Fargo January 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 12.

January 12 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	49 °F	1987
Lowest temperature	-38 °F	1912
Lowest daily high	-17 °F	1916
Highest daily low	36 °F	1928
Most precipitation	0.47 inches	1988
Most snow	6.7 inches	1988

January 12 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

49 °F

-38 °F

-17 °F

Highest daily low

36 °F

0.47 inches

6.7 inches

January 12 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	17.9 °F
Average low	0.5 °F
Chance precipitation	33.9%
Chance snow	32.5%

January 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

17.9 °F

Average low

0.5 °F

Chance precipitation

33.9%

Chance snow

32.5%

Fargo January 12 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	3	-4	0.00	0.0
2023	18	10	0.00	0.0
2022	32	20	0.00	0.0
2021	37	15	0.00	0.0
2020	19	-2	0.00	0.0
2019	27	19	0.00	0.0
2018	-2	-19	0.00	0.0
2017	6	-20	0.00	0.0
2016	1	-15	0.00	0.0
2015	-2	-17	0.00	0.0
2014	40	26	0.00	0.0
2013	12	0	0.07	0.7
2012	7	-1	0.00	0.2
2011	11	-3	0.00	0.5
2010	22	10	0.00	0.0
2009	15	-22	0.10	1.8
2008	16	5	0.01	0.6
2007	-10	-14	0.00	0.0
2006	36	15	0.00	0.0
2005	24	7	0.26	3.1
2004	32	13	0.00	0.0
2003	16	-5	0.00	0.0
2002	40	23	0.00	0.0
2001	26	20	0.00	0.0
2000	7	-5	0.04	1.1
1999	-5	-22	0.06	1.7
1998	-5	-17	0.00	0.0
1997	0	-7	0.01	0.2
1996	41	23	0.00	0.0
1995	29	21	0.07	1.0
1994	7	-3	0.01	0.2
1993	21	18	0.24	4.6
1992	31	5	0.00	0.0
1991	19	-1	0.00	0.0
1990	17	6	0.00	0.0
1989	12	-11	0.00	0.0
1988	12	-15	0.47	6.7
1987	49	23	0.00	0.0
1986	37	8	0.02	0.4
1985	22	1	0.00	0.0
1984	7	-8	0.04	1.0
1983	36	2	0.00	0.0
1982	-5	-13	0.00	0.0
1981	28	9	0.00	0.0
1980	28	-14	0.00	0.0
1979	2	-20	0.00	0.0
1978	14	0	0.00	0.0
1977	-2	-29	0.00	0.0
1976	27	4	0.00	0.0
1975	-2	-10	0.00	0.0
1974	-5	-22	0.00	0.0
1973	20	3	0.00	0.0
1972	17	-14	0.17	4.5
1971	5	-13	0.04	0.6
1970	-1	-9	0.00	0.0
1969	13	-20	0.06	0.6
1968	13	-2	0.10	1.0
1967	36	24	0.00	0.0
1966	19	0	0.00	0.0
1965	-4	-19	0.00	0.0
1964	4	-22	0.00	0.0
1963	-2	-15	0.02	0.2
1962	25	6	0.00	0.0
1961	36	14	0.00	0.0
1960	32	27	0.00	0.0
1959	25	15	0.00	0.0
1958	37	21	0.00	0.0
1957	2	-11	0.00	0.0
1956	25	1	0.00	0.0
1955	16	-5	0.01	0.1
1954	8	-23	0.00	0.0
1953	22	7	0.00	0.0
1952	5	-4	0.00	0.0
1951	23	-1	0.00	0.0
1950	13	-6	0.00	0.0
1949	26	3	0.00	0.0
1948	9	-6	0.00	0.0
1947	21	5	0.01	0.1
1946	1	-10	0.00	0.0
1945	17	11	0.00	0.0
1944	18	-8	0.00	0.0
1943	6	-11	0.00	0.0
1942	36	18	0.00	n/a
1941	21	11	0.00	0.0
1940	21	-4	0.00	0.0
1939	11	-5	0.00	0.0
1938	18	0	0.00	0.0
1937	19	6	0.00	0.0
1936	14	-11	0.14	2.8
1935	17	8	0.39	4.0
1934	27	13	0.01	0.0
1933	9	-6	0.09	0.9
1932	35	27	0.00	0.0
1931	18	2	0.02	0.5
1930	1	-10	0.00	0.0
1929	13	-22	0.01	0.5
1928	41	36	0.00	0.0
1927	8	-5	0.00	0.0
1926	31	4	0.12	1.3
1925	3	-12	0.00	0.0
1924	-1	-15	0.00	0.0
1923	19	0	0.02	0.4
1922	23	3	0.01	0.2
1921	13	-17	0.00	0.0
1920	34	11	0.00	0.0
1919	29	21	0.00	0.0
1918	-1	-18	0.00	0.4
1917	7	-11	0.06	1.4
1916	-17	-33	0.02	0.4
1915	34	18	0.00	0.0
1914	6	-15	0.00	0.0
1913	-7	-37	0.00	0.0
1912	-7	-38	0.00	0.0
1911	2	-22	0.00	0.0
1910	18	-5	0.00	0.0
1909	2	-24	0.00	0.0
1908	26	13	0.00	0.0
1907	7	-5	0.06	1.4
1906	30	2	0.00	0.0
1905	0	-18	0.00	0.0
1904	18	1	0.00	0.0
1903	3	-19	0.00	0.0
1902	14	-3	0.00	0.0
1901	18	4	0.00	0.0
1900	21	4	0.06	0.6

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 49 °F which happened in 1987.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	49 °F	1987
2	41 °F	1996
2	41 °F	1928
4	40 °F	2002
4	40 °F	2014
6	37 °F	2021
6	37 °F	1958
6	37 °F	1986
9	36 °F	2006
9	36 °F	1942
9	36 °F	1967
9	36 °F	1983
9	36 °F	1961

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -38 °F which happened in 1912.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-38 °F	1912
2	-37 °F	1913
3	-33 °F	1916
4	-29 °F	1977
5	-24 °F	1909
6	-23 °F	1954
7	-22 °F	1964
7	-22 °F	1911
7	-22 °F	1974
7	-22 °F	1929
7	-22 °F	1999
7	-22 °F	2009

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-17 °F	1916
2	-10 °F	2007
3	-7 °F	1912
3	-7 °F	1913
5	-5 °F	1982
5	-5 °F	1998
5	-5 °F	1974
5	-5 °F	1999
9	-4 °F	1965
10	-2 °F	1975
10	-2 °F	2015
10	-2 °F	2018
10	-2 °F	1963
10	-2 °F	1977

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.47 inches which happened in 1988.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 12

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.47 inches	1988
2	0.39 inches	1935
3	0.26 inches	2005
4	0.24 inches	1993
5	0.17 inches	1972
6	0.14 inches	1936
7	0.12 inches	1926
8	0.10 inches	1968
8	0.10 inches	2009
10	0.09 inches	1933

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 12

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.7 inches	1988
2	4.6 inches	1993
3	4.5 inches	1972
4	4.0 inches	1935
5	3.1 inches	2005
6	2.8 inches	1936
7	1.8 inches	2009
8	1.7 inches	1999
9	1.4 inches	1917
9	1.4 inches	1907

Weather Station Details

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