Fargo December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of December 20.

December 20 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	45 °F	1957
Lowest temperature	-28 °F	1916
Lowest daily high	-18 °F	1989
Highest daily low	30 °F	2014
Most precipitation	0.57 inches	1967
Most snow	5.5 inches	2010

December 20 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

45 °F

-28 °F

-18 °F

Highest daily low

30 °F

0.57 inches

5.5 inches

December 20 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	22.7 °F
Average low	6.4 °F
Chance precipitation	36.4%
Chance snow	33.6%

December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

22.7 °F

Average low

6.4 °F

Chance precipitation

36.4%

Chance snow

33.6%

Fargo December 20 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	41	29	0.00	0.0
2022	-13	-25	0.00	0.0
2021	20	2	0.00	0.0
2020	36	17	0.05	0.2
2019	20	10	0.00	0.0
2018	30	19	0.00	0.0
2017	17	11	0.20	3.2
2016	37	21	0.00	0.0
2015	26	19	0.00	0.0
2014	33	30	0.00	0.0
2013	6	-13	0.00	0.1
2012	19	-4	0.00	0.0
2011	42	14	0.00	0.0
2010	26	4	0.47	5.5
2009	23	5	0.10	1.3
2008	15	-13	0.21	4.7
2007	27	17	0.00	0.0
2006	41	13	0.00	0.0
2005	20	3	0.00	0.0
2004	41	4	0.05	0.6
2003	32	20	0.00	0.0
2002	27	15	0.20	3.1
2001	28	8	0.00	0.0
2000	12	-5	0.01	0.3
1999	5	-12	0.01	0.2
1998	-2	-10	0.01	0.2
1997	28	8	0.00	0.0
1996	19	-7	0.12	2.0
1995	20	3	0.00	0.0
1994	31	11	0.00	0.0
1993	17	2	0.00	0.0
1992	19	-8	0.00	0.0
1991	35	17	0.00	0.0
1990	-3	-16	0.19	3.0
1989	-18	-24	0.00	0.0
1988	26	17	0.03	0.6
1987	30	18	0.00	0.0
1986	23	10	0.00	0.0
1985	-3	-21	0.00	0.0
1984	26	4	0.00	0.0
1983	-7	-22	0.06	0.6
1982	21	13	0.00	0.0
1981	24	6	0.17	1.5
1980	3	-13	0.00	0.0
1979	43	29	0.00	0.0
1978	23	3	0.00	0.1
1977	14	4	0.03	1.3
1976	5	-7	0.00	0.0
1975	23	4	0.01	0.2
1974	20	6	0.00	0.2
1973	6	-12	0.00	0.0
1972	22	15	0.00	0.0
1971	29	4	0.00	0.0
1970	0	-15	0.00	0.0
1969	21	1	0.00	0.0
1968	17	12	0.00	0.0
1967	17	6	0.57	5.4
1966	31	26	0.14	1.4
1965	31	21	0.00	0.0
1964	12	-13	0.00	0.0
1963	-10	-26	0.00	0.0
1962	24	1	0.00	0.0
1961	10	-21	0.00	0.0
1960	2	-10	0.00	0.0
1959	26	12	0.00	0.0
1958	7	-7	0.00	0.0
1957	45	18	0.00	0.0
1956	40	22	0.00	0.0
1955	7	-4	0.02	0.4
1954	29	12	0.00	0.0
1953	30	18	0.00	0.0
1952	31	14	0.00	0.0
1951	-4	-11	0.11	1.1
1950	13	-1	0.00	0.0
1949	22	-12	0.02	0.2
1948	36	25	0.07	0.7
1947	26	11	0.00	0.0
1946	27	20	0.00	0.0
1945	2	-14	0.00	0.0
1944	25	-10	0.00	0.0
1943	31	11	0.00	0.0
1942	15	-24	0.01	0.0
1940	31	17	0.00	0.0
1939	21	11	0.00	0.0
1938	23	14	0.00	0.0
1937	36	-14	0.09	0.9
1936	28	15	0.00	0.0
1935	5	-19	0.04	0.0
1934	15	3	0.06	0.9
1933	25	-4	0.00	0.0
1932	28	8	0.00	0.0
1931	35	29	0.00	0.0
1930	21	3	0.03	0.6
1929	4	-7	0.00	0.0
1928	-2	-13	0.00	0.0
1927	14	-8	0.00	0.0
1926	29	14	0.01	0.1
1925	16	7	0.02	0.4
1924	-4	-23	0.00	0.0
1923	39	24	0.03	0.0
1922	20	-7	0.01	0.1
1921	-7	-15	0.00	0.0
1920	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1919	31	12	0.00	0.0
1918	28	22	0.00	0.0
1917	26	6	0.05	0.5
1916	-16	-28	0.00	0.0
1915	11	0	0.00	0.0
1914	23	-3	0.08	0.8
1913	17	3	0.00	0.0
1912	14	-2	0.02	0.6
1911	30	24	0.10	0.1
1910	20	10	0.00	0.0
1909	10	6	0.12	1.6
1908	34	9	0.01	0.4
1907	24	4	0.00	0.0
1906	18	1	0.00	0.0
1905	19	8	0.00	0.0
1904	21	8	0.00	0.0
1903	30	2	0.00	0.0
1902	34	27	0.34	2.0
1901	15	-16	0.00	0.0
1900	38	23	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 12/20?

For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 45 °F which happened in 1957.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on December 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	45 °F	1957
2	43 °F	1979
3	42 °F	2011
4	41 °F	2004
4	41 °F	2006
4	41 °F	2023
7	40 °F	1956
8	39 °F	1923
9	38 °F	1900
10	37 °F	2016

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 12/20?

For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -28 °F which happened in 1916.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on December 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-28 °F	1916
2	-26 °F	1963
3	-25 °F	2022
4	-24 °F	1989
4	-24 °F	1942
6	-23 °F	1924
7	-22 °F	1983
8	-21 °F	1961
8	-21 °F	1985
10	-19 °F	1935

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on December 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-18 °F	1989
2	-16 °F	1916
3	-13 °F	2022
4	-10 °F	1963
5	-7 °F	1983
5	-7 °F	1921
7	-4 °F	1924
7	-4 °F	1951
9	-3 °F	1985
9	-3 °F	1990

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 12/20?

For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.57 inches which happened in 1967.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on December 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.57 inches	1967
2	0.47 inches	2010
3	0.34 inches	1902
4	0.21 inches	2008
5	0.20 inches	2017
5	0.20 inches	2002
7	0.19 inches	1990
8	0.17 inches	1981
9	0.14 inches	1966
10	0.12 inches	1909
10	0.12 inches	1996

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on December 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.5 inches	2010
2	5.4 inches	1967
3	4.7 inches	2008
4	3.2 inches	2017
5	3.1 inches	2002
6	3.0 inches	1990
7	2.0 inches	1996
7	2.0 inches	1902
9	1.6 inches	1909
10	1.5 inches	1981

Weather Station Details

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