	40.3
1904	66	66.3	44.1
1903	58	67.9	44.2
1902	44	67.1	47.3
1901	24	72.2	46.4
1900	19	74.7	45.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1942–2024	Hector International Airport	location
1900–1941	Moorhead State Teachers College	location