Fargo January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 16.

January 16 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	48 °F	1942
Lowest temperature	-35 °F	1977
Lowest daily high	-16 °F	1982
Highest daily low	27 °F	1931
Most precipitation	0.41 inches	1929
Most snow	4.6 inches	1994

January 16 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

48 °F

-35 °F

-16 °F

Highest daily low

27 °F

0.41 inches

4.6 inches

January 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	18.0 °F
Average low	0.4 °F
Chance precipitation	32.4%
Chance snow	31.0%

January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

18.0 °F

Average low

0.4 °F

Chance precipitation

32.4%

Chance snow

31.0%

Fargo January 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	10	-2	0.00	0.0
2023	28	19	0.05	0.7
2022	34	13	0.00	0.0
2021	26	14	0.00	0.0
2020	0	-24	0.00	0.0
2019	8	-5	0.00	0.0
2018	6	-16	0.00	0.0
2017	22	5	0.00	0.0
2016	-5	-19	0.00	0.0
2015	29	18	0.00	0.0
2014	37	-1	0.05	0.8
2013	37	-4	0.03	0.3
2012	22	3	0.00	0.0
2011	13	-8	0.08	2.2
2010	35	20	0.00	0.0
2009	15	-25	0.00	0.0
2008	21	-9	0.01	0.1
2007	16	-13	0.00	0.0
2006	31	15	0.02	0.3
2005	-11	-25	0.00	0.0
2004	29	20	0.00	0.0
2003	13	-8	0.00	0.0
2002	23	10	0.00	0.1
2001	13	0	0.01	0.2
2000	15	-12	0.00	0.0
1999	35	17	0.00	0.0
1998	21	11	0.01	1.0
1997	-4	-16	0.00	0.0
1996	25	2	0.01	0.0
1995	34	23	0.00	0.0
1994	-5	-16	0.11	4.6
1993	17	-2	0.00	0.0
1992	35	4	0.09	1.9
1991	31	17	0.00	0.0
1990	29	24	0.00	0.0
1989	34	-1	0.00	0.0
1988	36	24	0.08	0.0
1987	20	-2	0.00	0.0
1986	36	25	0.00	0.0
1985	20	5	0.00	0.0
1984	13	-9	0.01	0.2
1983	22	6	0.00	0.0
1982	-16	-28	0.00	0.0
1981	14	-5	0.00	0.0
1980	30	10	0.00	0.0
1979	3	-28	0.02	1.6
1978	-12	-20	0.00	0.0
1977	-13	-35	0.00	0.0
1976	6	-9	0.00	0.0
1975	18	-2	0.00	0.0
1974	15	5	0.00	0.0
1973	35	26	0.00	0.0
1972	38	-4	0.00	0.0
1971	9	-6	0.02	0.4
1970	-2	-18	0.00	0.0
1969	31	-2	0.00	0.0
1968	25	10	0.00	0.0
1967	19	-18	0.35	4.1
1966	-5	-16	0.00	0.0
1965	15	-13	0.00	0.0
1964	33	5	0.00	0.0
1963	8	-9	0.00	0.0
1962	-4	-25	0.00	0.0
1961	39	22	0.00	0.0
1960	21	1	0.00	0.0
1959	-8	-15	0.00	0.0
1958	27	16	0.00	0.0
1957	9	-17	0.02	0.2
1956	-9	-14	0.01	0.1
1955	2	-12	0.00	0.0
1954	-16	-26	0.00	0.0
1953	9	-16	0.00	0.0
1952	20	2	0.04	0.4
1951	38	12	0.00	0.0
1950	-9	-23	0.00	0.0
1949	0	-18	0.13	1.3
1948	-6	-21	0.00	0.0
1947	32	-5	0.00	0.0
1946	26	4	0.00	0.0
1945	23	16	0.00	0.0
1944	36	13	0.00	0.0
1943	3	-20	0.00	0.1
1942	48	23	0.00	n/a
1941	25	8	0.05	0.9
1940	-1	-9	0.06	1.7
1939	5	-23	0.01	0.0
1938	28	20	0.16	0.8
1937	14	-8	0.01	0.2
1936	-2	-14	0.01	1.0
1935	16	-5	0.04	n/a
1934	14	-5	0.00	0.0
1933	1	-7	0.22	2.1
1932	23	-5	0.10	0.0
1931	34	27	0.00	0.0
1930	-14	-21	0.00	0.0
1929	3	-17	0.41	0.1
1928	28	12	0.00	0.0
1927	18	7	0.02	0.0
1926	31	14	0.01	0.1
1925	2	-14	0.00	0.0
1924	-8	-25	0.00	0.0
1923	12	-2	0.00	0.0
1922	14	-2	0.00	0.0
1921	8	-12	0.00	0.0
1920	8	-3	0.02	0.6
1919	36	16	0.01	0.1
1918	18	0	0.08	0.8
1917	10	-22	0.00	0.0
1916	0	-18	0.00	0.0
1915	8	-2	0.02	0.7
1914	37	13	0.00	0.0
1913	36	2	0.00	0.0
1912	16	-1	0.00	0.0
1911	8	-19	0.16	1.0
1910	26	10	0.00	0.0
1909	24	6	0.00	0.0
1908	28	-4	0.00	0.0
1907	4	-12	0.20	3.0
1906	6	-2	0.02	0.2
1905	22	-2	0.00	0.0
1904	9	-8	0.00	0.0
1903	36	14	0.00	0.0
1902	38	6	0.00	0.0
1901	13	-3	0.06	0.6
1900	26	n/a	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 48 °F which happened in 1942.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	48 °F	1942
2	39 °F	1961
3	38 °F	1972
3	38 °F	1951
3	38 °F	1902
6	37 °F	2014
6	37 °F	2013
6	37 °F	1914
9	36 °F	1988
9	36 °F	1944
9	36 °F	1986
9	36 °F	1903
9	36 °F	1913
9	36 °F	1919

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -35 °F which happened in 1977.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-35 °F	1977
2	-28 °F	1979
2	-28 °F	1982
4	-26 °F	1954
5	-25 °F	2009
5	-25 °F	1924
5	-25 °F	1962
5	-25 °F	2005
9	-24 °F	2020
10	-23 °F	1939
10	-23 °F	1950

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-16 °F	1982
1	-16 °F	1954
3	-14 °F	1930
4	-13 °F	1977
5	-12 °F	1978
6	-11 °F	2005
7	-9 °F	1956
7	-9 °F	1950
9	-8 °F	1924
9	-8 °F	1959

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.41 inches which happened in 1929.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.41 inches	1929
2	0.35 inches	1967
3	0.22 inches	1933
4	0.20 inches	1907
5	0.16 inches	1911
5	0.16 inches	1938
7	0.13 inches	1949
8	0.11 inches	1994
9	0.10 inches	1932
10	0.09 inches	1992

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	4.6 inches	1994
2	4.1 inches	1967
3	3.0 inches	1907
4	2.2 inches	2011
5	2.1 inches	1933
6	1.9 inches	1992
7	1.7 inches	1940
8	1.6 inches	1979
9	1.3 inches	1949
10	1.0 inches	1911
10	1.0 inches	1936
10	1.0 inches	1998

Weather Station Details

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