Fargo December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 46 °F 1939
Lowest temperature -22 °F 1983
Lowest daily high -12 °F 1983
Highest daily low 33 °F 1957
Most precipitation 0.49 inches 1977
Most snow 5.0 inches 1993
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 23.5 °F
Average low 7.4 °F
Chance precipitation 36.8%
Chance snow 33.7%
Fargo December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 39 22 0.00 0.0
2022 14 -4 0.01 0.1
2021 14 0 0.09 0.9
2020 31 13 0.00 0.0
2019 24 -15 0.00 0.0
2018 33 10 0.00 0.0
2017 32 21 0.00 0.0
2016 0 -18 0.02 0.2
2015 26 11 0.01 0.2
2014 20 2 0.00 0.0
2013 31 2 0.00 0.0
2012 24 16 0.00 0.1
2011 38 15 0.00 0.0
2010 15 2 0.01 0.2
2009 21 10 0.00 0.0
2008 2 -12 0.00 0.0
2007 24 4 0.00 0.0
2006 33 18 0.00 0.0
2005 11 -3 0.01 0.1
2004 40 11 0.00 0.0
2003 22 3 0.07 0.9
2002 35 26 0.03 0.1
2001 36 24 0.00 0.0
2000 1 -14 0.05 0.6
1999 21 0 0.00 0.0
1998 30 9 0.04 1.0
1997 36 26 0.00 0.0
1996 14 -1 0.19 3.8
1995 17 12 0.00 0.0
1994 26 18 0.00 0.0
1993 35 29 0.42 5.0
1992 14 6 0.01 0.3
1991 27 -5 0.01 0.1
1990 16 3 0.00 0.0
1989 -2 -18 0.00 0.0
1988 21 9 0.00 0.0
1987 27 7 0.00 0.0
1986 31 23 0.00 0.0
1985 -6 -18 0.00 0.0
1984 3 -12 0.13 1.9
1983 -12 -22 0.00 0.0
1982 38 26 0.09 0.0
1981 0 -15 0.00 0.0
1980 38 16 0.00 0.0
1979 22 0 0.00 0.0
1978 21 8 0.00 0.0
1977 34 32 0.49 0.1
1976 35 18 0.00 0.0
1975 -5 -17 0.00 0.0
1974 19 16 0.01 0.2
1973 17 12 0.01 0.3
1972 22 5 0.00 0.0
1971 6 -18 0.00 0.0
1970 26 7 0.00 0.3
1969 32 14 0.00 0.0
1968 25 9 0.00 0.0
1967 35 27 0.25 0.5
1966 41 19 0.00 0.0
1965 21 -9 0.00 0.0
1964 -6 -17 0.00 0.0
1963 3 -16 0.00 0.0
1962 40 19 0.00 0.0
1961 18 4 0.00 0.0
1960 27 10 0.00 0.0
1959 35 16 0.00 0.0
1958 29 0 0.00 0.0
1957 38 33 0.00 0.0
1956 -3 -19 0.00 0.0
1955 2 -10 0.00 0.0
1954 27 11 0.00 0.0
1953 4 -12 0.00 0.0
1952 19 1 0.00 0.0
1951 1 -17 0.01 0.3
1950 4 -15 0.00 0.0
1949 24 16 0.00 0.0
1948 14 -6 0.00 0.0
1947 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1946 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1945 1 -18 0.00 0.0
1944 9 -3 0.00 0.0
1943 38 18 0.00 0.0
1942 33 -2 0.05 1.9
1940 16 -6 0.00 0.0
1939 46 29 0.00 0.0
1938 30 4 0.00 0.0
1937 32 21 0.00 0.0
1936 23 8 0.00 0.0
1935 21 9 0.00 0.0
1934 30 9 0.00 0.0
1933 12 -3 0.00 0.0
1932 17 4 0.00 0.0
1931 33 22 0.00 0.0
1930 30 24 0.01 0.0
1929 3 -18 0.10 4.7
1928 25 15 0.05 0.0
1927 3 -4 0.00 0.1
1926 1 -12 0.00 1.2
1925 15 5 0.00 0.0
1924 -12 -15 0.06 0.7
1923 44 25 0.00 0.0
1922 -3 -18 0.00 0.0
1921 17 -4 0.00 0.0
1920 24 4 0.00 0.0
1919 6 -5 0.15 1.6
1918 24 19 0.00 0.0
1917 38 21 0.00 0.0
1916 -2 -17 0.00 0.0
1915 3 -6 0.00 0.0
1914 17 -9 0.00 0.0
1913 34 14 0.00 0.0
1912 27 22 0.08 2.0
1911 19 14 0.00 0.0
1910 33 23 0.06 0.0
1909 5 -6 0.02 0.2
1908 23 18 0.00 0.0
1907 19 15 0.03 0.3
1906 -7 -18 0.00 0.0
1905 34 12 0.00 0.0
1904 35 13 0.00 0.0
1903 22 2 0.00 0.0
1902 36 18 0.00 0.0
1901 0 -19 0.00 0.0
1900 38 25 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 46 °F which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1939
2 44 °F 1923
3 41 °F 1966
4 40 °F 2004
4 40 °F 1962
6 39 °F 2023
7 38 °F 2011
7 38 °F 1943
7 38 °F 1982
7 38 °F 1980
7 38 °F 1957
7 38 °F 1917
7 38 °F 1900
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -22 °F which happened in 1983.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22 °F 1983
2 -19 °F 1901
2 -19 °F 1956
4 -18 °F 1985
4 -18 °F 1906
4 -18 °F 2016
4 -18 °F 1929
4 -18 °F 1971
4 -18 °F 1989
4 -18 °F 1922
4 -18 °F 1945
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1924
1 -12 °F 1983
3 -7 °F 1906
4 -6 °F 1985
4 -6 °F 1964
6 -5 °F 1975
7 -3 °F 1956
7 -3 °F 1922
9 -2 °F 1989
9 -2 °F 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.49 inches which happened in 1977.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.49 inches 1977
2 0.42 inches 1993
3 0.25 inches 1967
4 0.19 inches 1996
5 0.15 inches 1919
6 0.13 inches 1984
7 0.10 inches 1929
8 0.09 inches 2021
8 0.09 inches 1982
10 0.08 inches 1912
All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1993
2 4.7 inches 1929
3 3.8 inches 1996
4 2.0 inches 1912
5 1.9 inches 1984
5 1.9 inches 1942
7 1.6 inches 1919
8 1.2 inches 1926
9 1.0 inches 1998
10 0.9 inches 2003
10 0.9 inches 2021
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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