Fargo August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F 1968
Lowest temperature 45 °F 1910
Lowest daily high 71 °F 1924
Highest daily low 74 °F 2001
Most precipitation 3.11 inches 2023
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.5 °F
Average low 58.1 °F
Chance precipitation 27.8%
Chance snow 0%
Fargo August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 83 67 3.11 0.0
2022 94 69 0.23 0.0
2021 80 58 0.00 0.0
2020 77 58 0.00 0.0
2019 83 64 0.14 0.0
2018 85 57 0.00 0.0
2017 80 54 0.02 0.0
2016 80 53 0.00 0.0
2015 83 55 0.00 0.0
2014 81 53 0.00 0.0
2013 73 56 0.00 0.0
2012 80 46 0.00 0.0
2011 88 67 0.00 0.0
2010 79 56 0.00 0.0
2009 75 50 0.00 0.0
2008 83 55 0.00 0.0
2007 86 63 0.00 0.0
2006 86 64 0.47 0.0
2005 89 50 0.00 0.0
2004 78 50 0.00 0.0
2003 78 65 0.44 0.0
2002 79 54 0.00 0.0
2001 95 74 0.00 0.0
2000 85 66 0.00 0.0
1999 88 57 0.00 0.0
1998 88 60 0.00 0.0
1997 81 55 0.86 0.0
1996 87 65 0.00 0.0
1995 86 63 0.00 0.0
1994 77 46 0.00 0.0
1993 73 54 0.07 0.0
1992 79 49 0.00 0.0
1991 79 58 0.00 0.0
1990 80 46 0.00 0.0
1989 74 56 0.00 0.0
1988 92 56 0.00 0.0
1987 86 59 0.00 0.0
1986 85 63 0.02 0.0
1985 83 60 0.00 0.0
1984 89 64 0.00 0.0
1983 96 69 0.00 0.0
1982 92 64 0.00 0.0
1981 84 65 0.07 0.0
1980 79 58 0.00 0.0
1979 77 55 0.00 0.0
1978 83 54 0.00 0.0
1977 72 51 0.00 0.0
1976 78 55 0.00 0.0
1975 75 54 0.00 0.0
1974 81 56 0.00 0.0
1973 81 65 0.06 0.0
1972 83 61 0.90 0.0
1971 79 54 0.00 0.0
1970 89 59 0.00 0.0
1969 87 57 0.00 0.0
1968 99 69 0.00 0.0
1967 88 50 0.00 0.0
1966 90 63 0.02 0.0
1965 82 64 0.24 0.0
1964 96 66 0.00 0.0
1963 92 63 0.00 0.0
1962 95 72 0.00 0.0
1961 88 53 0.00 0.0
1960 90 60 0.00 0.0
1959 92 63 1.19 0.0
1958 86 55 0.00 0.0
1957 80 50 0.00 0.0
1956 89 58 0.00 0.0
1955 82 58 0.18 0.0
1954 77 51 0.00 0.0
1953 77 52 0.04 0.0
1952 77 55 0.00 0.0
1951 73 65 0.46 0.0
1950 84 60 0.00 0.0
1949 86 59 0.00 0.0
1948 78 51 0.00 0.0
1947 83 63 0.00 0.0
1946 88 51 0.00 0.0
1945 80 62 0.00 0.0
1944 81 60 0.00 0.0
1943 83 54 0.00 0.0
1942 79 60 0.00 0.0
1941 91 69 0.00 0.0
1940 74 56 0.00 0.0
1939 94 57 0.00 0.0
1938 93 67 0.00 0.0
1937 98 60 0.00 0.0
1936 80 61 0.00 0.0
1935 89 71 0.00 0.0
1934 88 66 0.00 0.0
1933 90 61 0.00 0.0
1932 79 56 0.00 0.0
1931 81 62 0.00 0.0
1930 95 62 0.00 0.0
1929 77 57 0.00 0.0
1928 77 57 0.00 0.0
1927 88 50 0.00 0.0
1926 82 53 0.00 0.0
1925 88 64 0.00 0.0
1924 71 58 0.00 0.0
1923 72 52 1.40 0.0
1922 85 65 0.00 0.0
1921 75 59 0.20 0.0
1920 88 58 0.22 0.0
1919 90 64 0.00 0.0
1918 74 62 0.06 0.0
1917 73 50 0.00 0.0
1916 80 59 0.18 0.0
1915 84 48 0.00 0.0
1914 80 59 0.00 0.0
1913 83 62 0.00 0.0
1912 77 56 1.31 0.0
1911 80 54 0.00 0.0
1910 84 45 0.00 0.0
1909 90 64 0.00 0.0
1908 78 50 0.00 0.0
1907 79 55 0.08 0.0
1906 77 54 0.00 0.0
1905 80 60 0.12 0.0
1904 76 52 0.00 0.0
1903 72 58 0.26 0.0
1902 72 55 0.00 0.0
1901 86 54 0.00 0.0
1900 82 66 1.08 0.0
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 99 °F which happened in 1968.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 1968
2 98 °F 1937
3 96 °F 1964
3 96 °F 1983
5 95 °F 1930
5 95 °F 2001
5 95 °F 1962
8 94 °F 2022
8 94 °F 1939
10 93 °F 1938
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 45 °F which happened in 1910.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1910
2 46 °F 1994
2 46 °F 1990
2 46 °F 2012
5 48 °F 1915
6 49 °F 1992
7 50 °F 2009
7 50 °F 1927
7 50 °F 1957
7 50 °F 2004
7 50 °F 1967
7 50 °F 2005
7 50 °F 1917
7 50 °F 1908
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1924
2 72 °F 1903
2 72 °F 1923
2 72 °F 1902
2 72 °F 1977
6 73 °F 2013
6 73 °F 1951
6 73 °F 1993
6 73 °F 1917
10 74 °F 1918
10 74 °F 1989
10 74 °F 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 3.11 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.11 inches 2023
2 1.40 inches 1923
3 1.31 inches 1912
4 1.19 inches 1959
5 1.08 inches 1900
6 0.90 inches 1972
7 0.86 inches 1997
8 0.47 inches 2006
9 0.46 inches 1951
10 0.44 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location