Fargo January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).

January 1 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	43 °F	1964
Lowest temperature	-28 °F	2022
Lowest daily high	-14 °F	2022
Highest daily low	31 °F	1964
Most precipitation	1.06 inches	1921
Most snow	9.0 inches	1921

January 1 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

43 °F

-28 °F

-14 °F

Highest daily low

31 °F

1.06 inches

9.0 inches

January 1 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	19.5 °F
Average low	2.9 °F
Chance precipitation	36.1%
Chance snow	34.1%

January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

19.5 °F

Average low

2.9 °F

Chance precipitation

36.1%

Chance snow

34.1%

Fargo January 1 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	35	19	0.00	0.0
2023	23	7	0.00	0.0
2022	-14	-28	0.00	0.0
2021	27	14	0.00	0.0
2020	31	10	0.04	0.0
2019	-1	-19	0.00	0.0
2018	-5	-19	0.00	0.0
2017	27	17	0.02	0.3
2016	27	12	0.00	0.0
2015	28	4	0.00	0.0
2014	-5	-20	0.00	0.0
2013	21	-12	0.00	0.0
2012	28	13	0.00	0.0
2011	7	-6	0.07	0.6
2010	-5	-27	0.00	0.0
2009	25	-5	0.00	0.0
2008	4	-9	0.00	0.0
2007	21	6	0.00	0.0
2006	27	12	0.00	0.0
2005	18	1	0.14	1.4
2004	28	12	0.00	0.0
2003	24	16	0.00	0.0
2002	10	-5	0.01	0.2
2001	-2	-23	0.00	0.0
2000	24	11	0.00	0.0
1999	6	-15	0.32	3.2
1998	35	17	0.00	0.0
1997	29	14	0.00	0.0
1996	26	11	0.07	0.7
1995	15	-3	0.00	0.1
1994	6	-5	0.03	0.6
1993	6	-18	0.00	0.0
1992	35	30	0.00	0.0
1991	11	-15	0.03	0.5
1990	26	-1	0.00	0.0
1989	11	-16	0.00	0.1
1988	6	-9	0.00	0.0
1987	20	2	0.00	0.0
1986	23	12	0.00	0.0
1985	-2	-25	0.01	0.3
1984	23	3	0.00	0.0
1983	27	17	0.00	0.0
1982	9	-11	0.06	0.6
1981	28	2	0.00	0.0
1980	23	13	0.00	0.0
1979	-13	-24	0.00	0.0
1978	15	-4	0.00	0.2
1977	5	-15	0.00	0.0
1976	29	19	0.31	4.0
1975	28	4	0.00	0.0
1974	-11	-27	0.00	0.0
1973	16	-10	0.00	0.0
1972	29	16	0.00	0.0
1971	25	2	0.00	0.0
1970	16	5	0.02	0.4
1969	2	-25	0.00	0.0
1968	0	-23	0.04	0.6
1967	25	11	0.00	0.0
1966	23	0	0.31	4.0
1965	22	-11	0.00	0.0
1964	43	31	0.01	0.0
1963	23	12	0.00	0.0
1962	30	15	0.00	0.0
1961	4	-13	0.00	0.0
1960	28	25	0.05	2.4
1959	21	-1	0.00	0.0
1958	8	-11	0.00	0.0
1957	3	-10	0.00	0.0
1956	22	-3	0.00	0.0
1955	25	4	0.00	0.0
1954	15	6	0.10	1.6
1953	32	11	0.00	0.0
1952	-4	-18	0.00	0.0
1951	17	0	0.01	0.2
1950	27	-4	0.00	0.0
1949	24	12	0.00	0.0
1948	2	-24	0.00	0.0
1947	18	0	0.03	0.3
1946	9	-11	0.00	0.0
1945	-2	-14	0.00	0.0
1944	40	18	0.00	0.0
1943	10	1	0.01	0.2
1942	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1941	30	22	0.36	6.9
1940	2	-10	0.00	0.0
1939	22	-2	0.02	0.4
1938	9	-1	0.00	0.0
1937	n/a	-7	0.04	0.0
1936	14	-1	0.00	0.0
1935	29	-12	0.00	0.0
1934	-4	-15	0.00	0.0
1933	37	19	0.00	0.0
1932	20	13	0.00	0.0
1931	28	7	0.00	0.0
1930	33	25	0.00	0.0
1929	4	-11	0.00	0.0
1928	-12	-20	0.00	0.0
1927	43	21	0.00	0.0
1926	37	20	0.00	0.0
1925	13	3	0.08	1.0
1924	-6	-25	0.00	0.0
1923	3	-8	0.00	0.0
1922	24	-11	0.00	0.0
1921	21	8	1.06	9.0
1920	-2	-19	0.00	0.0
1919	-8	-18	0.02	0.0
1918	29	10	0.00	0.0
1917	16	0	0.00	0.0
1916	10	-5	0.00	0.0
1915	26	-8	0.04	0.4
1914	29	21	0.07	0.4
1913	32	16	0.00	0.0
1912	-6	-20	0.00	0.0
1911	-12	-18	0.00	0.0
1910	32	-3	0.00	0.0
1909	12	-10	0.00	0.0
1908	14	-8	0.00	0.0
1907	18	-5	0.38	2.6
1906	0	-7	0.00	0.0
1905	32	10	0.00	0.0
1904	1	-14	0.00	0.0
1903	27	6	0.00	0.0
1902	36	7	0.00	0.0
1901	-6	-16	0.00	0.0
1900	14	-1	0.04	0.4

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/1?

For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 43 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1964.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 1

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	43 °F	1964
1	43 °F	1927
3	40 °F	1944
4	37 °F	1933
4	37 °F	1926
6	36 °F	1902
7	35 °F	1992
7	35 °F	1998
7	35 °F	2024
10	33 °F	1930

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/1?

For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -28 °F which happened in 2022.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 1

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-28 °F	2022
2	-27 °F	2010
2	-27 °F	1974
4	-25 °F	1985
4	-25 °F	1969
4	-25 °F	1924
7	-24 °F	1979
7	-24 °F	1948
9	-23 °F	2001
9	-23 °F	1968

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 1

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-14 °F	2022
2	-13 °F	1979
3	-12 °F	1911
3	-12 °F	1928
5	-11 °F	1974
6	-8 °F	1919
7	-6 °F	1901
7	-6 °F	1924
7	-6 °F	1912
10	-5 °F	2018
10	-5 °F	2010
10	-5 °F	2014

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/1?

For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 1.06 inches which happened in 1921.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 1

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.06 inches	1921
2	0.38 inches	1907
3	0.36 inches	1941
4	0.32 inches	1999
5	0.31 inches	1966
5	0.31 inches	1976
7	0.14 inches	2005
8	0.10 inches	1954
9	0.08 inches	1925
10	0.07 inches	1996
10	0.07 inches	2011
10	0.07 inches	1914

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 1

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	9.0 inches	1921
2	6.9 inches	1941
3	4.0 inches	1976
3	4.0 inches	1966
5	3.2 inches	1999
6	2.6 inches	1907
7	2.4 inches	1960
8	1.6 inches	1954
9	1.4 inches	2005
10	1.0 inches	1925

Weather Station Details

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