Fargo December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).

December 31 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	44 °F	1904
Lowest temperature	-32 °F	1967
Lowest daily high	-18 °F	1973
Highest daily low	32 °F	1991
Most precipitation	0.52 inches	1951
Most snow	5.2 inches	1951

December 31 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

44 °F

-32 °F

-18 °F

Highest daily low

32 °F

0.52 inches

5.2 inches

December 31 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	19.8 °F
Average low	3.2 °F
Chance precipitation	36.6%
Chance snow	34.7%

December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

19.8 °F

Average low

3.2 °F

Chance precipitation

36.6%

Chance snow

34.7%

Fargo December 31 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	24	19	0.00	0.0
2022	25	18	0.00	0.0
2021	0	-25	0.00	0.0
2020	22	13	0.00	0.0
2019	16	-4	0.00	0.0
2018	18	-15	0.05	0.6
2017	-9	-24	0.00	0.0
2016	27	6	0.00	0.0
2015	20	2	0.00	0.0
2014	24	-1	0.00	0.0
2013	-14	-18	0.00	0.0
2012	13	-11	0.00	0.0
2011	36	25	0.07	0.4
2010	5	-3	0.22	4.8
2009	9	-9	0.00	0.0
2008	14	-24	0.00	0.0
2007	17	2	0.01	0.2
2006	30	14	0.14	0.8
2005	29	14	0.00	0.0
2004	22	1	0.06	0.6
2003	20	-9	0.01	0.2
2002	16	-9	0.00	0.0
2001	9	-8	0.00	0.0
2000	1	-22	0.00	0.0
1999	39	13	0.00	0.0
1998	4	-15	0.02	0.2
1997	20	-14	0.00	0.0
1996	22	-1	0.01	0.0
1995	22	13	0.06	0.7
1994	15	0	0.00	0.0
1993	30	5	0.16	2.0
1992	-8	-16	0.00	0.0
1991	34	32	0.00	0.0
1990	10	-11	0.01	0.2
1989	24	-1	0.01	0.2
1988	21	-4	0.01	0.3
1987	8	-7	0.03	0.3
1986	33	11	0.08	0.8
1985	12	0	0.00	0.0
1984	-2	-15	0.01	0.4
1983	12	2	0.00	0.0
1982	31	18	0.00	0.0
1981	4	-17	0.00	0.0
1980	30	25	0.07	0.9
1979	28	16	0.00	0.0
1978	-10	-23	0.00	0.0
1977	-2	-9	0.00	0.0
1976	-6	-19	0.00	0.0
1975	29	26	0.00	0.0
1974	24	10	0.00	0.0
1973	-18	-27	0.00	0.0
1972	10	-1	0.08	0.8
1971	35	2	0.00	0.0
1970	33	7	0.00	0.0
1969	13	6	0.00	0.0
1968	-13	-28	0.00	0.0
1967	-7	-32	0.00	0.0
1966	27	15	0.00	0.0
1965	17	-2	0.03	0.3
1964	20	0	0.00	0.0
1963	35	15	0.00	0.0
1962	24	9	0.00	0.0
1961	22	5	0.00	0.0
1960	16	1	0.00	0.0
1959	27	12	0.00	0.0
1958	26	11	0.00	0.0
1957	3	-16	0.00	0.0
1956	26	-8	0.01	0.1
1955	23	6	0.00	0.0
1954	28	-6	0.01	0.2
1953	40	2	0.00	0.0
1952	27	9	0.00	0.0
1951	10	-6	0.52	5.2
1950	35	17	0.00	0.0
1949	16	-5	0.00	0.0
1948	22	-2	0.00	0.0
1947	-4	-20	0.00	0.0
1946	6	-23	0.00	0.0
1945	1	-15	0.01	0.1
1944	12	-6	0.00	0.2
1943	33	9	0.00	0.0
1942	11	2	0.00	0.2
1940	31	27	0.02	0.2
1939	7	-3	0.01	0.1
1938	6	-2	0.00	0.1
1937	28	9	0.37	4.3
1936	9	-4	0.04	0.8
1935	22	-1	0.00	0.0
1934	13	-12	0.00	0.0
1933	4	-16	0.03	0.4
1932	19	-10	0.00	0.0
1931	31	15	0.00	0.0
1930	n/a	-6	0.00	0.0
1929	36	30	0.00	0.0
1928	8	-10	0.00	0.1
1927	-7	-18	0.01	0.1
1926	26	21	0.00	0.0
1925	34	7	0.00	0.0
1924	3	-18	0.00	0.0
1923	-12	-21	0.00	0.0
1922	16	3	0.02	0.3
1921	25	-5	0.02	0.2
1920	38	21	0.00	0.0
1919	10	-13	0.00	0.0
1918	-6	-20	0.00	0.2
1917	10	-4	0.00	0.0
1916	20	-4	0.00	0.0
1915	21	-3	0.00	0.0
1914	31	8	0.00	0.0
1913	26	14	0.00	0.0
1912	31	15	0.00	0.0
1911	-6	-15	0.04	0.8
1910	15	-12	0.00	0.0
1909	31	15	0.00	0.0
1908	-6	-12	0.00	0.0
1907	16	-4	0.00	0.0
1906	10	3	0.04	1.0
1905	8	-2	0.00	0.0
1904	44	27	0.00	0.0
1903	24	-1	0.02	0.2
1902	34	11	0.00	0.0
1901	24	4	0.00	0.0
1900	4	-13	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 44 °F which happened in 1904.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	44 °F	1904
2	40 °F	1953
3	39 °F	1999
4	38 °F	1920
5	36 °F	1929
5	36 °F	2011
7	35 °F	1971
7	35 °F	1963
7	35 °F	1950
10	34 °F	1991
10	34 °F	1925
10	34 °F	1902

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -32 °F which happened in 1967.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-32 °F	1967
2	-28 °F	1968
3	-27 °F	1973
4	-25 °F	2021
5	-24 °F	2008
5	-24 °F	2017
7	-23 °F	1946
7	-23 °F	1978
9	-22 °F	2000
10	-21 °F	1923

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-18 °F	1973
2	-14 °F	2013
3	-13 °F	1968
4	-12 °F	1923
5	-10 °F	1978
6	-9 °F	2017
7	-8 °F	1992
8	-7 °F	1967
8	-7 °F	1927
10	-6 °F	1908
10	-6 °F	1918
10	-6 °F	1976
10	-6 °F	1911

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.52 inches which happened in 1951.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on December 31

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.52 inches	1951
2	0.37 inches	1937
3	0.22 inches	2010
4	0.16 inches	1993
5	0.14 inches	2006
6	0.08 inches	1972
6	0.08 inches	1986
8	0.07 inches	1980
8	0.07 inches	2011
10	0.06 inches	1995
10	0.06 inches	2004

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on December 31

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.2 inches	1951
2	4.8 inches	2010
3	4.3 inches	1937
4	2.0 inches	1993
5	1.0 inches	1906
6	0.9 inches	1980
7	0.8 inches	1986
7	0.8 inches	1972
7	0.8 inches	2006
7	0.8 inches	1911
7	0.8 inches	1936

Weather Station Details

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