Fargo December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of December 16.

December 16 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	57 °F	1962
Lowest temperature	-27 °F	1953
Lowest daily high	-11 °F	1953
Highest daily low	31 °F	1977
Most precipitation	0.59 inches	1984
Most snow	5.3 inches	1946

December 16 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

57 °F

-27 °F

-11 °F

Highest daily low

31 °F

0.59 inches

5.3 inches

December 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	24.0 °F
Average low	7.9 °F
Chance precipitation	36.3%
Chance snow	33.3%

December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

24.0 °F

Average low

7.9 °F

Chance precipitation

36.3%

Chance snow

33.3%

Fargo December 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	35	30	0.05	0.5
2022	26	13	0.05	0.7
2021	23	2	0.04	0.5
2020	30	22	0.00	0.0
2019	23	0	0.00	0.0
2018	36	18	0.00	0.0
2017	32	20	0.00	0.0
2016	6	-1	0.05	0.8
2015	28	20	0.23	3.5
2014	17	6	0.00	0.3
2013	32	5	0.06	0.9
2012	24	17	0.00	0.0
2011	22	12	0.01	0.2
2010	19	1	0.09	1.1
2009	12	0	0.00	0.0
2008	2	-18	0.00	0.0
2007	17	6	0.00	0.3
2006	44	27	0.00	0.0
2005	14	9	0.13	2.3
2004	29	10	0.00	0.0
2003	18	1	0.00	0.0
2002	28	24	0.07	0.7
2001	38	28	0.00	0.0
2000	16	-7	0.04	1.1
1999	2	-10	0.00	0.0
1998	32	18	0.05	0.7
1997	38	23	0.00	0.0
1996	22	8	0.21	3.8
1995	17	-1	0.01	0.0
1994	25	12	0.00	0.0
1993	37	26	0.00	0.0
1992	28	10	0.00	0.2
1991	33	14	0.00	0.0
1990	37	16	0.00	0.0
1989	8	-7	0.00	0.0
1988	25	14	0.00	0.3
1987	18	7	0.00	0.0
1986	40	16	0.00	0.0
1985	-3	-15	0.00	0.0
1984	35	3	0.59	2.4
1983	-7	-20	0.00	0.0
1982	32	9	0.00	0.0
1981	1	-20	0.00	0.0
1980	28	21	0.02	0.2
1979	2	-14	0.00	0.0
1978	26	10	0.00	0.0
1977	35	31	0.00	0.0
1976	44	21	0.00	0.0
1975	10	-9	0.00	0.0
1974	23	16	0.00	0.1
1973	12	-13	0.01	0.4
1972	5	-22	0.00	0.0
1971	10	-11	0.01	0.1
1970	17	3	0.00	0.0
1969	32	13	0.00	0.0
1968	17	4	0.00	0.0
1967	35	11	0.00	0.0
1966	38	23	0.00	0.0
1965	20	-4	0.00	0.0
1964	11	-12	0.06	0.9
1963	3	-21	0.00	0.0
1962	57	25	0.00	0.0
1961	18	7	0.00	0.0
1960	18	3	0.00	0.2
1959	40	23	0.00	0.0
1958	32	1	0.00	0.0
1957	37	15	0.00	0.0
1956	25	-7	0.00	0.0
1955	6	-5	0.00	0.0
1954	28	23	0.08	1.3
1953	-11	-27	0.00	0.0
1952	33	11	0.00	0.0
1951	-5	-18	0.00	0.0
1950	8	-12	0.00	0.0
1949	29	7	0.00	0.0
1948	14	-1	0.00	0.0
1947	14	-6	0.01	0.1
1946	17	-2	0.39	5.3
1945	-1	-15	0.00	0.0
1944	34	9	0.00	0.0
1943	29	6	0.00	0.0
1942	32	15	0.11	0.4
1940	14	0	0.00	0.0
1939	55	30	0.00	0.0
1938	30	5	0.00	0.0
1937	38	19	0.00	0.0
1936	33	15	0.00	0.0
1935	25	5	0.00	0.0
1934	28	12	0.01	0.0
1933	16	-10	0.00	0.0
1932	12	-16	0.00	0.0
1931	30	6	0.00	0.0
1930	32	14	0.00	0.0
1929	13	3	0.34	0.7
1928	33	25	0.01	0.1
1927	2	-12	0.01	0.2
1926	6	-5	0.00	0.0
1925	17	7	0.00	0.0
1924	-10	-19	0.06	0.7
1923	38	27	0.00	0.0
1922	0	-14	0.00	0.0
1921	20	3	0.02	0.4
1920	29	19	0.00	0.0
1919	2	-6	0.02	0.2
1918	24	13	0.12	1.2
1917	25	4	0.00	0.0
1916	15	-4	0.02	0.2
1915	21	3	0.22	2.2
1914	6	-16	0.00	0.0
1913	50	16	0.00	0.0
1912	30	18	0.22	1.0
1911	17	13	0.03	0.8
1910	26	21	0.00	0.0
1909	18	-2	0.20	3.0
1908	24	17	0.06	0.6
1907	24	17	0.02	0.2
1906	17	-16	0.02	0.2
1905	36	18	0.00	0.0
1904	25	17	0.06	n/a
1903	12	-3	0.00	0.0
1902	24	6	0.02	0.2
1901	2	-10	0.04	0.4
1900	35	26	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 57 °F which happened in 1962.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	57 °F	1962
2	55 °F	1939
3	50 °F	1913
4	44 °F	1976
4	44 °F	2006
6	40 °F	1986
6	40 °F	1959
8	38 °F	1923
8	38 °F	1997
8	38 °F	2001
8	38 °F	1966
8	38 °F	1937

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -27 °F which happened in 1953.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-27 °F	1953
2	-22 °F	1972
3	-21 °F	1963
4	-20 °F	1981
4	-20 °F	1983
6	-19 °F	1924
7	-18 °F	1951
7	-18 °F	2008
9	-16 °F	1914
9	-16 °F	1932
9	-16 °F	1906

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-11 °F	1953
2	-10 °F	1924
3	-7 °F	1983
4	-5 °F	1951
5	-3 °F	1985
6	-1 °F	1945
7	0 °F	1922
8	1 °F	1981
9	2 °F	2008
9	2 °F	1927
9	2 °F	1919
9	2 °F	1979
9	2 °F	1999
9	2 °F	1901

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.59 inches which happened in 1984.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.59 inches	1984
2	0.39 inches	1946
3	0.34 inches	1929
4	0.23 inches	2015
5	0.22 inches	1915
5	0.22 inches	1912
7	0.21 inches	1996
8	0.20 inches	1909
9	0.13 inches	2005
10	0.12 inches	1918

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.3 inches	1946
2	3.8 inches	1996
3	3.5 inches	2015
4	3.0 inches	1909
5	2.4 inches	1984
6	2.3 inches	2005
7	2.2 inches	1915
8	1.3 inches	1954
9	1.2 inches	1918
10	1.1 inches	2000
10	1.1 inches	2010

Weather Station Details

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